Cougar Athletics
30 NAIA National Championships
95 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: A hard-working, smart point guard, redshirt freshman Michael Caffese could push for a significant role as a key reserve ... Plays with a passion and tenacity that affects the whole team ... Rated a terrific defensive player ... Considered a good game manager who runs the system well and makes the players around him much better.

2007: Redshirted his first season at Azusa Pacific as he made an adjustment to the college game.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played 4 seasons of varsity basketball for head coach Dustin Lanz at Tokay High in Lodi, Calif. ... Was 3-time All-Tri-City League ... As a 2006 senior, averaged 11.6 points and 4.5 assists while leading Tokay to a 25-9 record and its first-ever CIF championship, beating Modesto High in the title game ... As a 2005 junior, averaged a team-leading 16.0 points and 4.4 assists for the 24-6 Tigers who won the Tri-City League championship and advanced to the third round of the CIF playoffs ... Named league MVP and the Stockton Record Co-Player of the Year ... Scored a career-high 28 points in a victory over Douglas High ... Also had 6 points, 13 assists, 7 steals and 6 rebounds in a win over Bear Creek High ... Was also a 3-time all-area pick and team MVP ... Played 2 seasons of varsity football (WR/SS), earning all-area recognition for his defensive play both seasons.

PERSONAL: Born July 30, 1987, in Stockton, Calif. ... His parents are Robert (self-employed) Caffese and Valerie (teacher) Caffese ... Comes from an athletic family ... Has 4 brothers (Angelo, Bobby, Justin, Joe) and a sister (Andrea) ... His brother Angelo, was a defensive back in football at UC Davis ... Bobby was a wide receiver at San Joaquin Delta Community College ... Majoring in business ... Enjoys boating and skiing.