| DeJon Jarreau | |
| Position: | Point guard / shooting guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 5 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| League: | NBA G League |
| Team: | Memphis Hustle |
| Number: | 77 |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| High School: | McDonogh 35 (New Orleans, Louisiana) |
| College: | |
| Draft Year: | 2021 |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
| Team1: | Indiana Pacers |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Team2: | →Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Team3: | Texas Legends |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Team4: | Capital City Go-Go |
| Years5: | 2024–present |
| Team5: | Memphis Hustle |
| Team6: | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Years7: | 2024 |
| Team7: | →Memphis Hustle |
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DeJon Jarmond Jarreau (born January 23, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen and the Houston Cougars.
Jarreau grew up in the 7th Ward of New Orleans, a neighborhood suffering from crime and poverty.[1] He attended McDonogh 35 College Preparatory Charter High School in New Orleans.[2] He competed for Elfrid Payton Elite on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit.[3] Jarreau was a four-star recruit and committed to playing college basketball for UMass over an offer from Miami (Florida).[4]
On November 14, 2016, Jarreau recorded a freshman season-high 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists in a 90–88 loss to Ole Miss.[5] He averaged 9.8 points and 4.5 assists per game. Jarreau left UMass after head coach Derek Kellogg was fired.[6]
For his sophomore season, Jarreau transferred to Houston.[7] As a sophomore, he averaged 8.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game and was named American Athletic Conference (AAC) Sixth Man of the Year.[8] On February 1, 2020, he was ejected from a game against Cincinnati for biting the leg of an opposing player and received a one-game suspension.[9] In his junior season, Jarreau averaged nine points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. He declared for the 2020 NBA draft before withdrawing his name and returning to college.[10] On March 12, 2021, Jarreau recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 77–52 win over Tulane at the AAC tournament quarterfinals. It was the first triple-double by a Houston player since Bo Outlaw in 1993 and the first in AAC Tournament history.[11] As a senior, Jarreau averaged 10.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game.[12] He was named AAC Defensive Player of the Year as well as Second Team All-AAC.[13]
After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, he joined the Miami Heat for the 2021 NBA Summer League. Following a strong Summer League performance, he was signed to a two-way contract by the Indiana Pacers on August 24, 2021. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the Pacers and their NBA G League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants.[14] On December 15, he was waived after playing just one minute of one game for the Pacers.[15]
On December 27, 2021, Jarreau's rights were traded by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants to the Texas Legends in exchange for Kenny Williams and a 2022 first-round draft pick.[16]
On December 28, 2021, Jarreau signed a 10-day contract with the Houston Rockets, via the hardship exemption.[17] On December 30, however, he entered the NBA's health and safety protocols and never played a game for the Rockets.[18] After his contract with the Rockets expired, Jarreau rejoined the Legends.
On January 23, 2022, Jarreau and a 2022 second-round draft pick were traded to the Capital City Go-Go in exchange for two 2022 first-round draft picks.[19] On March 7, he was waived.[20] On February 24, 2023, Jarreau was reacquired by the Capital City Go-Go.[21]
On December 26, 2023, Jarreau was traded to the Memphis Hustle in exchange for Mychal Mulder[22] and on March 10, 2024, he signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.[23] Ten days later, he signed a second 10-day deal with the Grizzlies.[24] On March 30, he returned to the Hustle.[25]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Indiana| 1 || 0 || .9 || || || || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis| 9 || 0 || 16.6 || .340 || .308 || .455 || 4.9 || 2.9 || .7 || .2 || 4.8|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 10 || 0 || 16.7 || .340 || .308 || .455 || 4.4 || 2.6 || .6 || .2 || 4.3
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17| style="text-align:left;"| UMass| 31 || 24 || 24.4 || .442 || .244 || .644 || 3.6 || 4.5 || 1.0 || .7 || 9.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Houston| 30 || 0 || 18.0 || .471 || .364 || .694 || 3.8 || 3.3 || .6 || .5 || 8.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Houston| 30 || 17 || 23.1 || .374 || .175 || .795 || 4.3 || 3.7 || .6 || .4 || 9.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Houston| 31 || 31 || 28.3 || .432 || .344 || .703 || 5.4 || 4.3 || 1.3 || .5 || 10.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 122 || 72 || 23.5 || .429 || .285 || .713 || 4.3 || 4.0 || .9 || .5 || 9.5
Dejon has a brother named John Jarreau. He is also the cousin of rapper Young Greatness, who was shot and killed in 2018.[26] Jarreau was a basketball teammate of his close friend Brison Gresham in high school and college.[27] He was the first member of his family to graduate from college.