Gary Lumpkin
College: Xavier
Height: 6-2
Weight: 200 pounds
Position: Guard
Age: 22 (May 5, 1977)
Birthplace: New Castle, Del.

Career highlights

  • Finished collegiate career with 1,507 points, which ranks 11th on Xavier's all-time scoring list
  • Started 118 consecutive games, including 112 straight with teammate Lenny Brown
  • His 219 3-point field goals are second only to teammate Brown, the all-time school record holder
  • Ranked fourth at Xavier in assists with 470
  • At Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, averaged 9.3 points and 6.0 assists (tied for second at tournament) per game

    College highlights
    Senior

  • Led team in assists for the fourth consecutive season averaging 3.4 per game in final season
  • Had 19 points and seven assists vs. Temple in the Atlantic 10 Tournament
  • Scored in double figures 20 times, including three of the last four games in the NIT, where he helped lead Xavier to a third-place finish in the 32-team tournament
  • Scored a season-high 25 points at Cincinnati
  • Had seven assists at George Washington and vs. LaSalle
    Junior
  • Named Third Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference
  • Ranked third in the Atlantic 10 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.91-to-1.00
  • Had 11 games with one or zero turnovers despite the fast-paced Musketeer playing style
  • Led the team in minutes played (33.7) and assists (sixth in the A-10 at 4.5 per game)
  • Ranked fifth on the team in scoring at 12.3 ppg, scoring in double figures 22 times
  • Scored career-high 31 points in win over George Washington
  • Had 23 points, three assists and three steals in the win over Cincinnati
  • Ranked second on the team and ninth in the Atlantic 10 in free-throw percentage at 78.3 percent
    Sophomore
  • Named First Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference team
  • Ranked first on the team in assists at 4.3 per game (10th in the Atlantic 10), free-throw percentage at 82.3 percent (second in the A-10), 3-point field goals at 2.4 per game (eighth in the A-10) and 3-point field goal percentage at 40.2 percent (second in the A-10)
  • Ranked second on the team and 12th in the Atlantic 10 in scoring at 14.7 ppg
  • Recorded 24 double-figure scoring games
  • Was named A-10 Player-of-the-Week after averaging 22.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.5 steals a game in big wins over Rhode Island and UMass
  • Scored a career-high 28 points in win over LaSalle
  • Dished out eight assists vs. Virginia Tech at the Gardens and seven each in four other Xavier wins
    Freshman
  • Played in all 28 games, starting the last 23 games
  • Led the team in assists at 3.2 per game, which ranked 11th in the Atlantic 10 Conference
  • Ranked third on the team in scoring at 11.2 ppg
  • Scored a season-high 27 points in win over Dayton
  • Scored 22 points while hitting 10-10 from the free-throw line in win over Duquesne
  • Ranked second on the team in free-throw shooting at .765

    College statistics
    SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG
    1995-962899248.3996585.765758931311.2
    1996-9729139307.4537996.8238412542714.7
    1997-9830114296.38594120.7837613436812.3
    1998-9936123312.394100136.7358812239911.1
    TOTALS1234751163.408338437.773323470150712.3
    Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 50-for-124 (.403); 1996-97, 70-for-174 (.402); 1997-98, 46-for-156 (.295); 1998-99, 53-for-177 (.299). Totals: 219-for-631 (.347).











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