Dereon Seabron Explained

Dereon Seabron
Position:Shooting guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:180
League:NBA G League
Team:Motor City Cruise
Number:1
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
Years3:2024–present
Team3:Motor City Cruise
Highlights:
  • ACC Most Improved Player (2022)
  • Second-team All-ACC (2022)

Dereon Seabron (;[1] born May 26, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Motor City Cruise 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]

Motor City Cruise (2024–present)

On September 17, 2024, Seabron signed with the Detroit Pistons,[15] but was waived on October 17.[16] On October 29, he joined the Motor City Cruise.[17]

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: Larry. Rubama. Lake Taylor's Seabron named 2018 All-Tidewater Boys Basketball Player of the Year. The Virginian-Pilot. May 26, 2018. December 3, 2021.
  3. Web site: Matthew. Hatfield. VaPreps 4A All-State Hoops Teams for 2016-17. Rivals.com. May 29, 2017. December 3, 2021.
  4. Web site: Larry. Rubama. Lake Taylor's Dereon Seabron makes his choice: College can wait a year. The Virginian-Pilot. May 26, 2018. December 3, 2021.
  5. Web site: Brad. Fauber. Seabron growing on and off the basketball court at MMA. The Northern Virginia Daily. January 5, 2019. December 3, 2021.
  6. Web site: Matt. Carter. NC State announces the signing of guard Dereon Seabron. Rivals.com. April 18, 2019. December 3, 2021.
  7. Web site: Matthew. Bradham. NC State's Dereon Seabron to Academically Redshirt 2019-20 Season. Pack Insider. November 6, 2019. December 3, 2021.
  8. Web site: Justin H.. Williams. A look ahead at NC State basketball's 2021-22 roster. Rivals.com. May 2, 2021. December 3, 2021.
  9. Web site: Seabron scores 39, N.C. State tops Nebraska in 4 OT. ESPN. Associated Press. December 1, 2021. December 3, 2021.
  10. Web site: Pack Wins Four Overtime Thriller. NC State University Athletics. December 1, 2021. December 3, 2021.
  11. ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball Awards. TheACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. 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.
  15. Web site: Dana. Gauruder. Pistons To Sign Dereon Seabron To Exhibit 10 Contract. HoopsRumors.com. September 17, 2024. September 18, 2024.
  16. Pistons PR. The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has waived Aaron Estrada, Javante McCoy, Dereon Seabron, Tolu Smith, and Lamar Stevens. Detroit’s roster now stands at 15, including one two-way contract.. 1847054117455442163. Pistons_PR. October 17, 2024. October 17, 2024.
  17. Motor City Cruise. Training camp roster ready to get to it #MotorCityBasketball. 1851401150169223597. MotorCityCruise. October 29, 2024. November 4, 2024.