2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 2
Demarius Pitts
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Clinton, Md.
- High School:
- Springfield Commonwealth Academy
Bio
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2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 15 games, making nine starts on the year ... Averaged 24.9 minutes per contest ... Averaged 6.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game ... Scored in double-digits in three contests ... In first-career start, went for 10 points, adding four rebounds at Minnesota on Dec. 10 ... Went for 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, adding five rebounds in win over North Dakota on Jan. 3 ... Posted 13 points, adding six rebounds in 31 minutes against South Dakota on Jan. 9 ... Posted seven points and season-high seven boards against Denver on Feb. 20 ... Dished out season-high five assists at South Dakota State on Feb. 27
2019-20 (Sophomore): Redshirt for the 2019-20 season... Pitts was the first-ever signee under head coach Billy Donlon, announced on April 17, 2019
2018-19 (Virginia Union): Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Rookie of the Year ... Third in team for scoring, 17th in conference with 13.1 points per game ... Started 24 of 27 games while averaging 30.7 minutes ... Started his freshman year with 12 games in a row of 10+ scoring ... Scored double digits in 20 of 27 games ... Scored season high 23 points against Livingston University (12/15) ... Started his freshman campaign scoring 10-plus points in 12-straight games ... Overall, he hit the double-digit figure in 20 of his 27 games ... Ended the year with his first collegiate double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against John C. Smith on Feb. 28 ... His collegiate scoring best came against Livingston on Dec. 15, 2018 when he netted 23 points, to go along with four assists and a pair of steals ... In his first-ever collegiate contest, Pitts got a dose of some of the best Division I competition in a game at Duke University, when he started and went for eight points and two steals in 26 minutes.
Springfield Commonwealth Academy: Prior to Virginia Union, Pitts spent the 2017-18 season at Springfield Commonwealth Academy in Springfield, Mass ... During the 2016-17 season, he attended Frederick Douglass High School (Md.) where the team finished with a 16-7 record ... As a senior, he posted averages of 11.5 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, 4.5 assists per game and 1.5 blocks per game
2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 15 games, making nine starts on the year ... Averaged 24.9 minutes per contest ... Averaged 6.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game ... Scored in double-digits in three contests ... In first-career start, went for 10 points, adding four rebounds at Minnesota on Dec. 10 ... Went for 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting, adding five rebounds in win over North Dakota on Jan. 3 ... Posted 13 points, adding six rebounds in 31 minutes against South Dakota on Jan. 9 ... Posted seven points and season-high seven boards against Denver on Feb. 20 ... Dished out season-high five assists at South Dakota State on Feb. 27
2019-20 (Sophomore): Redshirt for the 2019-20 season... Pitts was the first-ever signee under head coach Billy Donlon, announced on April 17, 2019
2018-19 (Virginia Union): Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Rookie of the Year ... Third in team for scoring, 17th in conference with 13.1 points per game ... Started 24 of 27 games while averaging 30.7 minutes ... Started his freshman year with 12 games in a row of 10+ scoring ... Scored double digits in 20 of 27 games ... Scored season high 23 points against Livingston University (12/15) ... Started his freshman campaign scoring 10-plus points in 12-straight games ... Overall, he hit the double-digit figure in 20 of his 27 games ... Ended the year with his first collegiate double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against John C. Smith on Feb. 28 ... His collegiate scoring best came against Livingston on Dec. 15, 2018 when he netted 23 points, to go along with four assists and a pair of steals ... In his first-ever collegiate contest, Pitts got a dose of some of the best Division I competition in a game at Duke University, when he started and went for eight points and two steals in 26 minutes.
Springfield Commonwealth Academy: Prior to Virginia Union, Pitts spent the 2017-18 season at Springfield Commonwealth Academy in Springfield, Mass ... During the 2016-17 season, he attended Frederick Douglass High School (Md.) where the team finished with a 16-7 record ... As a senior, he posted averages of 11.5 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, 4.5 assists per game and 1.5 blocks per game
MBB Highlights vs. #1 Omaha
Thursday, March 06
MBB Highlights vs. #9 Oral Roberts
Wednesday, March 05
MBB Highlights @ St. Thomas
Saturday, March 01
Postgame Interview: Coach Menzies post-St. Thomas
Saturday, March 01
