2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster

CK Hicks/Cal Athletics
CK Hicks/Cal Athletics
CK Hicks/Cal Athletics
CK Hicks/Cal Athletics
CK Hicks/Cal Athletics

21 Lars Thiemann

  • Position Forward/Center
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 7-1 / 260
  • Hometown Krefeld, Germany
  • Prev School Bayer Giants Leverkusen
  • Major Nutrition Science

Biography

Accolades
  • Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team (2022)
  • Golden Bear Achievement Award (2022-23)
  • NABC Honors Court (2021-22)
  • 2x Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22)
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At Cal
2022-23 (Sr.)
  • Graduated from Cal with his undergraduate degree in nutrition science in May 2023
  • Transferred to Loyola Marymount as a graduate/fifth-year player following the conclusion of the 2022-23 season
  • Earned the Golden Bear Achievement Award after maintaining the team's highest GPA during the 2022-23 academic year
  • Averaged career highs of 9.5 points & 5.4 rebounds in 31 games played (30 starts) as a senior
  • Led the Bears in field goals made (111) while shooting 48.5% from the floor in 25.1 minutes played per game
  • Scored double figures 16 times, including seven games with 15-plus points
    • Had 10-plus points in 12 of the first 15 games of the season, including eight straight games from Nov. 15-Dec. 7
  • Named to the Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 13.5 PPG & 6.5 RPG against TCU (Nov. 25) & Clemson (Nov. 26)
  • Scored a career-high 18 points on 9-of-14 shooting at #4 Arizona (Dec. 4)
  • Tallied his first career double-double with 15 points & 11 rebounds vs. Texas State (Nov. 21)
  • Finished with 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting & five rebounds in Cal's first win of the season vs. UT Arlington (Dec. 21)
  • Was sharp at the free throw line, making 74% of his attempts (74 of 100)
  • Missed one game – only the second of his collegiate career – due to injury vs. Washington State (Feb. 25)
2021-22 (Jr.)
  • One of three Golden Bears to play in all 32 games during his junior season
  • Averaged 4.7 points & 3.4 rebounds in 14.3 minutes played per game
  • Started the final 11 games of the season at center after Andre Kelly went down with a season-ending injury
    • Averaged 7.2 points, 5.7 rebounds & shot 51.9 percent (28-for-54) from the floor in 24.4 minutes played during span of 11 games started
    • Grabbed at least six rebounds in six of his 11 games started
  • Second among Golden Bears in field-goal percentage (52.3 percent, 56-for-107)
  • Team leader in blocks (16); swatted season-high three shots vs. Washington State (Feb. 5)
  • Third on the team in free throws made (37) & shot 75.5 percent on the season (37-for-49) from the line
  • Scored a career-high 16 points (6-for-9 shooting) & grabbed eight rebounds vs. Utah (Feb. 19)
  • Career-high 10 rebounds to go along with six points, two steals & a block vs. Washington State (March 9) in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament
  • Did a bit of everything with six points, eight rebounds, four assists, two steals & two blocks in Senior Day win vs. rival Stanford (Feb. 26)
  • Was a perfect 3-for-3 from the field & 5-for-5 from the free-throw line in an 11-point, six-rebound effort in his first start of the season at rival Stanford (Feb. 1)
  • Named to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll for the second consecutive year & earned a spot on the NABC Honors Court
2020-21 (So.)
  • Played in 28 games with 11 starts & averaged 13.0 minutes per game
  • Averaged 2.9 points & 2.8 rebounds
  • Shot 60.4 percent from the field (29-of-48)
  • Started & scored season-high 10 points vs. Washington State (Jan. 7)
  • Tied a career-high with nine boards in a season-high 26 minutes played at Oregon State (Jan. 2)
  • Season-high three blocks at Colorado (Jan. 14)
  • Earned a spot on the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 (Fr.)
  • Made 18 starts & saw time in all 32 contests
  • Averaged 3.0 points & 2.2 rebounds in his rookie season
  • Season-best performance vs. Boston College with eight points & nine rebounds
  • Went for eight points & four rebounds against No. 11 Oregon
  • Swatted two shots vs. Harvard
  • Scored two points in Cal's Pac-12 Tournament win vs. Stanford
  • Made Cal debut in season opener vs. Pepperdine & pulled down two boards

Before Cal
High School/Club
  • Averaged 19 points and 13 rebounds for the Bayer Giants U19 squad of Germany’s NBBL
  • Spent time in the German Pro B League with Leverkusen, playing as an amateur alongside pros and averaged nearly 4 points and 2 rebounds in 7 minutes per game to help Leverkusen win the Pro B league championship
  • Invited to try out for the German U20 National Team that will compete at the 2019 FIBA European Championship

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2019-20Freshman

    Forward/Center
    7'0" 248 lbs
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  • 21

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward/Center
    7'0" 248 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2021-22Junior

    Forward/Center
    7'1" 255 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2022-23Senior

    Forward/Center
    7'1" 260 lbs
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