Willie Lago

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 186
Class:
Senior
High School:
East St. John

Major: Management Information Systems

2008-09
• Appeared in his 85th game in a UL uniform - the most amongst any player on the Cajuns' 2008-09 roster
• Nine (9) times dished out at least two assists. Finished season with 33 assists, the second-highest total in his career
• Started at point guard four straight games (UVU, ORU, McNeese & Alabama). Averaged 4.5 points and 1.8 assists during four-game stretch
• Dished out season-high five assists vs. ORU - had four in the first half
• Scored season-high eight points vs. Louisiana College - third time during the season setting season-high for points
• In the Tennessee game, tied his career-high with two 3-pointers made in the final 5:35 of the second half
• Entered the UAB game and dished out three assists in three minutes
• Had a string of nine assists in five games (Denver through WKU)
• Saw action in 22 minutes at Louisiana-Monroe, scoring eight points and dishing out three assists. Tied season-high in points and tied career-high with two treys

2007-08
• Played in 28 games, started seven
• Dished out five assists in 10 minutes at No. 11 Tennessee
• With Cajuns down two against New Orleans in CAJUNDOME, hit a triple to give UL a 47-46 lead – the team’s first lead since 16:22 of first half
• Scored six points in 10 minutes at Arkansas State (Feb. 16)
• Season-high nine points came against UALR in the CAJUNDOME

2006-07
• Played in all 30 games for the Cajuns at point guard, making 14 starts
• Scored six points in 12 minutes at Ole Miss
• Made his first career start at home against Tennessee on Nov. 27
• Scored seven points and dished out five assists in 24 minutes at UNO
• Tallied a season-high 11 points against Arkansas State on Dec. 17
• Shot 4-of-6 from the field, scoring eight points vs. South Alabama
• Dished out a season-high seven assists at FIU

High School
• Four-year letterwinner at East St. John
• Averaged 17.0 points, 5.5 assists, 5.0 rebounds and two steals per game
• Was an All-District 6-5A pick twice and was a member of the Times-Picayune’s All-Metro second team

Personal
• Full name is Willie Israel Lago
• Born on February 2, 1988
• Son of Patricia and Willie Lago
• Has three brothers - Demond, Malcolm and Sean - and four sisters - Jasmine, Tramaine, Aisha Green and Nicole Pugh