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Gabriel
Cortez
5-10, 140, So., G, Mercedes, Texas (Mercedes HS)
2000-01:
Saw limited action as reserve guard.
1999-00:
Earned valuable experience practicing with the team during his first
season on the squad.
High School:
Standout for Mercedes High School where he averaged 15 points, six
assists and four rebounds per game as a senior… Was named Basketball
MVP at Mercedes his senior season… He was named second team
all-district.
Personal: Born
on July 14, 1981 in Harlingen, Texas… Parents are Betty and Juan
Cortez… Has one sister, Michelle… Also concerned about his work in
the classroom, Cortez earned the Perfect Attendance Award all four of
his years at MHS… He was also named to the Nation Honor Society for
Student-Athletes… Majoring in Business Management at UTPA. |