Combo guard with the ability to produce at both guard spots and experience gained on a high school team that won three consecutive New York State championships.
2011-12: Honorable mention pre-season all-Great West Conference. ... ranked fourth on the team with 7.1ppg. ... 10 pts vs HBU (3/8) … 9 assts (NJIT DI record) vs Longwood (2/25) … 11 pts, 4 assts, 0 TO in 29 mins vs. CSUB (2/12) … started (5th of the year) and scored 14 (6-11 FG) at HBU (2/18) … 13 pts at UTPA (2/16) … 12 pts, 4 rebs, 3 assts vs. North Dakota (2/121) … 12 pts vs. Utah Valley (2/9) … Tied career-highs w/5 assists, 2 steals at Chicago State (2/4) … 5 rebs in each game at North Dakota (1/26) and Utah Valley (1/28) … 15 pts, 7 rebs (ties career high), 4 assts vs. HBU (1/19) … Strong game at CSU Bakersfield (1/10: 13 pts; 5-8 FG, 4 rebs) … 12 pts vs. FDU, including 8 in a decisive 12-0 run early in the 2nd half … Made his first start of 2011-12 (3rd career) and led all scorers with 21 points at Army (11/30) … team-best 6 rebounds vs. Georgetown (12/3) in second start of the year … team-high 18 pts vs. Penn State Abington (11/14) … team-best and career-best 7 rebs at UMass (11/17) … team-best 5 rebs at Manhattan (11/12) … Provided steady play at point guard with 57 assists and only 32 turnovers, while averaging 8.8 points per game. ... He made 36 threes and shot better than 79 percent at the foul line (38-48). ... scored in double-figures 10 times with a career-high 22 points vs. Texas-Pan American (1/12/11).
2010-11: Played in all 26 games (2 starts) and contributed 8.8 ppg … Fine 57 assists-to-32 turnovers … 8 pts, 4 rebs vs. Chicago State (3/5) … Stepped up on Dakotas trip with team depleted and scored 18 at South Dakota (2/24) and team-best 13 at North Dakota (2/26) … 14 pts at Longwood (1/18) … 9 pts, 5 rebs off the bench vs. Houston Baptist (1/15) … 22 pts (6-9 FG, 3-4 3FG, 7-8 FT) off the bench vs. Texas-Pan Am (1/12); 9-14 on 3s combined… 1st college start vs. Marywood (1/8) … returned vs. Maryland (12/22) with 8 pts, 4 rebs (shared team lead), 3 assists in 15 minutes after missing the previous four games (right ankle sprain). Last played at Vermont (11/27) … 13 pts vs. Army (5-8 FG, 2-2 3s; 11/18)
Prior to NJIT: Ended his career at Jamesville-DeWitt HS near Syracuse, NY as a go-to star in his senior year, averaging 18.7 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists per game on team that finished 25-1 ... Playing at Jamesville-DeWitt under coach Bob McKenney, Kearse was a solid contributor on two state championship teams, but was not the star his sophomore and junior years. Much of that was due to the presence of teammates Brandon Triche (J-DHS Class of ’09; started 35 games for Syracuse in ’09-’10) and Alshwan Hymes (J-DHS Class of ’09; part-time starter for Division I Canisius in ’09-’10). "He would have been able to be our leader as a sophomore if we didn't have Brandon," McKenney told MaxPreps.com. "We would have put the ball in Mar-Mar’s hands. We were that confident in what he could do. As a junior, he was ready to be a primary guard for almost anybody, but we were fortunate to have both Brandon and Alshwan, great players. He was willing to sacrifice a little bit to do the right thing for the team." … With Triche and Hymes having moved on, Jamesville-DeWitt continued its championship tradition and Kearse, the orchestrator and top outside threat, earned All-Central NY 1st-team honors in the Syracuse Post-Standard, as well as All-State 2nd-team honors in Class A from the New York State Sportswriters Association. … Scored 17 in his team’s win over Newark (NY) in the Class A New York State Public High School Athletic Association championship game. Kearse followed that with 23 points in the Federation Class A semifinal win over New York City Public Schools champion Bedford Academy and he reached double-figure scoring in 25 of 26 games, topping 20 points eight times, with a high of 28 against East Syracuse-Minoa HS on January 21 … New York State Federation all-tournament team in both his junior and senior years … MVP of the 2010 Zebra Classic, a multi-day postseason all-star tournament … in addition to basketball, Kearse was an all-league football player for two years as an all-around two-way player who saw action at wide receiver, quarterback, and running back on offense and in the defensive backfield. … Played AAU ball with Mickey Walker’s Upstate Basketball Club and with Rich Hill’s Central Western AAU.
Personal: Lamar Pierre Kearse ... son of Lamar and Barbara Kearse ... major is undecided … born 2/6/92 in Petersburg, VA. … his cousin, Lazarus Sims, starred at Syracuse in the 1990’s and is now Coordinator of Player Development for the Orange under Hall of Fame coach Jim Boeheim.
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