Djery Baptiste
Player
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Number: 11
Position: C
Height: 6' 10“
Weight: 235
Hometown: Gonaives, Haiti
High School: Prestonwood Christian Academy (Plano, TX)
Prep School: none
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Birthday: November 12, 1995
1)
At UMass
2019-20 Graduate Student
Played in 27 games. Averaged 10.6 minutes per game, 2.1 points, and 2.6 rebounds. Backed up
Tre Mitchell at center.
Shot 25-49 (.510) from the floor.
Blocked 4 shots in the season-opening win versus UMass-Lowell (11/5).
Got a season-high 23 minutes of time in the rout over Central Connecticut (11/16). Tallied 6 points, a season-high 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Played 18 minutes in the win over Rider (11/20), tallying 4 points, 4 boards, and 2 blocks.
Three points and 5 boards in 17 minutes at Harvard (12/7).
Shot 3-4 from the floor and notched 6 points in 10 minutes versus Maine (12/20).
Played 20 minutes at Akron (12/30), with 2 points, 5 boards, and 2 blocks.
Shot 3-4 from the floor for 6 points at Davidson (2/1).
Helped UM get the win over George Mason (2/9) with 5-7 shooting, 10 points (season-high), 4 boards, and 3 steals in 17 minutes.
Minutes trailed off in his last 3 games played (Dayton 2/15 thru Fordham 2/22), as lingering knee issue prevented him from practicing.
Missed the last four games of the season with the knee issue.
2)
2018-19 Graduate Student
Graduated early from Vanderbilt and enrolled at UMass as a graduate student.
Became eligible for UMass in the second semester of the 2018-19 season.
3)
Started 12 of the 20 games he appeared in, taking the starting center job from
Rashaan Holloway.
Made UMass debut in the game at Georgia (12/30), recording two points and 5 rebounds.
Season-high 10 rebounds in 19 minutes at Dayton (1/13).
Shot 3-3 for 6 points, plus 3 rebounds, in his first UMass start, versus St. Bonaventure (1/23).
Season-highs in points (8) and field goals (4), on 4-5 shooting, plus 4 boards, in the win over Rhode Island (1/27).
Nine boards in just 15 minutes at La Salle (1/30).
Seven boards plus a season-high 27 minutes in the win over Davidson (2/9).
Six points and 5 boards at George Washington (2/20).
Six points and 4 boards at Duquesne (3/2).
Statistics
Season | G | GS | MP | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | PTS | PPG | ORB | DRB | TRB | RPG | PF | FO | AST | TOV | BLK | STL |
2016-17 VU | 35 | 2 | 274 | 7.8 | 25 | 48 | .521 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 20 | .650 | 63 | 1.8 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 1.9 | 59 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 4 |
2017-18 VU | 29 | 10 | 442 | 15.2 | 30 | 66 | .455 | 0 | 0 | – | 30 | 41 | .732 | 90 | 3.1 | 34 | 69 | 103 | 3.6 | 74 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 7 |
VU Total | 64 | 12 | 716 | 11.2 | 55 | 114 | .482 | 0 | 0 | – | 43 | 61 | .705 | 153 | 2.4 | 59 | 109 | 168 | 2.6 | 133 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 40 | 11 |
2018-19 UM | 20 | 12 | 358 | 17.9 | 24 | 47 | .511 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 22 | .455 | 58 | 2.9 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 4.1 | 52 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 5 |
2019-20 UM | 27 | 0 | 285 | 10.6 | 25 | 49 | .510 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 18 | .389 | 57 | 2.1 | 24 | 46 | 70 | 2.6 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 11 |
UM Total | 47 | 12 | 643 | 13.7 | 49 | 96 | .510 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 40 | .425 | 115 | 2.4 | 59 | 92 | 151 | 3.2 | 83 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 47 | 16 |
NCAA Ttl | 111 | 24 | 1359 | 12.2 | 104 | 210 | .495 | 0 | 0 | – | 60 | 101 | .594 | 268 | 2.4 | 118 | 201 | 319 | 2.9 | 216 | 6 | 14 | 80 | 87 | 27 |
Career Highs
| with Vanderbilt | with UMass |
Points | 13 - vs UNC Asheville (11/17/17) | 10 - vs George Mason (2/9/20) |
Field Goals | 5 - vs UNC Asheville (11/17/17) | 5 - vs George Mason (2/9/20) |
Field Goals Att. | “7 - twice, last at South Carolina (1/6/18)“ | 7 - vs George Mason (2/9/20) |
Free Throws | 5 - vs Southern Cal (11/19/17) | 3 - at Harvard (12/7/19) |
Free Throw Att. | “6 - twice, last vs Southern Cal (11/19/17)“ | 5 - vs Central CT (11/16/19) |
Rebounds | 9 - vs Kansas State (12/3/17) | 12 - vs Central CT (11/16/19) |
Assists | “1 - 6 times, last vs Missouri (2/27/18)“ | “1 - 8 times, last at Dayton (1/11/20)“ |
Blocks | “3 - 4 times, last vs LSU (1/20/18)“ | 5 - vs La Salle (1/5/19) |
Steals | 3 - at South Carolina (1/6/18) | 3 - vs George Mason (2/9/20) |
Minutes | 34 - vs Southern Cal (11/19/17) | 27 - vs Davidson (2/9/19) |
Pre-UMass
Vanderbilt
2017-18 Redshirt Sophomore year
Played in 29 games and made 10 starts
Averaged 2.4 points per game in 15.2 minutes
Scored career-high 13 points in win over UNC Asheville; tallied career highs in points (13), field goals made (5), then-rebounds (8), and minutes played (25) against Bulldogs
Also scored in double figures at South Carolina with 10 points
Grabbed career-high nine rebounds vs. Kansas State
Played career-high 34 minutes against USC
2016-17 Redshirt Freshman year
Played in all 35 games and made one start and averaged 7.9 minutes per game
Averaged 1.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game
Tied a career high with eight points in win over Miss. State
Made first career-start vs. Butler
Tallied career-high eight points and three rebounds vs. Belmont
Had seven points and seven rebounds vs. Norfolk St.
2015-16 Freshman year
Redshirted his freshman season
Signed with the Commodores in November of 2014
Chose the Commodores over UConn, SMU, Oregon, and USC
High School
Was ranked the eighth-best player in the state of Texas according to ESPN
Attended the Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas, where he averaged 10 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks, two assists, and one steal in his senior season
Helped lead his Lion teams to four consecutive state championships
Named his team's Defensive Player of the Year in his senior season
Personal
Djery Jean Baptiste
Born November 12, 1995
Son of Hebert Jean Baptiste and Wislonde Destin
Speaks four languages and hopes to one day be a diplomat in his native Haiti
Plans to major in Public Policy and Linguistics
4)
Recipient of the Myer Family Men's Basketball Scholarship
5)
Advice to youngsters: “Seek God”
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