Lorrenzo Wade

Lorrenzo Wade
No. 24 Atenienses de Manatí
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League BSN
Personal information
Born November 23, 1985
Gardena, California
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school Cheyenne
(North Las Vegas, Nevada)
Hargrave Military Academy
(Chatham, Virginia)
College Louisville (2004–2005)
San Diego State (2005–2009)
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Pro career 2009–present
Career history
2009 Kavala B.C. (Greece)
2010 Rayos de Hermosillo (Mexico)
2010 San Mig Coffee Mixers (Philippines)
2010 Soles de Mexicali (Mexico)
2011 Hapoel Lev HaSharon (Israel)
2011 Rayos de Hermosillo (Mexico)
2011–2012 Abejas de Guanajuato (Mexico)
2012 Lanús (Argentina)
2013 Juventud Sionista (Argentina)
2013 Toros de Aragua (Venezuela)
2013–2015 Lanús (Argentina)
2015–present Atenienses de Manatí (Puerto Rico)

Lorrenzo Wade (born November 23, 1985) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Atenienses de Manatí of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He is former collegiate basketball player for the Louisville Cardinals and San Diego State Aztecs basketball teams.

High school career

Lorrenzo Wade went to high school at Cheyenne High School, North Las Vegas, Nevada. There he averaged 14 points and 4 rebounds in 2001-02 and had a 30-5 record and was a state runner-up. In 2003 he was in the first-team all-state, all-region and all-division selection. Wade was named co-MVP of the 2003 state tournament where he averaged 21.5 points in six postseason games helping Cheyenne to its first-ever state title. He scored 20 points and had 22 rebounds in the state title game after recording 22 points and 14 rebounds in the semifinals. In 2002-03 they had compiled a record of 31-1. Wade played his prep season of high school basketball at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia and averaged 14.3 points. He led his team to a 25-1 1 record and won the prep national championship.[1]

Collegiate career

2004-05

Wade was part of a Louisville team that went to the Final Four, as Wade appeared in 31 games, averaging 3.9 points per game in 10 mins per outing. Wade's best game of the season came against Tennessee State when Wade scored a then-career-high 14 points on Jan. 2, 2005, on 5-of-8 shooting.

2005-06

Wade made the decision transfer to San Diego State following his freshman year, and as per NCAA regulations, was forced to sit out for the entire season.[2]

2006-07

Wade started 24 of 33 games in his first season with the Aztecs, and his 10.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game garnered him an Honorable mention to the all-Mountain West Conference team. In a loss to Syracuse in the second round of the NIT, Wade scored 16 points and notched eight rebounds in an 80-64 loss.[3]

2007-08

Wade enjoyed his best season to date, averaging 14.8 points (lead team) and 3.6 (lead team) assists per game, as he was named to the first-team all-Mountain West Conference team. Wade's best game of the season included a career-high 28 points against BYU on February 23, 2008.

College Statistics

College Statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2004-05 Louisville Cardinals 31 31 9.9 .429 .316 .857 1.7 0.2 0.5 0.1 3.9
2006-07 San Diego State Aztecs 33 33 31.4 .472 .260 .707 5.3 2.6 1.9 1.2 10.5
2007-08 San Diego State Aztecs 33 33 32.1 .450 .319 .671 4.5 3.6 1.0 0.6 14.8
Career 108 107 31.2 .543 .200 .776 8.7 1.1 1.3 0.5 20.1

References

  1. "31 Lorrenzo Wade". CBSSports.com College Network.
  2. "Utes face impressive, athletic foe in Aztecs". Deseret News. 2008-01-16.
  3. "Unknown: dead link". 19 March 2007.

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