Lamar Stevens

Lamar Stevens
No. 11 – Penn State Nittany Lions
Position Small forward
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-06-09) June 9, 1997
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school
College Penn State (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards

Lamar B. Stevens (born June 9, 1997) is an American college basketball player for the Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team of the Big Ten Conference.

High school career

Stevens attended Haverford High School in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania his sophomore and junior years. At Haverford Stevens was named to All-State and All-District teams both years. As well as leading Haverford to two straight state championship runs. During his senior season he attended Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia where he played alongside future Penn State teammates, Tony Carr and Nazeer Bostick. During his senior year Stevens was once again named to All-State and -District teams as well as All-Philadelphia. Roman Catholic dominated all season ranking Number 1 in Pennsylvania and top 15 nationally by MaxPreps. Stevens scored 20 points on the way to winning the state championship game.

After the season Stevens was ranked 100th on the ESPN's Top 100 recruits of 2016. And third ranked overall in Pennsylvania.

Recruiting
Honors and Awards
  • 3x PIAA AAAA All-State (2014, 2015, 2016)
  • 2016 PIAA Class AAAA State Champions
  • 2016 Philadelphia Player of the Year by the Daily News
  • All-Philadelphia First Team (2016)
  • 3x PIAA District 12 First Team (2014, 2015, 2016)

College career

During Stevens freshman season at Penn State, he started all 33 games for the Nittany Lions and was named Freshman of the Week multiple times with teammate Tony Carr. He was named as a First Team All-Freshman by the Big Ten and averaged over 12 points per game his first season. [1][2][3][4]

College career statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Penn State 333327.8.429.344.7675.51.7.8.612.7
2017–18 Penn State 343433.0.452.298.6886.31.7.71.114.9
Career 676730.4.442.310.7295.91.7.7.913.8

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Penn State beats Nebraska, 76–67, in the Big Ten tournament: recap, final stats, photos". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  2. ↑ "Penn State beats Nebraska, 76–67, in the Big Ten tournament: recap, final stats, photos". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Michigan State thrashes Penn State to open Big Ten Tournament". MLive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
  4. ↑ "'Grown up' Michigan State destroys Penn State in Big Ten tournament". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
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