Lorrenzo Wade

{{short description|American professional basketball player (born 1985)}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Lorrenzo Wade

| image =

| position =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 6

| weight_lbs = 226

| league =

| team =

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|23}}

| birth_place = Gardena, California, U.S.

| high_school = Cheyenne
(North Las Vegas, Nevada)
Hargrave Military Academy
(Chatham, Virginia)

| college =

Louisville (2004–2005)
San Diego State (2006–2009)

| draft_year = 2009

| career_start = 2009

| career_end = 2018

| career_position = Shooting guard / small forward

| years1 = 2009

| team1 = Kavala B.C.

| years2 = 2010

| team2 = Rayos de Hermosillo

| years3 = 2010

| team3 = San Mig Coffee Mixers

| years4 = 2010

| team4 = Soles de Mexicali

| years5 = 2011

| team5 = Hapoel Lev HaSharon

| years6 = 2011

| team6 = Rayos de Hermosillo

| years7 = 2011–2012

| team7 = Abejas de Guanajuato

| years8 = 2012

| team8 = Lanús

| years9 = 2013

| team9 = Juventud Sionista

| years10 = 2013

| team10 = Toros de Aragua

| years11 = 2013–2015

| team11 = Lanús

| years12 = 2015–2016

| team12 = Atenienses de Manatí

| years13 = 2016

| team13 = Delaware 87ers

| years14 = 2017

| team14 = Toros de Nuevo Laredo

| years15 = 2017

| team15 = Club Malvín

| years16 = 2017

| team16 = Ferro Carril Oeste

| years17 = 2017

| team17 = Brujos de Guayama

| years18 = 2018

| team18 = Capitanes de Ciudad de México

| highlights =

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Lorrenzo Wade (born November 23, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals and San Diego State Aztecs basketball teams.

High school career

Lorrenzo Wade went to high school at Cheyenne High School, North Las Vegas, Nevada. There he averaged 14 points and 4 rebounds in 2001–02 and had a 30–5 record and was a state runner-up. In 2003, he was in the first-team all-state, all-region and all-division selection. Wade was named co-MVP of the 2003 state tournament where he averaged 21.5 points in six postseason games helping Cheyenne to its first-ever state title. He scored 20 points and had 22 rebounds in the state title game after recording 22 points and 14 rebounds in the semifinals. In 2002–03 they had compiled a record of 31–1. Wade played his prep season of high school basketball at Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia and averaged 14.3 points. He led his team to a 25–1 record and won the prep national championship.{{cite web | url = http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wade_lorrenzo00.html | title = 31 Lorrenzo Wade | publisher = CBSSports.com College Network | access-date = 2008-12-30 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081224174219/http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wade_lorrenzo00.html | archive-date = 2008-12-24 | url-status = dead }}

Collegiate career

=2004–05=

Wade was part of a Louisville team that went to the Final Four, as Wade appeared in 31 games, averaging 3.9 points per game in 10 mins per outing. Wade's best game of the season came against Tennessee State when Wade scored a then-career-high 14 points on January 2, 2005, on 5-of-8 shooting.

=2005–06=

Wade made the decision transfer to San Diego State following his freshman year, and as per NCAA regulations, was forced to sit out for the entire season.{{cite news| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_/ai_n21202456 | work=Deseret News | title=Utes face impressive, athletic foe in Aztecs | date=2008-01-16}}

=2006–07=

Wade started 24 of 33 games in his first season with the Aztecs, and his 10.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game garnered him an Honorable mention to the all-Mountain West Conference team. In a loss to Syracuse in the second round of the NIT, Wade scored 16 points and notched eight rebounds in an 80–64 loss.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nit.org/sports/m-nit/recaps/031907aad.html |title=Unknown: dead link |date=19 March 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605082813/http://www.nit.org/sports/m-nit/recaps/031907aad.html |archivedate=June 5, 2008 }}

=2007–08=

Wade enjoyed his best season to date, averaging 14.8 points (lead team) and 3.6 (lead team) assists per game, as he was named to the first-team all-Mountain West Conference team. Wade's best game of the season included a career-high 28 points against BYU on February 23, 2008.

=College Statistics=

class="wikitable collapsible" width="65%" style="background:transparent;" ! College Statistics
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{{NBA player statistics start}}
align="left" \| 2004–05 \| align="left" \| Louisville Cardinals \| 35	0	9.9	.429	.316	.857	1.7	0.2	0.5	0.1	3.9
align="left" \| 2006–07 \| align="left" \| San Diego State Aztecs \| 33	24	31.4	.472	.260	.707	5.3	2.6	1.9	1.2	10.5
align="left" \| 2007–08 \| align="left" \| San Diego State Aztecs \| 33	31	32.1	.450	.319	.671	4.5	3.6	1.0	0.6	14.8
align="left" \| 2008–09 \| align="left" \| San Diego State Aztecs \| 26	18	31.2	.456	.328	.755	4.6	2.7	1.2	0.5	14.1
align="left" \| Career \| align="left" \| \| 127	73	25.6	.455	.305	.715	4.0	2.2	1.1	0.6	10.5 {{s-end}}

Professional career

On March 19, 2010, Wade signed with Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants of the Philippines.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/world/asia/80421/lorenzo-wade-signs-in-philippines.html|title=Lorenzo Wade signs in Philippines|work=Sportando.com|date=March 19, 2010|accessdate=November 20, 2016}}

On October 29, 2016, Wade was acquired by the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League.{{cite web|url=http://delaware.dleague.nba.com/news/3320/|title=SEVENS INVITE 13 PLAYERS TO TRAINING CAMP|work=NBA.com|publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.|date=October 29, 2016|accessdate=November 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103234214/http://delaware.dleague.nba.com/news/3320/|archive-date=2016-11-03|url-status=dead}} On December 31, he was waived by Delaware.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/transactions/ |title=NBA D-League Transactions |work=NBA.com |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. |accessdate=January 3, 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104033416/http://dleague.nba.com/transactions/ |archivedate=January 4, 2017 }} In 15 games, he averaged 11.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 28.1 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/players/w/wadelo01d.html|title=Lorrenzo Wade D-League Stats|work=Basketball-Reference.com|accessdate=January 3, 2017}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20081224174219/http://goaztecs.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/wade_lorrenzo00.html Profile at San Diego Aztecs Official Page]
[http://basketball.latinbasket.com/player/Lorrenzo_Wade/116395 Eurobasket.com profile]

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