2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

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5 Deven Palmer

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hyde Park, Mass.
  • Prev School Tallahassee Community College

Biography

As a Senior (2020-21)
Appeared in all 14 games for the Eagles with five starts, and averaged 21.9 minutes per game.  Ranked second on the team with 10.1 points per outing, and knocked down a team-best 26 three-pointers at a clip of 38.2 percent.  Ranked ninth in the MEAC in three-point field goal percentage, and fifth in threes made per game at 1.9.  Had seven double-digit scoring performances, including back-to-back 17-point performances with five treys against Carver (Jan. 29) and South Carolina State (Feb. 1).  Scored a season-high 19 against North Carolina A&T (Feb. 24).

As Junior (2019-20)
Appeared in 27 games and started 12, and averaged 18.0 minutes per game.  Averaged 7.0 points per game over the season, and made 31 three-pointers in MEAC games.  Earned MEAC Player of the Week honors on Feb. 11 after averaging 19.0 points while shooting 72.7 percent (8-for-11) from the perimeter on the road at Coppin State and Morgan State.  Scored a season-high 21 points that weekend at Coppin State on Feb. 8 and shot 4-for-4 from the perimeter.  Pulled down 10+ rebounds twice, including a season-high 11 against Bethune-Cookman.  Scored in double-figures nine times, and led the team in rebounding twice.

Prior to NCCU:
Tallahassee Community College (2018-19): Named second-team All-Panhandle.  Averaged 13.1 points with 4.5 boards per game over 29 games and 21 starts.  Nailed 70 three-pointers and shot 36.3 percent from the arc.  Dropped a season-best 23 points with five treys against Pensacola State College.  Knocked down five triples twice that season.

Quincy College (2017-18):  Averaged 31.9 points per game and shot 54.9 percent from the floor and 42.6 from the arc with 11.8 rebounds per game with 23 starts.  Delivered 86 three pointers that season.  Poured in a career-high 44 points with 16 field goals and five triples against Northern Essex.  In all, had 15 30-plus, and four 40-plus point performances with 16 double-doubles.

Played for New Mission High School.

Personal: Born August 25, 1997 in Hyde Park, Massachusetts.  Parents are Lloyd and Jackie Palmer.  Enjoys playing video games.  Majoring in interdisciplinary studies at NCCU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2020-21Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 185 lbs
    5