2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 3
DeJon Jarreau
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- McDonogh 35
- Prev School:
- UMass
Bio
HONORS
• 2021 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Most Outstanding Player
• 2020-21 The American Defensive Player of the Year
• 2020-21 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
• 2021 American Athletic Conference Championship All-Tournament Team
• 2018-19 American Athletic Conference Sixth Man of the Year
• Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 21, 2016)
• The American Honor Roll (March 8, 2021)
• The American Honor Roll (Jan. 27, 2020)
• The American Honor Roll (Jan. 20, 2020)
• The American Honor Roll (Feb. 25, 2019)
• The American Honor Roll (Feb. 4, 2019)
• 2020-21 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 25 25 |
at Mississippi (11/14/16) at ECU (2/3/21) |
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| FG | 8 | at USF (2/10/21) | ||
| FGA | 15 15 |
vs. Wichita State (1/6/21) at Memphis (2/22/20) |
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| 3FG | 4 4 |
vs. La Salle (2/26/17) vs. USF (2/28/21) |
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| 3FGA | 9 7 |
at Mississippi (11/14/16) at Wichita State (2/18/21) |
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| FT | 12 12 |
vs. UConn (1/23/20) vs. UCF (1/3/20) |
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| FTA | 15 | vs. UConn (1/23/20) | ||
| Rebounds | 12 | vs. Temple (1/31/19) | ||
| Assists | 9 9 10 |
at Rhode Island (1/15/17) vs. Fordham (1/21/17) vs. Tulane (3/12/21) |
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| Steals | 4 3 5 |
at Saint Louis (1/25/17) vs. rv/– WKU (2/25/21) |
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| Blocks | 3 (3X) 3 3 |
Most recently vs. George Mason (1/28/17) vs. Texas State (12/4/19) vs. Houston Baptist (11/26/19) |
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| Minutes | 34 38:06 |
vs. Davidson (2/18/17) vs. Oregon State (3/29/21) |
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Received his bachelor’s degree in liberal studies in December 2020... Became first member of family to graduate from college... First Cougar since 1993 to record a triple double... Led Cougars and finished third in American Athletic Conference with 4.3 assists per game... Led team with 133 assists, becoming only eighth player in school history with 3+ 100-assist seasons during his career... Finished third among Cougars and 20th in the American Athletic Conference with 10.6 points per game... Third on team with 1.3 steals per game... Flirted with a double-double with nine points and a game-high-tying eight rebounds in season-opening win over Lamar... Also finished with three steals and two assists against Cardinals (11/25)... Scored six points with five rebounds and a steal in win over Boise State in Southwest Showcase (11/27)... Did a little of everything in win over No. 14/13 Texas Tech in final game of Southwest Showcase... Posted eight points with nine rebounds, five assists and three steals against the Red Raiders (11/29)... Led all players with eight rebounds and added 11 points with three rebounds and a blocked shot in win against South Carolina (12/5)... Led all players with seven assists and added nine points with a pair of rebounds in win over Alcorn State (12/20)... Scored seven points with four rebounds, four assists and a blocked shot in American Athletic Conference opening win over Temple (12/22)... Finished with 10 points and added three rebounds with five assists and a steal and no turnovers in win at UCF (12/26/)... Scored 15 points with eight rebounds, five assists and a pair of steals in win rv/rv SMU (1/3)... Posted 13 points with 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season and added a game-high five assists in win over Wichita State (1/6)... Finished with four points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal in win over Tulane (1/9)... Led all players with five rebounds and only one turnover in win over UCF (1/17)... Recorded eight points with three rebounds, a steal and a game-high five assists in win over Tulsa (1/20)... Scored nine points with six rebounds and team-high six assists and two steals in win at Temple (1/23)... Led all players with five assists win in over SMU (1/31)... Led all players with 25 points and added five rebounds with five assists and a steal at ECU (2/3)... Topped all players with eight assists and added 17 points with four rebounds and two steals in win at USF (2/10)... Led Houston with 16 points and added two rebounds with three assists and a pair of steals at Wichita State (2/18)... Scored 11 points with five rebounds, two steals and two blocked shots in win over Cincinnati (2/21)... Scored nine points with four rebounds, four assists and a game-high five steals in win over rv/– WKU (2/25)... Filled up the boxscore with 16 points, eight rebounds, six assists and one steal without a turnover in win over USF (2/28)... Led all players with 19 points and added eight rebounds with three assists and two steals in regular-season finale win over Memphis (3/7). The American Championship: Totaled 15 points with 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double in American Championship history... Seventh different Cougar to record a triple-double and the first since Bo Outlaw in 1993... Was only the sixth triple-double in an NCAA conference tournament game since 2010-11 among all conferences... Posted 11 points with five rebounds and three assists in Semifinal win over Memphis (3/13)... Scored 10 points with five rebounds and a game-high seven assists in Title Game win over Cincinnati... Named to All-Tournament Team (3/14). NCAA Tournament: Played only 41 seconds in First-Round win over Cleveland State after suffering a hip pointer... Battled through that injury in one of most memorable performance in school history in Second-Round win over Rutgers... Finished with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting and grabbed five rebounds with two assists and a blocked shot against Scarlet Knights (3/21)... Totaled nine points with eight rebounds and eight assists in Sweet 16 win over Syracuse (3/27)... Posted 10 points with eight rebounds and eight assists in Elite Eight win over Oregon State (3/29)... Became second different Cougar to be named an NCAA Tournament Regional Most Outstanding Player, joining Hakeem Olajuwon (1984).
