SOPHOMORE (2015-16) – Played 26 games for the Cougars…averaged 12.5 minutes per game, 3.8 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 0.6 assists…had breakout game against UTEP (Dec. 13), scoring 10 points on 3-for-4 shooting from 3-point range…added a career-high 6 rebounds…three games later, tied his then-career high with 10 points against Northern Iowa at the Diamond Head Classic at Honolulu (Dec. 23)…in a career-high 26 minutes at Arizona State (Jan. 14), broke his career best with 11 points as he was 5-for-6 from the free throw line (both career highs)…also dished out a career-high 3 assists against the Sun Devils…matched his career high with 11 points at Oregon (Feb. 24)…tied his career high with 3 3-pointers made…tied his career-high with 6 rebounds at Washington (March 2) while adding 6 points.
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE – Played his FRESHMAN season at Santa Monica College…averaged 11.8 points and 3.3 rebounds, while shooting .417 from the field and .750 from the free throw line in 23 games…named the second best junior college player in California by 247Sports.
HIGH SCHOOL – Attended three different high schools and a prep school prior to attending Santa Monica College…spent one year at Middlebrooks Academy at Los Angeles, Calif., following graduation from Cathedral HS, also in L.A….spent his JUNIOR year at New Roads School at Santa Monica, Calif., where he was named first team all-league and second team all-CIF after averaging 23.6 points per game…started his high school career at Wichita East HS in Wichita, Kan., where he spent his freshman and sophomore years.
PERSONAL – Born Derrien Walker King, November of 1994, at Wichita, Kansas…father Jeff and mother Nessa…is an only child…hobbies include eating and sleeping…planning on majoring in business at Washington State.
CAREER HIGHS
Minutes: 26 at Arizona State, 1/14/16
Points: 11 (twice) at Oregon, 2/24/16
Field Goals Made: 4 (twice) at Oregon, 2/24/16
Field Goal Attempts: 10 vs. Northern Iowa (Honolulu), 12/23/15
3-Pt Field Goals Made: 3 (twice) at Oregon, 2/24/16
3-Pt Field Goal Attempts: 5 vs. New Mexico, 12/25/15
Free Throws Made: 5 at Arizona State, 1/14/16
Free Throws Attempted: 6 at Arizona State, 1/14/16
Rebounds: 6 (twice) at Washington, 3/2/16
Assists: 3 at Arizona State, 1/14/16
Blocks: 1 (four times) at Oregon State, 2/28/16
Steals: 1 (five times) at Oregon, 2/24/16
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