Named to the WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention team ... first season as a walk-on with the Broncos after graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 2014 … named to the Allstate NABC Good Works team in mid-February ... made his 1st career start at Senior Day vs. St. Mary’s (2/28) and saw action in 6 other games off the bench ... played 2 min. at BYU (1/31) after sitting out the previous 5 games ... played the final 1:53 vs. Rhode Island (11/28) in his first game action of the season ... made his 1st career FG on his only attempt in a game vs. Rider (11/30) ... played for the 1st time in 6 games with 2 min. vs. BYU (1/1) ... played at #6 Gonzaga (1/10) after missing the previous 2 games ... working on his Master’s degree in Theology and works as a writing center tutor ... former president of Notre Dame’s Political Science Honors Society … founded Notre Dame’s first-ever Chinese Language Club … spent time volunteering in Honduras, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and the United State’s Appalachian region … aspires to work in a developing country as a medical doctor.
2014-15 (G): Saw his first action of the season playing the final 1:53 with 1 pt. (1-2 FT) vs. Rhode Island (11/28) ... scored his 1st pts. of the season (3) making his only FGA and 1-2 FT with 2 reb. in 5 min. vs. Rider (11/30) ... played 2 min. making 1-2 FT vs. BYU (1/1) ... made 1-2 FG (1 pt.) playing the final min. at #6 Gonzaga (1/10) ... played the final 2 min. after missing the previous 5 games (at BYU 1/31) ... played for the 1st time in 7 games going 5 min. with 2 reb. in a start (Sr. Day) vs. St. Mary’s (2/28) ... missed his only FGA playing the final min. vs. LMU (3/6).
UNDERGRAD: Attended the University of Notre Dame and graduated in 2014 with a double major … former walk-on defensive end for the Fighting Irish football team (2012 season).
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Pitman High School in Turlock, Calif. … high school team qualified for the CIF San Joaquin Section Playoffs … named All-League MVP runner up … named to All-District First Team … selected as the MVP of the Bookstore Basketball Tournament, the world’s largest outdoor basketball tournament … averaged 22 ppg and 12 rpg during his senior season … single game career-high for points was 36 … single game career-high for rebounds was 21.
PERSONAL: Graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2014 with a double major in Chinese and Political Science … former defensive end for Notre Dame’s football team (2012) … proficient in Mandarin Chinese … identified as one of Notre Dame’s top writers and subsequently worked a writing center tutor … former president of Notre Dame’s Political Science Honors Society … founded Notre Dame’s first-ever Chinese Language Club … spent time volunteering in Honduras, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and the United State’s Appalachian region … aspires to work in a developing country as a medical doctor … enjoys spending time with his family and friends, speaking Chinese, going to church, reading and playing the guitar … parents are Michael and Diane Romeo … has three siblings: Nicolas (23), Samantha (20) and Daniel (17); Nic attends Saint Mary’s (Calif.) and Mantha attends Gonzaga.
Why Dominic chose Santa Clara:
“After spending time talking with the coaches and meeting the players on the team, my decision to come to Santa Clara was quite easy. As I interacted with everyone involved in the program, I was struck by how close the team unit was, and how much everyone seemed to genuinely care for one another. Being raised in a large family, I greatly appreciate the cohesion of a family unit, and it didn’t take long at all for me to notice that was a real thing here on this basketball team. Once I came to this realization, my decision to come here was a no-brainer, and I haven’t looked back for even a second since.”
