LaRon Armstead Class: Junior Hometown: Los Angeles, CA High School: Fremont HS Height / Weight: 6-5 / 200 Position: F Experience: 2V

BRIEFLY... LaRon Armstead is another local product on the Lions' roster, playing in his third season of collegiate basketball in 2009-10.

HIGHLIGHTS AT LMU...
IN 2009-10... NON-CONFERENCE... played in all three games in Montana, going for 10 points and three rebounds... had four points and two steals against AAU... made first appearance in three games and came up big off bench against CSUB, scoring seven points with two rebounds in 15 minutes... in eight minutes against Sacramento St., had an assist, a steal and three rebounds... came off the bench to score 11 points against Seattle, going perfect from the field (3-3), from three (1-1) and the free throw line (4-4)... came off the bench for biggest game of the season, scoring 18 points in 28 minutes... WCC PLAY... scored seven points in 23 minutes off the bench, going 7-for-8 from free throw line... earned the start in place of injured Drew Viney, scored eight points with two assists and two rebounds in 23 minutes... played 11 minutes and hit his two shots from the field, both three-pointers... had duces wild with two points, two rebounds, two assists in 23 minutes against Gonzaga... in eight minutes, had a steal, an assist and two rebounds at Santa Clara...

IN 2008-09... Finished his freshman season with a record setting year... averaged 8.1 points (251), 5.1 rebounds (158) and 0.81 steals (25) as a true freshman... his rebound total ranked second all-time in LMU history for freshman, while his average ranked fourth... he also ranked seventh all-time for freshman with 25 steals... opened career with eight-point, five-rebound performance against Milwaukee... had a career-game through five games of his collegiate career, leading the Lions with 11 points and nine rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench... he went 5-for-8 from the charity stripe... had second straight game with 11 points, hitting first career three-pointer... played 36 minutes, including all 20 in first half... minutes continue to climb, playing all 40 against Arizona, scoring 14 points with 8 rebounds and zero turnovers... went for 40 minutes in back-to-back games, scoring 15 points... went for a career-best 16 points (third straight game with a career-high) in 36 minutes... ended stretch of minutes at 108 straight, last coming out against UALR... went 4-for-5 from the field... led Lions in scoring again with 14 points and seven rebounds against UC Riverside... set a career-high for the sixth time in seven games with 18 points against UCLA... added eight rebounds... continued growth with another career-best 20 points in 37 minutes... went 8-for-16 from he field with five rebounds, earning a stat in every category... had his first double-double with 10 points and 10 boards against Seattle... went for 12 points and seven rebounds in 34 minutes... went for 16 points and seven rebounds, hitting a 3/4-court shot at the buzzer to end the game... kept scoring average over 10 with 11 points and eight boards against USD... went for eight points, seven rebounds and two steals at Gonzaga... went for 10 points and six rebounds in win over USF... added an assists and a block...

PRIOR TO LMU... Armstead graduated from Fremont High School in 2008 and led them to a 21-8 overall mark and an 11-1 record to win the Coliseum League championship this past February. In the league's title game against Dorsey High School, Armstead went for 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. He went on to earn first-team All-City honors, helping the Pathfinders to the City Section semifinals. During his senior season, leading the team in scoring, he hit the 30-point mark twice. He scored 30 points with 10 rebounds in a win over Manual Arts High School and then went for 30 points and eight rebounds in a win over Locke High School. Showing he fits the LMU mission, Armstead was active as a math tutor at Fremont while also serving as an active volunteer with the Salvation Army.

PERSONAL... LaRon Armstead was born on Dec. 26, 1989 in Los Angeles, CA. He is the son of Linda Millon and Randolph Armstead. He was also raised by his grandmother Inez Millon. He has three brothers and a sister. He will major in Computer Science.