Mike Vantrimpont

Mike Vantrimpont

Player Profile

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Manhattan Beach, Calif.

High School:
Westchester HS

Height / Weight:
7-0 / 225

Position:
C

Experience:
HS

PAU-ORTHEZ • Vantrimpont played two years on the junior team of Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez in Pau, France • Pau-Orthez captured the 2008 "Trophy of the Future" Championship this past June, finishing with a 26-5 record • the Trophy of the Future Championship features the top eight junior teams in France, who then compete in a single elimination tournament • Vantrimpont averaged six points, four rebounds and five blocked shots per game this past season as a reserve • his first year at Pau-Orthez, the squad finished second at the junior championships.

WESTCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL • As a senior at Westchester High School, Vantrimpont helped lead the Comets to a 25-7 mark and a second place (8-2) finish in the Western League • Westchester defeated Taft (68-58) in the CIF LA City Championships and advanced to the second round of the CIF SoCal Division I State Championships • they defeated Ventura (67-56) in the opening round before falling to Los Alamitos (64-51) • Vantrimpont played one and a half years on the Westchester varsity team after transferring from Mira Costa High School.