2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 15
Lamont West
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Miller Grove HS (Ga.)
West Virginia (2017-18)
- Played in 36 games, starting 20 contests
- Averaged 22.0 minutes per game
- Averaged 9.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game
- Shot 41.1 percent from the field and 76.3 percent from the free throw line
- Hit 55 3-point field goals
- Had eight points against Villanova in the NCAA Tournament
- First career double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds against Marshall in the NCAA Tournament
- Had six points against Baylor in the Big 12 Championship
- Scored a team-high 15 points at Texas
- Had six points against Texas Tech
- Posted eight points against Iowa State
- Had 11 points at Kansas
- Finished with six points against TCU
- Had 10 points against Oklahoma State
- Scored 17 points on five 3-point field goals at Oklahoma
- Had eight points against Kansas State
- Scored five points with three rebounds against Kentucky
- Scored 11 points at TCU
- Had 12 points and seven rebounds in a career-high 39 minutes against Baylor
- Finished with 17 points against Oklahoma
- Scored 19 points at Kansas State
- Had 11 points at Oklahoma State
- Scored 15 points with nine rebounds against Fordham
- Had 13 points and eight boards in a career-best 36 minutes at Pitt
- Scored 22 points against Virginia
- Had 13 points against NJIT
- Finished with eight points and five rebounds against UCF
- Had nine points against Marist
- Scored 22 points, including five 3’s, to go with eight rebounds vs. Long Beach State
- Scored nine points and had five rebounds against Morgan State
- Had 12 points, including 10-of-13 from the free throw line, and seven boards vs. American
- Made his first career start vs. Texas A&M and finished with eight points and five rebounds
West Virginia (2016-17)
- Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Second Team
- Played in all 37 games
- Averaged 5.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game
- Averaged 11.9 minutes per game
- Shot 40 percent from the field
- Made 35 3-point field goals
- Shot 76.5 percent from the free throw line
- Scored 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting against Bucknell in the NCAA Tournament
- Had three points against Kansas State in Big 12 Championship
- Scored four points at TCU and at Baylor
- Registered a career-high 23 points on 6-of-8 shooting from 3-point range against Texas
- Scored three points against Texas Tech
- Had six points and a career-high nine rebounds against Kansas State
- Scored 21 points on 6-of-12 shooting from 3-point range against Oklahoma State
- Had three points against Kansas and Texas A&M
- Scored eight points at Kansas State
- Had three points at Texas
- Scored 10 points at Texas Tech
- Had nine points on 3-of-3 shooting from 3-point range at Oklahoma State
- Finished with 10 points in 12 minutes against UMKC
- Had seven points in nine minutes against VMI
- Scored eight points, including two 3-pointers, in nine minutes at Virginia
- Had six points on 6-of-8 shooting from the free throw line against Manhattan
- Scored seven points in nine minutes against Illinois in the NIT Season Tip-Off
- Had 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and three assists in 18 minutes against New Hampshire
- Scored 12 points in nine minutes against Mississippi Valley State
- Scored seven points and grabbed eight rebounds vs. Mount St. Mary’s in his first collegiate game
West Virginia (2015-16)
- Sat out in his first season from competition
In High School
- Averaged 17.8 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 2.6 blocks per game at Miller Grove High in Lithonia, Georgia
- Shot 59 percent from the field and 73 percent from the free throw line
- Led Miller Grove to a 27-4 record and a 14-0 mark in Region 6-AAAAA, falling shy of the Class AAAAA state championship
- Had double-doubles with 11 points and 12 rebounds against Druid Hills and 14 points and 10 rebounds against Southwest DeKalb
- Played for coach Sharman White
- Earned a spot on the 2015 DeKalb County Boys’ All-Star team
- Earned Class AAAAA Georgia All-State Honorable Mention honors
- Previously attended Withrow High in Cincinnati, the same school as current Mountaineer Devin Williams
Personal
- Son of Tonya (Kirk) West
- Mother was a four-year starter at Purdue from 1993-96 and helped the Boilermakers to the Final Four in 1994
- Birthday is June 2
- Majoring in sport management
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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