Kareem Jamar Class: Junior Hometown: Venice, Calif. High School: Westchester Height / Weight: 6-5 / 210 Position: G-F Birthdate: 10/16/1992 Experience: 2V

Montana: Kareem and senior guard Will Cherry (if Will returns from an off-season injury later this season) give the Grizzlies one of the best guard combinations in the country. He has scored in double figures in 36 games and has recorded four double-doubles.

2011-12: The versatile sophomore had a break-out season and was a first team All-Big Sky Conference selection. He was fourth in the league in minutes played per game (34.9 pg), fifth in assists (3.7 apg), ninth in scoring (13.6 ppg), 10th in steals, 11th in rebounds (5.6 rpg) and also 11th in blocked shots (tie, 0.6 blk pg). He had the first triple double at Montana in 20 years with 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists in a home BracketBusters win (94-79) over Hawaii. He shared UM's Carl Dragstedt Award (MVP) with Cherry.

Jamar was named the league's post-season tournament MVP, when he averaged 20.5 points a game in wins over Eastern Washington (74-66) and Weber State (85-66). In the tourney title game against the Wildcats he made 9-of-12 field goal attempts, was 5-of-8 from three-point range, and scored 23 points and dished lout 7 assists.

2010-11: He was an impact player as a true freshman and started in 18 games. He was UM's third leading rebounder (4.8 rpg) and fifth in scoring (8.1 ppg). He scored in double figures in 10 games. He had a career-high 9 rebounds in five different games.

High School: He was a key player on Westchester High School's two state championships his junior and senior seasons...was a team captain in basketball...named to the all-city team...his senior squad was ranked ninth in the nation by USA Today... he averaged 12 points, 5 assists, and 4.5 rebounds per game as a senior, when he was a McDonald's All-American nominee...when his prep team won the state title his junior year they defeated McClymond's High School, a team UM's Will Cherry played on...his prep coach was Ed Azzam.

Personal: He is undecided on a major. Birth date: October 16, 1992. His mom is Deloris Jamar of Venice.

Jamar's Career Highs

Points: 24 at North Dakota, 11/23/11

Rebounds: 14 vs. Great Falls, 11/14/11

Field goals: 9 vs. Weber State, 3/7/12 & 9 vs. Duquesne, 3/16/11

Field goal attempts: 16 vs. Duquesne, 3/16/11

3-point field goals: 5 vs. Weber State, 3/7/12

3-point field goal attempts: 8 vs. Weber State, 3/7/12

Free throws: 9 vs. Hawai'i, 2/18/12

Free throw attempts: 13 vs. Hawai'i, 2/18/12

Assists: 11 vs. Hawai'i, 2/18/12

Blocks: 3 vs. Sac State, 1/21/12

Steals: 4 vs. Northern Colorado, 1/19/12 & 4 at North Dakota, 11/23/11

Minutes played: 43 at North Dakota, 11/23/11

A PERSONAL LOOK AT KAREEM:

Favorite Food: Mother's chicken!

Favorite class: Anthro.

Favorite book: Eric Thomas' The Secret to Being Successful.

Favorite TV show: ESPN First Take, Skip Bayless & Stephen A. Smith.

Favorite movie: 6th Man.

If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following actor to play me: Omar Epps.

The person in history I would most like to meet is: Martin Luther King.

Favorite sport other than basketball: Volleyball/tennis.

Favorite sports figure: Kobe Bryant.

Favorite NBA team: Lakers.

Hobbies/Special Interests: Hanging with the Zoo. Having fun as much as possible.

Many people don't know this, but: I am a great cook.

My greatest moment in sports was: Winning the Big Sky championship.

If I were not playing college hoops, I would be: working in a 9 to 5 back home.

The best player I ever faced was: John Wall.

The thing I like best about Montana basketball is: The team chemistry.

The thing that impresses me about Coach Tinkle: The way he is with people.

My advice to youngsters is: Think big, dream bigger, work even harder.

My future goals are: To provide for my family and play in the NBA.

Year: G-S--Min-Avg.--FG-FGA-Pct.--3-PT-Att.-Pct.--FT-FTA-Pct.--O-D-REBS.=Avg.--PF-FO--A--TO--BLK--STL--PTS=Avg.

2010-11:27-18--711-26.3--79-180-.439--30-79-.380--30-57-.526--38-91-129=4.8--47-1-- 39--32--10--18--218=8.1

2011-12: 32-32--1116-34.9--147-309-.476--49-111-.441--92-135-.681--26-152-178=5.6-- 49-0--118--71--20--36--435-13.6

TOTALS: 59-50--1827-31.0--226-488-.463--79-190-.416--122-192-.635--65-243-308=5.2-- 96-1--158--103--30--54--653-11.1