Experienced point guard looking to bounce back from last year's leg injury . . . tough and quick . . . has a complete understanding of the offensive system.

Junior (2004-05): Suffered a preseason leg injury that forced him to spend a predominant portion of the winter rehabilitating . . . played a backup role for the Bulldogs and saw limited action in five games . . . earned a season-high four minutes of playing time in Samford's 73-44 victory over Morehead State (Feb. 12) . . . tallied three minutes of game action in a 68-30 win against Tennessee Wesleyan (Dec. 9) . . . played the final seconds of the Bulldogs' 72-58 victory over Central Connecticut in the championship game of the 2004 Mohegan Sun Classic in front of approximately 50 of his family members and friends that made the two-hour trek from Long Island, N.Y., to New Britain, Conn. . . . was one of only three players in the Ohio Valley Conference that grew up in New York City . . . earned his third varsity letter.

Sophomore (2003-04): Saw action in 28 games and started nine contests . . . averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 assists per game . . . dished out seven assists against Bryan College (Nov. 25) . . . scored a season-high five points on the road against New Orleans (Nov. 29) . . . dished out four assists versus Southern Miss (Dec. 6) . . . tallied four assists at Ohio State (Dec. 13) . . . earned his second varsity letter.

Freshman (2002-03): Played in all 27 games, backing up the point guard position . . . scored a season-high eight points on 3-of-4 shooting against North Georgia . . . also finished 2-of-3 from 3-point range and added two assists versus North Georgia . . . registered a season-high four assists twice against Southwest Missouri and Stetson . . . pulled down two rebounds on three occasions against Illinois-Chicago, Gardner-Webb and Jacksonville . . . went 2-of-4 from the free-throw line in the first meeting against Belmont . . . averaged 1.1 points and 10 minutes per game . . . earned his first varsity letter.

2001-02: Redshirted.

High School: Averaged 10.2 points, six assists and three steals per game for coaches Rob Pavinelli and Jim Fox at St. Dominic High School . . . as a junior, he earned All-League honors in the Catholic High School Athletic Association [CHSAA] . . . was invited to play in the Metro All-Star Classic in New York . . . member of the St. Dominic team that posted a remarkable 22-4 record . . . led his team to the state playoffs as a senior . . . played a schedule as a senior that included six of the top 20 teams in the nation.

Personal: Born Aug. 29, 1983 . . . son of Anthony and Eileen LoPiano . . . majoring in fitness and health promotion . . . attended the same high school as current Louisville head coach Rick Pitino.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH LoPIANO
Favorite sport besides the one you play: Baseball
Favorite place to eat: Prince Umberto's Pizza
Favorite movie: Coach Carter
Favorite TV show: Entourage
Favorite book: The Outsiders