Loyola Marymount University Athletics

From Aggers: "Pablo is our only true inside player, and we have been impressed with his intensity in conditioning this off season to become an even better post player. Pablo is a great team player and will feed off the play of those around him. Like Elton, his senior experience is crucial to rebuilding this program."

1999-2000 Season Notes: In his junior season, his first following his redshirt year after transferring from Georgia Tech, Machado was a league leader in blocks, finishing fifth with 1.35 blocks per game...He also finished 23rd in scoring averaging 9.7 points per game, third with 7.3 rebounds per game and third with 2.81 offensive rebounds per game...As the team's lone inside force, drew double teams most of the season...Was a hot and cold scorer for the Lions in 1999-2000...Scored 15 points with 17 rebounds to open the season against Cal Baptist, but followed with a six point-eight rebound performance the next game against Pacific... Scored seven points against UTEP, followed by back-to-back 20-plus outbursts, including a career high 21 and 11 boards against Dartmouth and 20 points and seven boards against San Diego State.

1999-2000 Season Game-by-Game Recaps: Cal Baptist...had a double-double in his debut at LMU...posted 15 points and a team-high 17 rebounds...broke the record for most rebounds in a debut game by any player at LMU...broke a total of seven of his career records in the win...at Pacific...sat out a large part of the first half with two fouls...finished up with six points on 2-of-5 shooting and grabbed four rebounds in 24 minutes...at Boise State...got into foul trouble again early...posted eight points and six rebounds in 23 minutes...shot 2-for-5 from the floor...vs UC Irvine...hit just 1-of-4 from the field and a career-high 6-of-12 from the free-throw line...posted eight points and eight rebounds in a career-high 35 minutes...at Cal State Fullerton...missed his first start this season...played just 17 minutes...totaled 10 points and seven rebounds...shot 3-of-7 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line...vs USC...posted seven points and grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds...shot just 2-of-10 from the field...at UTEP...scored just seven points and finished with four rebounds in 23 minutes...shot 3-of-3 from the free-throw line, but tied a career-high with five turnovers...at Long Beach State...did not suit up for the game...sat out with a sprained right ankle...vs Dartmouth...finished with a career-high 21 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the field...grabbed 11 boards and blocked one shot...was his second double-double of the season...at San Diego State...finished one point shy of his career high with 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field...tied for the team lead with seven rebounds...totaled a career-high four blocked shots...added two steals...at Notre Dame...picked up his third double-double this year with 12 points and 10 rebounds...had a career-high two assists and six turnovers...blocked three shots and recorded another career-high two steals...vs UC Santa Barbara...finished with five points and five rebounds in 22 minutes...tied a career-high with six turnovers...vs Occidental...had seven points and seven rebounds in 19 minutes...shot 2-of-4 from the field and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line...vs San Diego...finished with 11 points on just 3-of-14 shooting from the field...hit 5-of-7 from the free-throw line...added five rebounds and three blocked shots...vs Saint Mary's...totaled eight points and six rebounds...was a perfect 2-of-2 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line...at San Francisco...hit 5-of-9 from the floor for 13 points...added four rebounds, three blocks and two steals...at Santa Clara...was held to just four points, but totaled seven rebounds...vs Santa Clara...totaled only three points, but led the team with seven rebounds...shot 1-of-5 from the field...had a career-high four assists and a blocked shot...vs San Francisco...finished with seven points and six rebounds...shot 3-of-4 from the field, but only 2-of-7 from the free-throw line...at Portland...totaled seven points and four rebounds...shot 1-of-6 from the floor...had three turnovers...at Gonzaga...shot 1-of-5 from the field...finished with two points and three rebounds...vs Gonzaga...totaled just four points and one rebound in 19 minutes...added two assists...shot 2-of-6 from the field...vs Portland...posted his fourth double-double this year, his first since Jan. 2 at Notre Dame, finishing with 15 points and 14 rebounds...shot 7-of-11 from the field...tallied a career-high five blocked shots...at Pepperdine...finished with six points and led the team with 10 rebounds...dished three assists...vs Pepperdine...recorded the fifth double-double of his career after totaling 18 points and 13 rebounds...shot 8-of-16 from the floor...added two blocked shots...at Saint Mary's...scored two points and grabbed six rebounds in 20 minutes...blocked one shot...at San Diego...went 5-for-9 from the floor for 13 points...added six rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes...vs Pepperdine...scored a career high 21 points in 28 minutes. He added eight boards and had a block.

