Lars Espe

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Photo by: Todd Goodrich

Class:
Freshman
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 165
Hometown:
Bergen, Norway
High School:
Metis Videregaaende
Previous School:
Gimle BBK

2017-18 (Freshman): Academic All-Big Sky Conference selection... Played in 17 games, averaging 2.5 minutes per contest... Scored six total points, in addition to five assists, three rebounds and a blocked shot... Made his collegiate debut Nov. 10 vs. Whitworth, tallying an assist in one minute of action... Scored his first points vs. North Dakota (Jan. 4), a three-pointer... In the victory, he played a season-high eight minutes, also adding two assists.

Previously: Played for Gimle BBK club in Bergen, Norway… Named the 2016-17 Young Player of the Year in the BLNO, Norway’s premier professional basketball league… In two seasons with Gimle BBK, he played 43 games and made 31 starts, averaging more than 15 points per game… Added 166 assists, 108 of which came during the 2016-17 season (5.0 per game)… Had an assist-to-turnover ratio of nearly 2-to-1… Also represented Norway on the international stage from 2014-17… Competed at the U-16 European-B championships in 2014 before captaining the Norwegian U-18 national team in 2016-17.

Personal: Transferred to Barry College in Florida following the 2017-18 season.