Dereon Seabron

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Dereon Seabron
Dereon Seabron.jpg
Seabron in 2021
No. 0–New Orleans Pelicans
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-05-26) May 26, 2000 (age 23)
Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school
College NC State (2020–2022)
NBA draft 2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–present New Orleans Pelicans
2022–present→Birmingham Squadron
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC Most Improved Player (2022)
  • Second-team All-ACC (2022)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Dereon Seabron (born May 26, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack.

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High school career

Seabron played basketball for Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk, Virginia. As a sophomore, he helped his team reach the 4A state title game. [1] In his junior season, Seabron averaged 17.2 points and seven rebounds per game. [2] As a senior, he averaged 22.5 points and 11 rebounds per game, leading Lake Taylor to its first state championship. Seabron was named 4A Player of the Year and All-Tidewater Player of the Year. [3] He opted to play a postgraduate season at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Virginia to gain more attention from college programs. [4] A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for NC State in April 2019 over offers from Georgia, Pittsburgh, Providence and VCU. [5]

College career

Seabron redshirted his first season at NC State after being ruled academically ineligible by the NCAA and losing the appeal. [6] In the regular season finale against Notre Dame, Seabron had his first double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds, and he earned ACC Freshman of the Week honors. As a freshman, he averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. [7] On December 1, 2021, Seabron posted a career-high 39 points and 18 rebounds in a 104–100 win against Nebraska in quadruple overtime, breaking the ACC–Big Ten Challenge single-game scoring record. [8] He scored the most points in a game by an NC State player since T. J. Warren scored 42 points against Boston College on March 29, 2014. [9] As a sophomore, Seabron was named ACC Most Improved Player as well as Second Team All-ACC. [10]

Professional career

New Orleans Pelicans (2022–present)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Seabron signed a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on September 9, 2022. [11] On April 6, 2023, the Pelicans waived Seabron, [12] but re-signed him to another two-way contract on April 9. [13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23 New Orleans 502.4.400——.2.0.0.0.8
2023–24 New Orleans 609.2.308.500.8331.2.8.3.22.3
Career1106.1.333.500.833.7.5.2.11.6

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 NC State Redshirt.svg Redshirt
2020–21 NC State 24817.4.485.250.5763.5.8.7.35.2
2021–22 NC State 323235.8.491.256.7138.23.21.4.117.3
Career564027.9.490.254.6946.12.21.1.212.1

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  2. ↑ Hatfield, Matthew (May 29, 2017). "VaPreps 4A All-State Hoops Teams for 2016-17". VirginiaPreps. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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  4. ↑ Fauber, Brad (January 5, 2019). "Seabron growing on and off the basketball court at MMA". The Northern Virginia Daily . Retrieved December 3, 2021.
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  10. ↑ "ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball Awards" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
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