Dago Pena Class: Freshman Hometown: Punta Gorda, Fla. High School: Charlotte HS Height / Weight: 6-6 / 220 Position: G/F Experience: HS

High School:
Attended Florida Prep as a freshman before playing final three seasons at Charlotte HS...averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals while shooting 48 percent from the floor as a senior...named to the Florida Class 5A all-state first team and finished runner-up to fellow Marshall signee Shaquille Johnson in 5A Player of the Year voting...named Charlotte Sun and Sarasota Herald Tribune Player of the Year, Mr. Southwest Florida and chosen to the third team all-class in Florida ...selected to the Class 5A Third Team as a junior...scored 1,243 points in two seasons as a Tarpon...named MVP of the Walker Keller Classic and to the all-tournament teams at the City of Palms Classic (Fort Myers, Fla.) and Arby's Classic (Bristol, Tenn.), where he scored a school-record 42 points in a game...teammate of UNC Asheville signee Chris Stephenson...originally signed NLI with Florida Atlantic prior to senior season, but was granted release upon an Owls' coaching change...ranked No. 141 in Rivals.com's Class of 2008 national rankings and No. 68 by Slam magazine...participated in the Orlando All-Star Game and the Southwest vs. Southeast All-Star Game

Personal:
Born on June 14, 1988...son of Dagoberto Pena and Cristina Rincon...mother was a 12-year veteran of the Dominican Republic national basketball team...has a brother, Hector (18), and a sister, Cristina (14)...his cousin, Yajaira Montilla, is a member of the Dominican national team...hopes to represent the Dominican Republic on the senior national team...coached by Orlando Antigua, now of the University of Memphis...played on Dominican junior national team with Louisville guard Edgar Sosa along with David Minaya (Tennessee Tech) and Luis Gusman (Temple)...undecided major.