JUNIOR (2019-20)
Competed in 30 games with 17 starts... Finished eighth in American Athletic Conference with 3.7 assists per game and ranked seventh in free throw percentage (.795)... Finished 11th in assist-turnover ratio (1.3)... Made his season debut in opening win vs. Alabama State... Posted 11 points with four rebounds and four assists against the Hornets (11/12)... Totaled 10 points with three rebounds and two assists against BYU (11/15/19)... Finished with 15 points, thanks to 6-of-7 shooting from the free throw line, with two assists in win at Rice (11/19)... Did a little of everything in win over Houston Baptist... Posted 14 points with five rebounds, a game-high six assists, three blocks and two steals against the Huskies (11/26)... Totaled 12 points with five rebounds, three blocked shots and two assists in win over Texas State (12/4)... Scored 10 points with two rebounds and a team-high four assists in win at South Carolina (12/8)... Posted nine points with five rebounds and a game-high six assists in win over UT Arlington (12/11)... Led all players with nine assists and added seven points and four rebounds in win over UTEP (12/19)... Scored 12 points on 14 free throw attempts and grabbed six rebounds with four assists in American Athletic Conference opener vs. UCF (1/3)... Finished with 11 points and grabbed three rebounds with five assists in win at Temple (1/7)... Posted 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting with two rebounds at Tulsa (1/11)... Totaled nine points with eight rebounds, two assists, a block and steal in win over SMU (1/15)... Did a little of everything in win at No. 16/16 Wichita State... Finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds, six assists, three steals and a blocked shot against the Shockers (1/18)... Posted 12 points with a team-high 11 rebounds and a game-high eight assists in win over UConn... Connected on 12-of-15 from the free throw line and swiped two steals against the Huskies (1/23)... Led all players with 12 points, thanks to a 6-of-7 effort from the free throw line, and dished out a game-high six assists in win over USF (1/26)... Scored nine points with two rebounds and three assists in win at ECU (1/29)... Led Cougars with six assists and added five points and four rebounds at Cincinnati (2/1)... Returned to lineup win win over rv/rv Wichita State... Finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and four assists against the Shockers (2/9)... Posted 15 points with three rebounds and three assists in overtime loss at SMU (2/15)... Scored seven points with five rebounds and six assists in win over rv/– Tulsa (2/19)... Returned to starting lineup in loss at Memphis... Finished with nine points, nine rebounds and three assists against the Tigers (2/22)... Fished out four assists with no turnovers in win over Cincinnati (3/1).
