2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Darrion Pellum
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hampton, Va.
- High School:
- Massanutten Military Academy
2010-11 JUNIOR SEASON
First Team All-MEAC… named MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player after averaging 17.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game… VaSID Second Team All-State… BASN HBCU Second Team All-American… NABC All-District 15… led the team and was second in the MEAC in scoring (17.5 ppg)… scored in double figures 29 times… eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career with nine points against Duke in the NCAA Tournament… shot 38.8 percent (188-for-484) from the floor… hit 73 of 217 3-pointers (33.6 percent) and 110 of 154 free throws (71.4 percent)… scored a career-high 34 points against Dominican (Calif.) on Dec. 29, hitting nine 3-pointers… scored 33 points at High Point on Nov. 28, making a career-high 19 free throws in 23 attempts… second in the MEAC in minutes played (36.6) and steals (1.7 spg)… pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds, to go along with 28 points, against Delaware State on Jan. 29… made at least five 3-pointers in a game three times… had a career-high five steals against Norfolk State in the MEAC Tournament semifinals… tied his career high in assists with five twice: at George Washington on Nov. 23 and against South Carolina State on Feb. 5… named MEAC Player of the Week on Nov. 29.
2009-10 SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in 31 games for the Pirates, starting in all of them… third on the team in scoring at 11.5 points per game… also averaged 3.6 rebounds per contest… had 48 assists on the season, an average of 1.8 per game… shot .392 (133-for-339) from the floor… hit 43 of 145 total 3-point attempts (.297)… scored in double figures 19 times on the season… scored in double figures in six straight games from Jan. 9 to Jan. 25… scored a career-high 22 points on 8-for-14 shooting against Howard on March 4… also scored 21 points at La Salle on Nov. 14 and at William & Mary on Nov. 25… pulled down a career-high nine rebounds against VCU on Nov. 23… dished out a career-high five assists twice: against Coppin State on Jan. 9 and against North Carolina A&T on Feb. 15.
2008-09 FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in 16 games for the Pirates, making eight starts… averaged 5.6 points and 3.1 rebounds a game… scored in double figures four times… had a season-high 14 points twice: at Norfolk State on Feb. 28 (5-for-15 shooting) and at North Carolina A&T on March 2 (5-for-10 shooting, 4-for-4 free throws)… also had 13 points at Morgan State on Jan. 26… scored 12 points in the MEAC Championships against Delaware State… pulled down a season-high seven rebounds at Norfolk State… had four steals at Norfolk State and at North Carolina A&T… averaged 17.1 minutes per game.
MASSANUTTEN MILITARY ACADEMY
Named Prep School All-American as a junior and senior… averaged 23 points, six rebounds and two steals a game as a junior… as a senior, averaged 22 points, six rebounds and two steals per contest.
PERSONAL
Born April 15, 1987… son of Constance Pellum and Ivery Lee Wilkins Sr… has one brother, Ivery Lee Wilkins Jr… nicknamed P… featured in the Daily Press… majoring in recreation… wants to play professionally, either in the NBA or overseas… wants to earn degrees in both business management and sports management.
PELLUM’S CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP-GS Min/Avg. FG-A Pct. 3P-A Pct. FT-A Pct. OR-DR Reb-Avg. Ast BLK ST Pts-Avg
08-09 16-8 273-17.1 32-106 .302 9-46 .196 16-26 .615 25-25 50-3.1 6 1 15 89-5.6
09-10 31-31 915-29.5 133-339 .392 43-145 .297 47-72 .653 30-81 111-3.6 48 4 38 356-11.5
10-11 32-32 1,172-36.6 188-484 .388 73-217 .336 110-154 .714 23-115 138-4.3 63 10 53 559-17.5
Total 79-71 2,360-29.9 353-929 .380 125-408 .306 173-252 .687 78-221 299-3.8 117 15 106 1,004-12.7
PELLUM’S CAREER HIGHS
Points: 34 vs. Dominican (12/29/10)
Rebounds: 13 vs. Delaware State (1/29/11)
Assists: 5 (four times), last vs. South Carolina State (2/5/11)
Steals: 5 vs. Norfolk State (3/11/11)
Blocked Shots: 2 vs. Winthrop (11/16/10)
Field Goals Made: 11 vs. Dominican (12/29/10)
Field Goals Attempted: 22 at Wake Forest (11/15/10)
3-Pt. FG Made: 9 vs. Dominican (12/29/10)
3-Pt. FG Attempted: 13 vs. Dominican (12/29/10)
Free Throws Made: 19 at High Point (11/28/10)
Free Throws Attempted: 23 at High Point (11/28/10)
