Pronunciation: Me-yin-see

WORTH NOTING
• Named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team each of the last two seasons
• Had season-high totals of 10 points and eight rebounds in a career-high 24 minutes at Syracuse (11/28/08) in 2008-09
• Made first career start vs. USF (11/19/08)
• Tied his ACC high with four points at Duke (2/1/09) in the 2008-09 season
• Shooting 54.7 percent (35-64) from the field through his first three seasons
• Played off the bench in 21 of the last 25 games during the 2007-08 season and saw action in 26 games overall
• Scored a career-high 12 points and was 5-5 from the field against Elon (12/22/07)
• Had a career-high nine rebounds and scored nine points against Hampton (12/19/07) in a season-high 22 minutes
• Averaged 8.0 points and 7.0 rebounds a game, and shot 71.4 percent (10-14) from the field during Virginia's three-game exhibition trip to Canada in late August of 2008
• Played in 15 games during the 2006-07 season and scored a season-high nine points with four rebounds against Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/26/06)
• Earned second-team Class 4A Louisiana All-State honors and was the Class 4A District 7 Most Valuable Player as a senior at McKinley High School in 2005-06
• Averaged 18.5 points, 11 rebounds, five blocks and three assists a game as a senior at McKinley High School

AT VIRGINIA

2008-09 SEASON:
• Named to the 2009 All-ACC Academic Team
• Averaged 1.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 8.8 minutes played a game
• Played in 17 games, starting one
• Had season-high totals of 10 points and eight rebounds in a career-high 24 minutes at Syracuse (11/28/08)
• Tied his ACC high with four points at Duke (2/1/09)
• Scored three points at Maryland (1/20/09)
• Had four points and three rebounds vs. Brown (1/6/09)
• Had two rebounds and tied a career high with two blocks at Georgia Tech (12/28/08)
• Tied a career high with two blocks vs. Hampton (12/23/08)
• Scored five points and had five rebounds at Minnesota (12/2/08)
• Had two points and one rebound vs. Liberty (11/25/08)
• Made first career start vs. USF (11/19/08)
• Shooting 54.7 percent (35-64) from the field through his first three seasons at Virginia
• Had four points and five rebounds in the exhibition vs. Shepherd (11/9/08)
• Virginia’s representative at the 2009 NCAA National Student-Athlete Development Conference in Orlando, Fla.
• Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Honor Roll for his academic work and athletic participation
• Named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honor Court for his academic work
• Lettered for the third time

2007-08 SEASON:
• Named to the 2008 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Team
• Averaged 1.9 points, 1.9 rebounds and 7.2 minutes played a game
• Played off the bench in 21 of the last 25 games and saw action in 26 games overall
• Made 69.7 percent (23-33) of his shots from the field for the season
• Had four points, four rebounds and a career-high two blocks vs. Richmond (3/18/08) in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational
• Had two points and one rebound vs. Clemson (2/7/08)
• Scored four points (ACC career high) and had three rebounds at Florida State (1/23/08)
• Had two points and three rebounds vs. Boston College (1/19/08)
• Scored three points, grabbed seven rebounds, and had his first block of the season vs. Hartford (12/30/07)
• Had a career-high 12 points with 5-5 FG shooting vs. Elon in 21 minutes (12/22/07)
• Scored nine points and grabbed a career-high nine rebounds vs. Hampton (12/19/07) in a season-high 22 minutes
• Had three rebounds vs. Longwood (12/7/07)
• Scored two points vs. Howard (11/14/07) and Northwestern (11/27/07)
• Had four points and two rebounds in the season opener vs. Vermont (11/11/07)
• Had seven points and seven rebounds in 14 minutes of action in the exhibition game against Carson-Newman (11/4/07)
• Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Honor Roll for his academic work and athletic participation
• Lettered for the second time

2006-07 SEASON
• Played off the bench in 15 games
• Averaged 1.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 6.7 minutes played a game
• Scored a season-high nine points and had four rebounds in a victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/26/06)
• Saw his first collegiate action in a victory over Morgan State (11/19/06) and had two rebounds in seven minutes of playing time
• Scored two points and had a season-high six rebounds in 16 minutes in a win over UNC Asheville (11/22/06)
• Scored five points, grabbed four rebounds and had a career-high two steals in a season-high 18 minutes in a victory over Puerto-Rico Mayaguez (12/21/06) at the San Juan Shootout
• Named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Honor Roll for his academic work and athletic participation
• Lettered for the first time


HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered three times for head coach Chauncey Moore at McKinley and was team captain as a senior in 2005-06
• Averaged 18.5 points, 11 rebounds, five blocked shots and three assists a game his senior season
• Earned second-team Class 4A All-State honors and was the Class 4A District 7 Most Valuable Player
• Led McKinley to the Class 4A District 7 Championship and earned All-District and All-Metro honors as a senior
• Received the Distinguished Athlete Award from the U.S. Marine Corps and the McKinley High School Alumni Association Scholar Athlete Award
• Averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots a game as a junior in 2004-05 and earned honorable mention All-District recognition


PERSONAL
• Jerome DieuDonne Meyinsse
• Born December 18, 1988, in Baton Rouge, La.
• Son of Patricia and Joseph Meyinsse
• President of Virginia's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for 2009-10 and a member of the committee for four years
• Student-Athlete Mentor (SAM) at UVa for four years and a member of the Student-Athlete Mentor Leadership Council the last two years
• Participates in the ACE Program (Athletes Committed to Community and Education) at Virginia
• Member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
• Received one of the Virginia athletics department's Top VI Awards in 2009 for his service to the University and Charlottesville communities
• National Achievement Scholar at McKinley High School, a member of the National Honor Society and vice president of the senior class
• Member of the Science Quiz Bowl Team that earned the first place award in the Science Quiz Bowl competition held by the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers in Los Angeles, Calif., in April of 2006
• Participated in the U.S. Department of Energy Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., in April of 2005
• Trumpet section leader for the McKinley High School Band
• Outstanding Bandsman for the McKinley Marching, Jazz and Concert Bands
• Member of the Beta Club, Mu Alpha Theta and the Key Club at McKinley High School
• Double major in economics and math

MEYINSSE'S STATISTICS AT VIRGINIA

Meyinsse's Career Highs
Points--12 vs. Elon (12/22/07); Rebounds--9 vs. Hampton (12/19/07); FG Made--5 vs. Elon (12/22/07); FG Att.--7 vs. Hampton (12/19/07), at Syracuse (11/28/08); FT Made--5 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/26/06); FT Att.--6 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/26/06); Assists--1 on four occasions; Turnovers--2 on five occasions; Blocks--2 on three occasions; Steals--2 vs. Puerto Rico-Mayaguez (12/21/06); Minutes--24 at Syracuse (11/28/08)