2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Pardon, Dererk
Jersey Number 5
Dererk Pardon
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 235
- Position:
- C
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- Villa Angela-St. Joseph
Bio
2018-19: Recorded his 10th and 11th career double-doubles in back-to-back wins over New Orleans (11/8) and American (11/12), including grabbing 18 rebounds against American, the second highest total in his career ... Barely missed another double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds in a defeat of Binghamton (11/16) ... Perfect 4-4 from the field, recorded 12 points and eight rebounds against La Salle (11/23) ... Another perfect shooting day (5-5 FG) with 15 points against Utah (11/25) ... Third double-double of season with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Georgia Tech (11/28) ... Exploded for 24 points and 10 rebounds against Indiana (12/1) -- the second-best scoring total of his career and 13th career double-double which is the fourth-most in program history dating back to 1986. Also matched a career-high with 11 field goals made in the contest ... Scored 20 points for a second-straight game on 9-of-10 shooting while adding five rebounds against Michigan (12/4) … Finished with 10 points along with a team-high eight rebounds and game-high four blocks against DePaul (12/8) … Recorded 15 points, seven rebounds and a pair of blocks against Oklahoma (12/21) … Scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season against Columbia (12/30) … Led the team with 19 points on 9-of-15 shooting against Michigan State (1/2) … Finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and a game-high three blocks against Illinois (1/6) ... Recorded six points, five rebounds, a block and an assist against Iowa (1/9) ... Finished with 20 points on 10-16 shooting against Michigan (1/13) ... Led the team with 17 points, seven rebounds and two steals against Rutgers (1/18) ... Led the team with 17 points on 7-11 shooting, to go along with six rebounds and two blocks against Indiana (1/22) … Contributed eight points, 11 rebounds and a block against Wisconsin (1/26) … Added 14 points, seven rebounds and a block against Maryland (1/29)... Led the game with 18 points, while adding nine rebounds and a pair of steals against Penn State (2/4) ... Tallied 13 points, seven rebounds and two assists against Iowa (2/10) ... Contributed six points, four assists and three rebounds against Rutgers (2/13) ... Recorded a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds at Nebraska (2/16) ... Finished with 21 points while adding two blocks against Wisconsin (2/23) ... Recorded his seventh double-double of the season and 16th of his career with 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. Minnesota (2/28)... Had 16 points, nine rebounds, and three assists against Illinois (3/3)... Led the game wih 20 points, adding 13 rebounds for his eighth double-double of the season and 17th of his career against Ohio State (3/6)... Scored eight against Purdue (3/9)... Had 17 points and five rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament game against Illinois (3/13).
2017-18: Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection (media) ... Lone Northwestern player to start all 32 games ... Set a school single-season record with a .619 field goal percentage ... Team leader with an average of 7.1 rebounds per game and 56 blocked shots ... Posted 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks in a season-opening win over Loyola (Md.) (11/12) ... Tallied 15 points in a victory over Saint Peter’s (11/13) ... Recorded 14 points and 7 rebounds in a win over La Salle (11/18) ... Connected on five of seven field goal attempts in scoring 11 points with 6 rebounds in a victory over Sacred Heart (11/24) ... Notched first double-double of the season, recording 10 points and a season-high 12 rebounds at Georgia Tech (11/28) ... Made 9 of 12 field goal attempts in scoring a team-high 20 points with 8 rebounds and 4 assists at Purdue (12/3) ... Connected on 4 of 5 field goal attempts in posting 13 points and 8 rebounds in a win over Chicago State (12/11) ... Shot 8 of 11 from the field in scoring a team-high 17 points with 9 rebounds at No. 17 Oklahoma ... Made 6 of 8 field goal attempts and scored a team-high 18 points witth game highs of 8 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in a win over Brown (12/30) ... Pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds to go along with a team-high 17 points vs. Nebraska (1/2) ... Recorded a double-double, posting 13 points and 12 rebounds to go along with six blocked shots in a win over Minnesota (1/10) ... Shot a perfect 8-for-8 from the field in scoring a game-high 17 points in a victory at Wisconsin (2/1) ... Notched a double-double, posting 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting to go along with 13 rebounds and 4 blocked shots at Rutgers (2/13) ... Scored a team-high 14 points with 8 rebounds vs. Penn State in the Big Ten tournament (3/1).
