Lorenzo Edwards Junior
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Forward
Lake Forest, Ill.
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6' 8"
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Lake Forest
2018-19: Was the co-recipient of the Robert F. O'Neill Award for the team’s Most Improved Player, sharing it with Chris Clover…Starter in the final 13 games…Scored double figures five times…Posted his first-ever double-double with 18 points and 11 rebounds in win over Fordham, while shooting 7-for-12 from the field…Had 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting at UMass…Tallied a career-high 22 points, hitting 8-of-9 field goals and 6-of-6 free throws, at La Salle…Posted a career-high four blocks in just 12 minutes against George Mason... Scored 11 points in the season opener vs. Monmouth…Missed three games in January with a shoulder injury.
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of the Year…All-Area honoree…Received All-State Honorable Mention by both the Chicago Sun-Times and the Chicago Tribune…Father, Kevin Edwards, had an 11-year NBA career after playing for DePaul and and is now on the Blue Demon staff...sister Lucy played soccer for DePaul... Business major.
2017-18: Averaged 1.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.6 blocks per game in 18 contests…Scored two points in four minutes in win over Richmond…Scored three points in nine minutes at Davidson…Scored six points in 16 minutes at La Salle…Posted two blocks in two minutes at St. Bonaventure...Missed the George Mason and UMass games due to injury... Played career-high 22 minutes against #4 Villanova…Had three rebounds and one block in just five minutes in win over Bucknell...Recorded career-high 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the floor and career-high nine rebounds in 21 minutes in win over Sacramento State...Posted seven points and seven rebounds vs. Harvard... Pulled down five rebounds in eight minutes vs. Washington State... Nailed a threepointer on his first collegiate shot in win at UIC. 2016-17: Redshirted the season after having shoulder surgery in December. High School/Personal: All-State First Team selection by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association...Averaged 19.0 points, 11.1 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game as a senior at Lake Forest...Also shot 51 percent from the field as the team went 18-10…Named the Lake County Player
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