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2015-16 Men's Basketball Roster

24 Deric Shelton

  • POSITION Guard
  • HEIGHT 6-3
  • CLASS Sophomore
  • HOMETOWN Ardmore, Okla.
  • HIGHSCHOOL Plainview HS

Biography

Biology major … Athletic wing player who is capable of filling up the basket … Showed promise in limited action as a freshman … Bounced back after missing the 2014-15 season due to injury … 2015-16: Played in 19 games (four starts), averaging 4.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per game … Missed final month of season due to injury that ultimately ended his basketball career … Named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Honors Court academic honor list … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (fall and spring semesters) … Made first start of season on Nov. 14 against Cameron, scoring three points in an OC loss … Had eight points and four assists in loss to Oklahoma City University on Nov. 28 … Three days later, reached double digits with 12 points and a career-high five assists in win over Dallas Christian (Texas) … Scored eight points in loss at St. Edward’s (Texas) on Dec. 19 … Started and had 10 points and four assists in loss at Dallas Baptist on Jan. 16, beginning a string of five straight solid performances … Scored nine points in loss to Arkansas-Fort Smith on Jan. 21 and seven in a narrow loss to eventual league champion Rogers State on Jan. 23 … Started and scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting in loss at St. Mary’s (Texas) on Jan. 28 … Made final start and scored seven points in win at league-leading Texas A&M International on Jan. 30 … 2014-15: Redshirted … Named as an NCCAA Scholar-Athlete … Named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Honors Court academic honor list … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … 2013-14: Played in 27 games (two starts), averaging 2.0 points and 0.9 rebounds per game … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … Made collegiate debut in win over York (Neb.) on Nov. 9 but did not score … First collegiate points came on a basket in loss to Southern Nazarene on Nov. 30 … Scored eight points and added two steals in win over Dallas Christian (Texas) on Dec. 3 … Finished with nine points in loss to Texas-Permian Basin on Dec. 16 … Went 6-of-9 from the field and scored a career-high 14 points while grabbing four rebounds in win over Newman (Kan.) on Jan. 18 … Previous school: Attended Plainview High School in Ardmore, where he was named as the Lake Country Conference’s most valuable player and The Ardmoreite’s player of the year after leading Plainview to a 21-5 record as a senior … Averaged 24.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 3.0 steals and 1.4 blocked shots per game as a senior while shooting 50.4 percent from the field, 39.4 percent from 3-point range and 72.1 percent from the free-throw line … Named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State team … Also named by The Oklahoman to its five-player Class 3A All-State team … Son of Bobby Shelton, who played basketball at East Central University in Ada and was on the ECU team that beat OC in the 1989 NAIA District 9 title game and advanced all the way to the national championship game.

Career highs: 14 points vs. Newman (Kan.) (1/18/14); 5 rebounds vs. St. Edward's (Texas) (12/19/15); 5 assists vs. Dallas Christian (Texas) (12/1/15); 1 block vs. St. Mary’s (Texas) (1/25/14); 2 steals vs. 4 opponents.
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

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    2014-15Sophomore

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    2015-16Sophomore

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