Academy of Art University Athletics

2022-23: Appeared in 31 games for the Urban Knights, starting 28 of those contests and totaling 908 minutes played … totaled 295 points, 106 rebounds, 61 assist, 53 steals, and four blocks … shot 49.3 percent (111-for-225) from the field, 33.3 percent (25-for-75) on attempt at three pointers, and 64.0 (48-for-75) from the free throw line ... scored in double figures a total of 13 times … Game averages: Minutes – 28.7 … Points – 11.5 … Rebounds – 4.3 … Assists – 1.6 …  Steals – 1.7 (4th in PacWest) … Blocks – 0.2 … Game Highs: Minutes – 43 (3/10 vs. SMU) … Points – 24 (3/10 vs. SMU) … Rebounds – 7 (3/11 at PLNU) … Assists – 5 (12/17 vs. APU) … Field goals made – 8 (3/10 vs. SMU) … Steals – 6 (12/17 at APU) … Blocks – 3 (1/29 vs UHH).

2021-22: Appeared in 22 games for the Urban Knights, starting 19 of those contests and totaling 631 minutes played … totaled 253 points, 94 rebounds, 36 assist, 38 steals, and four blocks … shot 49.2 percent (98-for-199) from the field, 38.7 percent (24-for-62) on attempt at three pointers, and 64.7 (33-for-51) from the free throw line … was one of six Urban Knights to average double-digit scoring, leading the team with an average of 11.5 ppg … became only the second player in program history to post a perfect shooting percentage while making at least eight field goals when he went 9-for-9 against Sonoma State on Nov. 14, 2021 … scored in double figures a total of 13 times, including one double-double, led by a season best and ART U single-game high of 25 points against Dominican on Dec. 4, 2021 … recorded at least one steal in all but one game that he played in … Game averages: Minutes – 28.7 … Points – 11.5 … Rebounds – 4.3 … Assists – 1.6 …  Steals – 1.7 … Blocks – 0.2 … Game Highs: Minutes – 44 (1/6/22 vs. PLNU) … Points – 25 (12/4/21 at DU) … Rebounds – 10 (12/4/21 vs. DU) … Assists – 5 (11/26/21 vs. SMU) … Field goals made – 11 (12/4/21 vs. DU) … 3-pointers made – 3 (12/4/21 vs. DU) … Steals – 4 (12/28/21 at USF) … Blocks – 1 (four times; last: 3/5/22 vs. APU).

Previous Experience: Spent the previous two seasons with Eastern Illinois where he played in a total of 27 games with eight starts .. Posted three double-digit scoring games in his last season with the Panthers, with a season-high 14 points and nine rebounds on Jan. 28 against UT Martin ... Prior to Eastern Illinois, Deang attended Highland (Ill.) junior college, where he averaged 16.5 points, five rebounds and 5.4 assists per game in his freshman year en route to All-Region First Team honors in 2017 ... Was also named to the All-Tournament Team and selected as the Tournament MVP ... Attended Madison East High School where he played varsity basketball all four seasons, ending his 2016 campaign as the Madison Sportsman of the Year and the Big 8 Player of the Year in addition to being selected to the Wisconsin All-State First Team.

Personal: Parents are Joesph Deang and Willma Joshua ... Has six siblings: Began, Gomaur, Nyakour, Mandela, Balucky, and Alwang ... Favorite movies are The Wood and Rush Hour ... Favorite foods are barbeque ribs and Tacos ... Favorite genres of music are R&B, hip hop and rap ... Favorite non-sport hobby is watching movies ... Favorite professional sports team is the Green Bay Packers ... Life hero is his mother.