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Al Lorenzen

Player Profile

Hometown:
Cedar Rapids, IA

High School:
Kennedy HS

Position:
Forward

1986-87 Season: Top reserve at power forward...scored season-best 12 points vs. Rider and added 11 vs. Loyola-Marymount...10 points and five rebounds vs. Oklahoma...nine points with eight boards vs. Michigan State...eight points and four boards vs. Santa Clara...hit six of seven shots in the NCAA tournament games...five points with eight boards at Northwestern...six points with five rebounds vs. Illinois...hit eight of 11 shots vs. Delaware, Iowa State and Rider...three assists vs. Alaska-Anchorage.

1985-86 Season: Started 29 times...averaged 13 points the last seven games after scoring three points in the previous two contests...ended 25th in Big ten scoring (10.6/game)...tallied 20 points vs. Illinois and 19 vs. Wisconsin...double figure scoring and rebounding vs. Tampa (17,11) and Minnesota (14, 12, plus seven assists)...shot 72.0 percent (18-25) from the field in a three-game stretch of Big Ten games...led Iowa in scoring and rebounding five times each...scored 15 points (7-7 FGs) in 18 minutes against Abilene Christian...14 points and five assists vs. Arkansas State.

1984-1985 Season: First forward off the bench, playing 31 games and starting three...averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds...in the Big Ten, he averaged 5.9 points and 3.7 rebounds...totaled 20 points off the bench against Illinois Wesleyan...scored in double figures seven times...nine boards against Illinois Wesleyan...averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in three starts.

High School: Prep all-America by Parade, National Coaches, McDonald's, Street and Smith's, Al McGuire's Top Five and USA Today...rated the No. 4 high school player in the country by Parade...first-team all-state twice...Iowa's Mr. Basketball as a senior...averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds in taking Kennedy to state title...player in the Capital Classic and the McDonald's all-star games...played on National AAU team which toured Europe in 1984...academic all-American by national Coaches and Converse...MVP at the B/C and Five Star camps in 1983...averaged 19.4 points and 10.4 rebounds for his career...scored in double figures 53 straight games...career highs of 35 points and 20 rebounds...made commitment to Iowa prior to his junior season.

Personal: Born April 14, 1966...business major.

YEAR	GP	FG-FGA	FG%	FT-FTA	FT%	REB	AVG	AST	BLK	STL	TP	AVG
1984-85	31	73-149	.490	45-68	.662	120	3.9	29	4	18	191	6.2
1985-86	32	126-238	.529	69-94	.734	149	4.7	46	5	21	321	10.0
1986-87	35	53-96	.552	33-59	.559	100	2.9	25	1	4	139	4.0
TOTALS	98	252-483	.522	147-221	.665	369	3.8	100	10	43	651	6.6
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