Brett Foulds Hometown: Escondido, Calif. Last College: San Jose State Height / Weight: 6-3 / 160 Birthdate: 08/04/1980 Experience: 1L

UNLV: A young and talented player who is improving and looking for his niche within the program … Looks to make an increased presence in the lineup after two full years in the system … Also a leader in the classroom and owns the highest GPA of this season’s returners … Ranked 161st on Golfweek’s Top 200 Returning Division I men’s players.

2000-01: Steadily improved over three tournaments last season … Top performance was at the U.S. Collegiate Championship in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where he tied for 20th … Low score was a 70 in the second round of that tourney. 1999-00: Redshirted after transferring to UNLV from San Jose State.

1998-99: Played in four tournaments at San Jose State … Had a 77.83 stroke average for the Spartans … Best finish was 39th place at the NIKE Northwest Classic.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 1998 graduate of Escondido (Calif.) High School … A Four-year letterwinner for coach Ken Putnam … Led his team to a 1996 Avocado League co-championship … Team posted a collective 60-12 record over his four years … Was the individual runner-up at the Avocado League Championships as a sophomore and a senior … Finished third at the Kiwanis Tournament as a junior and won the tournament as a senior… Also the runner-up at the CIF Championships in 1998, losing in a playoff … Tied for fourth at the California state championship in 1998.

PERSONAL: Brett James Foulds was born August 4, 1980, in Santee, Calif … The son of Tom and Jayme Foulds … Has one brother, Blake … His cousin, Kalin Foulds plays professional baseball in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays system … Major is hotel management.

KNIGHT ON FOULDS: “Brett saw some limited playing time last year, and his overall game is developing to the point where he will have more consistency on the golf course. We look for his game to continue to improve.”