Raul Varela

Raul Varela

Varela was named RMAC men's basketball Player of the Year in 1995-96. He was a honorable mention All-America pick in 1993 and 1994 following his freshman and sophomore seasons. Varela is the all-time leading scorer in the history of Colorado Mines with 2,551 points. Varela, who started all 106 games in his career, was a first team All-RMAC selection as a freshman, sophomore and senior, and a second team selection as a junior (he played that entire season with a broken hand). His career scoring average of 24.1 points is among the best in the history of the RMAC. In 1994, he finished 11th in the nation in scoring as a sophomore (26.1 ppg). Varela graduated in 1996 with a 3.2 GPA in Mechanical Engineering.