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Westminster College of the Arts

Lamar Johnson -- 13

  • Class: Junior
  • Position: Guard
  • Height: 6-3
  • Weight: 190
  • Hometown/High School/Previous School: Scranton, Pa./Scranton

High School
Scranton High’s career leader in points (1,572), assists (347) and three-point field goals (201) despite missing 15 games as a senior due to an injury…twice the Lackawanna League Player of the Year...led his squads to an 86-20 combined record…twice won Lackawanna League Championships… averaged 23.4 points per game as a sophomore and 20.1 points as a junior…as a junior his squad was 24-3 and earned a berth in the AAAA District 2 Title Game.

At Rider:
Journalism major...Started 14 games last season, including the final 13, after making 11 starts as a freshman…scored a career-high 20 points, making six three-pointers, at home against Loyola last year…made four of six shots from the field, including three three-pointers, in 2007 MAAC playoff game against Niagara…led Rider to a MAAC victory at Saint Peter’s with 19 points, making five three-pointers…led Rider to win over Canisius with 18 points, making five three-pointers…made four three-pointers on his way to 16 points off the bench in win at Binghamton, including 13 points in the final six minutes…compiled five steals in a playoff win over Iona and had four assists against Marist…grabbed five rebounds against Villanova…scored five points in an 11-2 run that gave Rider a 13-7 lead in the MAAC playoff win over Iona last season…as a freshman was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team…in just his second collegiate game scored seven points in an 11-3 run that gave the Broncs a 25-22 lead over Drexel, and finished with a game-high 19 points, along with four rebounds and a pair of steals…made a three-point field goal with 2.6 seconds left to send  the 2005-06 game at Saint Peter’s into overtime…was third on the 2006 team in three-point field goals made, fifth in scoring and field goal percentage…scored 16 points in 2005-06 win over Delaware…made his first four collegiate foul shots…started 11 games as a rookie.

>Career Statistics
>2007-08 GBG

>2006-07 GBG

>2005-06 GBG