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2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

32 Daviyon Draper

  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 217
  • Position Forward
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Previous School Antelope Valley College
  • High School Locke

Biography

Career: Finished his short two-year career at FIU averaging 12.3 points-per-game and 6.0 rebounds-per-outing in 62 career games, including 53 starts … Logged 762 points and 374 rebounds with FIU … Scored in double figures in 39 of the 62 career games he has played in for the Panthers … Started the final 37-straight games that he played in for FIU, spanning two seasons.
 
2015-16 (Senior Year): Finished his senior campaign at FIU second on the team in scoring, averaging 15.9 points-per-game and second in rebounding, grabbing 7.0 boards-per-contest … His points-per-game average was also ninth in Conference USA … Was also second on the team in total points scored with 492, the fourth most by a senior in school history … His 45.3 percent shooting (195-of-430) from the field was third on the team … Started in all 31 games he played in during the 2015-16 season (missed the Oral Roberts game on 11/22 due to injury), while logging 35.1 minutes-per-contest, tops on the team and second in C-USA … Led the team in scoring nine times, which was tops on the team … Scored in double figures in 29 of the 31 games he appeared in, poured in 17 or more points in 11 games, and 20 or more in six outings … Poured in a career-high 26 points at Rice (2/20) on 9-of-14 (64.2 percent) shooting from the field and 4-of-6 (66.7 percent) from both three-point range and the free throw line … Established a then-career-high of 25 points at Marshall (1/9) and then equaled that at Middle Tennessee (2/6) eight games later … Also had 24 points against Charlotte (1/30), and 21 points, twice, at Western Kentucky (1/7) and at Florida Atlantic (2/27) … Recorded seven double-doubles during the season, including a 15-point, and career-high, 15-rebound effort against Florida Atlantic (1/3) in the Conference USA opener … Also grabbed 13 rebounds to go along with his 21 points in the first meeting with FAU, and 11 points and 12 rebounds at UTSA (1/21).
 
2014-15 (Junior Year): Played in 31 games, making 22 starts while finishing the season third on the team in scoring (8.7) and averaged 5.1 rebounds in 27.0 minutes-per-game ... Finished fifth in Conference USA in steals (1.6) ... Tallied his fourth-straight double-digit scoring effort, tallying 20 points in the win over UAB (3/7) while adding three assists and two steals ... Recorded a career-high four steals while scoring 14 points versus Middle Tennessee (3/5) ... Tallied 12 points while matching a career-high in steals with three at Marshall (2/26) ... Played a career-high 45 minutes and drained three from long-distance as he finished with 16 points at Southern Miss (2/12) ... Set career-highs in points (21) and made field goals (9), to go along with five rebounds, a block and steal in 34 minutes of action against UTEP (2/7) ... Stuffed the stat sheet versus UTSA (2/5), scoring eight points to go along with nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and three blocks … Put together a strong effort in the win at Charlotte (1/31), scoring nine points while dishing out a career-high four assists ... Logged first career double-double versus WKU (1/17), scoring 15 points and grabbing a career-high 11 boards while matching then-career-bests in steals (3) and blocks (2) ... Played a then-career-high 35 minutes versus Marshall (1/15), scoring 10 points while grabbing seven rebounds and blocking two shots ... Tallied seven points to go along with six rebounds, one assist and one steal in 28 minutes of action at UAB (1/10) ... Scored seven points and grabbed seven boards while hitting a key jumper to put FIU ahead by four with 12 seconds remaining at Florida Atlantic (1/4) ... Scored 10 points to go along with seven rebounds at LIU Brooklyn (12/18) ... Was one of three FIU players to score in double-digits at FGCU (12/14), netting 10 points while matching his then-career-high in rebounds with eight ... Had, what was at that time, the best game of his career versus Kennesaw State (12/2), posting a personal best 16 points on 7-for-13 shooting to go along with six rebounds, two steals, one block and an assist in 31 minutes of action ... Matched his then-career-highs in points (9) and rebounds (8) at Georgia Southern (11/24) ... Scored a then-career-high nine points to go along with three assists in 19 minutes of action against Florida Memorial (11/21) ... Made his first career start versus Florida College (11/14), netting four points.
 
2013-14 (Sophomore Year at Antelope Valley College): Team won the 2013-14 Western State South Conference Championship ... Named an All-Western State South selection and was tabbed as Honorable Mention All-State ... Averaged 13.8 points-per-game on 46.7 percent shooting from the field ... Also shot 30.4 percent from three-point range while averaging 5.6 rebounds-per-game, 1.1 blocks- and 1.5 steals-per-outing ... Named MVP of the Ventura Tournament and the Gregg Anderson Memorial Tournament ... Tallied a career-high 29 points in a double-overtime win against Santa Rose ... Also named Tournament MVP of the Canyons Tournament.
 
2012-13 (Freshman Year at Antelope Valley College): Averaged 11.2 points-per-game during his rookie season with the Marauders ... Shot 37.4 percent from three-point range while garnering 3.6 rebounds-per-game ... Scored a season-high 23 points against Rio Hondo (1/19) before upping that to 24 at Chaffey (2/9).
 
Prep Career: Played for head coach Lloyd Webster at Locke High School in Los Angeles, Calif. ... Was an All-State and All-Coliseum League selection during his time with the Saints ... Averaged 24 points-, 7.0 rebounds- and 4.0 assists-per-game.
 
Personal Data: Parents are Devon Draper and Roxanne Armstrong ... Has an older brother, Kevin, and a younger sister, Alana.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2014-15Junior

    Forward
    6'7" 217 lbs
    32
  • 32

    2015-16Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 217 lbs
    32