Leemire Goldwire

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-11
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
High School:
Dwyer High

One of the 49ers most prolific scorers as well as a gutsy shooter, Leemire surpassed 1000 career points as a junior and will move into the 49ers all-time top 20 scorers, this year. Averaged in double figures the last two seasons. His 215 career three-pointers rank in the school's all-time top five and his shooting pct. has improved in each of his first three seasons. In addition, he proved himself a clutch performer by icing three wins by hitting at least six straight free throws in the final minute (led A-10 with 905 FT%). A top defender, he has led 49ers in steals the last two years. A team leader with unquestionned desire and work ethic. 2006-07: Second on the team with a career-best 14.5 points while shooting a career-best .394 from three-point range ... numbers improved to 16.0 points and .450 3FG% in A-10 play ... led team with 82 assists and 39 steals ... canned 91 threes to lead the A-10 with 3.03 threes per game...led the A-10 with .905 free throw pct. (3rd best all time for the 49ers).. became 22nd 49er to score 1000 career points (1043) in moving into 21st-place on the all-time scoring list ... scored in double figures 21 times, including nine games with 20 or more ... career high of 30 vs. Dayton in which he scored 24 points in the final 7:58 of the first half, hitting a perfect 6-of-6 threes and 6-of-6 free throws over that stretch ... Six 20-point games came in A-10 play and he added a 23 point effort vs. Dayton in the A-10 Tournament ... named A-10 Player of the Week, Nov. 11 after 26-point outing in win over Hofstra in which he hit 12-of-12 free throws (10-of-10 in the fnal 67 seconds)...hit 6 of 6 free throws in final 31 seconds of win over La Salle and 8 for 8 FT in final 44 seconds of win over Fordham...Posted two perfect 10's for free throws made (12-of-12 vs. Hofstra; and 10-of-10 vs. La Salle)...own a .819 career free throw pct. (7th best all-time)...Preseasons all A-10 (3rd Team) and Pre-season all-defensive team. 2005-06: Honorable mention all Atlantic-10 selection...starting shooting guard was the 49ers' 3rd leading scorer... averaged 13.4 points which improved to 14.8 points in A-10 games ... hit 84 three-pointers (3rd in the A-10), shooting .346 from long-range ... emerged as one of the 49ers' top perimeter defenders, leading the team with 58 steals (6th in A-10) ... had high of six steals vs. Wake Forest (while guarding Justin Gray, who finished with four points on 2-of-11 shooting, 1 assist and 7 turnovers) and five steals at #7/#6 George Washington ... helped hold Southern Conference Player of the Year Elton Nesbitt (Georgia Southern) to nine points on 4-of-22 shooting in NIT victory ... Led team in scoring in 5 of the last 10 games (21 vs. Temple; 17 vs. Wake Forest; 19 vs. Richmond; 24 at UMass; 19 vs. Xavier) ..49ers leading scorer in six A-10 gms (5-1) and 10 games, overall ... five games with 20+ pts (5-0), including four A-10 games ... then-career-high 26 points vs. Davidson (9-17 FG; 6-11 3FG) ... scored in double figures 23 times ... passed out career-high six assists vs. Rhode Island and LaSalle ... named A-10 co-Player of the Week, Jan. 8, following back-to-back 20-point outings in a pair of A-10 wins (.684 FG%; .545 3FG%): 23 points at Dayton (6-9 FG; 9-9 FT); 20 points vs. Rhode Island (7-10 FG; 4-6 3FG; career-high 6 asts) ... broke Henry Williams' (1990-91) all-time school record (37) with 39 straight free throws, including six straight in final 0:31 to ice win at Rutgers and a perfect 9-of-9 at Dayton (4-of-4 in final 1:00) ... started season 0-for-Halton in first 2 home games: 0-for-11 FG (0-10 3FG) vs. Miss. St.; 0-for-7 FG (0-4 3FG) vs. Portland ... named to the A-10 All-Academic team (3.0 GPA; Psychology) 2004-05: Averaged 16.7 minutes as a back-up point guard ... scored in double figures four times ... was second on the team to NCAA leader Brendan Plavich with 40 three-pointers made ... hit 6-of-7 three-pointers for season-high 22 points (7-13 FG) vs. Yale in Cable Car Classic ... also led 49ers with 17 points (5-6 FG; 3-3 3FG) in win over NCAA participant UL Lafayette ... only 49er other than the Big Three (Withers, Basden, Plavich) to lead 49ers in scoring more than once ... shot 35% from the field, 35% fromlong range and 68% from the foul line ... scored 14 points in win at Indiana (5-10 FG) ... scored 9 points (2-5 3FG) w/ 5 rebounds in 25 minutes in college debut vs. Long Beach State ... received Kevin O'Connor Most Inspirational Player Award at 2004 Cable Car Classic ... hit Niners lone three-pointer in win vs. UNC Asheville to keep 49ers streak of games with at least one made three-pointer intact (streak now stands at 549, ranks in nation's Top 10). At Dwyer H.S.: Florida's 5A Mr. Basketball ... MVP of state tourney after leading Dwyer to its first-ever state title ... Two-time all-state selection ... a four-year starter ... led the team to the state tournament as a sophomore and senior ... district champs as a freshman, sophomore and senior ... stock rose dramatically in the summer '03 due to strong AAU play, especially at the AAU Nationals ... played AAU ball for the South Florida Heat ... scored 17 points with seven assists as the Heat defeated Shawn Livingston's AAU team in Las Vegas ... had five triple-doubles in high school ... averaged 14 points as a junior as Dwyer went 35-3. Personal: He and his wife, Lakin Fulton-Goldwire, were married July 2, 2005 and gave birth to their first child, Leemire LaTray Goldwire, III, this past summer ... they are calling him [quote]Tray[quote] (appropriate for the son of a three-point specialist) .... Son of Cora Jones and Leemire Goldwire, Sr. ... born November 24, 1984 ... has five brothers (Jovaris Jones; Alonzo Smith, Jamal Smith, Kenneth Anders, Jr. and Kevin Anders) and three sisters (Shaakiara Smith; Ashley Gilbert; Choya Goldwire) ... cousin is NBA player Anthony Goldwire ... his brother, Jovaris Jones played at Oral Roberts ... majoring in Psychology.