Colgate: 2004-05: played in 18 games ... scored 13 points and grabbed 20 rebounds ... had a season-high five rebounds against Hobart ... season-high four points against Juniata and Binghamton ... had seven blocked shots.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of William Henry Harrison High School in West Lafayette, Indiana ... was first team all-Hoosier Crossroads Conference, while averaging 12.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and three blocks per game ... served as captain in his senior season ... also first team all-area by the Lafayette Journal and Courier, Academic All-State and McDonald’s All-American nominee ... ranked the 11th best player in Indiana’s Class of 2004 by Hoosierland Report, and 16th by Indiana Basketball News ... MVP of his high school team ... member of the Indiana All-Star team ... coached by Jeff Van Arsdel ... also lettered in track ... a member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Major is undeclared ... born September 29, 1985 in Lafayette, Indiana ... given name is Peter Andrew Minchella ... parents are Dennis and Lindsey Minchella of West Lafayette, Indiana ... has one brother.