40 Sam DeJesus
Sam DeJesus
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    190
  • Hometown:
    Delavan, Ill.
  • Position:
    F/C
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Delavan
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    1.9
  • fg %
    32.7
  • 3pt %
    27.9
  • ft %
    62.5
  • reb/g
    1.7
  • a/g
    0.4

Bio

Junior (2023-24): Appeared in 24 games and started 2 in his third season as a Red Devil … Averaged 2.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.3 assists per game … Recorded a career-high with 8 points on Jan. 10 in a 71-64 win over Fontbonne.

Sophomore (2022-23): Appeared in 6 games in his second season as a Red Devil … Averaged 0.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.

Freshman (2021-22): Appeared in seven games and averaged 6.1 minutes off the bench in his first season as a Red Devil … Scored his first collegiate basket and finished with four points and two rebounds in a season-high 13 minutes against North Park on Jan. 2.

Delavan High School: Received First Team All-Tomahawk Conference honors.

Personal: The son of DeeAnn and Kyle Sands, Sam was born on May 6, 2003 in Winter Park, Colorado … A Reagan Scholar, he is majoring in exercise science.

 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 13 Lyon L, 88-63
Feb 15 MUW W, 82-78
Feb 19 at Fontbonne W, 98-79
Feb 22 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 75-68
Feb 26 MUW W, 76-59
Feb 28 at Greenville L, 134-117
  Overall Conf
Games 27 18
Games started 3 3
Minutes 290 200
Minutes per game 10.7 11.1
FG 17-52 14-35
FG Pct 32.7 40.0
3PT 12-43 10-29
3PT Pct 27.9 34.5
FT 5-8 4-6
FT Pct 62.5 66.7
Off rebounds 10 6
Def rebounds 36 22
Total rebounds 46 28
Rebounds per game 1.7 1.6
Personal fouls 45 32
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 10 8
Turnovers 12 7
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 1.1
Steals 5 3
Blocks 7 5
Points 51 42
Points per game 1.9 2.3
Points per 40 min 7.0 8.4

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 7 at Indiana St.   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Loyola (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Cornell College L, 78-72 - 12 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 16 Beloit L, 77-70 0 18 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 18 Monmouth (Ill.) L, 66-63 - 8 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 23 Dominican (Ill.) W, 83-79 0 10 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 26 at Blackburn W, 92-74 - 12 3-3 100.0 3-3 100.0 2-2 100.0 11
Nov 30 at Rockford L, 77-63 - 11 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 4 Greenville L, 119-114 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 7 Principia L, 66-61 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 15 at SIUE L, 100-52 - 14 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Dec 18 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 80-73 - 7 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 4 Blackburn W, 79-67 0 8 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 8 Webster L, 68-48 - 19 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 8
Jan 11 at Spalding L, 81-63 1 17 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 16 at Lyon L, 80-69 - 19 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 18 at MUW L, 75-67 - 13 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Jan 22 Fontbonne W, 78-77 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 25 Westminster (Mo.) W, 74-55 0 12 3-5 60.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 29 at Greenville L, 124-114 - 13 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 2
Feb 1 at Principia W, 77-67 - 6 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 6 Spalding L, 76-61 - 5 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 at Webster L, 93-59 1 17 2-4 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 13 Lyon L, 88-63 0 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 15 MUW W, 82-78 1 18 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 19 at Fontbonne W, 98-79 0 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 22 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 75-68 0 12 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 26 MUW W, 76-59 - 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 28 at Greenville L, 134-117 - 6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 7 at Indiana St.   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at Loyola (Ill.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 at Cornell College L, 78-72 - 12 1 1 2 0 0 - 1 0 1 0
Nov 16 Beloit L, 77-70 0 18 0 5 5 0 1 0.0 0 0 3 0
Nov 18 Monmouth (Ill.) L, 66-63 - 8 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 0
Nov 23 Dominican (Ill.) W, 83-79 0 10 0 2 2 1 0 - 0 1 4 0
Nov 26 at Blackburn W, 92-74 - 12 1 2 3 2 0 - 0 1 2 -
Nov 30 at Rockford L, 77-63 - 11 1 0 1 1 0 - 0 1 1 0
Dec 4 Greenville L, 119-114 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0
Dec 7 Principia L, 66-61 - 7 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 0
Dec 15 at SIUE L, 100-52 - 14 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 1 0 0 0
Dec 18 at Monmouth (Ill.) L, 80-73 - 7 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Jan 4 Blackburn W, 79-67 0 8 0 2 2 0 0 - 0 0 1 0
Jan 8 Webster L, 68-48 - 19 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 0 1 1 0
Jan 11 at Spalding L, 81-63 1 17 1 1 2 0 0 - 0 0 1 0
Jan 16 at Lyon L, 80-69 - 19 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 1 1 0
Jan 18 at MUW L, 75-67 - 13 1 0 1 1 0 - 0 0 4 0
Jan 22 Fontbonne W, 78-77 - 4 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 0
Jan 25 Westminster (Mo.) W, 74-55 0 12 0 6 6 0 0 - 0 1 2 0
Jan 29 at Greenville L, 124-114 - 13 0 3 3 2 0 - 0 0 4 0
Feb 1 at Principia W, 77-67 - 6 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 Spalding L, 76-61 - 5 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Feb 8 at Webster L, 93-59 1 17 0 2 2 0 2 0.0 1 0 2 0
Feb 13 Lyon L, 88-63 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 1 2 0
Feb 15 MUW W, 82-78 1 18 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 0 3 0
Feb 19 at Fontbonne W, 98-79 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 - 1 0 0 0
Feb 22 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 75-68 0 12 2 0 2 0 1 0.0 0 0 4 0
Feb 26 MUW W, 76-59 - 4 1 1 2 0 0 - 0 0 1 0
Feb 28 at Greenville L, 134-117 - 6 0 4 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2021-22 7 - 6.1 0.3-0.9 33.3 0.1-0.7 20.0 0.1-0.3 50.0 0.9
2022-23 6 - 2.7 0.0-0.3 0.0 0.0-0.2 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2023-24 24 2 15.0 0.9-2.5 36.1 0.7-2.1 34.0 0.0-0.1 33.3 2.6
2024-25 27 3 10.7 0.6-1.9 32.7 0.4-1.6 27.9 0.2-0.3 62.5 1.9
Total 64 5 11.1 0.6-1.9 33.9 0.5-1.5 30.3 0.1-0.2 53.8 1.9

