2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
DeAntoni Gordon
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Mobile, Ala.
- High School:
- LeFlore HS
- Prev School:
- Little Rock
2023-24 (Senior, Little Rock): Started in all 32 games for Little Rock...Was third on the team in scoring at 11.2 points per game and averaged 4.7 boards per game...Opened the season with a 19-point, eight-rebound performance against Texas State...Scored 19 points in three of the first four games of the season...Played 43 minutes against Georgia State...Made eight field goals in three games and attempted a season-high 16 against UIC...Was named the OVC Player of the Week on Nov. 19 after scoring 19 points in back-to-back games to open the season...Dished out 39 assists and had 26 blocks...Shot at a 51.9 percent clip from the floor and 67.1 percent from the free throw line...Connected on 10 three-pointers in 26 attempts...Ended the year with 357 points, 150 rebounds, 26 blocks, 24 steals and 39 assists.
2022-23 (Senior, Little Rock): Second team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection ... Started all 31 games for the Trojans ... Led the team averaging 13.7 points per game as well as free throw percentage (53.5%), minutes (31.5 mpg) and blocks (19) while ranking second in rebounding (5.7 rpg) and free throw percentage (76.7%) ... Ended the year 10th in scoring in OVC games (16.0 ppg) and was eighth in rebounding (6.2 rpg), third in field goal percentage (55.3%) and 15th in free throw percentage ... Posted four double-doubles on the year and scored in double figures in 23 games, scoring 20 or more points a team-best five times ... Scored a career-high 35 points in the season finale at Lindenwood (Feb. 25) on 14-of-18 shooting and 7-of-8 from the free throw line with nine rebounds and six assists ... Posted his first double-double against Philander Smith (Dec. 12), finishing with 11 points and 11 rebounds with three steals ... Scored 12 points with 10 rebounds against Central Arkansas (Dec. 20) ... Registered 16 points with 12 rebounds in the OVC debut against UT Martin (Dec. 29) with four steals ... Had 18 points with 12 rebounds and four blocks in the overtime win against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 18) ... Scored 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting with five rebounds at Southern Indiana (Jan. 12) ... Had 25 points on 11-of-16 shooting with nine rebounds in the win at Tennessee Tech (Jan. 28) ... Registered 21 points with seven rebounds against SIUE (Feb. 4) ... Had 20 points on 8-of-13 shooting against Southern Indiana (Feb. 16) .... Played 35 or more minutes in 12 games, including a career-high 43 at Lindenwood (Feb. 25) and 41 against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 18) ... Ended the year with 425 total points, 177 rebounds, 19 blocks, 30 steals and 40 assists.
2021-22 (Junior, Little Rock): Started all eight games he played in for the Trojans ... Averaged 10.4 points and 4.4 rebounds, averaging 26.1 minutes per game ... shot 48.6% from the floor and 68.8% from the free throw line ... Scored in double figures four times, including a season-high 17 points in 33 minutes at Tulsa (Nov. 26), grabbing a pair of rebounds ... Nearly posted a double-double against Northern Illinois (Nov. 22), finishing with 16 points and nine rebounds with a pair of blocks ... Scored 12 points in his Little Rock debut against Southern Illinois (Nov. 9), pulling down six rebounds ... Had 12 points and seven rebounds in the win over Arkansas Baptist (Nov. 14) ... Suffered a season-ending injury at Colorado State (Dec. 1) ... Finished the year with eight steals, six assists and five blocks.
2020-21 (Sophomore, Northwest Mississippi): Averaged 15.2 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game.
2019-20 (Freshman, Wichita State): Saw time in 20 games off the bench and totaled 16 points and 22 rebounds (eight of them on the offensive glass) in 134 minutes… Often summoned in full-court press situations due to his length and athleticism… Appeared in 10 conference games, spanning 44 minutes, and contributed two points (Jan. 25 vs. UCF)… Clocked a season-high 21 minutes and grabbed seven rebounds (four on the offensive end) to go with three points and a block in the Dec. 29 win over Abilene Christian... Season-high four points and turned a steal into his first collegiate dunk against Central Arkansas (Dec. 5)... Scored three points -- all on free throws -- in the late stages of WSU’s Cancun Challenge win over South Carolina (Nov. 27)... Played 11 minutes in the season-opener against Omaha (Nov. 5) and collected five rebounds.
High School: Two-time Alabama all-state performer at LeFlore Academy in Mobile… Made an early verbal commitment to WSU in April, 2017 (prior to his junior year) over offers from UAB, Cal-State Northridge and New Mexico State… Consensus three-star prospect… Rated No. 255 by 247Sports and the No. 3 prospect in the state of Alabama… No. 303 in 247Sports’ composite listing… Unanimous First Team All-Class 5A and one of three finalists for 5A Player of the Year honors as a senior in 2018-19… Averaged 21 points, 9.5 rebounds for a 23-win team that reached the second round of the state playoffs… Coastal Player of the Year, per Alabama.com… Class 5A-6A Mobile County Player of the Year… In March, 2019, scored 14 points to help Alabama to a 107-90 victory in the annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game… In July, 2018 competed in Alabama’s North-South All-Star game (featuring the state’s top rising seniors), finishing with 12 points, three rebounds and two blocks… As a junior (2017-18), earned second team all-state honors in Class 6A (Alabama’s second-largest class), per the Alabama Sports Writers Association… Averaged 15.4 points and 8.3 rebounds… Second Team All-Mobile County (Classes 5-6A)… Led his team to a 28-7 record, the Class 6A Area 1 title and a Regional appearance (final 16)…Team was No. 4 in the final Class 6A rankings… MVP in LeFlore’s run to the Gulf Coast Holiday Classic tournament title… Ran with powerhouse Nike Team Florida on the summer circuit. In 16 EYBL games, averaged 11.5 points on 61 percent shooting and blocked 24 shots.
Personal: Born Sept. 28, 2000… Son of Wallace and Jaketa Gordon… Father is a marine… Has an older sister, Khalysha… Sport Management major.
