Michael Laster

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-1
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Manhattan, N.Y.
High School:
Institute of Collaborative Education
Prev School:
Central Georgia Tech

2018-19
Came off the bench in all 33 of his appearances … Totaled 226 points, 111 rebounds, 88 assists and 35 steals … Ranked second on the squad with 88 assists … His 35 steals ranked third on the team … Averaged 6.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists (second on the team) … Finished the season with a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio … Averaged 18.9 minutes per game (624 total) … Shot 38.5 percent (79-of-205) from the floor, 34.1 percent (15-of-44) from three-point range and 69.7 percent (53-of-76) from the free throw line … Shot 44.4 percent (12-of-27) from three-point territory in conference play … Averaged 7.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in MAC play … Began his season by notching at least one assist in his first 14 games … Posted multiple assists in 24 games … Entered the scoring column in all 33 of his appearances … Scored in double figures in seven games … Scored 15 points and added a career-high four steals in a buzzer-beating win versus Hampton … Posted 15 points and four assists in a home win over Ohio … Totaled a career-high 18 points and made a career-high eight field goals in an OT win at Central Michigan … Scored all nine of his points in the second half in BG’s upset win over No. 18 Buffalo inside the Stroh Center … Finished with six points, a career-high seven assists and zero turnovers in a road win at Western Michigan … Scored 10 points in a home win versus Akron … Finished the regular season with 12 points at Akron and 10 points at No. 19 Buffalo … Recorded 13 points in the MAC Championship Game against No. 18 Buffalo.

Prior To BG
Graduated from high school in 2016 from the Institute of Collaborative Education … Earned four varsity letters in high school … Spent the last two seasons at Central Georgia Tech … Named an NJCAA All-American (Second Team) … Named the 2017-18 Georgia Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Year … Earned First Team All-Region honors in 2017-18 … Led Central Georgia Tech to a 25-9 season in 2017-18, which culminated in a regional championship and a trip to the NJCAA Division I Championships … Averaged 15.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2.5 steals in 2017-18 … His 7.5 assist average ranked sixth in all of the NJCAA Division I circuit … Posted a 2.4 assist-to-turnover ratio last season … Scored in double figures in 2017-18 a total of 28 times, including eight 20-plus point games … Also in 2017-18, recorded double-digit assists in 10 games, while pulling down 10-plus rebounds in 11 games … In 2016-17, averaged 14.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.3 assists.

Personal
Full name is Michael Sherman Laster … Son of Loraida Ramos … Has one brother, Christopher, and one sister, Star … Majoring in sport management at BGSU.