Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble

Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble drives to the hoop on Senior Day vs. Virginia Tech.

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Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble celebrates a play against Syracuse.

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Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble puts up a shot against Syracuse.

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Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble drives against Wake Forest.

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Fresh Kimble speaks with the media during media day

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Position:
Guard
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
Prev School:
St. Joseph's
High School:
Neumann-Goretti

Final Collegiate Season at Louisville

Graduate transfer who was a three-time captain and two-year starter at Saint Joseph’s University.
Honored on the 2020 All-ACC Academic team.
Scored a season-best 14 points against Wake Forest, hitting a season-high three three-pointers and matched his season-high with four rebounds. He also dished out four assists.
Had four or more assists in 10 games this season, and had three or more assists in nine of the last 17 games. He had eight points and three assists at Duke, adding three rebounds and a season-high three steals.
Made his first start for the Cardinals against Florida State and started 17 games (12-5 record for UofL in those).
Ranked 21st in the ACC in assists with 2.7 per game. He has 18 games in 2019-20 with one or no turnovers.
Dished out a season-high six assists against Pittsburgh and at Virginia. He handed out five or more assists in six games.
Scored 12 points at Kentucky with four assists and no turnovers.
Scored his 1,000 collegiate point against Pitt (combined UofL and St. Joseph’s). Dished out his 300th career assist against Eastern Kentucky, completing his career with a combined career total of 1,114 points (156 at Louisville, 958 at St. Joseph’s).
Scored a season-high 13 points while dishing out three assists and pulled down four rebounds against Indiana State.
Noted as one of the top 10 transfers in the nation by ESPN prior to the season.
Handed out five assists without a turnover in 16 minutes of action against Youngstown State.
Major is criminal justice; he has a bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in sociology from St. Joseph’s.

Prior to Joining the Cardinals

Graduate transfer who was a three-time captain and two-year starter at Saint Joseph’s University.
Totaled 958 career points, 265 assists, 111 three-point goals in his career with the Hawks while connecting on 73.5 percent of his career free throws (211-of-287).
Nicknamed “Fresh,” he is the only player in Saint Joseph’s history to serve as captain for three years.
Scored in double figures in 52 career games at SJU.
As a redshirt junior in 2018-19, Kimble, was the Hawks second-leading scorer with a 15.6 average, despite missing 10 games with a hand injury. An All-Big 5 second team selection, he scored in double figures in 20 of his 23 games for the season and was second on the team with 2.8 assists per game.
Scored a career-high 31 points twice as a junior against both West Virginia and Illinois Chicago, when he scored 24 of his 31 in the second half.
Handed out a career-best 10 assists with 25 points against Dayton in 2017 for his first career double-double, one of five occasions he has produced eight or more assists in his career.
Missed all but one game in the 2017-18 season with a foot injury suffered in the season opener.
Led St. Joe’s in scoring (15.5 ppg) and assists (4.5 apg, 7th in the Atlantic 10) as a sophomore in 2016-17.
Selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team in 2015-16 as Saint Joseph’s won the Atlantic 10 Championship and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 28-8 record.
Averaged 6.0 points and 2.5 assists per game as a freshman and handed out a season-high nine assists in the A-10 title game victory over VCU.
Before his time at St. Joe’s, Kimble averaged 14-5 points as a senior in 2014-15 in helping Neumann-Goretti High School in Philadelphia to a 28-2 record and its second straight PIAA Class AAA state championship, and fifth in the previous six years.
Earned first team All-Catholic League, Pennsylvania Sportswriters All-State Class AAA and All-USA Pennsylvania honors in high school.
Coached for six seasons of AAU basketball by former All-America center Pervis Ellison.