2016-17: Started all 28 games in which he appeared ... Led the Big Ten with a .617 field goal percentage in Big Ten play, the first Wildcat to lead the league since Evan Eschmeyer in 1998-99 ... In all games, ranked second in the league in field goal percentage (.611), fourth in blocked shots (1.8 pg) and seventh in rebounding (8.0 pg) ... Recorded all 7 of his rebounds in the first half in a season-opening win over Mississippi Valley State (11/11) ... Scored 12 points with 5 rebounds and a career-best 5 blocked shots in a victory over Eastern Washington (11/14) ... Notched a double-double in a win over No. 22/21 Texas, posting 10 points and 11 rebounds with a pair of blocked shots (11/21) ... Blocked a career-best 6 shots to go along with 6 points and 6 rebounds against Notre Dame (11/22) ... Grabbed 10 boards and scored 6 points with a pair of blocks in a win over Bryant (11/25) ... Missed eight games after suffering a hand injury vs. Wake Forest (11/28) ... Returned from injury to post 9 points and 8 rebounds against Minnesota (1/5) ... Tallied 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a victory at Nebraska (1/8) ... Approached a triple-double, swatted a career-best 8 shots to go along with 8 points and 11 rebounds in a victory at Rutgers (1/12) ... Finished one rebound shy of a double-double, posting 14 points and 9 rebounds in a blowout win over Iowa (1/15) ... Recorded 22 rebounds—the most by a Northwestern player in 51 years and the sixth most ever by a Wildcat in a game—and 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting to key a victory over Nebraska (1/26) ... Posted 11 points and 8 rebounds in a road victory over No. 7/5 Wisconsin (2/12) ... Tallied 12 points with 8 rebounds in a win over Rutgers (2/18) ... Grabbed 12 rebounds while making all three field goal attempts at Illinois (2/21) ... Recorded a double-double, posting 12 points and 10 rebounds (7 offensive) at Indiana (2/25) ... Received a length-of-the-court inbounds pass from Nathan Taphorn with 1.7 seconds remaining and scored at the buzzer to defeat Michigan (3/1) ... Connected on five of six field goal attempts in scoring 11 points while matching a season high with 4 assists vs. No. 16 Purdue (3/5) ... Pulled down a game-high 8 rebounds in helping the Wildcats beat No. 25 Maryland in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten tournament (3/10) ... Recorded a double-double, posting 14 points and 11 rebounds, in the team's NCAA tournament win over Vanderbilt (3/16).
2015-16: Saw action in 20 contests, including making two starts ... Made collegiate debut in a comeback victory over Loyola (Md.) (12/27), connecting on all three field goal attempts in scoring 6 points with 4 rebounds and a blocked shot ... In just his second collegiate game, posted a double-double with 28 points and 12 rebounds (23 and 11 in the second half) in a stellar performance to key a comeback from a 12-point deficit in a victory over Nebraska (12/30) in the Big Ten opener ... Connected on four of five field goal attempts in posting 8 points with 6 rebounds vs. No. 4 Maryland (1/2) ... Recorded 9 points and a career-high 14 rebounds (7 offensive) with a pair of blocked shots vs. Ohio State (1/6) ... The 14 rebounds vs. Ohio State were the most by a Northwestern player in a game since Jared Swopshire had 16 at Nebraska Jan. 26, 2013 ... Tallied 12 points of 5-of-6 shooting with 5 rebounds vs. Penn State (1/16) ... Hit on 5 of 6 field goal attemps in scoring 11 points at No. 7/5 Maryland (1/19) ... Connected on 4 of 5 field goals attempts, scoring 9 points at No. 25/23 Indiana (1/23) ... Scored 8 points in a victory at Penn State (3/3) ... Hit on all three field goal attempts in scoring 6 points with 3 rebounds in a win over Nebraska (3/6).
