Ready to begin second season with the Bulldogs after excellent freshman season ... Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team selection ... Solid inside player with tremendous scoring touch around the rim ... Physical presence in the paint.

2005-06: Named to Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie team  ... NE-10 Freshman of Week honors following career-high 21 point performance against UMass Lowell on Feb. 1 ... Also had 10 rebounds and made 10 of 12 from the field in the game ... Had tremendous string of games in late December with 18 points vs. Bloomfield and 10 points, 9 rebounds vs. Holy Family at Holiday Classic and follwoed with 16 points (7-for-10 FG) at Bentley ... Had five blocks in first four games. 

High School:  2005 graduate of New Bedford High School ...Three year varsity basketball member for head coach Ed Rodriguez ... Led New Bedford to league championship during junior and senior seasons ... Two-year All Southern Mass, All-Conference ... Participated in Coca-Cola Challenge All-Star Games as a junior and senior ... Massachusett's Gatorade Player of the Year and McDonald's All-American Nominee senior year ... Winner of the Dave Cavans Award ... Also lettered in hockey and baseball ... Honor Roll student junior and senior years.

Personal:  Nicholas D. Pontes, born January 28, 1987 ... Son of Glenn and Robyn...Has two brothers (Andrew and Josh)...Marketing major ... Biggest influence is Dave dos Santos for mentoring him through high school.