2000-01 (M) Basketball Roster
Roster
Ismael Caro
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Manchester, Conn.
- High School:
- Cheyney Tech
Played in 31 of 32 games during as a true freshman, serving in a backup role at both guard positions ... averaged 2.5 points, 1.2 assists, 1.1 rebounds and 0.5 steals per game ... his 37 assists ranked fifth on the team ... finished with nine points, three rebounds and three assists in 13 minutes in his first collegiate game, the 96-50 season-opening win against Western Illinois ... established career-highs by going 4-of-7 at the free throw line versus the Leathernecks ... grabbed career-best four boards and dished out a pair of assists in the 78-74 loss at Wyoming ... was 3-of-4 at the charity stripe to finish with five points and two assists in 11 minutes of the 74-51 victory over Colorado State ... tallied six markers in the 74-64 Missouri Valley Conference-opening win versus Wichita State ... had five points, three boards and an assist in the 87-57 home blowout victory against Evansville ... pulled down four rebounds and added three assists during 80-56 rout of Northern Iowa ... made 4-of-5 field goals, including both three-pointers he attempted, for a career-high 10 points in just nine minutes of action during the 74-67 setback at SMS ... connected on 1-of-2 treys to finish with five points in a loss at Evansville ... dealt out a career-best five assists and came up with a pair of steals in the 78-69 home victory against Illinois State ... had three assists in the 77-71 win at Indiana State ... registered five points and two thefts in the 74-60 win over Bradley ... chased down four caroms and added two assists in the 72-48 blowout of SMS to close out the regular season.
Cheney Tech High School
Two-time first-team all-state selection ... was named first-team all-Charter Oak Conference during final three seasons after making the second team as a freshman ... three-year member of Hartford Journal Inquirer's All-Area team ... earned team most valuable player as a junior and team and conference MVP as a senior ... had averages of 21.8 points, nine assists, six steals and six rebounds per game as a senior, setting a school record for most points (500) and three-pointers (34) in a season ... also holds Cheney Tech's career records for points (1,422), assists (691) and steals (488) and is the school's first all-state honoree ... helped the Beavers improve their record from 6-14 overall and 3-12 in the conference as a frosh to 15-7 and 10-5 as a sophomore, 20-4 and 15-0 as a junior and 19-5 and 13-2 as a senior ... last two teams won regular season Charter Oak Conference championships, while also winning the league tournament crown as a senior ... named to all-tournament team at the Rotary Classic as a sophomore and at the Doc Hurley Classic as a senior ... played in the JCC Coaches Classic All-Star Game as a senior ... named Cheney Tech's 2000 Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... also earned four letters as a member of the cross country team, earning first-team all-conference recognition as a soph and junior ... played basketball for coaches Paul Swartz and Gary Marineau ... played AAU basketball for the Connecticut Knights, the Silver City Slammers, the Connecticut North Stars and the Connecticut Select ... was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal
The son of Israel Caro, Jr., and Marcelina Beltran, Ismael was born on January 24, 1982 in Hartford, Conn. ... has an older brother, Israel Caro III (23), as well as half brother Phillip Smith and half sister Brittany Caro ... brother was a member of the cross country and track and field teams at Central Connecticut State ... has yet to decide on an intended major.
