Lance Tejada

Height:
6-2
Weight:
190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Pompano Beach, Fla.
High School:
Blanche Ely

Career Notes
Played two seasons at East Carolina before electing to transfer ... Saw action in 64 games and made two starts ... Averaged 4.2 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game ... Compiled a 1.5 assist/turnover ratio ... Shot. 298 from the field, .307 from outside the arc and .591 at the free throw line.

As A Sophomore (2015-16)
Game-By-Game Statistics
Played in 31 games and made two starts ... Averaged 4.4 points, 1.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game ... Shot .292 from the field, .329 behind the 3-point arc and .633 at the free throw line ... Had an assist/turnover ratio of 1.3 ... Scored double figures in four games with a season-high 18 at Tulane ... Distributed six assists against South Carolina State ... Collected four steals at UCF ... Made five 3s at Tulane and against USF in the first round of The American Basketball Championship.

As A Freshman (2014-15)
Game-By-Game Statistics
Played in all 33 games, averaging 4.1 points, 1.7 assists and 13.9 minutes per game ... Ranked third on the team in total assists (55) ... Led the Pirates in assists in eight games and steals five times ... Scored double figures in three games ... Dropped in 14 points against UNC Asheville and Central Connecticut State ... Added 10 points with six rebounds in the win over Virginia University of Lynchburg ... Distributed eight assists and collected six steals, an ECU freshman record, in the first round American Basketball Championship victory over UCF, playing 18 minutes ... Made four 3-pointers in the win over Central Connecticut State ... Buried multiple 3-pointers in four additional games ... Handed out three or more assists in eight games ... Played 20 or more minutes in eight games with a season-high 24 against Fresno State and Florida Atlantic ... Had eight games with three or more rebounds.

High School
Two-year letterman for coach Melvin Randall at Blanche Ely High School after attending Miramar High School as a freshman and sophomore ... 2013-14 Class 6A-7A-8A Miami Herald Broward County (Fla.) Player-of-the-Year ... Named first-team all-state as a senior after earning all-state second-team honors as a junior ... Two-time first-team all-county player ... Averaged 23.3 points, 4.5 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game as a senior ... Lead his team in scoring in 20 of the 24 games in which he played and Helped Blanche Ely to the 2013 Class 7A state boys' basketball championship ... As a senior, he was named to the Chick-Fil-A Classic, DHop Tournament and BCAA Big 8 All-Tournament Teams ... Led the Tigers to the regional quarterfinals of the 2014 state playoffs ... Scored a senior season-high 37 points, including seven three-pointers, against Boyd Anderson in the 2014 District 14-7A championship game ... Dropped in 24 points and recorded five steals in the 2013 Class 7A state semifinals against Bartow ... Ranked as high as No. 96 in the ESPN Top 100 recruiting index ... AAU team was Southern Stampede ... Named MVP of the 16u Division at the 2012 Adidas VIP Exclusive Run, playing for the Florida Rams.

Personal
Full name is Lance Antonio Tejada, Jr. ... Born March 4, 1995 in the Bronx, N.Y. ... Parents are Lance and Deirdre Tejada ... Has one older sister ... Academic major is communication.