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Trey Townsend

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Trey Townsend
Arizona Wildcats
PositionPower forward / small forward
LeagueBig 12 Conference
Personal information
Born (2002-08-30) August 30, 2002 (age 22)
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High schoolOxford (Oxford, Michigan)
College
Career highlights and awards

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.

High school career

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Townsend 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

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As 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

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Both of Townsend's parents, Skip and Nicole, played basketball at Oakland.[14]

Career statistics

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Legend
  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

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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

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  1. ^ Paul, Tony. "State hoops: Oxford tragedy hits close to home for Oakland's Trey Townsend". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  2. ^ "Oxford's Townsend starts collegiate career as a Grizzly". oxfordleader.com. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Trey Townsend always wanted to play for Oakland; now, he's the Horizon player of the year". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  5. ^ "Oakland's Trey Townsend: Horizon League Player of the Year; Jack Gohlke Sixth Man". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  6. ^ Heilig, Brock. "'It was his moment': Greg Kampe relives Trey Townsend's takeover of Championship Game". The Oakland Post. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  7. ^ "Townsend's 38-11 carries Oakland to Horizon title". ESPN.com. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  8. ^ Bechtold, Austin (2024-03-22). "Jack Gohlke, Trey Townsend, Oakland React to Upsetting Kentucky". Pittsburgh Sports Now. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Trey Townsend to enter transfer portal, but gives Oakland fans sliver of hope". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  12. ^ "Oakland's Townsend, Horizon POY, picks Arizona". ESPN.com. 2024-04-24. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  13. ^ Pascoe, Bruce (2024-04-24). "Oakland (Mich.) transfer forward Trey Townsend commits to Arizona Wildcats". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  14. ^ Pearce, Michael. "The Townsend family: the golden genes". The Oakland Post. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
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