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  Brendon Lavender
Brendon Lavender

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Mesa, Ariz.

High School:
Mountain View

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 212

Position:
G

Experience:
3L

01/26/2012

Arizona Tops Washington State, 85-61

Kyle Fogg lead the Wildcats with 20 points.

01/16/2012

Cats Open Rocky Mountain Road Trip at Utah

Game 19: Arizona (12-6, 3-2) at Utah (4-13, 1-4)

01/14/2012

Cats Fall to Oregon, 59-57

Second-half rally comes up short

01/13/2012

Cats, Ducks Tip Saturday on CBS-TV

Game 18: Arizona (12-5, 3-1) vs. Oregon (12-5, 3-2)

01/12/2012

Arizona Postgame Quotes, 1/12/2012

Arizona 81, Oregon State 73 (OT)

02/02/2012

Arizona vs. Cal - AP Photo Gallery

Arizona vs. Cal - AP Photo Gallery

01/26/2012

Arizona Basketball vs. Washington State 1st Half

Arizona Basketball vs. Washington State 1st Half

01/12/2012

Arizona Basketball vs. Oregon State

Arizona Basketball vs. Oregon State

01/12/2012

Arizona vs. Oregon State

Arizona vs. Oregon State

12/22/2011

Arizona vs. Bryant (AP - 12/22/11)

Arizona vs. Bryant (AP - 12/22/11)

General: A valuable reserve ... An unselfish player with a nice all-around game ... Excellent range on his jump shot ... Working on improving his ball handling ... Confidence is key in his approach to the game ... Needs to play with more confidence ... Coach Miller called Lavender the team's best outside shooter.

Junior (2010-11): Seventy-seven of 113 FG attempts (68 percent) this year came from behind the arc ... Averaging 2.5 points and 1.0 assists per game in the NCAA Tournament ... Garnered an assist and steal vs. Connecticut in NCAA West Regional Final on 3/26 ... Collected a bucket, board, assist and steal on 3/24 vs. Duke ... Made a huge contribution in just seven minutes vs. Texas on 3/20 with eight points, a rebound and an assist ... Had an assist on 3/18 vs. Memphis in NCAA Tournament ... Played five minutes vs. Washington on 3/12 ... Had four points in seven minutes vs. USC on 3/11 ... Passed out two assists in Pac-10 Tournament vs. Oregon State on 3/10 ... Hit a trey and added an assist on 3/5 vs. Oregon ... Collected a steal and assist on 3/3 vs. Oregon State ... Posted a board and an assist on 2/26 at UCLA ... Logged five minutes at USC on 2/24 ... Hit two FTs on 2/19 vs. Washington ... Managed an assist in seven minutes vs. Washington State on 2/17 ... Grabbed two boards and passed out an assist on 2/13 at Arizona State ... Tallied seven points, including a career-high four FTs, and three assists in triple OT win at California on 2/5 ... Six points at Stanford on 2/3 equaled his Pac-10 scoring high this year ... Totaled two points and a rebound on 1/29 vs. USC ... Collected a pair of assists and a steal vs. UCLA on 1/27 ... Recorded six points and a career-high two assists on 1/22 at Washington State ... Tallied five points, two boards and an assist on 1/20 at Washington ... Collected six points and two boards on 1/15 vs. Arizona State ... Hit a career-best 3-of-4 FTs en route to six points vs. Stanford on 1/9 ... Passed out an assist on 1/6 vs. California ... Had three boards and two assists on 1/2 at Oregon State ... Collected a rebound, assist and block on 12/30 at Oregon ... Hit three treys and equaled a career high with three assists on 12/22 vs. Robert Morris ... Knocked down a trey at N.C. State on 12/19 ... Hit treys on back-to-back possessions to give UA the lead, then capped game with a steal and score on 12/16 vs. Northern Arizona ... Played a season-high 20 minutes on 12/11 vs. BYU ... Connected on just 1-of-6 FGs vs. Cal State Fullerton on 12/8 ... Collected five points and a steal on 12/5 vs. Oklahoma ... Registered four points and a board on 12/1 at Rice ... Equaled a career high with four rebounds vs. Kansas on 11/27 ... Totaled six points and an assist on 11/26 vs. Santa Clara ... Collected seven points , an assist and steal on 11/23 vs. Bethune-Cookman ... Collected seven points and two boards on 11/21 vs. Northern Colorado ... Registered eight points and a career-high three assists on 11/18 vs. New Mexico State ... Played just 11 minutes vs. Idaho State on 11/14, but connected on 4-of-5 shots from three-point range and equaled a career high with two assists on 11/14 vs. Idaho State.