1998-99: Redshirted due to transfer rules.

1997-98 at Georgia Tech: In 22 games, averaged 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds... injuries forced him to sit for five games early in the season... played primarily off the bench, but did make one start... suffered a sprained right knee against Duke on Feb. 1, which forced him to sit for five games... played quite well upon his return from injury... scored four points and posted one rebound and one steal in seven minutes against Seton Hall in the first round of the NIT... made his first career start in the second round against Georgetown...was forced to leave the game against Penn State after injuring his left ankle...tallied five points and hauled in a career-high 10 rebounds against Delaware State...recorded eight points and seven rebounds vs. North Texas...posted three points and two rebounds vs. Duke before his injury...recorded four points, four boards and three assists against Georgia Southern...scored three points and three rebounds in GT's win over Virginia...finished with two points, one rebound and a blocked shot in eight minutes against Maryland in the ACC tournament.

1996-97 at Georgia Tech: Served as Georgia Tech's top player off the bench as a freshman...saw action at both the power forward and center spots...finished the season averaging 1.9 points and 1.2 rebounds while averaging nearly eight minutes per tilt...posted a 50.0 percent shooting percentage through the season...almost half of his 32 total rebounds came off of the offensive glass (15)...tallied eight blocked shots and averaged almost 10 minutes per game through the final seven contests...enjoyed probably his best game of the year against North Carolina State where he scored seven points in 11 minutes of action...was perfect in that game finishing 3-for-3 from the field and also hauled in two rebounds...played a season-high 19 minutes at Wake Forest, finishing with two points and three boards...posted a career-best 12 points in 15 minutes in GT's win over Morgan State...hit 5-of-9 from the field against the Bears and collected a career-high five rebounds and two blocked shots...scored four points, all free throws, while adding three rebounds, two blocks and a steal against Radford...scored four points, tallied three rebounds and blocked a shot against Temple...recorded four points and one block against UNC Greensboro...converted 3-of-4 from the line in GT's win over Virginia.

High School: Graduated in 1996 from Tift County High School in Tifton, Georgia...played four seasons of basketball, earning varsity letters each season...captained his senior squad...earned all-city, all-conference, all-state and All-American honors in each of his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...was named "Mr. Basketball" in the state of Georgia in 1996 by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution...became one of four Georgia Mr. Basketball honorees to sign with Georgia Tech in five straight years (others were Matt Harping in 1994, Dion Glover in 1997, and Tony Akins in 1998)...ranked No.49 among all high school seniors by Bob Gibbons, No.28 by Cage Scope and No.40 by Reidel's Roundball Review...guided Tift County High School to the 4A state championship, a 29-1 mark and a No.6 national ranking in USA Today as a senior prep... averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds and 5.6 blocked shots in five post-season games... for the year, he averaged 12 points, 11.7 rebounds, four blocks and three assists while playing 18 minutes per game... as a freshman, blocked 79 shots...also averaged 8.2 points and 8.6 rebounds per game...posted averages of 10.7 points and 10.2 rebounds as a sophomore, while averaging 15.2 points and 14.7 rebounds as a junior...guided TCHS to the state 4A final four and final record of 22-5 in 1995 (junior season)...earned Region 1-AAAA Player of the Year honors...was also named to the all-region team as a sophomore...served as president of his junior class.

Personal: Born April 25, 1977 in Caracas, Venezuela...son of Rafael Salazar and Sarah Machado...guardians are Tommy and Barbara Masse...has one sister, Sarah...moved to the United States in 1991...lists surfing and playing the guitar as his favorite hobbies...chose LMU because of the location of the campus, the coaching staff and the players...considered USC and UCLA before committing to Loyola Marymount...loves to eat Cuban food...his favorite team is the Chicago Bulls and his favorite athlete is Michael Jordan...majoring in International Affairs...Full Name: Pablo Ezequiel Machado.