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Jersey Number 23
Primo Spears
- Year:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-3
- Hometown:
- Hartford, CT
- Weight:
- 185
- High School:
- Mount Zion Prep
- Other College:
- Georgetown / Duquesne
Bio
Primo Spears’ Career-High’s
Pts: 37 at Xavier (2-21-23**)
Rebs: 7 at VCU (2-5-22*)
Blks: 1 at Dayton (2-9-22*), at Saint Bonaventure (2-19-22*), vs. George Washington (3-2-22*), vs. La Salle (3-5-22*), vs. St. John’s (2-22-23**)
Stls: 6 vs. American (11-28-21*)
Asts: 11 at DePaul (12-29-22**), vs. DePaul (2-21-23**)
20 Point Games: 18 (21 at American, 11-28-21*), (23 at Marshall, 12-4-22*), (21 at UMass, 1-8-22*), (20 at Fordham, 1-12-22*), (20 at Davidson, 2-14-22*), (25 at George Washington, 3-2-22*), (34 at La Salle, 3-5-22*), (30 vs. Rhode Island, 3-9-22*), (28 vs. Coppin State, 11-8-22**), (21 vs. Green Bay, 11-12-22**), (22 vs. Northwestern, 11-15-22**), (20 vs. UMBC, 11-26-22**), (22 at Syracuse, 12-10-22**), (22 vs. Xavier, 12-16-22**), (21 vs. DePaul, 11-24-23**), (25 at Saint John’s, 1-29-23**), (26 vs. Providence, 2-26-23**), (21 vs. Providence, 2-26-23**)
30 Point Games: 3 (34 vs. La Salle, 3-5-22*), (30 vs. Rhode Island, 3-9-22*), (37 at Xavier, 1-21-23**)
5 Steals Games: 1 (6 vs. American, 11-28-21*)
5 Assists Games: 28 (7 vs. Rider, 11-9-22*), (6 vs. American, 11-28-21*), (6 vs. Saint Bonaventure, 1-21-22*), (7 at VCU, 2-5-22*), (6 at George Washington, 3-2-22*), (5 vs. La Salle, 3-5-22*), (5 vs. Rhode Island, 3-9-22*), (5 vs. Green Bay, 11-12-22**), (6 vs. Northwestern, 11-15-22**), (6 vs. American, 11-23-23**), (6 vs. UMBC, 11-26-23**), (7 vs. Texas Tech 11-30-22**), (8 vs. Siena, 12-7-22**), (5 at Syracuse, 12-10-22**), (11 at DePaul, 12-29-22**), (5 vs. Butler 1-1-23**), (9 vs. Villanova, 1-4-23**), (7 at Marquette, 1-7-23**), (7 at Villanova, 1-16-23**), (11 at Xavier, 1-21-23**), (6 vs. DePaul, 1-24-23**), (5 at UConn, 2-4-23**), (7 at Providence, 2-8-23**), (8 vs. Marquette, 2-11-23**), (5 at Seton Hall, 2-14-23**), (7 vs. Villanova, 3-8-23**), (6 at Syracuse, 1-23-24***), (6 vs. NC State, 2-27-24***)
Double-Doubles: 1 (37 points/11 rebounds at Xavier, 1-21-23**)
*denotes while at Duquesne; **denotes while at Georgetown, ***denotes while at Florida State
WHY I WEAR MY NUMBER
I wear No. 23 at Florida State to honor my favorite player, LeBron James. Many great players have worn the No. 23 and I’m trying to follow in their footsteps. I wore 23 during my freshman season at Duquesne, and No. 1 during my sophomore season at Georgetown.
Primo Spears is the 18th player in school history to wear No. 23 as a Seminole. Rowland Garrett, who averaged 12.5 points and 8.2 rebounds as a member of Florida State’s 1972 NCAA Tournament Runner-Up team, wore the number for three seasons (1970-72).
WHAT'S IN A NAME
My full name is Amir Angelo Spears IV. Amir and Angelo are longstanding names of the men on my dad’s side of the family. The nickname of Primo was given to my dad when he played and he passed it onto me as Lil Primo and it has stuck throughout my career.
MY HOMETOWN
My hometown of Hartford, Conn. is the third largest city in the state and the center of entertainment in the region.
