2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster
Deon Edwin
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Virgin Islands
- High School:
- Red Lion Christian Academy [Del.]
2015-16 - REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
• Played in 32 games and made 20 starts
• Averaged 6.0 points and 3.1 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game
• Totaled 21 assists, 28 steals and 2 blocks on the season
• Posted career-high 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals vs. Oberlin (Jan. 2)
• Also pulled down 9 rebounds at North Carolina A&T (Dec. 30)
• Scored in double-figures in five games
2014-15 - JUNIOR SEASON
• Enrolled at Kent State University in January 2015 and redshirted the remainder of the season
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Will see first action in a Kent State uniform after enrolling in January as a transfer from Laramie County C.C. in Wyoming
• Received First Team All-Region IX honors during his lone season at Laramie County
• Set Laramie County single-season scoring record with 675 points and ranked 10th in the country in scoring at 21.8 points per game
• Also led the Golden Eagles with 7.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game
• Prior to Laramie C.C., played freshman season at Southern Mississippi
• Averaged 8.7 minutes, 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game for Golden Eagles team that went 27-10 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT
• Played for coach Tom Purse at Red Lion Christian Academy
• Led RLCA to a 19-4 record and a runner-up finish in the state tournament as a senior
• Named all-state third team as a junior and senior
• Averaged 17.3 points and 2.9 rebounds as a senior
• Played for U.S. Virgin Islands at 2012 FIBA CentroBasket Championships and averaged 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per game
PERSONAL
• Born on October 9, 1992 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
• Brother of former Kent State player Jason Edwin
