2011-2012 Game-by-Game Statistics
As a Senior (2011-12): Earned Second-Team NABC All-District honors as well as Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference recognition...Recognized by College Sports Madness and collegehoops.net as an All-Sun Belt selection...Appeared and started in 22 games...Averaged a team-high 36.1 minutes-per-game...Scored 16.7 points-per-game and grabbed 7.9 rebounds-per-contest...Despite missing seven games due to injury, led both FIU and the Sun Belt Conference in scoring. Ranked first on the squad and second in the league in rebounding...Finished the year with 368 points - the 35th-highest single-season point total for a Panther in FIU history...Compiled 789 points during his two seasons as a Panther - No. 14 all-time in the FIU record books...Shot at team-best 48.8 percent (123-of-252) from the floor (No. 11 in the conference)...Made 39.2 percent of 3-point attempts (20-of-51)...Only FIU player to convert 100-or-more free throws, shooting 74.5 percent (102-of-137) from the charity stripe (No. 13 in the conference)...One of two players to grab 100-or-more rebounds on the year, totaling 173...Registered 30 steals and 42 assists...Averaged 1.9 assists-per-game and an assist-to-turnover ratio of 0.6...Played and started in 11 Sun Belt Conference games...Averaged 16.7 points-per-game and 8.5 rebounds-per-game versus league foes...Shot 43.1 percent (59-of-137) from the floor and 25.9 percent (7-of-27) from 3-point range in conference action...Converted 75.0 percent (60-of-80) from the free-throw line versus the SBC...Scored in double-figures 18 times, including six games of 20-or-more points...Grabbed 10-or-more rebounds eight times...Notched seven double-doubles...Was the team's leading scorer eight times...Led the team in rebounding nine times...Poured in 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds versus WKU (3/3) in the first round of the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Tournament...Set a career mark in points with 25 versus South Alabama (2/25)...His 35 points were the second-most scored by a Panther in school history...Became just the second player in FIU history to score 35 points or more in a single game (Carlos Arroyo - 39 points at North Texas - 12/30/2000)...Also grabbed 13 boards versus the Jaguars for his sixth double-double of the year...Notched 10 rebounds and scored 13 points versus Troy (2/23)...Was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week for his performance versus Troy and South Alabama(2/27)...Recorded 13 points in three-straight games (versus Denver - 2/11, at UALR - 2/16 and at Arkansas State - 2/18)... Tallied a career-high four steals to go along with 13 points and seven rebounds versus North Texas (2/9)...Registered 11 rebounds and nine points at Florida Atlantic (2/4)...Recorded his fourth double-double of the year, scoring 18 points and grabbing 13 rebounds at Troy (2/2)...Contributed 24 points and 14 rebounds versus WKU (1/28)...Notched 14 points versus Florida Atlantic (1/21)...Notched 18 points and three steals in his first game back from injury at South Alabama (1/19)...Scored in double-figures for the sixth-straight time, posting 18 points at Stephen F. Austin (12/11)...Record the 20-point plateau for the second-straight game, scoring 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the floor versus Texas Wesleyan (12/10)...Also registered nine boards versus the Rams...Name the 2011 E-Tech Lumberjack Classic MVP for his play versus Texas Wesleyan and Stephen F. Austin...Tallied an then-career-high in scoring, posting 26 points on 10-of-12 shooting versus Alabama State (12/3)...Scored 17 points and had 11 rebounds at Georgia State (12/1) for his second double-double of the year...Registered 12 points in the team's home-opener versus Coastal Carolina (11/26)...Contributed 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting at Oral Roberts (11/22)...Opened the season with a 23-point, 15-rebound performance versus George Mason (11/14) in the first round of the 2011 Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off...Named by the Bleacher Report as one of the "Top 10 Most Impressive Players at the NIT Season Tip-Off.
