Big guard who possesses true point guard skills . . . has a pass-first mentality with the ability to both penetrate the ball and make perimeter shots . . . smart defender with a competitive personality.

2006-07: Redshirted.

High School: Four-year starter at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School in Miami, Fla. . . . ranked one of the top Florida players in the class of 2006 by PowerBasketball.com . . . earned Second-Team All-Dade County honors by the Miami Herald in 2005 . . . led BJPS to a pair of district championships and a 67-22 record as a starter . . . averaged a triple-double in the 2005 Florida State Tournament with 15 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists per game . . . holds BJPS records in career assists (732), season assists and single-game assists (16, vs. Bishop Kenny in Dec. 2004) . . . named to the 2004 Pope Pius X All-Tournament team held in Atlanta, Ga. . . . earned BJPS's Most Valuable Player award in both 2005 and 2006, and received the Coach's Award in 2004 . . . named a team captain as both a junior and senior . . . nearly averaged a double-double during his prep career by scoring 8.1 points and adding 8.3 assists per game . . . also tallied 5.2 rebounds per contest . . . connected on 49.0 percent of his attempts from 3-point range . . . played for the Miami City Ballers, the sixth-ranked AAU team in the nation . . . also played for the Elite Hoops and Florida Elite teams.

Personal: Born March 30, 1988 . . . son of Paul and Maria Bermudez . . . his cousin Effie Silva played soccer at Wesley College . . . majoring in business management with a minor in Spanish.

ONE-ON-ONE WITH BERMUDEZ
Favorite movie: "Hairspray"
Favorite musical group: Fall Out Boy
Favorite cartoon character: Peter Griffin from "Family Guy"
Favorite actor: Adam Sandler
Favorite TV show: "The Office"