ON SPEARS
Played for one season as a Seminole (2023-24) and he appeared in 24 of Florida State’s 32 games…entered the NCAA Transfer Portal for the third time on March 22, 2024 and committed to Texas San Antonio on May 8, 2024…enters his first season at UTSA with 1,146 career points as he reached the 1,000 career point plateau against Clemson on Jan 20, 2024…came to the ACC and Florida State after playing in the Atlantic-10 at Duquesne (2021-22) and in the Big East at Georgetown (2022-23)...chose to enter the transfer portal for the second time on March 14, 2023 and committed to Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton and on April 29, 2023...a three-time Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Week at Duquesne during the 2021-22 season and a two-time Big East Honor Roll honoree at Georgetown during the 2022-23 season…enters is first season at Florida State with 43 career double figure scoring games (19 at Duquesne and 24 at Georgetown), 19 games of 20+ points scored per game (eight at Duquesne and 11 at Georgetown), 26 games with five or more assists (seven at Duquesne and 19 at Georgetown), two games of 10+ assists (two at Georgetown), one double-double (at Georgetown) and one 5+ steal games (at Duquesne)...enters the 2023-24 season (his first at Florida State) with 892 career points and needs only 108 points to reach the coveted 1,000 career point scoring mark...an outstanding scorer who has been his teams’ leading scorer in the first two years of his career...he led Duquesne in scoring as a freshman (12.7 ppg during the 2021-22 season) and led Georgetown in scoring as a sophomore (16.0 ppg)...a total of 892 career points and needs only 108 career points to reach 1,000 for his career...his total of 882 career points has come in 62 career games for a 14.4 points per game scoring average...a career free throw shooting percentage of .772 during his first two seasons of college basketball...he ranked in the top 15 in the Big East with a career-high .793 mark from the line in his only season ate Georgetown.
AS A JUNIOR (2024)
Averaged 10.6 points (third on the team), 1.6 rebounds (10th), 2.1 assists (fourth) and 1.2 steals (fourth) in 24 games as a Seminole…played in 24 of the Seminoles’ final 25 games of the season after missing the first seven games of the season while appealing the NCAA Transfer Rule which, until changed, did not allow multi-transfer players to be immediately eligible without sitting out a season at the school of their second transfer…made his debut against SMU with 10 points against the Mustangs at the Donald L. Tucker Center…surpassed the 1,000 career-point plateau in the second half of Florida State’s home game against Clemson (Jan. 20) at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee…surpassed the 100 career steals plateau against Miami 9 against Miami, also at the Donald L. Tucker Center (March 9)…scored in double-figures in 17 of his 24 games played as a Seminole including the first six games of his Florida State career (71 points / 11.8 ppg)..his Florida State career-high of 17 points came at Louisville (February 3) and against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (March 14)…totaled 15 or more points six times in his career at Florida State (16 against Lipscomb, Dec. 30; 16 at Miami, Jan. 17; 15 against North Carolina, Jan. 27; 17 at Louisville; 16 at Clemson, Feb. 24; and 17 against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament…ranked fifth on the team in total steals with 29 – a total that included multiple steals in nine games and three steals each against Winthrop (Dec. 22), Lipscomb (Dec. 30), and at Clemson (Feb. 24)…totaled six steals in his last three games at Florida State – two each against Miami on Senior Day in Tallahassee (March 9), and Viriginia Tech (March 13) and North Carolina (March 14) in the ACC Tournament…ranked fourth on the team with 16 3-point shots made – including his season-high of three made from long range against North Carolina in Tallahassee (Jan. 27)…one of two Seminoles who shot 76 percent or better from the free throw line as he connected on .765 percent of his shots from the free throw line…made 19 of his first 21 free throws (.905 percent) in his first four games as a Seminole…is a 77 percent free throw shooter for his career…totaled 10 points with 2 steals and 1 rebound in his Florida State debut against SMU at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Dec. 16)...scored 12 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists in Florida State's 91-75 win over North Florida at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Dec. 19)...totaled 12 points with 3 steals and 2 rebounds in Florida State's 67-61 win over Winthrop at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee (Dec. 22)...totaled 16 points with 3 assists and 3 steals in Florida State's game against Lipscomb at the Donald L. Tucker in Tallahassee (Dec. 30)..fifth consecutive game in double figures with 10 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in Florida State's 82-71 win over Georgia Tech in Tallahassee (Jan. 3)...sixth consecutive game in double figure scoring with 11 points, 2 assists, and 1 steals in Florida State's victory over Virginia Tech in Tallahassee...made 3 of 5 free throws including two with 1.2 seconds remaining in the game to lead the Seminoles to the victory (Jan. 6)...a team-leading 13 points (nine in the second half) with 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in Florida State's 67-58 win at Notre Dame...scored four points on two field goals (at the 1:56 and 0:56 marks) to increase the Seminoles' late-game lead to 63-58 in the closing minutes of the victory (Jan. 13)...totaled a team-high 16 points with 3 assists and 2 rebounds in 29 minutes of play in Florida State's 84-75 win over Miami at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables (Jan. 17)...totaled 12 points with 2 rebounds and 1 assist against Clemson at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Jan. 20)...totaled 13 points with his Florida State high