Lawrence "Trey" Townsend (born August 30, 2002) is an American

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player who most recently completed his college career. He had played for the

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of the

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and previously played for the

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of the

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High school career

Townsend attended Oxford High School in

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. He finished his high school career with 1,010 career points, finishing second all-time in school history, before committing to play

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Oakland University Oakland University (OU or Oakland) is a public university, public research university in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson and husband ...

College career

As a freshman, Townsend averaged eight points and six rebounds per game. In his senior season, Townsend was named the Horizon League Player of the Year. On March 12, 2024, in the Horizon League championship game against

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, he scored a career-high 38 points, leading Oakland to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011. In the first round of the NCAA Tournament against

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, Townsend recorded a

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, tallying 17 points and 12 rebounds, helping lead Oakland to an 80–76 upset victory. He followed that up with 30 points and 12 rebounds in Oakland's 73–79 overtime defeat in the second round against

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. Townsend was awarded the

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as the top mid-major player in the country after averaging 17.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game. On April 3, 2024, he entered the

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. On April 24, 2024, Townsend announced his decision to transfer to the

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to play for the

Personal life

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

Career statistics

College

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Oakland Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major West Coast port, Oakland is ...

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References

External links

Oakland Golden Grizzlies bio
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