Sophomore (2009-10): Connected on 21-of-66 (.318) from the field in his 24 appearances since notching a career-high 16 points on Nov. 24 ... Hit a trey and added an assist on 3/11 vs. UCLA in Pac-10 Tournament ... Sank a trey on 3/6 vs. USC ... Equaled a career high with two assists on 3/4 vs. UCLA ... Grabbed a career-high four boards on 2/27 at Stanford ... Hit 5-of-6 FGs en route to 14 points on 2/25 at California ... Equaled a career best with 2-of-2 FTs on 2/21 vs. Arizona State ... Had an assist in seven minutes vs. Oregon State on 2/13 ... Registered two treys and a steal on 2/11 vs. Oregon ... Collected an assist in eight minutes at Washington State on 2/6 ... Hit all four FGs - three treys - to finish with 11 points on 2/4 at Washington, his first double-figure effort since Nov. 24 (15 appearances) ... Garnered four minutes vs. California on 1/31 ... Hit two treys and grabbed a board vs. Stanford on 1/28 ... Grabbed two rebounds at Arizona State on 1/23 ... Managed two FG attempts and a rebound on 1/16 at Oregon ... Hit a trey and equaled a career best with two assists on 1/14 at Oregon State ... Collected two rebounds vs. Washington on 1/10 ... Registered three points, a board and an assist on 1/8 vs. Washington State ... Hit his first FG (a trey) in eight games on 1/2 at UCLA ... Missed FG attempt in three minutes at USC on 12/31 ... Collected his first career block on 12/28 vs. BYU ... Hit two FTs and collected an assist on 12/23 vs. North Carolina State ... Played 18 minutes vs. Lipscomb on 12/21 ... DNP in two games (Dec. 9-12) due to a right deep thigh bruise ... Missed only two FG attempts on 12/6 at Oklahoma ... Collected five points and a pair of assists on 12/2 vs. UNLV ... Grabbed a career-high four rebounds to go with two assists on 11/25 vs. Vanderbilt ... His shooting touch appeared on 11/24 vs. Colorado, as he knocked down 6-of-9 FGs (3-of-6 3pt.) en route to a career-high 16 points in 36 minutes vs. Colorado ... Collected a rebound and a steal in 19 minutes vs. Wisconsin on 11/23 ... His two assists and a steal vs. Rice on 11/19 equaled career bests ... Set new career highs for points (8), minutes played (28), FGs (3-7) and 3FGs (2-5) on 11/15 vs. Northern Arizona ... Changed his number to 24 from 14 last season.

Freshman (2008-09): Ninety-two of his 132 minutes played came in his last 21 appearances ... Hit 1-of-2 FTs and added an assist on 3/27 vs. Louisville ... Grabbed a board in two minutes vs. Cleveland State on 3/22 ... Collected a steal and an assist in eight minutes vs. Utah on 3/20 in NCAA Tournament debut ... Played two minutes vs. Arizona State on 3/12 ... Garnered two minutes vs. Stanford on 3/7 ... Tallied a steal in four minutes vs. California on 3/5 ... Posted four points, a steal and no turnovers in 12 minutes at Washington on 2/28 ... Collected a steal and a trey attempt at Washington State on 2/26 ... Played two minutes vs. UCLA on 2/14 ... Missed lone FG attempt vs. USC on 2/12, but collected an assist in five minutes of action ... Saw two minutes of action on 2/5 at Oregon State ... Made a brief appearance vs. Washington on 1/29 ... Collected one point, a rebound and a steal vs. Houston on 1/24 ... Made a brief appearance at USC on 1/17 ... Registered an assist and a steal at UCLA on 1/15 ... Grabbed a rebound in two minutes vs. Oregon State on 1/10 ... Hit 1-of-2 FTs to go with an assist and a steal on 1/8 vs. Oregon ... Tallied a deuce in nine minutes at Stanford on 1/4 ... Played one minute at California on 1/2 ... Garnered one minute vs. Weber State on 12/29 ... Played three minutes at UNLV on 12/20 ... Garnered 15 minutes vs. Loyola Marymount on 12/2 and responded with five points and two assists ... One minute vs. Northern Arizona on 11/30 ... Garnered two minutes vs. Santa Clara on 11/25 ... Posted four points, two boards and two steals on 11/24 vs. Mississippi Valley State ... Tallied his first statistic (a foul) vs. UAB on 11/18 ... Played three minutes vs. Florida Atlantic on 11/17.

High School: Ranked as the No. 25 shooting guard in the nation by espn.com ... ... Signed with Arizona during the November Early Signing Period ... Prepped at Mountain View High School for coach Gary Ernst ... Won two class 5A state titles during his high school career ... Led team to a 21-10 record as a senior where he averaged 22.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game ... Eighty of his 128 FGs as a senior were from behind the arc ... Averaged 11.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists per game as a junior, while shooting 47 percent from three-point range ... A first team all-state selection by the Arizona Republic ... Lavender was named first team 2007 Best in the West by the Long Beach Press-Telegram ... Averaged 11.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists per game as a junior, while shooting 47 percent from three-point range ... Scored 17 points in the Arizona Basketball Coaches Association Class 4A-5A All-Star game ... Carried a 3.4 GPA in high school.

Brendon lavender's Career Highs

Points	   16, vs. Colorado, 11/24/2009
Rebounds    4, four times, last, vs. Kansas, 11/27/2010
FG	    6, vs. Colorado, 11/24/2009
FGA	    9, vs. Colorado, 11/24/2009
3PT	    4, twice, last, vs. Idaho State, 11/14/2010
3ATT	    6, vs. Colorado, 11/24/2009
FT	    4, at California, 2/5/2011
FTA	    4, twice, last, at California, 2/5/2011
AST	    3, three times, last, at California, 2/5/2011
STL	    2, twice, last, at Washington State, 1/22/2011
BLK	    1, four times, last, at Oregon, 12/30/2010
MIN	    37, vs. UNLV, 12/2/2009

Brendon Lavender's Career Statistics

Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2008-09 28-0 132/4.7 6-15 .400 1-7 .143 5-8 .625 1-4 5 0.2 12-0 7 6 0 9 18/0.6 2009-10 29-8 466/16.1 30-87 .345 23-66 .348 11-14 .786 6-25 31 1.1 31-0 21 19 1 6 94/3.2 2010-11 38-1 406/10.7 43-113 .381 29-77 .377 20-27 .741 3-31 34 0.9 36-0 38 20 3 12 135/3.6 TOTAL 95-9 1004/10.6 79-215 .367 53-150 .353 36-49 .735 10-60 70 0.7 79-0 66 45 4 27 247/2.6


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