Trey Townsend
{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Trey Townsend
| image =
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| team = Arizona Wildcats
| number =
| position = Power forward / small forward
| league = Big 12 Conference
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 228
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|8|30}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = American
| high_school = Oxford (Oxford, Michigan)
| college =
| highlights =
- Lou Henson Award (2024)
- Horizon League Player of the Year (2024)
- First-team All-Horizon League (2024)
- Second-team All-Horizon League (2023)
}}
Lawrence "Trey" Townsend (born August 30, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Arizona Wildcats of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the Oakland Golden Grizzlies of the Horizon League.
High school career
Townsend attended Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan.{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Tony |title=State hoops: Oxford tragedy hits close to home for Oakland's Trey Townsend |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2021/12/13/oxford-tragedy-hits-close-home-oaklands-trey-townsend/6495041001/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}} He finished his high school career with 1,010 career points, finishing second all-time in school history, before committing to play college basketball at Oakland University.{{Cite web |title=Oxford’s Townsend starts collegiate career as a Grizzly |url=https://oxfordleader.com/oxfords-townsend-starts-collegiate-career-as-a-grizzly/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=oxfordleader.com}}
College career
As a freshman, Townsend averaged eight points and six rebounds per game.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-01 |title=An Oakland fan before he could walk, Trey Townsend hopes to lead Golden Grizzlies on a run |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oakland-fan-could-walk-trey-181700521.html |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}} In his senior season, Townsend was named the Horizon League Player of the Year.{{Cite web |title=Trey Townsend always wanted to play for Oakland; now, he's the Horizon player of the year |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/2024/03/04/oakland-trey-townsend-named-horizon-league-player-of-the-year/72844134007/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Oakland's Trey Townsend: Horizon League Player of the Year; Jack Gohlke Sixth Man |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/2024/03/04/oakland-basketball-trey-townsend-horizon-league-player-of-the-year-greg-kampe/72841207007/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}} On March 12, 2024, in the Horizon League championship game against Milwaukee, he scored a career-high 38 points, leading Oakland to their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011.{{Cite web |last=Heilig |first=Brock |title=‘It was his moment’: Greg Kampe relives Trey Townsend’s takeover of Championship Game |url=https://oaklandpostonline.com/48879/sports/it-was-his-moment-greg-kampe-relives-trey-townsends-takeover-of-championship-game/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=The Oakland Post}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-13 |title=Townsend's 38-11 carries Oakland to Horizon title |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/39719329/oakland-wins-horizon-league-title-game-earns-ncaa-tournament-bid |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} In the first round of the NCAA Tournament against Kentucky, Townsend recorded a double-double, tallying 17 points and 12 rebounds, helping lead Oakland to an 80–76 upset victory.{{Cite web |last=Bechtold |first=Austin |date=2024-03-22 |title=Jack Gohlke, Trey Townsend, Oakland React to Upsetting Kentucky |url=https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2024/03/22/watch-jack-gohlke-trey-townsend-oakland-react-to-upsetting-kentucky/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Pittsburgh Sports Now |language=en-US}} He followed that up with 30 points and 12 rebounds in Oakland's 73–79 overtime defeat in the second round against NC State.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-24 |title=Gohlke's six triples, Townsend's 30 points not enough as Oakland's NCAA Tournament ends in overtime heartbreak |url=https://www.audacy.com/971theticket/sports/oaklands-ncaa-tournament-ends-in-overtime-heartbreak |access-date=2024-03-24 |website=www.audacy.com |language=en}} Townsend was awarded the Lou Henson Award as the top mid-major player in the country after averaging 17.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.{{Cite web |last=Mowery |first=Matthew |date=2024-04-05 |title=Oxford native, Oakland star Trey Townsend wins Lou Henson National Player of the Year award |url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2024/04/04/oxford-native-oakland-star-trey-townsend-wins-lou-henson-national-player-of-the-year-award/ |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=The Oakland Press |language=en-US}} On April 3, 2024, he entered the transfer portal.{{Cite web |title=Trey Townsend to enter transfer portal, but gives Oakland fans sliver of hope |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/more-colleges/2024/04/03/trey-townsend-to-enter-transfer-portal-but-gives-oakland-fans-sliver-of-hope/73191434007/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}
On April 24, 2024, Townsend announced his decision to transfer to the University of Arizona to play for the Arizona Wildcats.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=Oakland's Townsend, Horizon POY, picks Arizona |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/40016056/oakland-trey-townsend-horizon-league-poy-picks-arizona |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Pascoe |first=Bruce |date=2024-04-24 |title=Oakland (Mich.) transfer forward Trey Townsend commits to Arizona Wildcats |url=https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/basketball/pascoe/oakland-mich-transfer-forward-trey-townsend-commits-to-arizona-wildcats/article_c7d9fba8-0258-11ef-bfe0-173a519657a9.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Arizona Daily Star |language=en}}
Personal life
Both of Townsend's parents, Skip and Nicole, played basketball at Oakland.{{Cite web |last=Pearce |first=Michael |title=The Townsend family: the golden genes |url=https://oaklandpostonline.com/34179/sports/the-townsend-family-the-golden-genes/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=The Oakland Post}}
Career statistics
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=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| Oakland
| 30 || 30 || 30.2 || .524 || .333 || .592 || 6.1 || .8 || 1.4 || .8 || 8.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| Oakland
| 31 || 31 || 36.4 || .531 || .167 || .757 || 5.6 || 1.8 || 1.4 || 1.0 || 13.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;"| Oakland
| 32 || 32 || 36.3 || .518 || .385 || .737 || 7.6 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 16.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
| style="text-align:left;"| Oakland
| 36 || 36 || 36.4 || .455 || .375 || .779 || 8.1 || 3.1 || 1.3 || .3 || 17.3
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 129 || 129 || 34.9 || .500 || .314 || .739 || 6.9 || 1.9 || 1.3 || .8 || 14.1
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://goldengrizzlies.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/trey-townsend/9974 Oakland Golden Grizzlies bio]
{{Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Year navbox}}
{{Lou Henson Award}}
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