of 6 assists in Florida State's 85-69 win over Syracuse on the road in ACC play at the JMA Wireless Dome in central New York (Jan. 23)...scored a team-high 15 points, with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in Florida State's game against North Carolina at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee (Jan. 27)...scored 17 points on 6 made field goals and 4 made free throws with 2 steals and 1 assist on the road in ACC play at Louisville (Feb. 3)...totaled 16 points (off of the bench), with 3 steals and 1 assist in 21 minutes of play on the road at Clemson in ACC play (Feb 24)...scored 14 points off the bench with six assists, and 1 steal in Florida State's 90-83 win over NC State in Tallahassee at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Feb. 27)...totaled 13 points, with a game-high 4 assists, and 2 steals against Georgia Tech on the road at Georgia Tech (March 2)...totaled 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in Florida State's 83-75 win over Miami at the Donald L. Tucker Center (March 9)...scored 10 points with 2 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in Florida State's 86-76 win over Virginia Tech in the second round of the 2024 ACC Tournament at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (March 13)...totaled a team-high 17 points with 2 steals in Florida State's game against North Carolina in the second round of the ACC Tournament at the Capital One Arena (March 14).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
Averaged a career-high 16.0 points (first on the team), a career-high 3.0 rebounds (seventh), a career-high 5.3 assists (first), and earned a career-high 1.1 steals (second) while making a team-leading 27 3-point shots...ranked fourth in the Big East in scoring (16.0 ppg), second in assists (5.3 apg), 13th in free throw percentage shooting (.793) and first in minutes played (37.2 mpg)...ranked ninth in the Big East in scoring (15.3 ppg) and second in assists (5.4 apg) in Big East Conference games only...was named to the Big East Honor Roll twice...named to the Big East Honor Roll (Nov. 14) for his performances against Coppin State (Nov. 8, 28 pints and four assists) and Wisconsin Green Bay (Nov. 12, 21 points and five assists)...named to the Big East Honor Roll (Jan. 30) for his performances against DePaul (Jan. 24, 21 points and six assists) and St. John’s (25 points on four made 3-point field goals)...one of only two players to start all 32 games for the Hoyas during the 2022-23 season...earned career-high statistics for games played (32), games started (32), field goals made (194), field goals attempted (475), field goal percentage (.408), free throws made (96), free throws attempted (121), free throw shooting percentage (.793), points scored (511), average points scored per game (16.0), offensive rebounds (20), defensive rebounds (76), total rebounds (96), average rebounds per game (3.0), assists (169), assists per game (5.3), minutes played (1,191) and average minutes played per game (37.2)...Georgetown’s leading scorer in 16 of the Hoyas’ 32 games...led Georgetown in scoring against Coppin State (28 points), Wisconsin Green Bay (21 points), Northwestern (Nov. 15, 22 points), American (Nov. 23, 15 points), at Syracuse (Dec. 10, 22 points), against Xavier (Dec. 16, 22 points), at UConn (Dec. 20, 19 points), at Marquette (Jan. 7, 18 points), at Villanova (Jan. 16, 19 points), at Xavier (Jan. 21, 37 points), against DePaul (Jan. 24, 21 points), at St. John’s (25 points), at Seton Hall (Feb. 14, 16 points), against Providence (Feb. 26, 26 points), at Creighton (March 1, 21 points) and against Villanova in the Big East Tournament (March 8, 17 points)...his career-high of 37 points against No. 13 Xavier ranked as the most points scored by a Big East player in a single game during the 2022-23 season...made a Big East high 15 field goals on a Big East high 31 field goal attempts against Xavier...his spectacular game against Xavier came as he totaled his career-high of 37 points and matched his career-high with 11assists to earn the first double-double of his career...double-figure assists came twice as a Hoya as he totaled 11 assists at DePaul (Dec. 29 with eight points) and at Xavier (with his career-high of 37 points)...career-high eight consecutive double figure scoring games against American (15 points), UMBC (Nov. 26, 20 points), at Texas Tech (Nov. 30, 13 points), against South Carolina (Dec. 3, 18 points), against Siena (Dec. 7, 18 points), at Syracuse (22 points), against Xavier (22 points) and at UConn (Dec. 20, 19 points) helped him average 18.4 points scored per game in late-November through mid-December in his only season as a Hoya...began his career as a Hoya with three consecutive 20+ point scoring games – 28 against Coppin State (28 points), Wisconsin Green Bay (21 points) and against Northwestern (22 points) for a 23.7 points per game scoring average...consecutive games of 20+ points came four times during his only season in Washington, D.C...averaged 23.7 points in three consecutive games against Coppin State, Wisconsin Green Bay, Northwestern...averaged 22.0 points in consecutive games at Syracuse (22 points) and Xavier (22 points)...averaged 27.7 points in three consecutive games at Xavier (37 points), against DePaul (21 points) and at St. John’s (25 points)...averaged 23.5 points against Providence (26 points) and at Creighton (21 points),,,first career game against an ACC opponent came against Syracuse...totaled 22 points, five assists and four rebounds against the Orange in the JMA Wireless Dome on the Syracuse campus...his 169 assists ranked as the 14th highest total in school history for a single-season at Georgetown...totaled his career-high of 11 assists at DePaul (Dec. 29) and at Xavier (Jan. 21)...19 games of five or more assists as a Hoya and 19 games as Georgetown’s leader in assists...totaled a 36 steals with his season-high of four coming at Butler (Feb. 19) and multiple steals coming in 14 different games...three steals against Northwestern and South Carolina.
AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
Averaged 12.7 points (first on the team), 2.5 rebounds (eight), 3.0 assists (first) and 1.3 steals (second) while making a career-high 30 3-point shots (tied for third) and 73 free throws (first) as a freshman at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa...only the fifth freshman in school history to lead the Seminoles in scoring...his 381 points rank as the seventh most by a Duquesne freshman in school history...one of five players to play in all 30 games and started a team-high 28 games...started the first 22 games of his career...averaged a team-high 32.2 minutes played per game with 30 or more minutes of playing time coming in 21 different games...played his career-high of 52 minutes in a three-overtime game against George Washington (March 2)...earned Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Week honors three times...named the A-10 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 15) as he averaged 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals in Duquesne’s first two games of the season against Rider and Hofstra...the conference Rookie of the Week for a second time (Jan. 24) after scoring 18 points and totaling six assists against St. Bonaventure...earned A-10 Rookie of the Week honors for the third time (March 7) as she scored 25 points in 52 minutes played in a three-overtime thriller against George Washington and a 34-point scoring effort against La Salle...first career game-winning basket came with 3.6 seconds remaining in Duquesne’s 64-win over New Hampshire (Dec. 11)...led the Dukes with eight games of 20+ points scoring...scored in double figures 19 times in 19 games with 30 or more points (twice) coming against La Salle (34 points, March 5) and against Rhode Island in the Atlantic-10 Tournament (30 points, March 9) and 20 or more points (six times) coming against American (21 points, Nov 28), Marshall (23 points, Dec. 4), at UMass (21 points, Jan. 8), at Fordham (20 points, Jan. 12), at Davidson (20 points, February 14) and at George Washington (25 points, March 2)...his season-high of 34 points against La Salle and against current Seminole teammate Josh Nickelberry tied the Duquesne career record for points in a game by a freshman...tied with Eric Williams, Jr., who totaled 34 against George Mason (Jan. 20, 2018)...Spears totaled 25 or his 34 points in the second half of the game against the Explorers...the team leader in assists with 91 and a 3.0 assists per game average...totaled five or more assists in seven different games with his season-high of seven coming in his collegiate debut against Rider (Nov. 9) and against Richmond (Feb. 1)...totaled 21 points with six assists and his career-high of six steals against American (Nov. 28)...his six steals rank as one shy of the Duquesne school record...totaled 23 points, four assists and two steals at Marshall...totaled 11 points and a career-high seven rebounds with four assists in 38 minutes of playing time at VCU and current Seminole teammate Jamir Watkins (Feb. 5)...came off the bench to score a team-high 20 points at Davidson (Feb. 14).
AT MT. ZION PREP
Averaged 21 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in leading Mt. Zion Prep in Lanham, Md. To a 24-7 record during his one prep season...played both the point and shooting guard positions at Mt. Zion.
AT WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Windsor High School in 2020...a two-time Academic Honor Roll honoree...averaged 20.0 points, 10.0 assists and 4.0 steals to lead the Warriors who did not drop in in-state game during the regular season...his scoring total as a senior pushed his career total to over 1,000 career points...a two-time All-State selection by the Connecticut Insider...a three-time All-Central Connecticut Conference selection...averaged 25.3 points, 9.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a junior at Windsor, including a 41-point game vs. East Catholic...led Windsor to the CCC Tournament championship and to the runner-up spot in the Division I State Championship Tournament...led Windsor to its first conference championship in basketball since 2013 as a junior...was an All-State and All-Hartford County selection by the Hartford Courant...a two sport standout in both basketball and football...was an All-State Second-Team selection as a defensive back during his one season as a football player...earned a spot on the 2019 26-man Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State Football Team...also a standout wide receiver as a two-way standout...earned 200 receiving yards on nine catches (22.2 yards per catch) against Farmington on Oct. 11, 2019...was a correspondent for the Winsdor Wire – the student news site of Windsor High School while he was a student.
AT NORTHWEST CATHOLIC
Attended Northwest Catholic in West Hartford, Conn., during the 2017-18 (freshman) and 2018-19 (sophomore) seasons...did not play as a sophomore after while recovering from a serious elbow injury suffered during a summer league game in Harlem, N.Y...the injury resulted in three surgeries followed by months of rehabilitation.
PERSONAL
Born: March 10, 2001...Primo is the son of Charlai Lang and Amir Spears, III...his nickname comes from the word premier which was bestowed on his father as he developed a legendary career as one of the top high school players in the city of Hartford, Conn...Selected Duquesne after gaining interest from Kansas, Georgia Tech and Maryland...selected Georgetown after receiving interest from UConn, DePaul, Iowa State, Kansas State, Louisville, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pitt, Seton Hall, TCU, Wake Forest and Xavier...selected Florida State after receiving interest from Kansas, Arkansas and TCU...major is social science.
