Jeremiah Dominguez
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Jeremiah Dominguez is the point guard for the Portland State Vikings
men's basketball team. Dominguez, despite a listed height of 5'6", was named as the Big Sky Conference
2007-2008 Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player following his junior season. The Vikings also qualified for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
for the first time in school history. In 2009, Dominguez again led the Vikings to the NCAA tournament where they earned a 13 seed and lost to 4 seed Xavier in the first round. Dominguez scored 13 points in the game.
Dominguez spent the first two years of his college career at the University of Portland
before transferring to Portland State. He sat out the 2006-07 season due to transfer rules. As a junior, he averaged 14.2 points, 4.1 assists and nearly two steals during the 2007-2008 season.
As a high school player at South Salem High School in 2004, Dominguez was named the Oregon Player of the Year by The Oregonian
. He helped the Saxons to the class 4A State Championship over Redmond High School and Oregon Ducks star Maarty Leunen At South Salem he was a 2 time Valley League player of the year.
Portland State Vikings
Portland State Vikings is the nickname of the NCAA-affiliated, intercollegiate athletic teams representing Portland State University of Portland, Oregon...
men's basketball team. Dominguez, despite a listed height of 5'6", was named as the Big Sky Conference
Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...
2007-2008 Men's Basketball Most Valuable Player following his junior season. The Vikings also qualified for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament
2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 basketball season...
for the first time in school history. In 2009, Dominguez again led the Vikings to the NCAA tournament where they earned a 13 seed and lost to 4 seed Xavier in the first round. Dominguez scored 13 points in the game.
Dominguez spent the first two years of his college career at the University of Portland
University of Portland
The University of Portland is a private Roman Catholic university located in Portland, Oregon. It is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross and is the sister school of the University of Notre Dame. Founded in 1901, UP has a student body of about 3,600 students...
before transferring to Portland State. He sat out the 2006-07 season due to transfer rules. As a junior, he averaged 14.2 points, 4.1 assists and nearly two steals during the 2007-2008 season.
As a high school player at South Salem High School in 2004, Dominguez was named the Oregon Player of the Year by The Oregonian
The Oregonian
The Oregonian is the major daily newspaper in Portland, Oregon, owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. west coast, founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4, 1850...
. He helped the Saxons to the class 4A State Championship over Redmond High School and Oregon Ducks star Maarty Leunen At South Salem he was a 2 time Valley League player of the year.