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Lamont Long
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Allsport
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Position: Shooting Guard
College: New Mexico
Conference: Mountain West
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
Age: 22
Birthdate: 12/01/77
High School: Corona del Sol, Tempe, Ariz.
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Long was versatile enough to play both guard spots at New Mexico. A slasher and a penetrator, Long can score off the dribble with either hand. He's also a decent 3-point shooter (37 percent as a senior). Long averaged an impressive 5.2 rebounds. He has the ability to cash in on his penchant for driving and crashing the glass by making free throws; he shot 80 percent from the line this season. At 18.7 points per game, Long led the Mountain West Conference in scoring. He was a first-team All-MWC pick and finished as New Mexico's third all-time scorer, with 1,840 points.
| Career Statistics |
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| Season |
G |
FGs |
PCT |
3-pts |
PCT |
FTs |
PCT |
RPG |
APG |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
AVE |
‘96-97
‘97-98
‘98-99
‘99-00
Totals
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29
32
31
32
124
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98-184
164-356
182-416
203-471
642-1427
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.533
.461
.438
.436
.450
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9-25
35-110
46-121
57-154
147-410
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.360
.318
.380
.372
.356
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63-86
89-116
112-138
135-167
399-507
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.733
.767
.812
.808
.787
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4.7
6.1
6.5
5.2
5.6
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1.7
2.7
3.0
2.3
5.6
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1
0
1
1
3
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25
49
49
61
184
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268
452
522
598
1840
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9.2
14.1
16.8
18.7
14.8
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Senior Season
Started 107 of the last 109 games he played
UNM's third all-time leading scorer
Scored 30 or more points 33 times in his career (UNM was 29-4 in those games)
First team All-Mountain West Conference
Led the MWC in scoring (18.7, the first Lobo to lead the conference in scoring since Hunter Greene in '86-87) and he ranked 47th in the nation
Averaged 20.7 ppg in UNM wins (18) and only 15.8 in the losses (14)
Couldn't start on January 2 due a strained chest muscle -- his first non-start since he was a freshman
Junior Season
Second-Team All-WAC Pacific Division
Led the Lobos in minutes
Missed three games due to a myriad of injuries, though nothing was serious
At one point during the season, he played 425 consecutive minutes
Hit an 8-foot leaner against Missouri to give the Lobos a 61-59 win in the NCAA Tournament's first round
Sophomore Season
Started at the "3," replacing the graduated Charles Smith, the school's all-time leading scorer
Made the All-WAC Tournament team
Led UNM in minutes
Played all 40 minutes in 17 games
Freshman Season
All-WAC Newcomer in the Mountain Division
Made the All-WAC Tournament team
Notables
Started in 6 NCAA Tournament games and played all but a total of five minutes
Lead his HS team to the 5A state championship, defeating Phoenix Shadow Mountain, a team led by Mike Bibby
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