4  Irene Gari Class: Freshman Hometown: Oliva, Spain High School: Blume Height: 6-1 Position: G/F Experience: HS

PRIOR TO UTEP: Ample international experience for Spain in various tournaments in Europe, most recently the U18 Eurobasket in summer 2012 ... aided Spain to a fifth-place finish in their section of the event in Romania, which automatically qualified them for the 2013 World U19 Championships ... tallied 13 points and played 23 minutes in a 71-60 victory against Turkey to clinch fifth place (8/5/12) ... posted a team-high 14 points in 22 minutes in a 76-36 rout against Greece (8/1/12) ... also was key member of Spain's team that played at the 2010 FIBA U16 European Championships ... poured in Eurobasket career-high 22 points against Netherlands (8/12/10), aided by drilling four triples ... set personal best for rebounds at seven against Poland (8/13/10) ... had two games with at least three assists and four contests with a trio of steals.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Ana Juila and Vincente Gari ... has two brothers ... started playing basketball at the age of 12 ... enjoys going to the movies and hanging out with her family in her spare time ... is a business major ... born 9/10/94 (Oliva, Spain).