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Louisville has landed St. Joe’s grad transfer Lamarr Kimble. Huge pickup for Chris Mack and the Cardinals. Averaged 15.6 points and 2.8 assists per game this season.

Lamarr Kimble Bio:

Career: Only player in school history to serve as team captain for three years.

2018-19: Second leading scorer with 15.6 points per game... Ranked second on the team in assists with 2.8 per game... Tallied double figures in 20 or 23 games this year... Missed 10 games with (right) hand injury and returned to action by scoring 14 points at UMass… Handed out six assists in A-10 win over Duquesne… Scored 18 points on 6-for-10 shooting in win over La Salle… Had 16 points on 5-for-9 shooting, with 4-of-6 threes, at St. Bonaventure… Hit the game-winning three-pointer with 0.4 seconds left against Loyola Chicago at the Palestra… Had back-to-back 22-point games at Princeton and Villanova… Scored a career-high 31 points vs. #13 West Virginia and then matched it in the win over UIC… Named the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week (Dec. 10).

2017-18: Missed all but one game after re-injuring the fifth metatarsal in his left foot in the season opener at Toledo... Underwent surgery and was sidelined the rest of the year... Scored 10 points in his only action at Toledo... Team captain for the second consecutive season.

2016-17: Team's leading scorer (15.5 ppg) before suffering a fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his left foot vs. UMass on Feb. 11... Injury caused him to miss the final seven games... Hawks’ tri-captain, becoming the third sophomore in SJU history to earn the distinction in his second year... Scored in double-figures 20 times in 24 games... Averaged a team-high 4.5 assists per game... Averaged a team-high 15.3 points per game in A-10 contests... Had 25 points and career-high 10 assists for first career double-double at Dayton... Poured in game-high 24 points in career-high 50 minutes vs. Fordham, while hitting a pair of free throws at :05 of overtime to send the game into the second extra period... Scored team-high 18 points vs. Davidson... Hit the winning shot with 15.8 seconds to go vs. La Salle for the second game-winner of his career... Had 14 points, five rebounds, and five assists at St. Bonaventure... Hit for a game-high 23 points vs. Penn... Recorded 17 points vs. Richmond... Poured in 18 points against George Mason... Had 12 points, career-high nine rebounds, and six assists at Fordham... Poured in 22 points vs. Lafayette... Had 17 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds at Princeton... Notched 16 points at Drexel and a team-high 15 points at #2 Villanova.... Recorded with nine assists vs. Temple... Pulled down seven rebounds vs. Ole Miss... Scored career-high 26 points while hitting a personal best 5-of-8 threes vs. Loyola-Chicago... Hit for 19 points and added eight assists against Columbia.

2015-16: Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection... Came off the bench for the A-10 Champions playing 18.1 minutes per game in all 36 contests... Averaged 6.0 points and 2.5 assists per game... Scored in double figures 11 times... Recorded 11 points in NCAA Second Round vs. Oregon... Posted season-high nine assists in Atlantic 10 title win over VCU... Scored 11 points in A-10 Quarterfinals vs. George Washington... Registered 11 points at St. Bonaventure... Scored 10 points at UMass... Netted 13 points and added five assists vs. #15/13 Dayton... Tallied 13 points at Fordham... Posted 11 points vs. St. Bonaventure... Had 10 points at La Salle... Tallied 10 points vs. Fordham... Scored 11 points at Temple, including the game-winning three-pointer in overtime.
 
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Kimble will visit Louisville at the end of the month, graduate at St. Joe’s on May 18 and be ready to go for summer workouts.
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St. Joe’s graduate transfer Lamarr “Fresh” Kimble, a guard, has committed to Louisville.
 
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Sounds like a solid guard that will provide leadership and a scoring punch for the team. He was named a team captain as a sophomore which is impressive.

He is listed as 6ft tall 182 pounds, so a smaller option to go along with the Cards taller guards next season. He only shot around 30% from 3 though.
 
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And, obviously, this pick up confirms at least one player isn't returning. I wonder if the VJ announcement ties into this?
 
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University of Louisville basketball coach Chis Mack and his staff picked up some good news on Thursday morning.

