2002-03: Registered 17 points against Brown (11/23/02)...Scored a game-high 21 points and was 4-6 from behind the three-point arc against South Florida (11/26/02)...Recorded a career-high 26 points and six assists versus Ohio University (11/30/02)...Scored 15 points versus Vermont (12/4/02)...Registered 13 points and five rebounds against Rhode Island (12/7/02)...Scored 12 points against Pennsylvania (12/30/02)...Recorded nine points and three rebounds versus Boston College (1/2/03)...Recorded 19 points and five rebounds versus Siena (1/4/03)...Scored 13 points and was 6-6 from the free-throw line versus Villanova (1/11/03)...Scored 12 points, grabbed six rebounds and had four assists versus Louisiana-Lafayette (1/15/03)...Scored 14 points and was 3-5 from three-point territory versus Virginia Tech (2/1/03)...Registered 16 points and shot 5-8 from the field versus Connecticut (2/8/03)...
Registered eight points (2-2 3 PT FG) against Pittsburgh at the BIG EAST Tournament (3/13/03)...
2001-02: Declared ineligible by Providence College for the first two games of the season as a result of his violation of NCAA rules concerning his amateurism status...Returned to the lineup and scored 24 points against Austin Peay (11/20/01)...Scored 12 points and played 37 minutes against UTEP (11/21/01)...Registered 13 points while shooting 4-5 from the floor against Columbia (11/24/01)...Suffered a stress fracture in his foot and missed seven games...Returned to the lineup against Central Connecticut (12/30/01) and registered two points...Scored seven points and recorded four assists against Syracuse (1/5/02)...Scored 11 points against St. John's (1/12/02)...Scored 14 points and recorded four rebounds against Miami (1/19/02)...Recorded 14 rebounds and 12 points against Rutgers (1/22/02)...Registered 18 points and 13 rebounds in 43 minutes against St. John's (1/26/02)...Scored 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds versus West Virginia (1/30/02)...Registered 13 points and seven rebounds versus Boston College (2/2/02)...Registered a game-high 17 points versus Connecticut (2/5/02)...Recorded nine rebounds against Virginia Tech (2/9/02)...Missed the last four games of the season due to a knee injury...
2000-01: Made first career start against Holy Cross (11/18/00)...Had nine rebounds against Auburn (11/26/00)...Scored 17 points against Florida International (11/29/00)...Registered 18 points versus George Washington (12/11/00)...Scored 24 points and a career-high four three-point baskets against Boston University (12/28/00)...Was 7-8 from the floor (4-4 three pointers) and was 6-6 from the free-throw line versus Boston University (12/28/00)...Scored 10 points versus Villanova (1/9/01)...Was 4-5 from the floor (3-3 three pointers) and was 4-4 from the free-throw line with 15 points versus Pittsburgh (1/23/01)...Scored 12 points, including 7-8 from the free-throw line, and had a career-high four steals versus Villanova (1/31/01)...Registered 13 points against St. John's (2/3/01)...Scored 14 points and was 3-5 from the three-point arc versus Georgetown (2/10/01)...Recorded 10 points against Boston College (2/24/01)...Earned the team's Promising Prospect Award...Competed for Latvia at the European Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.
BEFORE PROVIDENCE: Played for the Latvian Junior National Team in 1999-00...Averaged 14 points per game at the World Junior Championships in Portugal in 2000...Played in the Hoop Summit International All-Star game at the NCAA Final Four in March 2000.
PROFILE
Name: Maris Laksa
Birthdate: September 8, 1981
Major: Management
Family: Son of Janis and Dace Laksa
Favorite Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Favorite Athlete: Toni Kukoc
Hobbies: Sports cars and bowling
Person I Would Most Like to Meet: Michael Jordan
Greatest Influence: My parents
What I Enjoy: Watching movies
Biggest Thrill In Sports: Playing in the World Junior Championships
What I would Like to Do After I Leave Providence: Play professional basketball
AT PROVIDENCE OVERALL STATS
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2000-01. 31-3 617/19.9 84-205 .410 44-96 .458 67-76 .882 27-72 99 3.2 56-0 37 30 18 12 279/9.0
2001-02. 18-16 501/27.8 51-160 .319 24-87 .276 47-61 .770 27-64 91 5.1 51-0 24 38 5 11 173/9.6
2002-03. 28-15 517/18.5 82-205 .400 37-95 .389 37-44 .841 23-43 66 2.4 53-2 33 30 10 15 238/8.5
TOTAL... 77-34 1635/21.2 217-570 .381 105-278 .378 151-181 .834 77-179 256 3.3 160-2 94 98 33 38 690/9.0
CAREER HIGHS
MARIS LAKSA
OVERALL BIG EAST
MINUTES 43 St. John's (1/26/02) 43 St. John's (1/26/02)
POINTS 26 Ohio University (11/30/02) 18 St. John's (1/26/02)
REBOUNDS 14 Rutgers (1/22/02) 14 Rutgers (1/22/02)
FIELD GOALS 10 Ohio University (11/30/02) 7 Connecticut (2/5/02)
FG ATTEMPTS 17 Twice 16 St. John's (1/26/02)
FG PCT. .875 Boston Univ. (12/28/00) .800 Pittsburgh (1/23/01)
FREE THROWS 7 Twice 7 Twice
FT ATTEMPTS 8 Three times 8 Three times
FT PCT 1.000 22 times 1.000 Nine times
3PT 4 Five times 4 Miami(1/19/02)
3PT FG 7 Twice 7 Twice
3PT FG% 1.000 Eight times 1.000 Twice
ASSISTS 6 Ohio University (11/30/02) 4 Twice
TURNOVERS 5 St. John's (1/12/02) 5 St. John's (1/12/02)
BLOCKS 2 Five times 2 Twice
STEALS 4 Villanova (1/31/01) 4 Villanova (1/31/01)
