16 - Ricardo Arias
Ricardo Arias
Height: 5-9
Weight: 165
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Tarboro, N.C.
High School: Tarboro
Position: F/M
Major: Undecided

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Prepped at Tarboro High School for coach Leshawn Jenkins ... Scored 138 points on 61 goals and 16 assists as a prep senior en route to leading the Vikings to a 19-3-1 record, including a perfect 10-0-0 mark in the Eastern Plains Conference ... Team was ranked as high as No. 6 in the state – its highest listing in school history ... Earned third-straight all-state, all-region and all-conference, while also being decorated with conference, area and region player of the year laurels ... Missed receiving all-American accolades by a single vote ... Also named team most valuable player, as well as a state games east team bronze medalist ... Selected to participate in NCCA East/West All-Star game, as well as NCSCA North Carolina/South Carolina all-star event ... Amassed 166 goals and 50 assists during four-year prep career ... Helped lead Vikings to cumulative 75-9-6 record during prep career and is currently second on state's all-time scoring list ... Also lettered as a kicker with the Tarboro football team.

PERSONAL
The son of Racquel Arias and George Pitino ... Has an older brother, Victor, and a younger brother, Franklin ... Victor is a former collegiate soccer player at Louisburg College, as well as a former tennis coach at East Carolina ... Born in country of Honduras ... Undecided on a major at UNCP.

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