Dereon_Seabron
Dereon Seabron
American basketball player
Dereon Seabron (/dɛri.ɒn/ DERR-ee-on;[1] born May 26, 2000) is an American professional basketball player 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.
Seabron in 2021 | |
| No. 0 – New Orleans Pelicans | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2000-05-26) May 26, 2000 (age 23) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | NC State (2020–2022) |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–present | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2022–present | →Birmingham Squadron |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Stats  at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
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]
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]
New Orleans Pelicans (2022–present)
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]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | New Orleans | 5 | 0 | 2.4 | .400 | — | — | .2 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
| 2023–24 | New Orleans | 6 | 0 | 9.2 | .308 | .500 | .833 | 1.2 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 2.3 |
| Career | 11 | 0 | 6.1 | .333 | .500 | .833 | .7 | .5 | .2 | .1 | 1.6 | |
College
- "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide" (Press release). National Basketball Association. October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- Rubama, Larry (May 26, 2018). "Lake Taylor's Seabron named 2018 All-Tidewater Boys Basketball Player of the Year". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Hatfield, Matthew (May 29, 2017). "VaPreps 4A All-State Hoops Teams for 2016-17". VirginiaPreps. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Rubama, Larry (May 26, 2018). "Lake Taylor's Dereon Seabron makes his choice: College can wait a year". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Fauber, Brad (January 5, 2019). "Seabron growing on and off the basketball court at MMA". The Northern Virginia Daily. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Carter, Matt (April 18, 2019). "NC State announces the signing of guard Dereon Seabron". TheWolfpackCentral. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Bradham, Matthew (November 6, 2019). "NC State's Dereon Seabron to Academically Redshirt 2019-20 Season". Pack Insider. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- Williams, Justin H. (May 2, 2021). "A look ahead at NC State basketball's 2021-22 roster". TheWolfpackCentral. Rivals.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- "Seabron scores 39, N.C. State tops Nebraska in 4 OT". ESPN. Associated Press. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- "Pack Wins Four Overtime Thriller". NC State University Athletics. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- "ACC Unveils 2021-22 Men's Basketball Awards" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- "Pelicans sign Seabron, Petty Jr., and Plowden". NBA. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- "Pelicans waive Dereon Seabron". NBA.com. April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
- Adams, Luke (April 9, 2023). "Pelicans Re-Sign Dereon Seabron To Two-Way Contract". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved April 16, 2023.