Pts: 37 at Xavier (2-21-23**)
Rebs: 7 at VCU (2-5-22*)
Blks: 1 at Dayton (2-9-22*), at Saint Bonaventure (2-19-22*), vs. George Washington (3-2-22*), vs. La Salle (3-5-22*), vs. St. John’s (2-22-23**)
Stls: 6 vs. American (11-28-21*)
Asts: 11 at DePaul (12-29-22**), vs. DePaul (2-21-23**)
20 Point Games: 18 (21 at American, 11-28-21*), (23 at Marshall, 12-4-22*), (21 at UMass, 1-8-22*), (20 at Fordham, 1-12-22*), (20 at Davidson, 2-14-22*), (25 at George Washington, 3-2-22*), (34 at La Salle, 3-5-22*), (30 vs. Rhode Island, 3-9-22*), (28 vs. Coppin State, 11-8-22**), (21 vs. Green Bay, 11-12-22**), (22 vs. Northwestern, 11-15-22**), (20 vs. UMBC, 11-26-22**), (22 at Syracuse, 12-10-22**), (22 vs. Xavier, 12-16-22**), (21 vs. DePaul, 11-24-23**), (25 at Saint John’s, 1-29-23**), (26 vs. Providence, 2-26-23**), (21 vs. Providence, 2-26-23**)
30 Point Games: 3 (34 vs. La Salle, 3-5-22*), (30 vs. Rhode Island, 3-9-22*), (37 at Xavier, 1-21-23**)
5 Steals Games: 1 (6 vs. American, 11-28-21*)
5 Assists Games: 28 (7 vs. Rider, 11-9-22*), (6 vs. American, 11-28-21*), (6 vs. Saint Bonaventure, 1-21-22*), (7 at VCU, 2-5-22*), (6 at George Washington, 3-2-22*), (5 vs. La Salle, 3-5-22*), (5 vs. Rhode Island, 3-9-22*), (5 vs. Green Bay, 11-12-22**), (6 vs. Northwestern, 11-15-22**), (6 vs. American, 11-23-23**), (6 vs. UMBC, 11-26-23**), (7 vs. Texas Tech 11-30-22**), (8 vs. Siena, 12-7-22**), (5 at Syracuse, 12-10-22**), (11 at DePaul, 12-29-22**), (5 vs. Butler 1-1-23**), (9 vs. Villanova, 1-4-23**), (7 at Marquette, 1-7-23**), (7 at Villanova, 1-16-23**), (11 at Xavier, 1-21-23**), (6 vs. DePaul, 1-24-23**), (5 at UConn, 2-4-23**), (7 at Providence, 2-8-23**), (8 vs. Marquette, 2-11-23**), (5 at Seton Hall, 2-14-23**), (7 vs. Villanova, 3-8-23**), (6 at Syracuse, 1-23-24***), (6 vs. NC State, 2-27-24***)
Double-Doubles: 1 (37 points/11 rebounds at Xavier, 1-21-23**)
*denotes while at Duquesne; **denotes while at Georgetown, ***denotes while at Florida State
WHY I WEAR MY NUMBER
I wear No. 23 at Florida State to honor my favorite player, LeBron James. Many great players have worn the No. 23 and I’m trying to follow in their footsteps. I wore 23 during my freshman season at Duquesne, and No. 1 during my sophomore season at Georgetown.
Primo Spears is the 18th player in school history to wear No. 23 as a Seminole. Rowland Garrett, who averaged 12.5 points and 8.2 rebounds as a member of Florida State’s 1972 NCAA Tournament Runner-Up team, wore the number for three seasons (1970-72).
WHAT'S IN A NAME
My full name is Amir Angelo Spears IV. Amir and Angelo are longstanding names of the men on my dad’s side of the family. The nickname of Primo was given to my dad when he played and he passed it onto me as Lil Primo and it has stuck throughout my career.
MY HOMETOWN
My hometown of Hartford, Conn. is the third largest city in the state and the center of entertainment in the region.
ON SPEARS
Played for one season as a Seminole (2023-24) and he appeared in 24 of Florida State’s 32 games…entered the NCAA Transfer Portal for the third time on March 22, 2024 and committed to Texas San Antonio on May 8, 2024…enters his first season at UTSA with 1,146 career points as he reached the 1,000 career point plateau against Clemson on Jan 20, 2024…came to the ACC and Florida State after playing in the Atlantic-10 at Duquesne (2021-22) and in the Big East at Georgetown (2022-23)...chose to enter the transfer portal for the second time on March 14, 2023 and committed to Seminole Head Coach Leonard Hamilton and on April 29, 2023...a three-time Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Week at Duquesne during the 2021-22 season and a two-time Big East Honor Roll honoree at Georgetown during the 2022-23 season…enters is first season at Florida State with 43 career double figure scoring games (19 at Duquesne and 24 at Georgetown), 19 games of 20+ points scored per game (eight at Duquesne and 11 at Georgetown), 26 games with five or more assists (seven at Duquesne and 19 at Georgetown), two games of 10+ assists (two at Georgetown), one double-double (at Georgetown) and one 5+ steal games (at Duquesne)...enters the 2023-24 season (his first at Florida State) with 892 career points and needs only 108 points to reach the coveted 1,000 career point scoring mark...an outstanding scorer who has been his teams’ leading scorer in the first two years of his career...he led Duquesne in scoring as a freshman (12.7 ppg during the 2021-22 season) and led Georgetown in scoring as a sophomore (16.0 ppg)...a total of 892 career points and needs only 108 career points to reach 1,000 for his career...his total of 882 career points has come in 62 career games for a 14.4 points per game scoring average...a career free throw shooting percentage of .772 during his first two seasons of college basketball...he ranked in the top 15 in the Big East with a career-high .793 mark from the line in his only season ate Georgetown.
