THE FLATS – Lamar Washington, a former four-star high school prospect and an All-West Coast Conference guard last season at Pacific, has signed a grant-in-aid to enroll at Georgia Tech and play for the Yellow Jackets’ men’s basketball team, head coach Damon Stoudamire announced. Washington has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining.
A proven scorer and distributor, the 6-4 guard spent two seasons at Texas Tech before moving last season (2042-25) to Pacific, where he broke a 51-year-old record for assists in a single season, dishing 191 and ranking among the top-25 in the nation in both assists and assists per game. Washington averaged 13.5 points and 5.8 assists per outing and led the WCC in steals with 1.7 per game. He turned in three double doubles, including two in points and assists and one in points and rebounds, and scored in double digits 23 times. He was named WCC Player of the Week after a heroic 40-point effort at Washington State which included a game-winning three at the buzzer in overtime as he played all 45 minutes and was a whopping 16-of-22 from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range.