Dereon Seabron Explained

Dereon Seabron
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:180
Team:Free agent
Birth Date:26 May 2000
Birth Place:Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
High School:
College:NC State (2020–2022)
Draft Year:2022
Career Start:2022
Years1:
Team1:New Orleans Pelicans
Years2:20222024
Team2:Birmingham Squadron
Highlights:
  • ACC Most Improved Player (2022)
  • Second-team All-ACC (2022)

Dereon Seabron (;[1] born May 26, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the NC State Wolfpack.

High school career

Seabron played basketball for Lake Taylor High School in Norfolk, Virginia. As a sophomore, he helped his team reach the 4A state title game.[2] In his junior season, Seabron averaged 17.2 points and seven rebounds per game.[3] As a senior, he averaged 22.5 points and 11 rebounds per game, leading Lake Taylor to its first state championship. Seabron was named 4A Player of the Year and All-Tidewater Player of the Year.[4] He opted to play a postgraduate season at Massanutten Military Academy in Woodstock, Virginia to gain more attention from college programs.[5] A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for NC State in April 2019 over offers from Georgia, Pittsburgh, Providence and VCU.[6]

College career

Seabron redshirted his first season at NC State after being ruled academically ineligible by the NCAA and losing the appeal.[7] In the regular season finale against Notre Dame, Seabron had his first double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds, and he earned ACC Freshman of the Week honors. As a freshman, he averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.[8] On December 1, 2021, Seabron posted a career-high 39 points and 18 rebounds in a 104–100 win against Nebraska in quadruple overtime, breaking the ACC–Big Ten Challenge single-game scoring record.[9] He scored the most points in a game by an NC State player since T. J. Warren scored 42 points against Boston College on March 29, 2014.[10] As a sophomore, Seabron was named ACC Most Improved Player as well as Second Team All-ACC.[11]

Professional career

New Orleans Pelicans (2022–2024)

After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Seabron signed a two-way contract with the New Orleans Pelicans on September 9, 2022.[12] On April 6, 2023, the Pelicans waived Seabron,[13] but re-signed him to another two-way contract on April 9.[14]

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans| 5 || 0 || 2.3 || .400 || || || .2 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .8|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans| 6 || 0 || 9.2 || .308 || .500 || .833 || 1.2 || .8 || .3 || .2 || 2.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 11 || 0 || 6.1 || .333 || .500 || .833 || .7 || .5 || .2 || .1 || 1.6

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| NC State| style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| NC State| 24 || 8 || 17.4 || .485 || .250 || .576 || 3.5 || .8 || .7 || .3 || 5.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22| style="text-align:left;"| NC State| 32 || 32 || 35.8 || .491 || .256 || .713 || 8.2 || 3.2 || 1.4 || .1 || 17.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career|| 56 || 40 || 27.9 || .490 || .254 || .694 || 6.1 || 2.2 || 1.1 || .2 || 12.1

External links

Notes and References

  1. 2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide. NBA.com. October 24, 2023. May 18, 2024.
  2. Web site: Rubama . Larry . Lake Taylor's Seabron named 2018 All-Tidewater Boys Basketball Player of the Year . . December 3, 2021 . May 26, 2018.
  3. Web site: Hatfield . Matthew . VaPreps 4A All-State Hoops Teams for 2016-17 . VirginiaPreps . December 3, 2021 . May 29, 2017.
  4. Web site: Rubama . Larry . Lake Taylor's Dereon Seabron makes his choice: College can wait a year . . December 3, 2021 . May 26, 2018.
  5. Web site: Fauber . Brad . Seabron growing on and off the basketball court at MMA . . December 3, 2021 . January 5, 2019.
  6. Web site: Carter . Matt . NC State announces the signing of guard Dereon Seabron . TheWolfpackCentral . December 3, 2021 . April 18, 2019.
  7. Web site: Bradham . Matthew . NC State's Dereon Seabron to Academically Redshirt 2019-20 Season . Pack Insider . December 3, 2021 . November 6, 2019.
  8. Web site: Williams . Justin H. . A look ahead at NC State basketball's 2021-22 roster . TheWolfpackCentral . Rivals.com. December 3, 2021 . May 2, 2021.
  9. Web site: Seabron scores 39, N.C. State tops Nebraska in 4 OT . . . December 3, 2021 . December 1, 2021.
  10. Web site: Pack Wins Four Overtime Thriller . NC State University Athletics . December 3, 2021 . December 1, 2021.
  11. ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball Awards . . March 7, 2022 . March 7, 2022.
  12. Web site: Pelicans sign Seabron, Petty Jr., and Plowden. NBA.com. September 9, 2022. March 17, 2023.
  13. Web site: Pelicans waive Dereon Seabron. NBA.com. April 6, 2023. April 6, 2023.
  14. Web site: Luke. Adams. Pelicans Re-Sign Dereon Seabron To Two-Way Contract. HoopsRumors.com. April 9, 2023. April 16, 2023.