AS A JUNIOR (2024)
Averaged 10.6 points (third on the team), 1.6 rebounds (10th), 2.1 assists (fourth) and 1.2 steals (fourth) in 24 games as a Seminole…played in 24 of the Seminoles’ final 25 games of the season after missing the first seven games of the season while appealing the NCAA Transfer Rule which, until changed, did not allow multi-transfer players to be immediately eligible without sitting out a season at the school of their second transfer…made his debut against SMU with 10 points against the Mustangs at the Donald L. Tucker Center…surpassed the 1,000 career-point plateau in the second half of Florida State’s home game against Clemson (Jan. 20) at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee…surpassed the 100 career steals plateau against Miami 9 against Miami, also at the Donald L. Tucker Center (March 9)…scored in double-figures in 17 of his 24 games played as a Seminole including the first six games of his Florida State career (71 points / 11.8 ppg)..his Florida State career-high of 17 points came at Louisville (February 3) and against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (March 14)…totaled 15 or more points six times in his career at Florida State (16 against Lipscomb, Dec. 30; 16 at Miami, Jan. 17; 15 against North Carolina, Jan. 27; 17 at Louisville; 16 at Clemson, Feb. 24; and 17 against North Carolina in the ACC Tournament…ranked fifth on the team in total steals with 29 – a total that included multiple steals in nine games and three steals each against Winthrop (Dec. 22), Lipscomb (Dec. 30), and at Clemson (Feb. 24)…totaled six steals in his last three games at Florida State – two each against Miami on Senior Day in Tallahassee (March 9), and Viriginia Tech (March 13) and North Carolina (March 14) in the ACC Tournament…ranked fourth on the team with 16 3-point shots made – including his season-high of three made from long range against North Carolina in Tallahassee (Jan. 27)…one of two Seminoles who shot 76 percent or better from the free throw line as he connected on .765 percent of his shots from the free throw line…made 19 of his first 21 free throws (.905 percent) in his first four games as a Seminole…is a 77 percent free throw shooter for his career…totaled 10 points with 2 steals and 1 rebound in his Florida State debut against SMU at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Dec. 16)...scored 12 points with 5 rebounds and 3 assists in Florida State's 91-75 win over North Florida at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Dec. 19)...totaled 12 points with 3 steals and 2 rebounds in Florida State's 67-61 win over Winthrop at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee (Dec. 22)...totaled 16 points with 3 assists and 3 steals in Florida State's game against Lipscomb at the Donald L. Tucker in Tallahassee (Dec. 30)..fifth consecutive game in double figures with 10 points, 3 assists and 2 rebounds in Florida State's 82-71 win over Georgia Tech in Tallahassee (Jan. 3)...sixth consecutive game in double figure scoring with 11 points, 2 assists, and 1 steals in Florida State's victory over Virginia Tech in Tallahassee...made 3 of 5 free throws including two with 1.2 seconds remaining in the game to lead the Seminoles to the victory (Jan. 6)...a team-leading 13 points (nine in the second half) with 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in Florida State's 67-58 win at Notre Dame...scored four points on two field goals (at the 1:56 and 0:56 marks) to increase the Seminoles' late-game lead to 63-58 in the closing minutes of the victory (Jan. 13)...totaled a team-high 16 points with 3 assists and 2 rebounds in 29 minutes of play in Florida State's 84-75 win over Miami at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables (Jan. 17)...totaled 12 points with 2 rebounds and 1 assist against Clemson at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Jan. 20)...totaled 13 points with his Florida State high of 6 assists in Florida State's 85-69 win over Syracuse on the road in ACC play at the JMA Wireless Dome in central New York (Jan. 23)...scored a team-high 15 points, with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in Florida State's game against North Carolina at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee (Jan. 27)...scored 17 points on 6 made field goals and 4 made free throws with 2 steals and 1 assist on the road in ACC play at Louisville (Feb. 3)...totaled 16 points (off of the bench), with 3 steals and 1 assist in 21 minutes of play on the road at Clemson in ACC play (Feb 24)...scored 14 points off the bench with six assists, and 1 steal in Florida State's 90-83 win over NC State in Tallahassee at the Donald L. Tucker Center (Feb. 27)...totaled 13 points, with a game-high 4 assists, and 2 steals against Georgia Tech on the road at Georgia Tech (March 2)...totaled 9 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in Florida State's 83-75 win over Miami at the Donald L. Tucker Center (March 9)...scored 10 points with 2 assists, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in Florida State's 86-76 win over Virginia Tech in the second round of the 2024 ACC Tournament at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. (March 13)...totaled a team-high 17 points with 2 steals in Florida State's game against North Carolina in the second round of the ACC Tournament at the Capital One Arena (March 14).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
