Lamaria Cole

Position G

Height 5'6''

Class Freshman

Hometown Bryan, Texas

High School Rudder HS

bio

2013-14 (Sophomore):
Started five and appeared in 24 games as point guard for the Jayhawks… Averaged 10.4 minutes, 2.6 points, 1.2 assists and 1.1 rebounds per game… Made the first start of her career against Oral Roberts (11/10)… Scored a career-high 14 points on a career-best six field goals and grabbed a career-high four rebounds against Creighton (11/17), while playing a career-most 30 minutes… Dished out a career-best five assists and recorded a career-high six steals against SIU-Edwardsville (11/13).

2012-13 (Freshman):
Appeared in seven games and averaged 6.3 minutes per game off the bench for the Jayhawks… Averaged 2.4 points, 0.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game… Recorded season-highs in minutes (13), points (8), assists (3) and steals (2) against Grambling State (11/28)… Scored seven points in eight minutes, including the first three-pointer of her Kansas career, against Newman (12/9).

High School:
A four-year starter at Rudder High School who was named a 2012 McDonald’s All-America Game nominee … Ranked the 25th-best guard in the 2012 class according to HoopGurlz.com … District 16-4A Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior … Lady Rangers were named 16-4A District, bi-district and area champions in her senior season … Advanced to regional semifinals and compiled a 34-6 record in 2012 … Averaged 14.8 points, 5.4 assists and 4.1 steals per game in her final season and was named all-state by the Texas Girls Coaches Association and Texas Association of Basketball Coaches … As a junior in 2010-11, she averaged 14.5 points, 5.2 steals and 4.6 assists per game and was named to the All-Brazos Valley First Team for the second-straight season … Led her team to a 30-7 overall record in just the second year of Rudder[apos]s women’s basketball existence as a sophomore while earning district offensive MVP honors … Also lettered twice in track and was a 2010 regional qualifier in high jump, triple jump and long jump.

Personal:
Daughter of Lamar and Niki Cole … Has one sister, Britini, and two brothers, Lamar III and Micheal … Cousin, Karla Gilbert, plays basketball at Texas A&M and aunt, Nelda Gilbert, played basketball at North Texas … Undecided on major.