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Marcus Derrickson: 2018 Draft Prospect

Height: 6-7
Weight: 250
Position: SF
College: Georgetown
Age: 22

2017-2018 Season Stats

PPG: 15.9
RPG: 8.1
APG: 1.6
BLK: 0.7
STL: 0.7

Player Bio
Courtesy of Georgetown Athletics

Sophomore (2016-17): Appeared in 28 games, starting 17 times ... Averaged 8.3 ppg, 4.4 4pg ... Shot .828 from the free throw line (48-58) ... Scored a career-high 26 points at Providence on 1/4/17 ... Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds three times (last vs. Seton Hall 2/4/17) ... Finished fourth on team in scoring ... Finished second on team in rebounding ... Scored in double figures eight times.

Freshman (2015-16): A starter in 27 of 32 games played ... Finished fifth on the team in scoring with 7.1 points per game ... Third on the team with 4.5 rebounds ... Fifth on the team in minutes played (21.8 mpg) ... Second on the team in 3-point field goals (38) ... Second on the team in 3-point field goal percentage (37.6%) ... Scored in double figures 11 times ... Had two double-doubles .... Registered his first double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds against Bryant ... In a win over Syracuse, he had 13 points and 12 rebounds ... Scored a career-high 18 points to go with nine rebounds at Providence.

Prior to Georgetown: Played one season at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire after spending three years at Paul VI High School in Virginia ... Ranked by Scout.com as the No. 16 power forward in the country and among the top 100 players nationally ... Helped lead Brewster to National Prep Championship and was named the MVP of the championship game ... Helped lead Paul VI to two Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles ... Averaged 11.8 points during the 2013-14 season ... Played AAU for Team Takeover, as well as South Bowie Sharks, Bowie Magic, Slam and Jam and D.C. Warriors.

Personal: Born in Washington, D.C. ... The son of Reginald and Wendy Derrickson ... Has a brother, Reginald, and two sisters, Nichelle and Nicole ... Lists his father as the most influential person in his athletic career ... Attracted to Georgetown because of history of the school, the basketball program and the business program ... Lists the Bernie Mac Show as his favorite television show ... Lists Paid in Full as his favorite movie and Will Smith, Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence as his favorite actors ... A Philadelphia Eagles fan ... Carmelo Anthony is his favorite pro athlete ... Nickname is Doc for his initials M.D.