Averaged a career-high 16.0 points (first on the team), a career-high 3.0 rebounds (seventh), a career-high 5.3 assists (first), and earned a career-high 1.1 steals (second) while making a team-leading 27 3-point shots...ranked fourth in the Big East in scoring (16.0 ppg), second in assists (5.3 apg), 13th in free throw percentage shooting (.793) and first in minutes played (37.2 mpg)...ranked ninth in the Big East in scoring (15.3 ppg) and second in assists (5.4 apg) in Big East Conference games only...was named to the Big East Honor Roll twice...named to the Big East Honor Roll (Nov. 14) for his performances against Coppin State (Nov. 8, 28 pints and four assists) and Wisconsin Green Bay (Nov. 12, 21 points and five assists)...named to the Big East Honor Roll (Jan. 30) for his performances against DePaul (Jan. 24, 21 points and six assists) and St. John’s (25 points on four made 3-point field goals)...one of only two players to start all 32 games for the Hoyas during the 2022-23 season...earned career-high statistics for games played (32), games started (32), field goals made (194), field goals attempted (475), field goal percentage (.408), free throws made (96), free throws attempted (121), free throw shooting percentage (.793), points scored (511), average points scored per game (16.0), offensive rebounds (20), defensive rebounds (76), total rebounds (96), average rebounds per game (3.0), assists (169), assists per game (5.3), minutes played (1,191) and average minutes played per game (37.2)...Georgetown’s leading scorer in 16 of the Hoyas’ 32 games...led Georgetown in scoring against Coppin State (28 points), Wisconsin Green Bay (21 points), Northwestern (Nov. 15, 22 points), American (Nov. 23, 15 points), at Syracuse (Dec. 10, 22 points), against Xavier (Dec. 16, 22 points), at UConn (Dec. 20, 19 points), at Marquette (Jan. 7, 18 points), at Villanova (Jan. 16, 19 points), at Xavier (Jan. 21, 37 points), against DePaul (Jan. 24, 21 points), at St. John’s (25 points), at Seton Hall (Feb. 14, 16 points), against Providence (Feb. 26, 26 points), at Creighton (March 1, 21 points) and against Villanova in the Big East Tournament (March 8, 17 points)...his career-high of 37 points against No. 13 Xavier ranked as the most points scored by a Big East player in a single game during the 2022-23 season...made a Big East high 15 field goals on a Big East high 31 field goal attempts against Xavier...his spectacular game against Xavier came as he totaled his career-high of 37 points and matched his career-high with 11assists to earn the first double-double of his career...double-figure assists came twice as a Hoya as he totaled 11 assists at DePaul (Dec. 29 with eight points) and at Xavier (with his career-high of 37 points)...career-high eight consecutive double figure scoring games against American (15 points), UMBC (Nov. 26, 20 points), at Texas Tech (Nov. 30, 13 points), against South Carolina (Dec. 3, 18 points), against Siena (Dec. 7, 18 points), at Syracuse (22 points), against Xavier (22 points) and at UConn (Dec. 20, 19 points) helped him average 18.4 points scored per game in late-November through mid-December in his only season as a Hoya...began his career as a Hoya with three consecutive 20+ point scoring games – 28 against Coppin State (28 points), Wisconsin Green Bay (21 points) and against Northwestern (22 points) for a 23.7 points per game scoring average...consecutive games of 20+ points came four times during his only season in Washington, D.C...averaged 23.7 points in three consecutive games against Coppin State, Wisconsin Green Bay, Northwestern...averaged 22.0 points in consecutive games at Syracuse (22 points) and Xavier (22 points)...averaged 27.7 points in three consecutive games at Xavier (37 points), against DePaul (21 points) and at St. John’s (25 points)...averaged 23.5 points against Providence (26 points) and at Creighton (21 points),,,first career game against an ACC opponent came against Syracuse...totaled 22 points, five assists and four rebounds against the Orange in the JMA Wireless Dome on the Syracuse campus...his 169 assists ranked as the 14th highest total in school history for a single-season at Georgetown...totaled his career-high of 11 assists at DePaul (Dec. 29) and at Xavier (Jan. 21)...19 games of five or more assists as a Hoya and 19 games as Georgetown’s leader in assists...totaled a 36 steals with his season-high of four coming at Butler (Feb. 19) and multiple steals coming in 14 different games...three steals against Northwestern and South Carolina.
AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
Averaged 12.7 points (first on the team), 2.5 rebounds (eight), 3.0 assists (first) and 1.3 steals (second) while making a career-high 30 3-point shots (tied for third) and 73 free throws (first) as a freshman at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa...only the fifth freshman in school history to lead the Seminoles in scoring...his 381 points rank as the seventh most by a Duquesne freshman in school history...one of five players to play in all 30 games and started a team-high 28 games...started the first 22 games of his career...averaged a team-high 32.2 minutes played per game with 30 or more minutes of playing time coming in 21 different games...played his career-high of 52 minutes in a three-overtime game against George Washington (March 2)...earned Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Week honors three times...named the A-10 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 15) as he averaged 15.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals in Duquesne’s first two games of the season against Rider and Hofstra...the conference Rookie of the Week for a second time (Jan. 24) after scoring 18 points and totaling six assists against St. Bonaventure...earned A-10 Rookie of the Week honors for the third time (March 7) as she scored 25 points in 52 minutes played in a three-overtime thriller against George Washington and a 34-point scoring effort against La Salle...first career game-winning basket came with 3.6 seconds remaining in Duquesne’s 64-win over New Hampshire (Dec. 11)...led the Dukes with eight games of 20+ points scoring...scored in double figures 19 times in 19 games with 30 or more points (twice) coming against La Salle (34 points, March 5) and against Rhode Island in the Atlantic-10 Tournament (30 points, March 9) and 20 or more points (six times) coming against American (21 points, Nov 28), Marshall (23 points, Dec. 4), at UMass (21 points, Jan. 8), at Fordham (20 points, Jan. 12), at Davidson (20 points, February 14) and at George Washington (25 points, March 2)...his season-high of 34 points against La Salle and against current Seminole teammate Josh Nickelberry tied the Duquesne career record for points in a game by a freshman...tied with Eric Williams, Jr., who totaled 34 against George Mason (Jan. 20, 2018)...Spears totaled 25 or his 34 points in the second half of the game against the Explorers...the team leader in assists with 91 and a 3.0 assists per game average...totaled five or more assists in seven different games with his season-high of seven coming in his collegiate debut against Rider (Nov. 9) and against Richmond (Feb. 1)...totaled 21 points with six assists and his career-high of six steals against American (Nov. 28)...his six steals rank as one shy of the Duquesne school record...totaled 23 points, four assists and two steals at Marshall...totaled 11 points and a career-high seven rebounds with four assists in 38 minutes of playing time at VCU and current Seminole teammate Jamir Watkins (Feb. 5)...came off the bench to score a team-high 20 points at Davidson (Feb. 14).
AT MT. ZION PREP
Averaged 21 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in leading Mt. Zion Prep in Lanham, Md. To a 24-7 record during his one prep season...played both the point and shooting guard positions at Mt. Zion.
AT WINDSOR HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Windsor High School in 2020...a two-time Academic Honor Roll honoree...averaged 20.0 points, 10.0 assists and 4.0 steals to lead the Warriors who did not drop in in-state game during the regular season...his scoring total as a senior pushed his career total to over 1,000 career points...a two-time All-State selection by the Connecticut Insider...a three-time All-Central Connecticut Conference selection...averaged 25.3 points, 9.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game as a junior at Windsor, including a 41-point game vs. East Catholic...led Windsor to the CCC Tournament championship and to the runner-up spot in the Division I State Championship Tournament...led Windsor to its first conference championship in basketball since 2013 as a junior...was an All-State and All-Hartford County selection by the Hartford Courant...a two sport standout in both basketball and football...was an All-State Second-Team selection as a defensive back during his one season as a football player...earned a spot on the 2019 26-man Connecticut High School Coaches Association All-State Football Team...also a standout wide receiver as a two-way standout...earned 200 receiving yards on nine catches (22.2 yards per catch) against Farmington on Oct. 11, 2019...was a correspondent for the Winsdor Wire – the student news site of Windsor High School while he was a student.
AT NORTHWEST CATHOLIC
Attended Northwest Catholic in West Hartford, Conn., during the 2017-18 (freshman) and 2018-19 (sophomore) seasons...did not play as a sophomore after while recovering from a serious elbow injury suffered during a summer league game in Harlem, N.Y...the injury resulted in three surgeries followed by months of rehabilitation.
PERSONAL
Born: March 10, 2001...Primo is the son of Charlai Lang and Amir Spears, III...his nickname comes from the word premier which was bestowed on his father as he developed a legendary career as one of the top high school players in the city of Hartford, Conn...Selected Duquesne after gaining interest from Kansas, Georgia Tech and Maryland...selected Georgetown after receiving interest from UConn, DePaul, Iowa State, Kansas State, Louisville, Maryland, Oklahoma, Pitt, Seton Hall, TCU, Wake Forest and Xavier...selected Florida State after receiving interest from Kansas, Arkansas and TCU...major is social science.
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