Career Overview | Career Stats (Including 2 Years At Rice)
Graduated ranking 7th on FGCU’s career scoring list with 1,081 points … reached the 1,000-point milestone versus North Florida on Feb. 6, 2016 … scored 635 points his junior and senior seasons at FGCU after transferring from Rice following his sophomore campaign in 2012-13 … played in 128 career games, making 97 starts.
As A Redshirt Senior (2015-16) | Game-By-Game Stats | 8.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 1.2 apg
Started all 33 games he appeared in … averaged 27.7 minutes per contest … 35 steals were the 3rd-most on the team … scored a season-high 20 points versus La Salle (Dec. 31) … grabbed a season-best eight rebounds at USC Upstate (Feb. 11) … reached double-figure points 13 times and had nine games with multiple steals … tied a career high with four steals opposite Stetson (Jan. 9) … opened the season with scoring performances of 16, 14 and 14 at Ohio (Nov. 14), versus Texas Wesleyan (Nov. 16) and Youngstown State (Nov. 21) … scored his season A-Sun high with 17 points at Lipscomb (Jan. 24), going 8-15 from the floor … led the team in scoring for the second time at home against North Florida (Feb. 6) with 16 points … reached double-figure points with 14 versus Fairleigh Dickinson (Mar. 15) in the NCAA Tournament First Round … 32 made 3-pointers (32-96) were the 3rd-most on the team … missed two games with a foot injury, and was limited in several other games because of the issue … was the only player on the team to start every game he appeared in.
Summer 2015 (World University Games) | Photo Gallery | Final Stats | Complete Recap
Won a gold medal as part of Team USA at the World University Games (WUG) in South Korea ... was one of only two players (SMU's Nic Moore) on the team not from Kansas University ... finished the tournament averaging 4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 10.8 minutes per contest ... scored a team-high 18 points in the USA’s final group-round game against Switzerland ... connected on 50 percent (13-26) of his shots from the floor during the WUG, including 3-8 from 3-point range ... added nine offensive and nine defensive rebounds, with the nine offensive boards representing the second-most by any guard on the roster ... also contributed six steals and a block as Team USA won its games by an average of 20.3 points.
As A Redshirt Junior (2014-15) | Game-By-Game Stats | 11.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.4 apg
Named Atlantic Sun Conference Newcomer of the Week on Jan. 26 following consecutive team-best scoring performances at USC Upstate (18) and Kennesaw State (12) to lead FGCU to its first road weekend A-Sun sweep since 2012-13 … team’s third-leading scorer to rank 15th in the A-Sun in that category … his .432 field goal percentage was best among all FGCU guards and also ranked 15th in the league … season-high 19 points in the regular-season finale at Jacksonville (Feb. 28), one off tying his career best … posted his first career double-double with 14 points and a career-best 10 rebounds in the A-Sun quarterfinals versus Jacksonville (Mar. 3) … posted another solid performance against Jacksonville on Jan. 17 with nine points, seven rebounds and a career-high seven assists … scored a team-high 18 points in FGCU’s CIT game at home versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi … led FGCU in scoring in back-to-back games at Xavier (17) and at Pittsburgh (12) … after being suspended for the first three games of the year for a violation of team rules, he tallied a team-high 15 points in his first game of the season versus Marist (Nov. 24) … steady offensive contributor as he scored no less than seven points and no more than 19 in all but four games … has increased his scoring each of the past two years … season-high three assists versus Marist and Jacksonville (Feb. 28) … season-best four steals versus FIU (Dec. 14) … played in 30 games on the year, making 25 starts – including a stretch of 22 of 23 to close the year with the lone exception coming on Senior Night … logged the third-most minutes on the team with 933.
Transferred to FGCU following the 2012-13 season at Rice and sat out the 2013-14 season per NCAA transfer regulations.
As A Sophomore At Rice (2012-13) | Game-By-Game Stats
Started all 31 games … finished second on the team in scoring (10.4) and rebounding (4.3) … scoring average ranked 8th among sophomores in Conference USA and was bolstered by 19 double figure outings, highlighted by a career-high 20 points against New Orleans (Jan. 19) … averaged 32.4 minutes per game while shooting 44 percent (118-270) from the floor and 37 percent (31-84) from three … knocked down a triple in 22 of 31 contests, including multi-triple performances … led the team in rebounding nine times and assists on five occasions … had 7+ rebounds eight times … finished third on the team with 36 steals and second with eight blocks … went for a the-season high 15 points on 6-of-10 from the field at Temple (Nov. 17) … narrowly missed back-to-back double-doubles at the DirecTV Classic against Drake (Nov. 23) and Drexel (Nov. 25) with 12 points and a team-best nine rebounds in each contest … first career 20-point game against New Orleans came on an 8-of-11 night from the floor with eight boards and a career-high four steals … finished in double figures seven of the last nine games, including the final four in which he averaged 13.8 points per game.
As A Freshman At Rice (2011-12) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in 34 games, making eight starts, including all three contests CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) … averaged 3.7 points and 1.5 rebounds per game … reached double figures three times … scored 12 points in collegiate debut against New Orleans (Nov. 12) … shot 43 percent (50-115) from the field ... knocked down the game-winning jumper with 0.2 seconds left against UTEP (Feb. 1) for a 77-75 Rice win … third on the team with 29 steals despite playing 12.8 minutes per game … came away with eight multi-steal performances … had a season-high four steals in back-to-back games to open the CIT against Louisiana (Mar. 14) and Drake (Mar. 17) … added 10 points against Louisiana.
High School
All-Metropolitan and All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) First Team selection as a senior at St. John College High School … No. 7 ranked recruit in Maryland by ESPN.com with a grade of 89 and a No. 56 position ranking in the 2011 … averaged 17.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game for head coach Paul DeStefano … opened the year with a 30-point performance against Georgetown Prep … played for the South team in the Elite Showcase Classic at the Verizon Center … led St. John to the championship game of the Piggly Wiggly Classic in North Charleston, S.C. and was named to the All-Tournament team … All-WCAC Honorable Mention choice as a junior … played for Team Takeover on the AAU circuit.
Personal
Born on Apr. 28, 1992 ... son of Julius and Michelle DeBose ... has two older siblings, Chante Ford and LaKisha Blalock … father played basketball at Bowie State, while cousins, Brian and Jay DeBose, played football at Delaware and Delaware State, respectively ... communication major.
