2005-06 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Peter Rajniak
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Luxembourg, Luxembourg
THIS YEAR: One of the top returning scorers, senior Peter Rajniak will be looked upon to provide points on a nightly basis ... Has the ability to push for postseason honors ... Is deceptively athletic ... Has an international flair to his game ... Can get to the basket, has a good shot and has improved his defense.
2004-05: Appeared in all 34 games, starting 11 as a 2005 junior ... Was fourth on the team in scoring (9.9 avg.) and also averaged 3.3 rebounds ... Was 11th in the GSAC in field goal percentage (.552) ... Reached double-figures 16 times ... Named GSAC Player of the Week (Feb. 21) after scoring 57 points, grabbing 15 rebounds, nabbing 3 steals and dishing out 2 assists in a trio of Lancer wins, including 2 against nationally-ranked teams ... Scored a season-high 26 points on 9-of-14 shooting against No. 9-ranked Azusa Pacific ... Followed that with 25 points and 5 rebounds vs. Westmont ... Scored 19 points and dished out 10 assists in 19 minutes vs. Redlands ... Tallied 11 points and 5 rebounds in the Lancers’ NAIA Tournament opening-round win over Lubbock Christian (Texas).
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played 2 seasons for head coach George Nessman at Bakersfield (Calif.) College ... Averaged 10 points as a 2004 sophomore and 16 points as a 2003 freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played one season of varsity basketball for head coach Todd Parker at John Carroll High in Birmingham, Ala., as an exchange student, graduating in 2000 ... Named all-league honorable mention and averaged 12 points in leading team to the state title game ... Attended Lycee Michele Lucius School in Luxembourg ... His school team won the country’s championship twice and advanced to the World High School Championship (1997 in the Czech Republic and 1999 in Israel).
LUXEMBOURG: Has been a member of the Luxembourg National Team system since the age of 13 ... Won a bronze medal at the 2005 and 2002 Small Nations Games ... Team finished fifth at the 2000 Small Nations Games in San Marino ... Was on the roster for the 2005 European Championships.
OTHER: Born May 21, 1981, in Bratislava, Slovakia, to Peter and Katarina Rajniak ... Has one brother (Martin), who played basketball at CS Bakersfield and is now playing professionally in Spain ... Both parents played professional basketball in Europe ... Played against NBA star Pau Gasol at the 1998 Nike Euro Camp for the top young European players ... Majoring in kinesiology.
