Fourth-year senior who transferred to Miami in September of 1987 after spending two seasons at Pensacola Junior College … An excellent outside shooter, Polnitz turned in the highest shooting percentage on three-point field goals (.455) on the Miami team … One of eight guards on the UM squad challenging for playing time this season … Underwent arthroscopic knee surgery prior to the start of the 1988-89 fall drills … Is the only player on the Hurricane roster from the state of Florida.
As a Junior (1987-88)
Scored a season-high seven points in 18 minutes of actin in Miami’s 78-77 loss vs. Alaska-Anchorage at the Great Alaska Shootout … Other trifectas came vs. American (1-1), Marquette (1-1) and Central Florida (1-1) … His 5 of 11 shooting from three-point land marked the best percentage on the team (.455) … Saw limited playing time in 17 games … Dished out five assists in the Hurricanes’’ season-opener against Michigan … Accumulated just three personal fouls in 114 minutes of playing time, while dishing out 14 assists.
Junior College
A two-year starter, averaging 13.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 6.2 assists per contest in his second season … Led Pensacola Junior College to a 25-6 mark … Once connected on eight three-point field goals in one game … Maintained a 3.05 GPA as a Juco player … Coached by Bob Stinett.
High School
Two-year starter at Pensacola-Woodham High School … Team captain his senior year averaging 19.6 points, five rebounds and eight assists per game … Led Woodham to a Panhandle Conference championship with a 22-7 record … Named team’s Most Valuable Player … Earned all-conference and all-district honors … received team’s award for highest grade-point average … Named to the 1985 Fire Fighters All-Star team … As a junior, earned most improved honors averaging 8.6 points and six assists per game … Aided in Woodham’s 20-9 roundball campaign … Coached in high school by Pierce McIntosh.
Personal
Full name is Reginald Lionel Polnitz … Majoring in business management at Miami … Lifelong ambition is to go to heaven … Born 11/26/67.
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| Year | GP | GS | Min | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct. | 3FG | 3A | 3Pct. | FT | FTA | Pct. | Off-Reb | Def-Reb | Total Reb | Avg. | Ast | Steal | Block | TO | Fouls | Pts. | Avg. |
| 1987-88 | 17 | 0 | 114 | 6.7 | 8 | 19 | 0.421 | 5 | 11 | 0.455 | 8 | 13 | 0.615 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 29 | 1.7 |
| 1988-89 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Career | 21 | 0 | 119 | 5.7 | 8 | 20 | 0.4 | 5 | 11 | 0.455 | 9 | 15 | 0.6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.4 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 1.4 |