2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
As a Freshman (2020-21)
- Played in 15 games with 13 starts.
- Averaged 9.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
- Shot a team-best .417 (25-of-60) from the 3-point arc. The .417 success rate was the second-best ever by a Duquesne freshman (behind Tony Petrarca’s .426 in 1987).
- Shot .813 (26-of-32) from the foul line and finished second on the team with 13 blocked shots.
- Scored in double digits four times with high games at Fordham (23 points) and Feb. 27 vs. Rhode Island (21 points).
- Scored eight points (5-of-5 from the line) in his first career start vs. Fordham on Jan. 9.
- Went 5-of-5 from 3-point (6-of-7 from the field) in scoring a game-high 19 points in DU’s Jan. 20 come-from-behind win over Rhode Island. Added five assists (with one turnover) and three steals in 34 minutes. The 5-of-5 performance was the best by a Duke (and Duquesne freshman) since Isiaha Mike went 5-of-5 from the arc vs. UMass on Feb. 15, 2017.
- Was named A-10 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 25) following the Rhode Island and St. Bonaventure games (11.5 pts., 3.5 ast., 1.5 stls. in the 2g.).
- Became just the third freshman in DU history to hit seven or more 3-pointers when he went 7-of-11 from the arc in scoring a game-high 23 points - on his 21st birthday - in the 86-62 win at Fordham.
- Added 12 points, four rebounds and two steals at Richmond.
- Scored 21 points on seven field goal attempts (3-of-4 from 3-point, 8-of-9 from the foul line) to go along with six rebounds, three blocks and three steals in the regular season finale vs. Rhode Island.
- Added 16 points (7-of-11 from the field) in DU’s Atlantic 10 Championship win over Richmond.
Before Duquesne
- Spent a post graduate season at SPIRE Academy in Geneva, Ohio in 2019-20.
- Helped SPIRE to a 23-4 record - including 20 wins in a row - against a national schedule.
- SPIRE, one of 14 qualifiers for the 2020 National Prep Championship, finished the regular season ranked No. 8 nationally.
- Helped Colonia (N.J.) High School to back-to-back Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament Final Four appearances.
- Averaged 18.9 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per game as a senior in helping 24-5 Colonia to the Greater Middlesex Conference White Division title. Colonia ended up reaching the GMC Tournament semifinal and in the process won the school’s first NJSIAA North 2 Group III sectional title since 2015.
- Was named the 2018-19 Home News Tribune Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
- Was chosen to play in the NJSCA Senior Boys All-Star and GMCBCA Senior All-Star Boys games following his final year at Colonia.
Personal
- Was born in the Dominican Republic and came to the U.S. to live with his grandfather prior to his junior year of high school.
- Is the first Duke to hail from the Dominican Republic.
- Originally committed to Mississippi Valley State following high school.
- His father Derrek, who played at South Carolina State, played professionally and has coached overseas.
- Major: undeclared liberal arts.
- Date of birth: 1/27/00 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Statistics
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