Dereon Seabron

American basketball player
Dereon Seabron
Seabron in 2021
No. 0 – New Orleans Pelicans
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA
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
  • Lake Taylor
    (Norfolk, Virginia)
  • Massanutten Military Academy
    (Woodstock, Virginia)
CollegeNC State (2020–2022)
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–presentNew Orleans Pelicans
2022–present→Birmingham Squadron
Career highlights and awards
  • ACC Most Improved Player (2022)
  • Second-team All-ACC (2022)
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Stats Edit this at Wikidata 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.

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
  GP Games 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

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 New Orleans 5 0 2.4 .400 — — .2 .0 .0 .0 .8
2023–24 New Orleans 6 0 9.2 .308 .500 .833 1.2 .8 .3 .2 2.3
Career 11 0 6.1 .333 .500 .833 .7 .5 .2 .1 1.6

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 NC State Redshirt Redshirt
2020–21 NC State 24 8 17.4 .485 .250 .576 3.5 .8 .7 .3 5.2
2021–22 NC State 32 32 35.8 .491 .256 .713 8.2 3.2 1.4 .1 17.3
Career 56 40 27.9 .490 .254 .694 6.1 2.2 1.1 .2 12.1

References

  1. ^ Rubama, Larry (May 26, 2018). "Lake Taylor's Seabron named 2018 All-Tidewater Boys Basketball Player of the Year". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Hatfield, Matthew (May 29, 2017). "VaPreps 4A All-State Hoops Teams for 2016-17". VirginiaPreps. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Rubama, Larry (May 26, 2018). "Lake Taylor's Dereon Seabron makes his choice: College can wait a year". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Fauber, Brad (January 5, 2019). "Seabron growing on and off the basketball court at MMA". The Northern Virginia Daily. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Carter, Matt (April 18, 2019). "NC State announces the signing of guard Dereon Seabron". TheWolfpackCentral. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Bradham, Matthew (November 6, 2019). "NC State's Dereon Seabron to Academically Redshirt 2019-20 Season". Pack Insider. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  7. ^ Williams, Justin H. (May 2, 2021). "A look ahead at NC State basketball's 2021-22 roster". TheWolfpackCentral. Rivals.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  8. ^ "Seabron scores 39, N.C. State tops Nebraska in 4 OT". ESPN. Associated Press. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "Pack Wins Four Overtime Thriller". NC State University Athletics. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  10. ^ "ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball Awards" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "Pelicans sign Seabron, Petty Jr., and Plowden". NBA. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  12. ^ "Pelicans waive Dereon Seabron". NBA.com. April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  13. ^ Adams, Luke (April 9, 2023). "Pelicans Re-Sign Dereon Seabron To Two-Way Contract". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

External links

  • NC State Wolfpack bio
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New Orleans Pelicans roster
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Birmingham Squadron current roster
  • Head coach: Saint
  • Assistant coaches: Barrer
  • Meeks
  • Mitchell