2010-2011 Game-by-Game Statistics
As a Junior (2010-11): Appeared in 29 games, starting in 15...Played in 13-straight games to close out the season...Averaged 30.3 minutes-per-contest, scoring 14.5 points-per-game and grabbing 6.7 rebounds-per-game...Led the team in scoring and rebounding and ranked No. 6 in the Sun Belt Conference in points-per-game and No. 8 in the league in rebounds-per-contest...One of only two players in the conference to rank in the top 10 in both categories...Ranked No. 223 nationally in rebounds...Shot 53.4 percent (140-of-262) from the floor and 46.9 percent (15-of-32) from 3-point range...Ranked No. 5 in the conference in shooting percentage... Converted 70.4 percent (126-of-179) of his attempts from the free-throw line...One of only two players on the squad to shoot better than 50 percent from the floor...Appeared in 15 conference games, starting in five...Averaged 15.3 points-per-game and 6.6 rebounds-per-contest versus Sun Belt opponents... Shot 52.4 percent (76-of-145) from the floor and 26.7 percent (4-of-15) from 3-point range in league action...Led FIU in steals (50), ranking No. 3 in the conference (1.7 steals-per-game) and No. 81 nationally...Finished No. 3 on the team in blocked shots, averaging 0.7 blocks-per-game...Led the team in scoring nine times and rebounding 11 times...Registered a team high in steals nine times...Scored 10-or-more points 23 times, including four double-doubles...Reached the 20-point mark seven times...Scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds versus Troy (2/26)...Poured in 19 points on 8-of-18 shooting while registering seven rebounds at WKU (2/24)...Notched seventh 20-point performance and fourth double-double of the season, scoring 20 points and grabbing a career-best 14 rebounds versus Florida Atlantic (2/19)...Registered 10 points and a career-high five steals at Middle Tennessee (2/12)...Scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds versus Louisiana (2/10) for third double-double of the year...Registered four steals and 12 points at Florida Atlantic (2/5)...Notched 12 points and nine rebounds at Troy (2/3)...Had 14 points and four steals versus Middle Tennessee (1/29)...Went 8-of-14 from the field and 8-of-9 from the free-throw line to post his fifth 20-point performance of the season, scoring a career-high 25 points versus WKU (1/27)...Registered 15 points, including a 9-of-10 performance from the charity stripe, at South Alabama (1/22)...Scored 11 points in 20 minutes of action versus UALR (1/20)...Scored 21 points and recorded eight rebounds at North Texas (1/13)...Went 7-of-11 from the floor to score 19 points while grabbing six rebounds at ULM (1/2)...Had 18 points and four rebounds at Utah Valley (12/28)...Registered 13 points and seven rebounds versus Florida A&M (12/22)...Notched third 20-point game, scoring 21 points while tallying eight rebounds versus Sam Houston State (12/18)...Recorded 12 points and nine rebounds at Bowling Green (12/12)...Poured in 11 points and grabbed seven rebounds at Louisville (12/1)...Notched 18 points and six rebounds at Marshall (11/29)...Poured in 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor and 7-of-9 shooting from the free-throw line versus Chattanooga (11/27)...Registered second 20-point outing with 20 points on 6-of-14 shooting while recording eight rebounds versus Florida State (11/18)...Tallied second-straight double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds versus Barry (11/15)...Made FIU debut, scoring 21 points and recording a career-high 14 rebounds versus Florida Memorial (11/12).
Prep and Personal Data: Came to FIU from Gillette College (Wyo.)... Averaged 21.0 points-per-game, 7.0 rebounds-per-game and 2.0 assists-per-game with the Pronghorns...Named conference player of the year and earned All-America and All-Region IX honors...Coached by Shawn Neary...Competed at Ferris State during the 2007-08 season, averaging 10.8 points-per-game and 5.0 rebounds-per-contest...A four-year letterwinner at Henry Ford High School in Detroit, Mich...Averaged 23.0 points-per-game and 9.0 rebounds-per-game during his senior season...Earned all-city honors with the Trojans...Rated the No. 7 shooting guard in 2007 (Michigan) by prepspotlight.com...Full name is DeJuan Wright...Born on Dec. 7, 1988 in Detroit, Mich....Son of Dennis and Wanda Wright...Has three siblings, Dennis, Jr., Denise and Dana...Hobbies include reading, listening to music, playing guitar and going to church...Psychology major.
DeJuan Wright's Career Statistics
Overall
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2010-11 29-15 878/30.3 140-262 .534 15-32 .469 126-179 .704 80-115 195 6.7 81-3 34 73 19 50 421/14.5
2011-12 22-22 795/36.1 123-252 .488 20-51 .392 102-137 .745 56-117 173 7.9 69-2 42 66 8 30 368/16.7
TOTAL 51-37 1673/32.8 263-514 .512 35-83 .422 228-316 .722 136-232 368 7.2 150-5 76 139 27 80 789/15.5
Sun Belt Conference
Total 3-Point Rebounds
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2010-11 15-5 472/31.5 76-145 .524 4-15 .267 74-103 .718 40-59 99 6.6 40-1 22 34 8 33 230/15.3
2011-12 11-11 408/37.1 59-137 .431 7-27 .259 60-80 .750 26-68 94 8.5 35-0 25 34 5 13 185/16.8
TOTAL 26-16 880/33.8 135-282 .479 11-42 .262 134-183 .732 66-127 193 7.4 75-1 47 68 13 46 415/16.0