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 7 - 43 2-6 33.3 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 6
2022-23 6 - 16 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
2023-24 24 2 359 22-61 36.1 17-50 34.0 1-3 33.3 62
2024-25 27 3 290 17-52 32.7 12-43 27.9 5-8 62.5 51
Total 64 5 708 41-121 33.9 30-99 30.3 7-13 53.8 119

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2021-22 7 - 6.1 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 20.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
2022-23 6 - 2.7 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2023-24 24 2 15.0 0.0-0.0 36.1 0.0-0.0 34.0 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0
2024-25 27 3 10.7 0.0-0.0 32.7 0.0-0.0 27.9 0.0-0.0 62.5 0.0
Total 64 5 11.1 0.0-0.0 33.9 0.0-0.0 30.3 0.0-0.0 53.8 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2021-22 7 - 6.1 0.6 0.9 1.4 1.6 - 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.0
2022-23 6 - 2.7 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.2 - 0.3 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.3
2023-24 24 2 15.0 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.9 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2
2024-25 27 3 10.7 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.3
Total 64 5 11.1 0.6 1.3 1.8 1.6 0.0 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.2

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2021-22 7 - 43 4 6 10 11 - 0 3 0.0 1 0
2022-23 6 - 16 1 2 3 1 - 2 1 2.0 0 2
2023-24 24 2 359 22 36 58 45 1 7 12 0.6 6 4
2024-25 27 3 290 10 36 46 45 0 10 12 0.8 5 7
Total 64 5 708 37 80 117 102 1 19 28 0.7 12 13