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
Honored as the American Athletic Conference Sixth Man of the Year... Competed in 30 games... Finished 14th in the league with 3.3 assists per game and ranked 15th with a .471 field goal percentage... Made his Houston debut in season-opening win against Alabama A&M... Finished with eight points, seven rebounds, seven assists and a pair of steals against the Bulldogs (11/10)... Returned to the line up against LSU and blocked a shot against the Tigers (12/12)... Finished with 10 points, three rebounds, an assist and steal in win over Saint Louis... Blocked a Billiken shot with 47 seconds remaining to set up Corey Davis Jr.’s tie-breaking 3-pointer (12/16)... Totaled 10 points with four rebounds and two assists in win over Utah State (12/20)... Scored nine points with five rebounds and an assist in win over Coppin State (12/23)... Posted 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting with five rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots in win over NJIT (12/29)... Scored eight points with four rebounds and three assists in American Athletic Conference-opening win over Tulsa (1/2)... Finished with 10 points, six assists and three rebounds in win over Memphis (1/6)... Posted seven points with four rebounds, four assists and three steals at Temple (1/9)... Totaled 13 points, thanks to 8-of-8 shooting from the free throw line, with two rebounds and an assist in win over Wichita State (1/12)... Led Cougars with four assists in win at SMU (1/16)... Finished with four points and a team-high five assists in win at USF (1/19/19)... Became the first Cougar in 2018-19 with a double-double after scoring 14 points with a game-high 12 rebounds against Temple... Added an assist and blocked shots against the Owls (1/31)... Posted 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting and added eight rebounds with five assists and a blocked shot against No. 25/23 Cincinnati (2/10)... Finished with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting and added three rebounds with a team-high seven assists in win at UConn (2/14)... Grabbed six rebounds with five assists in win at Tulane (2/17)... Led all players with 17 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field with three rebounds and four assists in win over USF (2/23)... Scored nine points with five rebounds and a game-high nine assists and two steals in win at ECU (2/27)... Totaled 15 points with a pair of offensive rebounds vs. UCF (3/2)... Finished with eight points and four assists in win over SMU to help lead Cougars to American Athletic Conference regular-season championship (3/7)... Scored 13 points with two rebounds, five assists and two steals in win at No. 20/19 Cincinnati, which clinched outright regular-season conference championship (3/10). The American Championship: Had a team-high eight rebounds to go along with six points and three assists off the bench vs. UConn in Quarterfinals (3/15)... Had eight points, four assists, three rebounds and two blocks in Semifinals vs. Memphis (3/16)... Had five points, four rebounds and a game-high four assists vs. Cincinnati in the Title Game (3/17). NCAA Tournament: Had 10 points, seven assists and three rebounds vs. Georgia State (3/22)... Had two points, assists and rebounds vs. Ohio State (3/24).
SOPHOMORE (2017-18 at Howard College)
Attended classes but did not compete for the basketball team.
FRESHMAN (2016-17 at UMass)
Started 25 of his 31 appearances at point guard... Averaged 24.4 minutes per game with 755 played total on the season... Scored 9.8 points, dished out 4.5 assists and grabbed 3.6 rebounds per game... Also totaled 30 steals and had 23 blocks, the most among guards on the squad... Shot 44.2 percent overall (107-242)... Was 22-of-90 on 3-point field goals (.244) and 67-for-104 at the foul line (.644)... Poured in 25 points (6-13 FG, 4-9 3FG, 9-14 FT) with eight rebounds and six assists at Ole Miss (11/14)... Guided the team to victory with 16 points (6-13 FG, 2-5 3FG, 2-2 FT), seven assists and four rebounds against Temple (11/17)... Added a 17-point, five-assist outing in the win over Kennesaw State (12/17)... Helped UMass to a win at Georgia State (12/28) with 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals... Added a second consecutive 13-point game against St. Bonaventure (12/30)... Secured 13 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three blocks in the win over Dayton (1/11)... Had 15 points, nine assists and five rebounds at Rhode Island (1/15)... Posted consecutive games scoring double-figures at Saint Louis (17), against George Mason (1/28) and at La Salle (12)... Scored 10 points with four assists and three rebounds at Duquesne (2/15)... Nearly earned a double-double with 18 points, nine rebounds and four assists against Davidson (2/18)... Notched 12 points at George Washington (2/23)... Put in his second career 20-point outing with exactly as many points in the home win over La Salle, during which he shot 7-of-8 overall, including 4-for-4 from beyond the arc, and was 2-of-4 at the foul line... Ended the year with 13 points (6-11 FG, 1-3 FT), seven assists and five rebounds against St. Bonaventure (3/9).
McDONOGH 35 HIGH SCHOOL
Unanimous 4-star recruit from ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals... No. 2 in Louisiana, No. 15 at combo guard, No. 22 in Southeast Region and No. 63 in the nation (ESPN)... No. 1 in Louisiana, No. 9 at combo guard and No. 53 in nation (247Sports)... No. 38 nationally according to Rivals... Played AAU for Elfrid Payton Elite
PERSONAL
Full name is DeJon Jarmond Jarreau... Born in New Orleans... Son of Renette Hall and John Jarreau... Has a brother, John, and a sister, Ashley Johnson... Is a longtime friend of Houston teammate Brison Gresham, who also played for Elfrid Payton Elite and McDonogh 35... Cousin, Jernard Jarreau, competed at Washington (2011-15) and Tulane (2015-16)... Received his bachelor's degree in liberal studies in December 2020.
Media Availability: RB Stacy Sneed
Tuesday, October 22
HIGHLIGHTS – All-American Intercollegiate First Day (March 18, 2024)
Tuesday, March 19
HIGHLIGHTS – vs #6/6 Iowa State (Feb. 19, 2024)
Wednesday, February 21
POSTGAME - TCU (Jan. 13, 2024)
Saturday, January 13
