2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Washington, Lamar

Jersey Number 1
Lamar Washington
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Guard
- Hometown:
- Portland, Oregon
- Prev School:
- Arizona Compass
Bio
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2023-24):
FRESHMAN SEASON (2022-23): Played in all 32 games during his first season at Tech with three starts… Averaged 3.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.9 steals for the season… Had a career-high 13 points and five steals in a win over No. 13 Kansas State at home on Feb. 11… Was 4-for-7 from the field with two 3-pointers in the 13-point performance where he also had two steals… Scored in double figures in two games during the season after also having 12 points against Nicholls in non-conference play where he was 12-for-17 from the free-throw line… Made his first career start against Oklahoma on January 7 and finished with six points and six rebounds… Washington had eight points in the regular-season finale against Oklahoma State and finished the Big 12 schedule averaging 3.1 points per conference game… Recorded a career-high seven rebounds in wins over Nicholls and Louisville… He had three games with five assists (Nicholls, at Baylor, and OSU) and finished third on the team in total assists (57) and total steals (29)… Finished the season shooting 34-for-80 (42.5 percent) with seven 3-pointers.
PRIOR TO TECH: Averaged 13.3 points, 4.5 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game as a senior at Arizona Compass Prep… A Portland, Oregon native and ESPN 4-star recruit, Washington had a junior season where he averaged 31.2 points, 10.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game at Jefferson High School. A 6-foot-4 hybrid guard… He played his senior season at Arizona Compass Prep School before enrolling at Texas Tech…. Washington was named the 2021 Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year along with Oregon Max Prep Player of the Year after a junior season where in the first game of the year he went for 52 points with nine 3-pointers to go along with 11 rebounds and seven assists… Scored 2,135 points in his high school career along with having 705 rebounds and 823 assists… Washington would also have a 48-point performance as a junior and scored 30 or more points in nine games… He was named the Portland Interscholastic League Player of the Year and to its first team playing for head coach Pat Strickland… Along with his high school career, Washington plays for Dream Vision which won the 2021 Adidas 3SSB 17U Championship. He was named the MVP of the tournament.
PERSONAL: Born on August 6, 2003... Major: University Studies... Son of Kimberly Swopes and Greg Washington... Has one brother, Anthony Ross, and one sister, Lashae Washington... His grandfather played basketball at Idaho State and is in the school's hall of fame... Majoring in Business...Signed with Texas Tech on December 23, 2021… Washington chose Texas Tech over offers from Texas, Auburn, Oregon State and Washington State.
- Played in 30 games as a reserve, averaged 2.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists
- Scored a season-high eight points in a home win over Omaha
- Had season-high five rebounds, three assists and four points against No. 1 Houston in the Big 12 Championship semifinals
- Provided a season-high four assists against Texas A&M-Commerce in the season-opener
- Had seven points and three assists against Villanova in the Battle 4 Atlantis
- For career, played in 62 games at Texas Tech and produced 171 points, 102 rebounds, 80 assists, 38 steals
FRESHMAN SEASON (2022-23): Played in all 32 games during his first season at Tech with three starts… Averaged 3.4 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.9 steals for the season… Had a career-high 13 points and five steals in a win over No. 13 Kansas State at home on Feb. 11… Was 4-for-7 from the field with two 3-pointers in the 13-point performance where he also had two steals… Scored in double figures in two games during the season after also having 12 points against Nicholls in non-conference play where he was 12-for-17 from the free-throw line… Made his first career start against Oklahoma on January 7 and finished with six points and six rebounds… Washington had eight points in the regular-season finale against Oklahoma State and finished the Big 12 schedule averaging 3.1 points per conference game… Recorded a career-high seven rebounds in wins over Nicholls and Louisville… He had three games with five assists (Nicholls, at Baylor, and OSU) and finished third on the team in total assists (57) and total steals (29)… Finished the season shooting 34-for-80 (42.5 percent) with seven 3-pointers.
PRIOR TO TECH: Averaged 13.3 points, 4.5 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game as a senior at Arizona Compass Prep… A Portland, Oregon native and ESPN 4-star recruit, Washington had a junior season where he averaged 31.2 points, 10.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game at Jefferson High School. A 6-foot-4 hybrid guard… He played his senior season at Arizona Compass Prep School before enrolling at Texas Tech…. Washington was named the 2021 Oregon Gatorade Player of the Year along with Oregon Max Prep Player of the Year after a junior season where in the first game of the year he went for 52 points with nine 3-pointers to go along with 11 rebounds and seven assists… Scored 2,135 points in his high school career along with having 705 rebounds and 823 assists… Washington would also have a 48-point performance as a junior and scored 30 or more points in nine games… He was named the Portland Interscholastic League Player of the Year and to its first team playing for head coach Pat Strickland… Along with his high school career, Washington plays for Dream Vision which won the 2021 Adidas 3SSB 17U Championship. He was named the MVP of the tournament.
PERSONAL: Born on August 6, 2003... Major: University Studies... Son of Kimberly Swopes and Greg Washington... Has one brother, Anthony Ross, and one sister, Lashae Washington... His grandfather played basketball at Idaho State and is in the school's hall of fame... Majoring in Business...Signed with Texas Tech on December 23, 2021… Washington chose Texas Tech over offers from Texas, Auburn, Oregon State and Washington State.
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