Lawrence "Trey" Townsend (born August 30, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Arizona Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the Oakland Golden Grizzlies of the Horizon League.
| Arizona Wildcats | |
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| Position | Power forward / small forward |
| League | Big 12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 30, 2002 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Oxford (Oxford, Michigan) |
| College | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editTownsend attended Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan.[1] He finished his high school career with 1,010 career points, finishing second all-time in school history, before committing to play college basketball at Oakland University.[2]
College career
editAs a freshman, Townsend averaged eight points and six rebounds per game.[3] In his senior season, Townsend was named the Horizon League Player of the Year.[4][5] On March 12, 2024, in the Horizon League championship game against Milwaukee, he scored a career-high 38 points, leading Oakland to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011.[6][7] In the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Kentucky, Townsend recorded a double-double, tallying 17 points and 12 rebounds, helping lead Oakland to an 80–76 upset victory.[8] He followed that up with 30 points and 12 rebounds in Oakland's 73–79 overtime defeat in the second round against NC State.[9] Townsend was awarded the Lou Henson Award as the top mid-major player in the country after averaging 17.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.[10] On April 3, 2024, he entered the transfer portal.[11]
On April 24, 2024, Townsend announced his decision to transfer to the University of Arizona to play for the Arizona Wildcats.[12][13]
Personal life
editBoth of Townsend's parents, Skip and Nicole, played basketball at Oakland.[14]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Oakland | 30 | 30 | 30.2 | .524 | .333 | .592 | 6.1 | .8 | 1.4 | .8 | 8.4 |
| 2021–22 | Oakland | 31 | 31 | 36.4 | .531 | .167 | .757 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 13.3 |
| 2022–23 | Oakland | 32 | 32 | 36.3 | .518 | .385 | .737 | 7.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 16.5 |
| 2023–24 | Oakland | 36 | 36 | 36.4 | .455 | .375 | .779 | 8.1 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .3 | 17.3 |
| Career | 129 | 129 | 34.9 | .500 | .314 | .739 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .8 | 14.1 | |
References
edit- ^ Paul, Tony. "State hoops: Oxford tragedy hits close to home for Oakland's Trey Townsend". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Oxford's Townsend starts collegiate career as a Grizzly". oxfordleader.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "An Oakland fan before he could walk, Trey Townsend hopes to lead Golden Grizzlies on a run". Yahoo Finance. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Trey Townsend always wanted to play for Oakland; now, he's the Horizon player of the year". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Oakland's Trey Townsend: Horizon League Player of the Year; Jack Gohlke Sixth Man". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ Heilig, Brock. "'It was his moment': Greg Kampe relives Trey Townsend's takeover of Championship Game". The Oakland Post. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ "Townsend's 38-11 carries Oakland to Horizon title". ESPN.com. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ^ Bechtold, Austin (2024-03-22). "Jack Gohlke, Trey Townsend, Oakland React to Upsetting Kentucky". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Gohlke's six triples, Townsend's 30 points not enough as Oakland's NCAA Tournament ends in overtime heartbreak". www.audacy.com. 2024-03-24. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Mowery, Matthew (2024-04-05). "Oxford native, Oakland star Trey Townsend wins Lou Henson National Player of the Year award". The Oakland Press. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
- ^ "Trey Townsend to enter transfer portal, but gives Oakland fans sliver of hope". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Oakland's Townsend, Horizon POY, picks Arizona". ESPN.com. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Pascoe, Bruce (2024-04-24). "Oakland (Mich.) transfer forward Trey Townsend commits to Arizona Wildcats". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ Pearce, Michael. "The Townsend family: the golden genes". The Oakland Post. Retrieved 2024-03-13.