Personal
Born in October 1980 ... native of Sao Paulo, Brazil ... parents are Celso Divino and Regina Inez Campos Lemes ... has three brothers ... father is a head coach in Brazil ... mother is a physcial education teacher ... brother Leandro plays basketball at San Jacinto junior college in Texas ... favorite event is World Cup soccer ... recreation management major with physical education minor.
Before BYU
(EASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE COLLEGE): Lemes earned first-team NJCAA All-Region 2 honors in 2001-02 ... led the Mountaineers to back-to-back Region 2 Tournament runner-up finishes with records of 23-8 and 25-7 in his two seasons ... as a freshman averaged nine points playing primarily the point ... played exclusively the wing as a sophomore because of his great shooting ability ... made 66 threes (2.1 per game) in 2001-02 ... shot 46.9 percent from the floor, 40 percent on threes, 76 percent from the free throw line ... was the team's second-leading scorer at 15.1 points per game ... led the team in steals (2.2) and was second in assists (3.6) while adding 2.9 rebounds per contest ... named to Pepsi Cola Invitational All-Tournament Team ... recipient of the school's Larry Storm Award ... coached by Jimmy Voight.
(HIGH SCHOOL): Attended Externato J. Bonfiglioli High School where they did not have a high school team but played on Sao Paulo Junior State Team that won the Brazilian national title in 1996, 1998 and 1999 ... coached by Adriano Geraldes.
(BRAZILIAN JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM): Played on Brazilian Junior National Team ... helped junior national team win the South America Championship in 1998 and finish third in the America Junior Championship ... placed eighth in the 1999 World Junior Championship ... coached by Aloisio Ferreira.
Summary
Played two seasons for the Cougars after transferring from Eastern Oklahoma State College ... started all 30 games his senior season, averaging 32 minutes per game ... led BYU in assists in 2004 (4.5 apg), second in three-point percentage (.424), third in free throw percentage (.750) and third in steals (1.3 spg) ... finished third in MWC in assists per game in 2004 ... led 2004 team and was second in the MWC in assist/turnover ratio (1.92) ... fourth on team in points per game (8.7) and rebounds per game (3.0) ... member of back-to-back NCAA Tournament teams ... BYU record holder for assists in an NCAA Tournament game (9 vs. Syracuse) ... tied for 11th all-time at BYU in single-season assists average (4.5) as a senior ... first Cougar with a double-digit assist game since BYU's all-time assist leader Matt Montague in 2002, totaling a career-best 10 vs. UNLV ... 2002 NJCAA All-Region 2 First Team at Eastern Oklahoma State ... played point guard as a freshman before being moved to the wing because of his shooting ability ... made 66 threes during his sophomore season from the wing ... he achieved career highs of 23 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
Stats
CAREER HIGHS:POINTS: 23 at UNLV (2004)FG MADE: 8 at UNLV (2004)FG ATT: 14 at UNLV (2004)FG%: .800 (4-5) vs. WOU (2004)3FG MADE: 4 vs. Syracuse (2004)3FG ATT: 7 vs. Syracuse (2004)3FG%: .750 (3-4) three timesFT MADE: 6 vs. UVSC (2004)FT ATT: 9 vs. UVSC (2004)FT %: 1.000 (4-4) vs. UNLV (2004)REB: 8 vs. USC (2004)ASSISTS: 10 vs. UNLV (2004)STEALS: 3 vs. Saint Mary's (2004)BLOCKS: 1 (6 times)MINUTES: 40 vs. Syracuse (2004)