2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Honors and Award
- Third-Team All-MAC in 2022-23
- Named MAC Player of the Week twice
Lairy in the Record Books (Updated after 2022-23 Season)
- His 151 games played ranks first all-time
- Ranks first in program history in free throw percentage (.874) and eighth in free throws made (355)
- His 400 career assists ranks second in school history
- Ranks fourth all-time with 1,743Â points
- Stands at fourth all-time in minutes played (3,906)
- Ranks fifth all-time in three-point field goals (196) and sixth all-time in field goals (596)
2022-23 HIGHLIGHTS
- Played 32 games and made 31Â starts
- Finished as team’s leading scorer (17.3 ppg)
- Converted 92.2% of his free throws
- Scored career-high 34 points during an away contest versus Georgia (Nov. 14)
- Knocked down career-high six three-pointers and poured in 32 points against Wright State (Dec. 22)
- Recorded 20 points and career-high 11 assists vs. Buffalo (Jan. 10)
2021-22 HIGHLIGHTS
- Played 32 games and made 29 starts
- Finished as team’s second-leading scorer (13.6 ppg)
- Converted 91.5% of his free throws
- Scored 23 points and provided the go-ahead basket to lead Miami to a season-opening victory at Georgia Tech (Nov. 9)
- Buried four three-pointers and poured in 28 points in win at Buffalo (Dec. 29)
- Had 27 points and season-high four steals vs. Akron (Feb. 6)
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2020-21 HIGHLIGHTS
- Appeared and started in all 23 games during junior season
- Third on RedHawks averaging 12.8 points per game
- Led Miami with 75 assists
- Shared team lead with 21 steals
- Opened season with career-high four steals against North Dakota (Nov. 25)
- Scored 21 points in win against Mount St. Joseph (Dec. 11)
- Earned seven assists against Bradley (Dec. 19)
- Scored career-high 24 points against Akron (Jan. 12)
- Scored 20 points in win against Western Michigan (Feb. 25)
- Finished with double figures in 17 games
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2019-20 HIGHLIGHTS
- Appeared in all 32 games, making six starts
- Fourth on team in scoring with 8.2 points per game
- Led Miami with 88 assists
- Hit 45.6% of his shots
- Third on team with 24 steals
- Opened season with career-high 21 points against Wright State (Nov. 9)
- Had career-high eight assists in win at Purdue Fort Wayne (Nov. 13)
- Finished with 18 points in back-to-back games against Wilberforce (Dec. 30) and Central Michigan (Jan. 4)
- Tied career-high with eight assists in win over Eastern Michigan (Jan. 25)
- Finished with double figures in eight games
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2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS
- Appeared in all 32 games, making eight starts during freshman season
- Was named to the MAC All-Freshmen Team
- Scored eight points and recorded three steals in career debut at Butler (Nov. 10)
- Put in 15 points vs. Pepperdine in Bahamas (Nov. 18)
- Scored 14 points and tied season high with four assists in win over Evansville (Dec. 30)
- Contributed 13 points vs. Central Michigan (Jan. 5)
- Scored 12 points at Kent State (Feb. 5)
- Put in 12 points and had three assists in road win at Bowling Green (Feb. 26)
- Recorded career-high with 16 points, making four three-pointers at Ohio (March 8)
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HIGH SCHOOL
- Four-year letterwinner for Evansville Bosse
- Was McDonald’s All-America nominee as a senior
- Runner-up for Mr. Basketball in Indiana as a senior
- Scored 2,237 points in high school career, which is most in Evansville city history and 18th all-time in state of Indiana
- Averaged 26.4 points, 6.9 assists and 3.3 steals per game as a senior
- Selected to Indiana All-Star Team after senior season
- Named to the IBCA/Subway Senior All-State Supreme 15 in 2018
- Also named First Team All-State by Associated Press
- Named to Supreme 15 Underclass All-State as junior in 2017
- Earned Underclass Large School All-State honor as a sophomore in 2016
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PERSONAL
- Son of Jamila Payne and Michael Lairy
- Majoring in Family Science
- Has an August birthday
Statistics
Season Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018-19Freshman
Guard
5'8"
140 lbs
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2019-20Sophomore
Guard
5'8"
140 lbs
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2020-21Junior
Guard
5'8"
140 lbs
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2021-22Senior
Guard
5'8"
140 lbs
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2022-23Fifth Year
Guard
5'8"
145 lbs
