Lamar Hurd bio
OREGON STATE
CAREER: In OSU’s record books, ended his career fifth in games started (94), tied for eighth in assists (374) and 10th in assists per game (3.67) ... A three-time Pac-10 All-Academic honoree.
2005-06: A groin injury caused him to miss much of his senior season and played a major role in OSU’s struggles ... Missed all but one second of the last 15 games ... Was starting at point guard for his fourth year before the injury ... Averaged 5.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 24.9 minutes ... With Hurd, OSU shot 46.1% from the field and averaged 68.8 points per game; without him, OSU shot 41.5% and averaged 62.8 points ... Hurd’s offense had improved considerably, as he was shooting 46.3% from the field and 71.4% from the line (up from 36.5% and 38.9%, respectively, the year before) ... Played in 17 games, starting 11 ... Scored a career-high 14 points in back-to-back games against Prairie View A&M and Fresno State (only the third time in his career he had scored in double-figures in back-to-back games) ... Had a season-high seven assists at Stanford ... Helped OSU to a win over #24 Arizona with seven points, six assists and three rebounds ... Suffered injury vs. Arizona State on Jan. 14 ... Was given a ceremonial start for Senior Night vs. Oregon, but was removed from the game after one second ... Shared the team’s Ralph Miller Award (MVP) with Sasa Cuic ... Named to the Pac-10 All-Academic first team ... During summer 2005, was the team captain of an Athletes In Action team that traveled to East Asia.
2004-05: Averaged 2.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists as a junior in his third year as the starting point guard ... Started the first 61 games of his career before sitting out three non-conference contests with back spasms ... Started 27 of his 29 games (missed starts were due to the back injury and Senior Night) ... Ranked sixth in the Pac-10 assist/turnover ratio (1.81) ... In conference games only, ranked #1 in assist/turnover ratio (2.57) ... Scored in double-figures just once, posting a season-high 11 points at UNLV ... Had at least five assists eight times, including a season-high nine in a home win vs. Arizona State ... Had eight points, six rebounds and five assists in OSU’s victory over Washington (an eventual #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament) ... Led the team in assists 10 times ... Named to the Pac-10 All-Academic second team ... Named a 2005 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports-Scholar, given to students of color that excel in academics and athletics ... Earned team’s Ed Lewis Award for leadership.
2003-04: Started all 28 games as a sophomore and led the team in minutes played at 34.2 per game — only Ike Diogu of Arizona State and Desmon Farmer of USC averaged more minutes in the Pac-10 ... Was the conference’s leader for assist/turnover ratio at 2.3-to-1 ... Finished second in the Pac-10 for assists per game at 4.9 ... Upped his assist total from his freshman season from 105 to 138 and lowered his turnover total from 66 to 59 ... His 138 assists for the season ranks as the fourth-highest total by a Beaver sophomore ... Scored in double-figures in four games, including matching his career high with 13 points in a victory vs. Oregon ... Registered his first career double-double with 13 points and 10 assists (plus zero turnovers) in the win over the Ducks ... Also had 10 assists vs. Washington ... In a six-game early-season conference stretch (USC, UO, WSU, UW, UA, ASU) he had 40 assists and seven turnovers ... Had a streak of 89:08 without a turnover during a late-season Pac-10 Conference stretch ... Played 40 or more minutes in three games, including 45 in a double-overtime contest vs. Portland ... His 959 minutes played are the 10th-most by a Beaver sophomore ... Named to the Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention team ... Awarded the program’s Slats Gill Award for pride at the conclusion of the season.
2002-03: Among the top newcomers in the conference, earning Pac-10 All-Freshman honorable mention acclaim ... Started all 28 games and averaged 33.4 minutes, the most in the league by a freshman ... Averaged a team-high 3.8 assists, seventh in the Pac-10 ... Recorded 105 assists for the season, the third-highest mark in the history of the OSU program for a freshman ... His 934 minutes played ranks second in the history of the program by a Beaver freshman, behind only Gary Payton ... Shot .333 (17-for-51) from the field and averaged 4.9 points over the first 12 games, before improving to .465 (47-for-101) and 7.5 points over the final 16 contests ... Scored a career-high 13 points in games at Oregon and at USC ... Had seven seven-plus assist games, including a season-high eight vs. Seattle ... Shared or led the team in assists in 16 of 28 games ... Named the program’s Lew Beck Award recipient for the top newcomer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Heritage Christian High School in Cleveland, Texas, in 2002 ... Averaged 9.8 points, 9.7 assists and eight rebounds as a senior for a team that recorded a 30-7 record ... Was an all-state and all-district first team selection as a senior ... Ranked as the #2 point guard in the Houston area by one recruiting service ... The Texas Hoops publication ranked him among the top 20 players in the state, and HoopScoop tabbed him the 90th-best player in the nation ... Dealt 32 assists in one game as a senior ... Graduated from Heritage Christian with a 3.80 GPA and was the senior class vice president and valedictorian ... Tim Mayes (Richmond) and Cedrick Hensley (Houston) are former Heritage Christian teammates.
PERSONAL
Born in Houston ... Son of Marlene and Lascelles Hurd ... Has two brothers, Khari and Richard ... Richard plays at Baylor ... Hobbies include interacting with children ... Majoring in communications ... Chose OSU because "I have a great opportunity to make a major impact."
