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2011-12 Men's Basketball

44 Desmond King

  • Height:
    6-7
  • Weight:
    0
  • Position:
    Forward
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Alexandria, La.
  • High School:
    Paris J.C.

Summary

Biography

2011-12: Lone Star Conference Honorable Mention selection ... Lone Star Conference Preseason Player of the Year ... Lone Star Conference All-Academic Team selection ... Named first team Capital One Academic All-American after being named first team Capital One Academic All-District VI ... Played in all 27 games with 25 starts for A&M-Commerce, averaging 29.5 minutes, 14.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game ... Ranked fourth in the Lone Star Conference in points per game, ninth in rebounds per game, sixth in field goal percentage (52.3) and fourth in offensive rebounds per game (2.7) ... Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week (Dec. 20, 2011) ... Posted three double-doubles on the year, the first coming in a 23-point, 11-rebound performance at Drury (Nov. 19) ... Notched 30 points and 12 boards in the victory over Henderson State (Dec. 19, 2011), hitting 12 of 13 field goals (.923) en route to being named the St. Edward's Invitational Most Valuable Player ... Finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds against Texas A&M-Kingsville (Feb. 6, 2012) ... Recorded double-figures in 23 games on the year, including a career-best 34 points against Abilene Christian (Jan. 11, 2012) ... Hit 57.6 percent of his free throws, including a 12-of-15 performance against the Wildcats and 8-of-8 at Tarleton State (Jan. 21, 2012) ... Dished out a season-high four assists against Incarnate Word (Feb. 1, 2012) ... Posted a career-best with seven steals in the victory over Harding (Dec. 18, 2011) ... Tied his personal-best with a pair of blocks against Henderson State (Dec. 19, 2011) and Cameron (Jan. 28, 2012) ... Posted a career-best 42 minutes against Abilene Christian (Jan. 11, 2012) ... A&M-Commerce's Terry Allen Award co-winner for 2012.

2010-11: Lone Star Conference North Division Newcomer of the Year ... First team All-LSC North Division selection ... Made a major impact in his first year in a Lion jersey, starting all 26 games he played in ... Averaged 28.6 minutes, 16.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, leading the team in the last two categories ... Led A&M-Commerce in points (418), field goals made (159), rebounds (181), offensive rebounds (70) and defensive rebounds (111) while ranking second in minutes (743) and blocked shots (16) ... Shot 56.8 percent from the field and 61.9 percent from the free throw line ... Tallied both LSC North Division Offensive (Feb. 15) and Defensive (Jan. 24) Player of the Week honors ... Recorded double-digit point totals in 23 games, surpassing 20 points in seven ... Scored a career-best 28 points at Midwestern State (Dec. 20, 2010) while grabbing seven rebounds ... Finished with 27 points and nine rebounds at Angelo State (Dec. 2, 2010) ... Posted his first career double-double at Abilene Christian (Dec. 4, 2010), finishing with 25 points and 10 rebounds ... Notched his second double-double at Tarleton State (Jan. 3, 2011) after recording 13 points and adding 10 rebounds ... Led the team in scoring in 14 games while checking in as the Lions' top rebounder in 13 contests ... Pulled down nine boards on five separate occasions ... Finished with six offensive rebounds at Cameron (Jan. 29, 2011) ... Finished with 25 assists on the year, including a season-high six against Central Oklahoma (Feb. 14, 2011) ... Recorded 16 blocks and 16 steals on the year as well.

Prior to A&M-Commerce: Spent the last two seasons at nearby Paris Junior College ... Earned all-conference recognition as a sophomore, scoring a team-best 15.7 points also averaged 5.5 rebounds a contest ... Led Paris to back-to-back regional championship games, including a 25-6 mark as a freshman and 27-6 as a sophomore ... Picked up all-region honors both as a freshman and sophomore ... Was a four-year starter at Peabody Magnet High School, where he was a two-time team captain and all-city selection ... Led Peabody Magnet to a state title as a junior, where he was named the MVP of the state tournament. 

Personal: Born November 13, 1988 ... Son of Marie Lottts.

King's A&M-Commerce Career Statistics

Year GP  GS Min.Avg.FG-FGAPct.3FG-FGAPct.FT-FTAPct.Reb.Avg.Ast.Blk.Stl.Pts.Avg.
2010-11262674328.6159-280.5681-2.50099-160.6191817.025161641816.1
2011-12272579629.5144-275.5241-3.333110-191.5761605.923143439914.8
TOTALS53511,53929.0303-555.5462-5.400209-351.5953416.448305081715.4


King's A&M-Commerce Career Highs

Points: 34, vs. Abilene Christian (Jan. 11, 2012)
Rebounds: 12, vs. Henderson State (Dec. 19, 2011)
Assists: 6, vs. Central Oklahoma (Feb. 14, 2011)
Blocks: 2, five times (last vs. Cameron, Jan. 28, 2012)
Steals: 7, vs. Harding (Dec. 18, 2011)

King's Career Double-Doubles
Dec. 4, 2010 at Abilene Christian (25 points, 10 rebounds)
Jan. 3, 2011 at Tarleton State (13 points, 10 rebounds)
Nov. 19, 2011 at Drury (23 points, 11 rebounds)
Dec. 19, 2011 vs. Henderson State (30 points, 12 rebounds)
Feb. 6, 2012 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (17 points, 11 rebounds)

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