University of Northern Colorado Athletics
2013-14 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Derrick Barden
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Odessa JC
HONORS & AWARDS
2013-14 NABC Division I All-District 6 Second Team: March 12, 2014
2013-14 College Sports Madness Big Sky All-Conference First Team: March 12, 2014
2013-14 Big Sky Conference All-Conference Second Team: March 10, 2014
2013-14 CollegeHoopsDaily.com Big Sky All-Conference Team: March 10, 2014
2013-14 Big Sky Conference Co-Player of the Week: Dec. 30, 2013
2013-14 Big Sky Conference Player of the Week: Nov. 12, 2013
2013-14 College Sports Madness Big Sky Conference Player of the Week: Nov. 11, 2013
2012-13 Big Sky Conference All-Conference First Team: March 11, 2013
2012-13 Big Sky Conference Co-Player of the Week: Feb. 18, 2013
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2013-14:
Season stats
Started all 32 games while helping lead the Bears to an appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament ... Named to three Big Sky All-Conference teams while also earning three Big Sky Player of the Week awards ... Finished the season with the second highest single-season rebound total with 249, placing himself second in UNC's DI history for career boards ... Ranked 22nd in the nation in field goal percentage while shooting .575 ... His 14.1 points per game led the Bears while ranking 10th in the Big Sky ... Opened the season with back-to-back double-doubles, pulling down a career-high 17 rebounds in each game ... Finished the season with eight double-doubles and 18 for his two-year career ... Led the team in rebounding in 22 games for the second consecutive season ... Scored in double figures in 27 out of the 32 games.
2012-13:
Season stats
Appeared in all 31 games, making 30 starts on the year ... Named to the Big Sky All-Conference Second Team ... His 275 total rebounds shattered the Bears' Division I single-season rebounding record previously held by Taylor Montgomery (190 rebounds) ... Tied for the team lead in scoring (13.5 points per game) ... Led team in rebounding 22 times, including a stretch of 17 of 19 games ... Finished second in the Big Sky in rebounding (8.9) ... Became the first Big Sky player since the 2004-05 season to average a double-double in conference play ... Averaged a team-leading 15 points and 10 rebounds in Big Sky play ... Ranked 51st in the nation in rebounding and 42nd in field-goal percentage (.543) ... Recording career-high 15 rebounds twice in a three game stretch during the middle of the season ... Led the Big Sky with 10 double-doubles ... Nine of those 10 double-doubles came in Big Sky play ... Played at least 33 minutes in each of the Bears' last 11 games ... Led team in scoring 10 times ... Scored in double figures in 10 of his last 11 games ... Poured in a career-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a late-February road win over Eastern Washington ... Scored at least 20 points in five games, including two games in which he poured in more than 20 points while grabbing at least 14 rebounds ... Averaged 18.7 points and 9.7 rebounds in three games vs. Montana ... Second on the team in both free throws made (77) and attempted (115).
Odessa Junior College: Third Team NJCAA All-American...Averaged 19.6 points and 11.9 rebounds per game...Selected to the prestigious All-Region 5 First Team…Led Odessa to a number five national ranking in 2011-12...Two-timeNational Player of the Week...Second player in Odessa history (behind #1 overall NBA Draft pick Larry Johnson) to score over 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds in his two year career...Finished 2011-12 ranked11th nationally in scoring and 4th in rebounding...Also was the top offensive rebounder in the country with just over five per game...Ledthe NCJAA with 12.1 rebounds per game as a freshman...Drained45 3-pt field goals in two seasons with the Wranglers.
Personal: Majoring in Communication and minoring in Sociology.
