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2008-09 Big Sky Freshman of the Year, 1st Team All-Conference  Age: 22 Year: Junior Position: Point Guard High School: Oakland High Hometown: Oakland, CA 2011-12 Damian Lillard will compete as a junior after receiving a medical redshirt from prior season. 2010-11 Received a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA to restore his eligibility for his junior season after suffering a broken foot on Dec. 16 at Tulsa in the nineth game of the season. Stats: 19.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.6 spg, .438 FG%, .857 FT%, .345 3P%, season-high 31 points vs Drake, season-high 7 rebounds vs Seattle, career-high 6 3-pointers at Utah State. 2009-10 Lillard's soph season he was an all-conference first team selection again and also won the Big Sky MVP award while leading his team to back-to-back titles. Lillard was also named to the AP All-America Team. Lillard led the conference in scoring while averaging 19.9 ppg (31st in the nation) and 20.7 ppg in league play. His .853 free-throw percentage was 50th best in the nation. Damian also led the Big Sky in 3-pointers per game with 2.7, and was fourth in assists with 3.8. He had more than 10 points in 29 of WSU's 31 games, hitting for at least 20 in 17 games. Lillard is one of just four sophomores in Big Sky history to win the MVP award 2008-09 Damian Lillard (6'2", 185) played his true freshman year at Weber State. He is the first player in the history of the Big Sky Conference (46 years) to be named to the All-Conference First Team. As a frosh, Lillard played 29.4 minutes per game and averaged 11.5 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.1 spg, .841 FT%, .434 FG% & .374 3P%. In Big Sky regular season games he averaged 15 ppg. High School While playing at Oakland High where he averaged over 28 ppg, Lillard was considered to be one of the top five point guards on the West Coast. He was being recruited by San Diego State, Utah, Washington State, Bradley, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego, Santa Clara, SMU, Saint Mary's, Wichita State, Boise State, Montana, Montana State Oral Roberts, & Weber State. Offers: Boise State, Fresno State, Montana, Montana State, Oral Roberts, Saint Mary's, San Diego, San Diego State, Santa Clara, SMU and Weber State. Rated as an 85 by ESPN Recuiting. AAU: Oakland Rebels. | |||||||||||
