Damian Lillard plays in the point guard position and is known for his ability to make deep shots. Lillard first made it to the scene when he was picked by the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2012 NBA draft in the sixth position.
Lillard has since then made it to the NBA All-Star seven times starting in 2014, and also made it to the seven All-NBA team selections, making him the only player in the Trail Blazers franchise history to do so. In October 2021, Lillard was honored as one of the league’s greatest players of all time by being named in the NBA 75th Anniversary team.
But before taking the professional basketball world by storm, Lillard had made a name for himself playing for Weber State University. Let us look at those stats today.
Damian Lillard averaged 18.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in college
As a freshman for Weber State, Lillard had an average of 11.5 points per game and was awarded the Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year. In his sophomore year, Lillard pushed his average to 19.9 per game and led his team to the conference championship.
Named the Big Sky Player of the Year, Lillard led his team with an average of 19.7 points per game before suffering a foot injury. This forced him into taking a medical red shirt and sidelined him for the rest of the year.
As a redshirt junior, Lillard averaged a whopping 24.5 points only second to Oakland University’s Reggie Hamilton. On December 3, 2011, Lillard achieved a spectacular career high of 41 points against San Jose State that propelled his team to a 91-89 double overtime win.
Weber State All-American and two-time #BigSkyMBB MVP Damian Lillard has been named the Weber State Men’s Basketball Player of the Decade!
Congrats @Dame_Lillard!#PurpleReign #WeAreWeber pic.twitter.com/ZCA012jIz6
— Weber State MBB 🏀 (@WeberStateMBB) April 24, 2020
The Trailblazer was also a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award. regarded as the top point guard prospect in the country, Lillard decided to skip his senior season and enter the 2012 NBA draft.
Overall, Lillard averaged 18.6 points with 4.3 rebounds per contest and 3.5 assists per game. Thus, Lillard’s exception-scoring skills combined with his leaping ability, agility, and quickness is what distinguishes him from the rest of the players. Lillard is also considered superior to his peers in drawing shooting fouls and handling the ball which makes him one of the most dreaded point guards in the current generation of players.
Meanwhile, Lillard was recently in the news when he divulged asking the Blazers to trade him to the Heat but refused to spill any more beans when pressed on the same topic.
