Sanjay Lumpkin

Sanjay Lumpkin Armon Gates high five NCAA second round Gonzaga

NCAA Basketball: Maryland at Northwestern

Photo by: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

NCAA Basketball: Northwestern at Virginia Tech

Height:
6-6
Weight:
220
Position:
G/F
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Wayzata, Minn.
High School:
Benilde-St. Margaret's

2016-17: Started all 36 games ... Team captain ... Northwestern's male recipient of the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award ... Competed career ranked second in school history with 137 games played and fourth with 126 starts ... Recorded 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in a season-opening win over Mississippi Valley State (11/11) ... Scored 10 points with 5 rebounds at Butler (11/16) ... Posted a solid all-around performance in a win over Wake Forest in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (11/28), recording 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals ... Notched a double-double in a win over DePaul (12/3), recording 11 points and 10 rebounds with 3 blocked shots ... Reached a pair of milestone in a win over Chicago State (12/14), starting his 100th career game and surpassing 500 career rebounds while finishing one point shy of a double-double, tallying 9 points and a season-high 11 boards ... Grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds while finishing one point shy of a career high with 14 in recording a double-double in a victory over Dayton (12/17) ... Posted a second straight double-double, recording 13 points and 13 rebounds in a win over IUPUI (12/20) ... Recorded a game-high 11 rebounds to go along with 8 points in a road victory at Ohio State (1/22) ... Matched a career high with 15 points, including hitting a career-best six free throws, in a win over Indiana (1/29) ... Scored 9 points with 7 rebounds and a pair of steals at No. 23 Purdue (2/1) ... Tallied 9 points, including hitting a clutch 3-pointer late, in an upset win at No. 7/5 Wisconsin (2/12) ... On Senior Day, went a perfect 5-for-5 from the field in scoring 13 points to go along with 7 rebounds in his final collegiate home game vs. No. 16 Purdue (3/5) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

2015-16: Started all 32 games ... Matched a career high with 12 rebounds in a season-opening victory over UMass Lowell (11/13) ... Posted a solid all-around game in a win over Fairfield (11/18), recording 5 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and a steal ... Scored 9 points in a victory over Missouri (11/24) ... Tallied 12 points—including hitting a clutch 3-pointer in overtime—to go along with 7 rebounds and 3 assists in a win at Virginia Tech (12/1) ... Pulled down a team-high 9 rebounds in a victory over SIUE (12/5) ... Enjoyed a solid game in an overtime win at DePaul (12/19), posting a season-high 14 points with 7 rebounds ... Grabbed a game-high 8 rebounds in a comeback victory over Loyola (Md.) (12/27) ... Posted a game-high 10 rebounds in a return to his home state, a victory at Minnesota (1/9) ... Scored 9 points with a team-high 5 rebounds in a victory over Wisconsin (1/12) ... Connected on both field goal and both free throw attempts in scoring 7 points with 5 rebounds in a victory over Nebraska (3/6) ... Pulled down 7 rebounds against Michigan in the Big Ten tournament (3/10) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2014-15: Saw action in all 32 games, starting 26 ... Named to NABC Honors Court ... Posted third double-double of his career at Brown (11/17), recording a career-high 15 points while tying another with 12 rebounds to go along with two steals ... Scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half in a win over North Florida (11/20) ... Recorded 12 points vs. Georgia Tech in ACC/Big Ten Challenge (12/3) ... Grabbed 11 rebounds while handing out a career-best 5 assists with 5 points and 2 steals in a victory over Mississippi Valley State (12/14) ... Posted 11 points and 8 rebounds vs. Central Michigan (12/17) ... Went 3-for-3 from the field and 3-for-3 from the free throw line in posting 9 points in a win over Northern Kentucky (12/27) ... Came off the bench to knock down all four field goal attempts, including three from 3-point range, in posting 12 points with 6 rebounds at No. 13/8 Maryland (1/25) ... Hauled in 6 rebounds with 3 steals in a win over Penn State (2/21) ... Contributed 7 points with 3 rebounds in a victory over Indiana (2/25) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2013-14: Appeared in all 33 games, making 32 starts ... First NU freshman to post 10+ rebounds in four or more games since Evan Eschmeyer had four in the 1995-96 season ... Led all Big Ten freshmen with an average of 1.1 steals per game ... Average of 4.9 rebounds per game ranked second among all Big Ten freshman, trailing only Indiana’s Noah Vonleh (9.0 rpg) ... Connected on all three 3-point attempts in his first collegiate start, a season-opening win over Eastern Illinois (11/9) ... Grabbed a team-high 7 rebounds at Stanford (11/14) ... Snared a season-high 11 rebounds vs. Illinois State (11/17) ... Notched first collegiate double-double in a win at UIC (11/20), recording 10 points and 10 rebounds with 4 assists ... Made each of his four first-half field goal attempts, finishing with 8 points and 5 rebounds in a win over IUPUI (11/22) ... Posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, including going 4-for-5 from the field, in a win over Mississippi Valley State (12/16) ... Played a career-high 43 minutes, posting 6 points, 7 rebounds and a pair of blocked shots in a double-overtime victory over Purdue (1/21) ... Snared a career-high 5 steals vs. No. 10 Iowa (1/25) ... Hauled in a career-best 12 rebounds (8 in the first half) in 39 minutes of action in a victory at No. 14/13 Wisconsin (1/29) ... Pulled down a team-high 7 rebounds to go along with 4 points and 3 steals in a return to his home state, a one-point victory at Minnesota (2/1) ... Recorded 6 rebounds and 3 steals at Nebraska (3/1) ... Knocked down a pair of second-half 3-pointers in a victory at Purdue in the regular season finale (3/9) ... Scored 7 of his 8 points in the first half in a victory over Iowa in the Big Ten tournament (3/13) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2012-13: Limited to four appearances due to injury and illness ... Received a medical hardship waiver ... Appeared in first collegiate game in a win over TCU (11/23), knocking down a pair of free throws ... Notched first collegiate field goal with 2 rebounds against Stanford (12/21) ... Posted 2 assists and 2 rebounds in a win over Brown (12/23).

High School: Posted an average of 19.5 points per game senior year while being named to All-Metro first team by Minneapolis Star-Tribune ... 2012 Associated Press second-team all-state honoree ... One of five finalists for 2011-12 Minnesota Mr. Basketball ... Guided Benilde-St. Margaret’s to a 27-2 record and a Class 3A No. 1 state ranking as a senior ... All-North Suburban Conference selection and league co-MVP senior year ... Recipient of conference Academic Award ... Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) Academic All-State selection ... Participated in 2012 MBCA All-Star Series ... Team MVP ... ESPNHS 2011-12 preseason second-team all-state selection ... Rated No. 5 recruit in the state of Minnesota in the class of 2012 by ESPN.com ... Team captain ... Averaged 12.4 points per game as a junior in leading the Red Knights to a 23-5 record and a North Suburban Conference title ... Scored a season-best 34 points in a win over DeLaSalle ... Played AAU ball for Minnesota Pump N Run ... Also played varsity golf ... High honor roll student ... National Honor Society member ... Recipient of Student Recognition Award ... High school basketball coach was John Moore.

Personal: Born Sanjay Shah Lumpkin ... Son of Tika and Jim Petersen and Sean and Tracy Lumpkin ... Father, Sean, was an All-Big Ten performer in football as a defensive back at the University of Minnesota and played five seasons in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints ... Stepfather, Jim, played eight seasons in the NBA for the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors and is currently a television analyst for the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and was an assistant coach for the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx... Working on a Masters in Sports Administration.