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6-8  218 SOPHOMORE FORWARD NASHVILLE,
TENNESSEE
DAVID LIPSCOMB
ENERAL
Fundamentally sound ... Must continue to get stronger ... Will back-up the power foward position.
1995-96
Saw action in 21 games, averaging 1.8 points and 1.1 rebounds per outing ... Played in his first collegiate game against Motehead State, scoring two points, grabbing thtee boards and blocking three shots... Hit his fitst career three-pointet on his first career three-point attempt in the win over Wake Forest during the Midwest Regional final... Scored a cateer-high six points against Ole Miss... Played in 12 junior varsity games, averaging a double-double  18.6 points and 10.5 rebounds per game ... Was second on the jayvee squad in blocks with 22 and field goal percentage with 56.2%.
HIGH SCHOOL
Scoted 2,874 points in his high school cateet to become the school's and Metro Nashville's all-time leading scorer ... Named Tennessee's Class AA Player of the Year in both his junior and senior seasons... Named first-team All-State and Class AA Mid-State Player of the Year by The Tennessean ... Averaged 25.4 ppg and 9.3 rpg his senior year to follow his 25.7 ppg and 9.8 rpg as a junior ... Shot a blistering 69.7% from the field, 71.3% from the foul line as a senior... Led squad to a 28-7 mark and a berth in the state semifinals in 1995 ... Earned all-tournament honors for his play in the state tournament.
PITINO ON SIMMONS
"Oliver is fundamentally very sound. He knows how to pass, catch and understands how to play the game. What he has to do is become stronger and better conditioned. Once he reaches those goals, basketball will be very easy for him."
Points................................................................6.
FG Made ..........................................................2 .
FG Atts.............................................................4
3FGMade.........................................................l
3FG Atts..........................................................i.
FT Made...........................................................3 .
FT Atts.............................................................4.
Rebounds..........................................................4
Assists...............................................................J
Turnovers..........................................................2
Blocks..................................................... 3
Steals........................................................ J
Opponent_Date
..Ole Miss.......................................1/6/96
..Twice
..Ole Miss.......................................1/6/96
..Wake Forest..................................3/23/96
..Wake Forest..................................3/23/96
..Vanderbilt.....................................3/2/96
..Three times ..Twice
..Ole Miss.......................................1/6/96
..Twice
..Morehead.....................................12/16/95
..Morehead.....................................12/16/95
year
95-96
g-s m1n-avg
21-0 100-4.8
fg-a
13-27
pct 48.1
3fg-a
1-1
pct
100.0
ft-a pct reb-avg 10-18   55.6 24-1.1
pf-d
20-0
to
9
bs
s tp-avg
2 37-1.8