High School: Associated Press second-team all-state selection ... Averaged 12.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as a senior and recorded 101 blocks to set a school record ... First-team All-North Coast League White Division ... Team captain ... Led Villa Angela-St. Joseph (VASJ) to the Ohio Division III state championship as a senior, recording 15 points, 12 rebounds and 9 blocked shots in the title game ... Also helped the team to a state championship as a sophomore and a runner-up finish as a junior ... Represented Ohio in the annual Kentucky/Ohio prep all-star game ... Posted averages of 11.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocked shots per game as a junior ... Recorded 17 points and 15 rebounds in the state championship game ... Played AAU ball for King James Shooting Stars ... Honor roll student ... High school coach was Babe Kwasniak.
Personal: Born Dererk Devonte Pardon ... Son of Donald and Cynthia Pardon ... Didn’t begin playing basketball until the seventh grade... Major is Learning and Organizational Change.
2017-18: Honorable mention All-Big Ten selection (media) ... Lone Northwestern player to start all 32 games ... Set a school single-season record with a .619 field goal percentage ... Team leader with an average of 7.1 rebounds per game and 56 blocked shots ... Posted 16 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks in a season-opening win over Loyola (Md.) (11/12) ... Tallied 15 points in a victory over Saint Peter’s (11/13) ... Recorded 14 points and 7 rebounds in a win over La Salle (11/18) ... Connected on five of seven field goal attempts in scoring 11 points with 6 rebounds in a victory over Sacred Heart (11/24) ... Notched first double-double of the season, recording 10 points and a season-high 12 rebounds at Georgia Tech (11/28) ... Made 9 of 12 field goal attempts in scoring a team-high 20 points with 8 rebounds and 4 assists at Purdue (12/3) ... Connected on 4 of 5 field goal attempts in posting 13 points and 8 rebounds in a win over Chicago State (12/11) ... Shot 8 of 11 from the field in scoring a team-high 17 points with 9 rebounds at No. 17 Oklahoma ... Made 6 of 8 field goal attempts and scored a team-high 18 points witth game highs of 8 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in a win over Brown (12/30) ... Pulled down a season-high 15 rebounds to go along with a team-high 17 points vs. Nebraska (1/2) ... Recorded a double-double, posting 13 points and 12 rebounds to go along with six blocked shots in a win over Minnesota (1/10) ... Shot a perfect 8-for-8 from the field in scoring a game-high 17 points in a victory at Wisconsin (2/1) ... Notched a double-double, posting 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting to go along with 13 rebounds and 4 blocked shots at Rutgers (2/13) ... Scored a team-high 14 points with 8 rebounds vs. Penn State in the Big Ten tournament (3/1).
