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2019-20 Carthage College Men's Basketball Roster

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22 Preston Laketa

  • Position F
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 6-5 / 235
  • Hometown Concord, Mich.
  • High School Hanover-Horton HS / Alma

Biography

2019-20: Appeared in 25 games on the season ... averaged 5.3 points per game. 

2018-19: Appeared in 12 games, averaging 16.8 points per game ... Finished second on the team in three-point shooting, with 35 makes on 88 attempts for a .398 percentage ... Scored a career-high 28 points in an 88-83 win over Penn State Harrisburg ... Drained six three-pointers in a 112-68 win over Finlandia ... Pulled down nine rebounds on two occasions. 

Transfer from Alma College: Appeared in 22 games and started in six ... Collected 57 three-pointers, which was second best on the team ... Ranked fourth on the team with 100 rebounds, averaging 4.5 per outing ... Scored a season high 36 points against Olivet College on 2/18/17, hitting a season high six three-pointers ... Scored 20 or more points three times. 

High School: Three year letter winner at Hanover-Horton under head coach Chad Mortimor ... Named an Associated Press Class C All-State honorable mention as a senior ... Also named to the Jackson Citizen Patriot Dream Team and All-Cascade Conference team ... Team compiled a record of 69-8 and collected three conference titles and two regional Championships. 

Personal: Business and communications major ... Parker Laketa (Father) played basketball at Kansas State and coached at Wingate University ... Brigitte Laketa (Mother) coached and participated in gymnastics at Western Michigan University.

Career Single-Game Highs (Thru 2019-20):
Points: 28 vs Penn State Harrisburg (12/19/18)
Minutes: 36 vs Beloit (12/8/18)
FG: 11 vs Penn State Harrisburg (12/19/18)
FGA: 21 vs Penn State Harrisburg (12/19/18)
3FG: 6 vs Finlandia (11/18/18)
3FGA: 10 vs Finlandia (11/18/18)
FT: 4 vs Beloit (12/8/18)
FTA: 4 (two times)
Rebounds: 9 vs. Beloit (12/8/18)
Assists: 3 vs. Olivet (11/28/18)
Blocks: 3 vs. Penn State Harrisburg (12/19/18)
Steals: 1 (four times)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Junior

    Forward
    6'5" 235 lbs
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  • 22

    2019-20Senior

    Forward
    6'5" 235 lbs
    22