Physical combo guard, started all 34 games in first season at Baylor, including six starts at point guard and 28 starts as shooting guard ... Two-time NJCAA All-American, joined BU from Indian Hills Community College prior to 2014-15 season ... Son of Kelvin Eafon, who played football and basketball at Arizona from 1996-98.
2014-15 (JUNIOR)
BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK (DEC. 8)
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL (FALL 2014)
Started all 34 games in first season at Baylor, averaging 7.6 points, 3.1 assists and 1.5 steals in 29.6 minutes per game ... Made 28 starts at shooting guard and filled in as starting point guard in six games when Kenny Chery was out ... Posted 35 assists and only eight turnovers in six starts as point guard ... Scored in double figures 13 times and BU went 12-1 in those games ... Played at least 21 minutes in every game ... Had nine games with three-plus steals ... Ranked sixth in Big 12 in steals (51), sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9) and 10th in assists (106) ... Shot .448 from 3-point range in Big 12 play (30-of-67), good for third-best in league ... Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Dec. 8 after averaging 10.0 points, 7.5 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 0.5 turnovers while leading Bears to wins against Texas Southern and at Vanderbilt as starting point guard ... Had 13 points and career-best eight assists with zero turnovers vs. Texas Southern (12/1) ... Posted seven points, career-best six rebounds, seven assists, three steals and only one turnover at Vanderbilt (12/4) ... Made game-tying and-1 with 2:45 remaining in regulation in win at TCU (1/10) ... Hit go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:10 left in win over Iowa State (1/14) ... Led team with career-high 17 points in win over Oklahoma (1/24) ... Had season-long streak of three straight games scoring in double figures, all of which were Baylor wins -- 10 points at Texas Tech (2/17), 12 points at Kansas State (2/21) and 12 points at Iowa State (2/25) ... Twelve points at Iowa State came on career-best four 3-pointers, helping Bears to first-ever win in Ames ... Named to fall 2014 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO BAYLOR
Played 2013-14 season for head coach Barret Peery at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa ... Led IHCC to 34-3 record and runner-up finish at NJCAA National Championship tournament ... Earned first-team NJCAA All-America honors after averaging 15.2 points, 6.1 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game over 35 games played ... Shot .460 from the field and .401 from 3-point range ... Scored in double figures in 27 of 35 games, including 11 games with at least 20 points, and recorded three double-doubles ... Recorded season-high eight steals vs. Rock Valley (11/16) ... Had season-high 14 assists vs. Three Rivers (2/11) ...Scored season-high 33 points on 9-of-12 shooting and 10-of-10 at free throw line vs. Southeastern (3/1) ... Sat out 2012-13 season while studying at Tucson's Pima College ... Spent first collegiate season at Arizona Western College, where he earned second-team NJCAA All-America honors after averaging 17.9 points, 4.1 assists and 2.1 steals for AWC in 2011-12 ... Led team to its first Region I title and a berth in NJCAA District I Finals ... Shot .393 from 3-point range and scored 20-plus points 12 times.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Amphitheater High School in Tucson, Ariz. ... Led team to 29-2 record and state championship as senior in 2010-11 ... Averaged 19.2 points, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game during final prep season.
PERSONAL
Full name is Lester Fezell Medford ... Born May 24, 1993, in Tucson, Ariz. ... Son of Kelvin Eafon and Rossa Davis ... Father played football and basketball at Arizona, rushed for 16 touchdowns on 1998 Arizona football squad that went 12-1 and finished ranked No. 4 nationally ... HKLS major.
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