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2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

4 DeShawndre Black

4 DeShawndre Black

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Westland, Mich.
  • High School:
    John Glenn (Schoolcraft College)

Summary

Biography

2017-18
  • One of only two Titans to play in all 32 games, making 10 starts, and averaged 4.6 points, 1.8 assists, 1.8 rebounds with 22 steals
  • Shot 77.1 percent at the free throw line (27-of-25)
  • Ended his career with 10 points and three assists against Green Bay in the Horizon League Championship Opening Round at Little Caesars Arena
  • Had eight points, five assists and five rebounds against Green Bay in the regular season finale
  • Ended with 11 points, four assists and three boards at Youngstown State
  • Posted 11 points, four assists and three rebounds at Oakland
  • Ran the point guard position to precision against UIC tying a career-high with eight assists against just one turnover and had nine points, three rebounds, five assists with no turnovers at UIC
  • Netted 13 points with three rebounds, three assists and two steals versus IUPUI
  • Recorded 14 points, five assists and two steals against Siena Heights
  • Finished his Titan career playing in all 63 games in his two seasons with 16 starts and averaged 4.3 points, 2.0 assists and 1.6 rebounds

2016-17
  • One of just two Titans to play in all 31 games on the season, making six starts
  • Averaged 4.0 points, 2.2 assists – second on the team - and 1.4 rebounds on the season
  • Finished with a 1.9 assist-to-turnover ratio with 68 assists against just 35 turnovers on the year
  • Recorded at least five assists in four games on the season
  • Third on the team hitting 37.0 percent from the outside (20-of-54) and was fourth on the squad securing 18 steals
  • Made his Titan debut in the season opener against Adrian and ended with six points – knocking down a pair of 3-pointers - and four assists
  • Had four points and three assists at Florida State
  • Posted 14 points along with three rebounds and three assists at New Hampshire
  • Handed out seven assists and finished with nine points and three boards against Manhattan
  • Scored 14 points with four assists and a season-high four steals at Valparaiso
  • Totaled a game-high eight assists with seven points, three caroms and a steal at Oakland
  • Tallied a season-high 15 points to go with seven assists and five rebounds versus Green Bay, and he also had the game-winning basket netting the old-fashioned three-point play with less than 11 seconds left

At Schoolcraft College
  • Played at Schoolcraft College under Abe Mashhour the last two seasons
  • A NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball First Team All-American in 2016 as he guided Schoolcraft to a 23-12 overall record and 14-2 mark in the Michigan Community College Athletic Association (MCCAA) Eastern Conference
  • The Ocelots began the year ranked No. 1 in the NJCAA coaches' poll and ended up winning the Eastern Conference title, the MCCAA and NJCAA District 10 Championship for the second-straight season, while advancing to the quarterfinals of the NJCAA National Tournament
  • Started all 35 games and averaged 10.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals
  • Shot 43.4 percent from the field, 34.5 percent from behind the arc and 82.1 percent at the free throw line, while posting a 2-to-1 assist-to-turnover (201-A, 100-T) ratio
  • Netted double digits in 17 games and finished his junior college career with a career-high 21 against Parkland College in the national tournament
  • Also had three games with double-digit assists
  • As a freshman, Black tallied 7.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 36 games, helping his team to a 31-5 record, 15-1 conference mark and a No. 1 national ranking, while finishing sixth in the NJCAA national tournament

High School
  • A three-year letterwinner in high school at Westland John Glenn
  • Helped the team reach the KLAA Kensington Conference championship as a senior
  • Tallied 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 6.0 assists as a senior
  • Played AAU with the Michigan Warriors

Personal
  • Son of Janaya and Rockey Black
  • Has a younger sister
  • A Communications major
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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2016-17Junior

    Guard
    6'2" 189 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2017-18Senior

    Guard
    6'2" 185 lbs
    4