Damian Lillard
Lillard with the Trail Blazers in 2014
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| No. 0 – Portland Trail Blazers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 15, 1990 Oakland, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
St. Joseph Notre Dame (Alameda, California) Oakland (Oakland, California) |
| College | Weber State (2008–2012) |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 6th overall |
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–present | Portland Trail Blazers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Damian Lamonte Ollie Lillard (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Weber State Wildcats and earned third-team All-American honors in 2012. After being selected by Portland with the sixth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft, Lillard won the NBA Rookie of the Year by unanimous decision. He has twice been named an NBA All-Star.
During his sophomore year, Lillard transferred to St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda, California, a private school that produced former NBA point guard Jason Kidd, but by year's end he looked to transfer again due to the lack of playing time. Lillard played for coach Orlando Watkins at Oakland High School his final two years of high school where he was first team all-league. As a junior at Oakland, he averaged 19.4 points per game. He averaged 22.4 points and 5.2 assists per game his senior season and led Oakland to a 23-9 record. Lillard's development also grew during the summer of 2007 playing for Oakland's premier Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball program, the Oakland Rebels.
Lillard was not heavily recruited out of high school and only regarded as a two-star prospect by Rivals.com. Lillard was ranked as the No. 48 point guard in 2008 by ESPN.com. He would accept a scholarship offer to play for Weber State University, a mid-major school located in Ogden, Utah.
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