Deion Lavender

Prev School:
Southern Illinois
Height:
6-4
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Alton, Ill.
High School:
Marquette Catholic

Sophomore Season (2016-17)
• Started in 14 of a possible 33 games and logged 23.4 minutes per game
• Led UAB and ranked eighth in Conference USA with 3.4 assists per game
• Ranked ninth in Conference USA with a 1.7 assist/turnover ratio
• Delivered a career-high 11 assists in a victory over Miles College (Dec. 28)
• Averaged 6.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game
• Ranked second on the team with 25 steals
• Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds in a win over Troy (Nov. 17)
• Finished with nine assists and seven points in a victory over George Washington (Nov. 22)
• Scored 10 points and had four assists against Saint Mary’s (Nov. 27)
• Finished with 12 points, five assists and was 3-for-3 from the field and 6-for-6 from the free throw line in a win at Stephen F. Austin (Dec. 7)
• Had 13 points in an overtime win at Rice (Jan. 7)
• Tallied 13 points and shot 71.4 percent from the field in a victory over Marshall (Jan. 14)
• Scored a season-high 17 points at FIU (Jan. 21)

Southern Illinois (Freshman 2014-15)
• Key contributor last season at Southern Illinois
• Started 13 overall games, including 11 in Missouri Valley Conference action
• Averaged 6.6 ppg to go along with 2.5 rebounds per game
• Shot 82.6 percent (38-of-46) from the free-throw line and 43 percent (74-of-171) from the field
• Scored 8.6 ppg in conference play, which was the third-best average on the team
• Tallied double figure scoring efforts in seven of SIU's final 10 games, averaging 11.2 ppg during that 10-game stretch
• Scored a season-high 17 points vs. Loyola

High School
• Prepped at Marquette Catholic High School in Alton, Ill.
• Averaged 25.5 ppg as a high school senior
• Led his team to a 22-7 overall record and regional championship during his senior campaign
• Scored 53 of his team's 59 points in a game against St. Mary's High School

Personal
• He was born on Jan. 18, 1996
• Son of DeLeon Lavender, who was as an assistant coach on his high school team