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| Carlos Monroe |
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 | Class: Junior
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 | Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
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 | High School: Cape Coral HS
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 | Height / Weight: 6-8 / 245
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 | Position: Forward
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 | Birthdate: 05/05/1987
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Sophomore (2006-07): Named Second-Team All-Sun Belt...nearly averaged a double-double with 18.4 points and 9.4 rebounds in a dominating sophomore campaign...only player in the Sun Belt to finish in the top-seven in points and rebounds...finished third in the Sun Belt in scoring, 56th nationally...finished second in the Sun Belt in scoring, 23rd nationally...had the second-most efficient offensive season in school history and led the Sun Belt by shooting 59.7 percent (200-335) from the field...200 made field goals were 5th all-time in FAU history and most ever by a sophomore...496 points were most ever by a sophomore...scored 11 in the season-opener against Oklahoma State (11/10)...earned his firstcareer double-double against UMKC scoring 14 points on just 2-of-4 shooting thanks to a 10-for-17 effort at the free-throw while grabbing 14 rebounds (11/13)...scored 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting against Marist (11/19)...dropped in 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting while grabbing six boards against North Florida in his first appearance of the season as a reserve (11/22)...tallied his second double-double of the season with a career-high 28 points and 13 rebounds against Florida Memorial (11/28)...eclipsed the 20-point mark and posted a double for the secondconsecutive game with a 24-point, 12-rebound effort against Norfolk State (12/2)...dropped in 20 points on 10-of-16 shooting against Troy, 16 in the first half (12/13)...went 11-for-15 scoring 26 points against New Orleans after missing four games (1/4)...set a new career-high with 29 points against South Alabama (1/6)...scored 20+ points in five of his last six games...equaled career-highs in offensive rebounds (four), assists (three) and steals (two) against MTSU (1/10)...grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds while breaking the 20-point mark for the sixth time in his last nine games and registering his fourth-career double-double against Denver (1/18)...scored 11 points, grabbed six boards and swatted one shot against North Texas (1/20)...scored a team-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting against Louisiana-Lafayette (1/24)...grabbed eight rebounds and two steals against Arkansas-Little Rock (1/27)...scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for his fourthcareer double-double against Arkansas State (1/31)...scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a career-high 37 minutes at Troy (2/3)...posted five consecutive double-doubles from Feb. 6 to Feb 21...scored at least 20 points in 6-of-7 games from Jan. 31 to Feb. 21...grabbed double-digit rebounds in eight of his final 10 games...scored 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against Florida International in the first round of the Sun Belt Tournament for his 11th double-double of the season (tying an FAU single-season record) and seventh in his final 10 games (2/28)...fell just shy of his 12th double-double with a 19-point, eight-rebound effort against Western Kentucky in the secondround of the SBC Tournament (3/4).
Freshman (2005-06): Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen Team...averaged 11.0 points and 4.6 rebounds in 17 games...second on the team in shooting (54.5%)...scored in double figures in 11 games...finished the season 28th in conference scoring (11.6) and 10th in field goal percentage (54.9%)...shot 60.0% or better from the field in 10 of 17 games...team went 5-0, shot 55.7% from the field and had +5.6 rebounding margin in his first five games, a stretch in which he shot 61.9% and averaged 13.4 points and 5.4 rebounds...FAU was 11-6 overall in his 17 games played...made his collegiate debut, scoring 14 points,including 10 points (four-of-four from the field and two-of-two at the free throw line) in first 5:47 of playing time, vs. Mercer (1/7)...scored 15 points as FAU built a 39-26 lead at halftime and totaled season-highs for points (21) and rebounds (nine) vs. Stetson (1/9)...chipped in 11 points, five rebounds and career-high three assists at Campbell (1/17)...contributed 13 points and four rebounds in the second half at Belmont (1/27)...made his first career start at Lipscomb (1/29), totaling 12 points in a season-high 30 minutes...tallied 19 points, seven rebounds and a career-best two steals vs. Campbell (2/2)...five-of-six from the field and matched his season-high with three assists at Stetson (2/12)...four-of-six from the field and two steals vs. ETSU (2/16).
High School: Attended Cape Coral High School in Cape Coral, FL...coached by Dave Funk...averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks per game as a senior...named Second Team All-State (5A) by the Florida Sports Writers Association (FSWA)...received All-Conference honors...All-Southwest Florida McDonald's All-American nominee...named team MVP.
Personal: Undecided in major...born May 23, 1987, in Philadelphia, PA...son of Carlos Monroe, Sr., and Ann Brooks...stepmother is Eve Monroe...has one daughter, Cymiah.