Personal
Born in Lubbock Texas ... was raised by relatives in Idaho and Utah after his parents were killed in an automobile accident when he was seven ... guardians were Lance and LouJean Ferrell ... member of National Honor Society in high school and had a 3.8 GPA ... served LDS Church mission to Argentina, 1989-91 ... married Kristi Johnson in October 1993 ... recruited by Utah, Utah State and San Diego State.
Before BYU
Lettered in basketball three years and track two years at Clearfield High ... placed third in the state high jump championships with 6-6 ... as a senior, was 80 percent free throw shooter ... averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds ... team completed season with a 19-4 record, the best ever at Clearfield ... team placed first in its region in 1987 and 988 ... took 2nd in 4A in 1987 ... coached by Craig Hansen (Weber State).
Summary
Larson was a great shooter while at BYU, ending his career with a .556 field goal percentage, tied for fifth all-time ... his teams reached the NCAA tournament three times (1992, 1993 and 1995) and the NIT once (1994) ... he was a two-time All-WAC performer (1994 and 1995) ... finished his career with a 14.6 scoring average.
Stats
Year G-GS FGM-FGA FG% 3PM-3PA 3P% FTM-FTA FT% R-AVE P-AVE91-92 32-1 101-187 .540 0-0 --- 115-141 .816 162-5.1 317-9.992-93 33-19 135-214 .631 0-2 --- 88-120 .733 145-4.4 358-10.893-94 32-32 223-403 .553 10-35 .286 181-221 .819 292-9.1 637-19.994-95 32-32 201-384 .523 14-28 .500 157-191 .822 222-6.9 573-17.9Totals 129-84 660-1188 .556 24-65 .369 541-673 .804 821-6.4 1885-14.6