Athlete 1969-73 Dwight Bo Lamar

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All-American three times at Louisiana, between 69-73.

For his career, he averaged 31.2 points a game.

His career point total of 3,493 points, is second alltime in NCAA basketball.

As a sophomore, he led the nation’s college division teams in scoring with a 36.0 average.

As a junior Bo led the country’s university division with a 36.3 average.

Bo Lamar led the University of Louisiana (USL) to a 74-13 record in his three final seasons.

Dwight went on to star in the ABA, and NBA.

Dwight "Bo" Lamar is truly on of Louisiana's alltime greats.

Dwight Bo Lamar Video 360

Dwight Bo Lamar Video Jump Shot

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Dwight "Bo" Lamar

YEAR	G played	FG made	FG att.	FG %	FT made	FT att.	FT %	Points	Ave. points
1969-70	26	253	608	.416	81	107	.757	587	22.58
1970-71	29	424	910	.466	196	261	.751	1044	36
1971-72	29	429	949	.452	196	268	.731	1054	36.35
1972-73	28	339	741	.457	130	166	.783	808	28.86
Grand Total	112	1445	3208		603	802		3493
Average per year	28	361.25	802	.45	150.75	200.5	.752	873.25	31.19
Average per game		12.9	28.64	.45	5.384	7.161	.752	31.19	31.19

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Dwight "Bo" Lamar in flight during the 1969-70 season.

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A Dwight "Bo" Lamar outside shot during the 1970-71 season.

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Bo with an -impossible to defend- outside hook shot.

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From the land Dwight thrived in, that came to be know as 3 point land.

[El Sidonio]

I just did some calculations from Bo's stats above, and if we only give him credit that 30% of his shots were from 3-point land, then he'd have at least 4000 career points.

Just a thought.

[manizzle]

was UL in division IA at that time? I was too young to ever have even heard of Bo Lamar, but did he make it to the NBA?

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Originally posted by manizzle
was UL in division IA at that time? I was too young to ever have even heard of Bo Lamar, but did he make it to the NBA?

Yes and yes, but the D1 designation didn't start till the 1973-74 season. Prior to that UL was in a classification called Univrsity Division.

When D1 came along, Dwight was already in the ABA.

Louisiana made the move to what was then known as "major college" during Dwight "Bo" Lamar's career at UL. After the UL move in 1971-1972 Louisiana was the nation's ninth-ranked major college team.

At a special NCAA convention on August 1, 1973, (after Bo) all major college schools were reclassified as Division 1

Bo averaged 29.2 points in six NCAA major/D1 Tournament games in 1972 and 1973 (3-3 record). He was the high scorer in all six games.

Dwight played in the Pro's mostly in the ABA and did play for the NBA Lakers, but for some reason never really took off.

Prior to moving the NBA Julius Irving was a contemporary of Dwight’s in the ABA. Here is a nice comparison to show he was productive as a pro. In the 1974 ABA playoffs Dwight Bo Lamar averaged 34.5 points per game. Julius Irving averaged 33 points.

[twolinepass55]

I played for LSUNO {University of New Orleans} in 1971 and we played Bo in the NCAA regionals and got beat, I believe, 114-107. I do know we held Bo to around 40 plus points. He was way ahead of his time. It was magic to watch. We had our All American in Butch Webster, but Bo was better. Don't worry, I'm not a trader. My nephew, Kyle Plouhar will be number 74 on ULL's football team. My teammate Teddy Harrell and I [Mike McFaddin] actually bought Bo a drink in a nightclub after the game. Teddy and I were pretty much bench warmers and saw alot of great players that year. 1971 we were ranked number 1 in the state the day we drove to Lafayette to see the great Bo Lammar.