• Player
• Seasons: 2018-19, 2019-20
• Number: 11
• Position: C
• Height: 6' 10“
• Weight: 235
• Hometown: Gonaives, Haiti
• High School: Prestonwood Christian Academy (Plano, TX)
• Prep School: none
• Transfer From: Vanderbilt
• Birthday: November 12, 1995¹⁾

• 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⁾

• 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).

• Roster page on VUCommodores.com

• 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

• 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.

• Redshirted his freshman season
• Signed with the Commodores in November of 2014
• Chose the Commodores over UConn, SMU, Oregon, and USC

• 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

• 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 Linguistics⁴⁾
• Recipient of the Myer Family Men's Basketball Scholarship⁵⁾
• Advice to youngsters: “Seek God”

Official roster page from UMass Athletics
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