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Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Info on Lamar's Junior Forward Lamar Sanders and Center James Davis

Lamar Sanders

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played for coach Don Skelton, who is now a Lamar assistant coach, at Northwest Mississippi CC ... Averaged 18 points and 11 rebounds as a sophomore in 2004-05 ... Shot 69% from the field, 75% from the free throw line and 38% from three-point range ... Named NJCAA first-team All-American ... Helped Northwest Mississippi post a 30-4 overall record and a 12-0 mark in conference play ... Helped the Rangers win the Region XXIII championship, place seventh at the NJCAA National Tournament and finish the season ranked No. 4 in the final NJCAA poll ... As a freshman, averaged 13.6 ppg and 7.2 rpg, and was named Region XXIII freshman of the year ... Shot 65% from the field and scored in double-figures in 25 of 34 games ... Led the team with 66 blocked shots ... Helped team post a 30-4 record (11-1 in conference), win the Region XXIII championship, advance to the Sweet 16 of the NJCAA National Tournament and finish the year ranked No. 7 in the final NJCAA poll.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Paul Henry at Hickory Flat HS ... As a senior, averaged 29 ppg and 14.7 rpg, and scored a career-best 62 points in a game ... Named first-team all-state as a junior and senior.

James Davis

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played for coach Carlos Briggs at Schoolcraft CC (Livonia, Mich.) ... As a sophomore, averaged 21.2 ppg (18th in country) and 12.2 rpg (12th in country), and shot 67.9% from the field ... MCCAA player of the year ... Named MVP of the regional tournament ... Named NJCAA first-team All-America and first-team all-region.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Brett McNeal at Minneapolis North HS ... Averaged 19 ppg, 17 rpg, 4 bpg and 4 apg as a senior ... Helped North HS post a 29-2 record and win a state championship ... Named MVP of the state championship game ... Named first-team all-state and all-city.

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