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UTEP Miners

2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster

23 Deon Barrett

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 150
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Lancaster, Texas
  • Highschool Lancaster HS

Biography

2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
Was a key rotation player as a freshman with 421 minutes (13.6 avg.) in 31 games ... averaged 3.4 points and 0.9 assists ... shot 36.6 percent from the field, a team-leading 39.7 percent from beyond the arc and 85.7 percent from the charity stripe ... made four starts ... dished out six assists with only one turnover and scored six points in his first game for UTEP against Louisiana College ... scored eight points in 24 minutes versus Wake Forest ... made his first career start against Southeastern Louisiana ... scored all eight of his points over 10 second-half minutes versus Northwestern State ... had a huge second half at New Mexico, scoring all 25 of his points (8-for-9 FGs, 7-for-8 3FGs, 2-for-2 FTs) with two rebounds and three assists in only 17 minutes ... tied the school freshman record with seven three-pointers versus the Lobos ... his .875 three-point percentage was the best by a UTEP player in a game with a minimum seven makes ... tied the Conference USA record for three-point percentage in a game (minimum eight attempts) against New Mexico ... named Conference USA Freshman of the Week on Dec. 12 ... put seven points on the board in a season-high 30 minutes against NM State ... scored eight points versus Northern Arizona ... hit a couple of three pointers in the second half at NM State ... busted out of a shooting slump and ended a seven-game scoreless streak at Marshall where he was 2-for-2 from the field, 1-for-1 from outside and 2-for-2 from the line ... swiped two steals against Middle Tennessee ... had another perfect shooting night (2-for-2 FGs, 1-for-1 3FGs) versus Southern Miss ... scored five points (2-for-2 FGs) in five minutes at Florida Atlantic ... didn't commit a turnover in a combined 18 minutes versus Rice and Middle Tennessee in the C-USA Championships.

PRIOR TO UTEP
Led Lancaster HS to back-to-back state 5A titles and a 69-6 record over his last two prep seasons ... two-time All-State and two-time All-District ... averaged 10.6 points and 2.9 assists as a senior ... averaged 15.5 points and 6.8 assists as a junior ... coached by Ferrin Douglas at Lancaster HS, which also produced former Miner standout John Bohannon ... started his prep career at Dallas Skyline High School, where he was coached by former Washington State head coach Paul Graham ... earned first team All-District honors as a sophomore for a district championship team ... full name is Deon Julian Barrett ... parents are Deon Barrett Sr. and Tamara Johnson ... has one brother and one sister ... born 11/9/96 (Dallas, Texas).

Year Cl. GP GS MIN AVE FG FGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OFF DEF TOT AVE PF FO A TO BLK ST PTS AVE
2016-17 Fr 31 4 421 13.6 34 93 .366 25 63 .397 12 14 .857 2 21 23 0.7 22 0 29 17 0 6 105 3.4
Total 31 4 421 13.6 34 93 .366 25 63 .397 12 14 .857 2 21 23 0.7 22 0 29 17 0 6 105 3.4

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