Education
Stanford University.
Stanford University.
Mendez played basketball at Stanford University from 1996-2001. He set a Pac-10 record for most consecutive free throws (49) during the 2000-2001 season. Luke Ridnour of Oregon broke that record in 2003 with 62.
He also is Stanford"s 7th highest career three-point percentage at.420 (178/424) and has a career FT percentage of.869 (186/214) which is 4th highest in Pac-10 and 2nd highest in Stanford history.
Mendez led the Pac-10 in free-throw percentage during the 1999-2000 (63/72, 875) and 2000-2001 (94/101, 931) seasons. He led Stanford in 3-point shooting percentage in 1996-1997 (29/68, 427) and the Pac-10 in 1997-1998 (45/95, 474).