Lamarr 'Fresh' Kimble, who was a three-year captain at St. Joseph’s, announced that he would attend U of L as a graduate transfer. It’s the second straight years that Mack has taken a point guard as a grad transfer, following Christen Cunningham from last season.

Kimble, a Philadelphia native, averaged 15.6 points and 2.8 assists per game for St. Joe's and was the only player in school history to serve as team captain for three years. He missed all but one game in the 2017-18 season with a foot injury and has two years of eligibility remaining.

Mack and assistant coach Luke Murray had been in contact with Kimble in recent weeks.

Here’s a Q&A that Jody Demling had with Kimble:

CA: So, this was a fast process. How did the Louisville interest get started?

Kimble: “Once I enter the transfer portal, coach Mack reached out and coach Murray reached out and even coach Dino called. Those guys have been in contact with me and with. My family and show the utmost respect and love and appreciation for my game. I really appreciated the way they handled the whole thing.”

CA: You had a visit scheduled for later in the month. What made you decide to go ahead and commit?

Kimble: “The way the coaches were handling it. The stability that they showing me by being in contact with me and with my parents. They were telling me they wanted me and that it would not be easy and I’d have to work for everything. When you hear that from a program like Louisville and a coach like Chris Mack, I didn’t want to wait. I wanted him to know that I was two-feet in for what we are trying to do next year and that’s win championships, the ACC and the national championship.”

CA: Do you think it surprised coach Mack working out this fast?

Kimble: “I don’t know, he just told me he loved it. But he said to let him call his coaches and fill them in and then he called me back and was excited. And then we got to business about what he wanted me to improve on for next year.”

CA: Will you still make that visit?

Kimble: “Yes, I will be there in late April. I can’t wait to get there and see the campus.”

CA: Now you did have a previous connection with Louisville correct?

Kimble: “Yes, I played for Team Final (in AAU) and was coached by Pervis Ellison. I knew that connection with Louisville from him and I knew what he did down there. We actually visited campus when I was younger, but I know a lot has changed.”

CA: Is Louisville a team you have watched play a lot?

Kimble: “They’re a team I watch on my television every night that I can watch them. I saw them play a lot. I was watching when they had Duke down by 22 and when they won at Virginia Tech and stuff like that. I love that style of play. During this process, I’ve watched a few more of their games and have seen things that (Christen) Cunningham did out there on the floor. I’m excited about it.”

CA: This seems like a perfect spot for you? They are looking for a point guard and it’s a style you should fit well into? Do you agree?

Kimble: “Absolutely, that’s the way I felt and the reason I jumped up on it. There’s no time for me to wait, I just wanted to try and help build on what we are trying to do. They need a point guard and the way they has recruited me and showed me they wanted me made it that much easier for me from a personal standpoint.”

CA: What do you bring on the court?

Kimble: "I'm a winner and that's first and foremost. It's a great situation for me because we can win championships next season, not just ACC but a national championship. That’s one of the biggest reasons for me to come here. On the court, I move the ball, I’m unselfish and try to get people around me better. I try to look at myself as a balanced player.”

CA: I have to ask about the nickname ‘Fresh’?

Kimble: “It’s a childhood nickname. It was given to me by older people in the neighborhood and it just stuck with me. Now, it’s what I go by. Not too many people, other than professors, call me Lamarr.”

CA: Last thing, what is your major and what are your plans?

Kimble: Communications and I will be getting my masters in the sports administration program. I want to get into that lane and I’ve heard it’s a great program.”

 
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shadow force said:
And, obviously, this pick up confirms at least one player isn't returning. I wonder if the VJ announcement ties into this?
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I don’t know. They way his interview reads it sounds like the coaching staff want him to play some PG. That might not bode well for a certain player with the initials DP. We already have a couple of shooting guards coming in.
 
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I don't know, we need 2-3 point guards, and the other guards on the roster seem to be 2s with Johnson spending some time at the point. There should be plenty of playing time for DP.
 
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shadow force said:
Sounds like a solid guard that will provide leadership and a scoring punch for the team. He was named a team captain as a sophomore which is impressive.

He is listed as 6ft tall 182 pounds, so a smaller option to go along with the Cards taller guards next season. He only shot around 30% from 3 though.
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He also had significant injuries every year.
 
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