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 7 - 6.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 6 - 2.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 24 2 15.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
2024-25 27 3 10.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Total 64 5 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 27 3 10.7 0.6-1.9 32.7 0.4-1.6 27.9 0.2-0.3 62.5 1.9
Conference 18 3 11.1 0.8-1.9 40.0 0.6-1.6 34.5 0.2-0.3 66.7 2.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 1 9.7 0.5-1.5 31.6 0.2-1.0 15.4 0.0-0.0 - 1.1
Away 14 2 11.7 0.8-2.4 33.3 0.7-2.1 33.3 0.4-0.6 62.5 2.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 10 1 9.1 0.6-1.6 37.5 0.3-1.1 27.3 0.2-0.2 100.0 1.7
Losses 17 2 11.7 0.6-2.1 30.6 0.5-1.9 28.1 0.2-0.4 50.0 2.0
Month November 6 0 11.8 0.5-1.8 27.3 0.5-1.7 30.0 0.5-0.7 75.0 2.0
December 4 - 8.5 0.8-1.8 42.9 0.5-1.2 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 2.0
January 8 1 13.1 1.1-2.6 42.9 0.6-1.9 33.3 0.2-0.5 50.0 3.1
February 9 2 8.9 0.2-1.4 15.4 0.2-1.4 15.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.7

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 27 3 290 17-52 32.7 12-43 27.9 5-8 62.5 51
Conference 18 3 200 14-35 40.0 10-29 34.5 4-6 66.7 42
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 13 1 126 6-19 31.6 2-13 15.4 0-0 - 14
Away 14 2 164 11-33 33.3 10-30 33.3 5-8 62.5 37
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins 10 1 91 6-16 37.5 3-11 27.3 2-2 100.0 17
Losses 17 2 199 11-36 30.6 9-32 28.1 3-6 50.0 34
Month November 6 0 71 3-11 27.3 3-10 30.0 3-4 75.0 12
December 4 - 34 3-7 42.9 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 8
January 8 1 105 9-21 42.9 5-15 33.3 2-4 50.0 25
February 9 2 80 2-13 15.4 2-13 15.4 0-0 - 6

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 27 3 10.7 0.0-0.0 32.7 0.0-0.0 27.9 0.0-0.0 62.5 0.0
Conference 18 3 11.1 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 34.5 0.0-0.0 66.7 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 1 9.7 0.0-0.0 31.6 0.0-0.0 15.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Away 14 2 11.7 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 62.5 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins 10 1 9.1 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0-0.0 27.3 0.0-0.0 100.0 0.0
Losses 17 2 11.7 0.0-0.0 30.6 0.0-0.0 28.1 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
Month November 6 0 11.8 0.0-0.0 27.3 0.0-0.0 30.0 0.0-0.0 75.0 0.0
December 4 - 8.5 0.0-0.0 42.9 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
January 8 1 13.1 0.0-0.0 42.9 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
February 9 2 8.9 0.0-0.0 15.4 0.0-0.0 15.4 0.0-0.0 - 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 27 3 10.7 0.4 1.3 1.7 1.7 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.3
Conference 18 3 11.1 0.3 1.2 1.6 1.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.1 0.2 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 1 9.7 0.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.3
Away 14 2 11.7 0.6 1.1 1.7 1.6 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.9 0.3 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 10 1 9.1 0.4 1.6 2.0 1.9 0.0 0.5 0.2 2.5 0.2 0.3
Losses 17 2 11.7 0.4 1.2 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2
Month November 6 0 11.8 0.5 1.8 2.3 2.0 0.0 0.7 0.2 4.0 0.2 0.5
December 4 - 8.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.3 0.0
January 8 1 13.1 0.4 1.8 2.1 2.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.4
February 9 2 8.9 0.3 1.1 1.4 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.1

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 27 3 290 10 36 46 45 0 10 12 0.8 5 7
Conference 18 3 200 6 22 28 32 0 8 7 1.1 3 5
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 1 126 2 20 22 23 0 3 4 0.8 1 4
Away 14 2 164 8 16 24 22 0 7 8 0.9 4 3
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 10 1 91 4 16 20 19 0 5 2 2.5 2 3
Losses 17 2 199 6 20 26 26 0 5 10 0.5 3 4
Month November 6 0 71 3 11 14 12 0 4 1 4.0 1 3
December 4 - 34 1 1 2 2 0 0 3 0.0 1 0
January 8 1 105 3 14 17 16 0 3 3 1.0 0 3
February 9 2 80 3 10 13 15 0 3 5 0.6 3 1

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 27 3 10.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Conference 18 3 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 1 9.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Away 14 2 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 10 1 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.0
Losses 17 2 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Month November 6 0 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0
December 4 - 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 1 13.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
February 9 2 8.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0

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