Lawrence R. Carrier

• Player
• Seasons: 2004-05, 2005-06
• Number: 23
• Position: F
• Height: 6' 8“
• Weight: 225
• Hometown: San Bernardino, CA
• High School: ?
• Prep School: Salisbury School
• Transfer From: none
• Transfer To: none
• Birthday: November 3, 1983¹⁾

• Played two seasons with the Minutemen before knee injuries ended his career.
• Played through the Steve Lappas to Travis Ford coaching change. Put up similar numbers in each season.
• Wing forward, comfortable taking the outside shots.
• Chose UMass over Colorado.²⁾
• Stayed at UMass to finish out his degree in Afro-American Studies.³⁾

• Was planning on playing again, but knee surgery in the pre-season forced him to give it up.⁴⁾⁵⁾

• Played in 26 of of the season's 28 games, coming off the bench each game.
• Scored eight points, all in the first half, in UMass win over Xavier (3/4) in regular-season finale. Made two 3-pointers.
• Grabbed season-high tying seven rebounds at Richmond, 3/1/06, scoring five points all on career-best five made free throws.
• Broke out of scoring slump with 13 points vs. Charlotte, 2/22/06 hitting 5-of-9 from the floor including three 3-pointers.
• Tied career-high with 17 points vs. Temple, 1/21/06 in nationally-televised game on ESPN, hitting career-best 5-of-7 from 3-point range.
• Contributed nine points on 4-of-5 shooting in 17 minutes at Saint Louis when UMass was mired in foul trouble.
• In season-high 18 minutes at Duquesne (1/7) scored six points and added five rebounds.
• Played 17 solid minutes against #11 Boston College (1/3) scoring two points and five rebounds.
• In 16 minutes, pounded boards for seven against No. 3 Connecticut (12/8).
• Scored season-high 11 points vs. Savannah State (11/28) as one of six players with 10 or more points. Shot 5-of-8 from floor.
• Came off bench vs. UAB (11/25) and in just nine minutes scored seven points and had five rebounds. Made all three free throws after going just 6-for-24 last season.
• Scored first points of year at Davidson (11/22).

Pre-season report from Head Coach Travis Ford: “Lawrence came in a little bit out of shape but that was because of some off season injuries, knee surgery that he had. He is somebody who we are going to probably need to play a post position at the four spot just because of our lack of depth but he can create problems as well as he can step out and shoot the basketball. He's got to continue to work on his conditioning. Lawrence has a great ability to score the basketball and he can put up a lot of points quickly. He can score a lot of different ways and we are going to need that from him.”

Carrier snares a rebound in the UConn game. Photo courtesy UMass Athletics

• Played in 27 of of the season's 28 games, coming off the bench each game
• Averaged 4.4 points and 3.0 rebounds
• Over last three games of season averaged 11.3 points and 7.7 rebounds
• Career game in A-10 First Round vs. LaSalle (3/9), keeping UMass in the game with career-bests 17 points (13 in first half to surpass former career high of 11 in just 12 minutes) nine rebounds, six field goals and four three-pointers
• Had solid game with six points and six rebounds vs. Duquesne (3/5)
• Best game to date came at Dayton (3/1), tying then career-high for points with 11, grabbed eight rebounds in career-high 26 minutes. Played a vital role all game as Rashaun Freeman was mired in foul trouble as UMass had just eight scholarship players healthy
• Returned to action at Temple (2/26), played just two minutes and had one rebound
• Sat out the Rhode Island (2/23) game with a left hamstring strain
• Set then-career high with 11 points hitting 3-4 three-pointers in win over Florida State (2/15) playing 17 minutes off the bench
• Tallied six points on 3-of-4 shooting vs. St. Bonaventure (2/5)
• After not scoring in two games, had four points vs. Richmond (1/29)
• Q&A with Lawrence (1/12)
• Posted a career-high four steals in triple-OT win against Xavier (1/8)
• Played 24 minutes vs. Boston Univ. (12/28), scored six points, made first career free throw after missing first five of year
• Scored nine points and played key minutes in the win over UConn (12/9). Made 4-of-5 shots including a three-pointer. Had two steals
• Played 19 minutes vs. Gonzaga (12/4), hitting one three-point field goal
• Netted 10 points for second game in a row, also had seven rebounds vs. Northeastern (12/1). All seven boards came in the first half
• Scored 10 points including his first career points in win over Yale (11/28). Made 4-of-7 shots including a pair of 3-pointers. Also had six rebounds
• Made college debut, playing two minutes vs. Birmingham-Southern (11/23)

• May have attended UMass as a student, but was not academically eligible to play.⁶⁾⁷⁾

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Scored in double figures: 8 times, last vs. Charlotte, 2/22/06
Had 5 or more rebounds: 10 times, last at Richmond, 3/1/06

• 3-star recruit as rated by 24/7 Sports⁸⁾⁹⁾
• Stock fell a bit as he dealt with various injuries and academics that might not qualify as a freshman.¹⁰⁾
• Played for coach Chris Hinchey at the Salisbury School in Salisbury, Conn.
• Averaged 20.3 points and 9.3 rebounds during his senior season in 2002-2003, while recording a team-high 74 steals
• Finished his career as Salisbury's all-time scoring leader with 1,355 points
• Played AAU basketball for coach Albert Perry's Inland I squad in California

• Stayed in the Pioneer Valley after college, became an educator¹¹⁾
• Played in a WMass rec league with former Minuteman Sedale Jones¹²⁾

• Roster page on UMassAthletics.com