| Damien Lolar |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Arkansas City, Kan.
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 | Last College: Cowley County CC
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 | Height: 6-4
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 | Position: Guard/Forward
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 | Experience: TR
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GENERAL
Last season, his first at WTAMU, Lolar emerged as one of the Lone Star Conference's most explosive and dynamic scorers ... Can play almost any position on the floor ... A force on the glass, Lolar is one of the team's best rebounders ... Selected as a Preseason All-American candidate by Street & Smith's and should contend for similar honors after the conclusion of his senior campaign.
2005-06 (Junior)
Made an immediate impact on the Buff basketball program as a junior ... Led the team with a 16.9 points per game average and finished second on the squad with a 7.2 rebounds per game clip on a team-leading 208 boards ... Selected LSC South Player of the Week on Nov. 28 after leading the Buffs to a pair of wins over Ouachita Baptist and Lubbock Christian ... Posted an unbelievable week to help the Buffs capture the LSC Championship in March, pulling down a career-high 18 rebounds in the LSC Tournament semifinal win over Southeastern Oklahoma State and following up with a career-high 34 points in the championship game against Tarleton State ... Named MVP of LSC Tournament as well as garnering first team All-LSC South accolades ... Also honored as second team All-South Central region by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
COWLEY COLLEGE
Guided the Tigers to a 21-11 overall record and a 12-6 Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division record, finishing in a tie for third ... Named a first-team All-Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division performer as he led the Tigers in scoring with 16.2 ppg, 3.3 apg, 2.2 spg and second on the team with 5.9 rpg ... Also named a first-team All-Region VI selection.
ARKANSAS CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Arkansas City High School, where he helped the Bulldogs to a 19-11 mark his senior season, earning Kansas Class 5A All-State honors, as well as All-Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League ... Also a varsity letterwinner in football, playing in the Kansas Shrine Bowl All-Star game.
PERSONAL
Born January 11, 1984 ... Son of Brenda Matison ... Majoring in sports & exercise science.