2016-17: Started all 28 games in which he appeared ... Led the Big Ten with a .617 field goal percentage in Big Ten play, the first Wildcat to lead the league since Evan Eschmeyer in 1998-99 ... In all games, ranked second in the league in field goal percentage (.611), fourth in blocked shots (1.8 pg) and seventh in rebounding (8.0 pg) ... Recorded all 7 of his rebounds in the first half in a season-opening win over Mississippi Valley State (11/11) ... Scored 12 points with 5 rebounds and a career-best 5 blocked shots in a victory over Eastern Washington (11/14) ... Notched a double-double in a win over No. 22/21 Texas, posting 10 points and 11 rebounds with a pair of blocked shots (11/21) ... Blocked a career-best 6 shots to go along with 6 points and 6 rebounds against Notre Dame (11/22) ... Grabbed 10 boards and scored 6 points with a pair of blocks in a win over Bryant (11/25) ... Missed eight games after suffering a hand injury vs. Wake Forest (11/28) ... Returned from injury to post 9 points and 8 rebounds against Minnesota (1/5) ... Tallied 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a victory at Nebraska (1/8) ... Approached a triple-double, swatted a career-best 8 shots to go along with 8 points and 11 rebounds in a victory at Rutgers (1/12) ... Finished one rebound shy of a double-double, posting 14 points and 9 rebounds in a blowout win over Iowa (1/15) ... Recorded 22 rebounds—the most by a Northwestern player in 51 years and the sixth most ever by a Wildcat in a game—and 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting to key a victory over Nebraska (1/26) ... Posted 11 points and 8 rebounds in a road victory over No. 7/5 Wisconsin (2/12) ... Tallied 12 points with 8 rebounds in a win over Rutgers (2/18) ... Grabbed 12 rebounds while making all three field goal attempts at Illinois (2/21) ... Recorded a double-double, posting 12 points and 10 rebounds (7 offensive) at Indiana (2/25) ... Received a length-of-the-court inbounds pass from Nathan Taphorn with 1.7 seconds remaining and scored at the buzzer to defeat Michigan (3/1) ... Connected on five of six field goal attempts in scoring 11 points while matching a season high with 4 assists vs. No. 16 Purdue (3/5) ... Pulled down a game-high 8 rebounds in helping the Wildcats beat No. 25 Maryland in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten tournament (3/10) ... Recorded a double-double, posting 14 points and 11 rebounds, in the team's NCAA tournament win over Vanderbilt (3/16).
2015-16: Saw action in 20 contests, including making two starts ... Made collegiate debut in a comeback victory over Loyola (Md.) (12/27), connecting on all three field goal attempts in scoring 6 points with 4 rebounds and a blocked shot ... In just his second collegiate game, posted a double-double with 28 points and 12 rebounds (23 and 11 in the second half) in a stellar performance to key a comeback from a 12-point deficit in a victory over Nebraska (12/30) in the Big Ten opener ... Connected on four of five field goal attempts in posting 8 points with 6 rebounds vs. No. 4 Maryland (1/2) ... Recorded 9 points and a career-high 14 rebounds (7 offensive) with a pair of blocked shots vs. Ohio State (1/6) ... The 14 rebounds vs. Ohio State were the most by a Northwestern player in a game since Jared Swopshire had 16 at Nebraska Jan. 26, 2013 ... Tallied 12 points of 5-of-6 shooting with 5 rebounds vs. Penn State (1/16) ... Hit on 5 of 6 field goal attemps in scoring 11 points at No. 7/5 Maryland (1/19) ... Connected on 4 of 5 field goals attempts, scoring 9 points at No. 25/23 Indiana (1/23) ... Scored 8 points in a victory at Penn State (3/3) ... Hit on all three field goal attempts in scoring 6 points with 3 rebounds in a win over Nebraska (3/6).
High School: Associated Press second-team all-state selection ... Averaged 12.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as a senior and recorded 101 blocks to set a school record ... First-team All-North Coast League White Division ... Team captain ... Led Villa Angela-St. Joseph (VASJ) to the Ohio Division III state championship as a senior, recording 15 points, 12 rebounds and 9 blocked shots in the title game ... Also helped the team to a state championship as a sophomore and a runner-up finish as a junior ... Represented Ohio in the annual Kentucky/Ohio prep all-star game ... Posted averages of 11.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocked shots per game as a junior ... Recorded 17 points and 15 rebounds in the state championship game ... Played AAU ball for King James Shooting Stars ... Honor roll student ... High school coach was Babe Kwasniak.
Personal: Born Dererk Devonte Pardon ... Son of Donald and Cynthia Pardon ... Didn’t begin playing basketball until the seventh grade... Major is Learning and Organizational Change.
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