====== Rigoberto Nuñez ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_1992-93|1992-93]], [[season_1993-94|1993-94]], [[season_1994-95|1994-95]], [[season_1995-96|1995-96]]
  * **Number:** 23 (in 1992-93), 44 (remainder)
  * **Position:** F
  * **Height:** 6' 7"
  * **Weight:** 195 lbs.
  * **Hometown:** Lawrence, MA
  * **High School:** Lawrence
  * **Prep School:** none
  * **Transfer From:** none
  * **Birthdate:** ?

===== At UMass =====
  * Walk-on player for his first three seasons.  Earned a scholarship for his senior year.
  * A crowd-favorite for his hustle, provided a spark of energy off the bench whenever called on.

==== 1995-96 Senior year ====
  * In his Senior Night, drew a critical call that led to UMass forcing overtime, and ultimately [[game19960228_saint_josephs|beating Saint Joe's (2/28)]].

==== 1994-95 Junior year ====
{{:nunez_rigoberto_roster_photo_1994-95.jpg?direct&150|Roster photo 1994-95}}

==== 1993-94 Sophomore year ====

==== 1992-93 Freshman year ====

==== Statistics ====
^Season^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^2P^2PA^2P%^3P^3PA^3P%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
|1992-93|9|0|34|3.8|1|4|.250|1|4|.250|0|0|--|3|7|.429|5|0.6|4|10|14|1.6|1|1|2|2|4|0|
|1993-94|27|0|210|7.8|18|52|.346|18|45|.400|0|7|.000|4|13|.308|40|1.5|15|33|48|1.8|7|7|6|9|18|0|
|1994-95|28|0|142|5.1|14|36|.389|12|26|.462|2|10|.200|6|8|.750|36|1.3|4|20|24|0.9|10|3|9|9|14|0|
|1995-96|32|1|151|4.7|5|21|.238|5|18|.278|0|3|.000|5|12|.417|15|0.5|19|14|33|1.0|8|1|1|11|16|0|
|Career|96|1|537|5.6|38|113|.336|36|93|.387|2|20|.100|18|40|.450|96|1.0|42|77|119|1.2|26|12|18|31|52|0|

|[{{::nunez_at_point_in_springfield.jpg?direct&300|Nunez takes the ball upcourt.  Looks like this was from a game in Springfield in the 1993-94 season.}}]|[{{::nunez_dunk.jpg?direct&300|Nuñez dunks in the Mullins Center against Rhode Island.  Exact game unknown.}}]|

===== Pre-UMass =====
[{{::nunez_rigo_lawrence_high_championship_1990.jpg?direct&600|Rigo (#44) and teammates from Lawrence High School celebrate the 1990 Greater Lawrence Christmas Tourney championship.  Photo credit: Carl Russo, Lawrence Eagle Tribune}}]

===== Personal =====
  * Twin daughters Carmela and Leila committed to play for [[wp>LIU Sharks women's basketball|LIU]], presumably in 2025-26((https://x.com/RigoNunez44/status/1856017184117629297))

===== External Links =====
  * Twitter: [[https://twitter.com/RigoNunez44|@RigoNunez44]]
  * [[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/rigoberto-nunez-1.html|Sports Reference - Rigoberto Nunez]]

{{tag>"Rigoberto Nunez" "Forwards" "Jersey # 23" "Jersey # 44" "Played for John Calipari" "Players from Massachusetts" "Work in Progress"}}