General
Four-star wing guard as a high schooler who has been a solid contributor for the Yellow Jackets for three seasons, both as a starter and as a reserve … Played in 92 games in his career, starting 36 (31 of those in 2022-23) … 373 of 579 field goal attempts (64.4 percent) in his career have been from three-point range … Career 35.4-percent shooter from three-point range … Has 132 career three-point field goals, which ranks No. 18 in program history … Wore No. 10 as a freshman, switched to No. 3 his last two seasons … Was the highest-rated high school prospect to sign with the Yellow Jackets) … Played in all but one game, starting 36, over his two seasons at Tech, averaging 7.9 points and connecting on 35.8 percent of his three-point shots … Named Florida’s Mr. Basketball as well as the Florida Class 4A Player of the Year as a senior … Picked Tech over Texas Tech and Ole Miss, Florida, Florida State and Louisville, who were among a number of schools that had offered him a scholarship … First name pronounced “DELL-un,” but goes by Deebo (DEE-bo) … Born and raised in Memphis, Tenn., moved to the Jacksonville, Fla., area where his father, Ran, became the head coach at West Nassau HS … Studying business administration
2023-24 (junior at Georgia Tech)
Wing guard who came off the bench to average 5.9 points, second-best among Tech reserves, in 18.7 minutes per game … Averaged 16 ppg in Tech’s first three games (15-24 FG, 9-16 3pt FG), but had just two games in double figures after that … Returned from a four-game injury absence to score 24 points in Tech’s final five games … In ACC games, averaged 4.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, while hitting 41.2 percent from the floor (31.7 pct. on threes) … Only four turnovers in 16 games … Averaged 6.7 points in three Diamond Head Classic games, including 12 in win vs. UMass and eight vs. Nevada … Connected on 40.3 percent from the floor this season in all games, 34.0 percent from three-point range (fourth on the team) … Scoring efficiency improved from his first two seasons (.318 points per minute in 2023-24, .287 combined his first two seasons) … Took 94 of his 144 shot attempts from three-point range (connected on 26-of-50 inside the arc)
2022-23 (sophomore at Georgia Tech)
Wing guard who started a team-high 31 games this season (limited vs. Alabama State and Clemson due to achilles issue), reaching double-figure points in 14 … No. 4 on the Tech stat chart in scoring (9.5 ppg), No. 2 in minutes per game (31.3) and three-point field goals (57-of-175) … No. 3 in free throws (51-of-74) and No. 4 in three-point percentage (32.6 pct.) … Took 175 of his 274 field goal attempts (63.9 pct.) from behind the three-point arc, by far the highest percentage on the team … Also was effective as a scorer inside (46-of-99 FG, 46.5 percent inside 3pt line) … In ACC games, averaged 9.1 points per game (fourth on team) while hitting 35.9 percent from the floor, 31.6 percent (36-of-114) on threes … Shooting success rate was down from freshman year, but he far surpassed his freshman totals in field goals, three-pointers and free throws made and attempted … Focused less on scoring to concentrate on defense and facilitating the offense in later games … Had an 20-to-4 assist/turnover ratio in the last seven games while averaging 8.7 points … Scored a career-best 21 points in Tech’s win over Virginia Tech (6-10 FG, 3-4 3pt FG, 6-8 FT) … Averaged 13.5 points in two ACC Tournament games while hitting 8-of-20 from the floor and 5-of-13 from three-point range … Scored 17 points Jan. 21 against Syracuse (6-9 FG, 5-8 3pt FG), playing all 40 minutes … Scored 16 points in win at Georgia State in the second game of the season, hitting career highs for free throws made and attempted (9-of-13)
2021-22 (freshman)
Named to the ACC All-Academic Team as a freshman … Solid contributor as a freshman averaging 6.2 points, Tech’s fifth-leading scorer overall and in ACC games … Averaged 23.7 minutes per game and started five games, including Clemson on March 2 and Louisville in the ACC Tournament … Connected on 41.3 percent (43-of-104) of his three-point attempts, 36.0 percent in ACC games (27-of-75) … His three-point numbers rivaled those of All-ACC teammate Michael Devoe when he was a freshman (42-of-107, .393) … Scored in double figures seven times, four vs. ACC teams, including 15 at Miami and 14 vs. FSU (hit three 3-pt FG each game) … Defenses began to key on him in games late in the season – averaged 4.2 points and hit 7-of-25 from three over eight games since his last double-digit effort (15 at Miami on Feb. 9) … Scored 13 (3-4 3pt FG) in his ACC debut vs. North Carolina and 11 in a win at Boston College (3-6 3pt) … Scored game-high 19 points vs. Lamar, 12 vs. Stetson in back-to-back games early in the season … Hit his first four three-point tries in each game
High School
Consensus four-star prospect, rated at No. 48 in the class of 2021 according to the 247Sports Composite rankings … ESPN ranked him No. 32 overall and No. 7 among shooting guards, 247Sports had him No. 68, No. 15 at his position … Named Florida’s Mr. Basketball as well as the Florida Class 4A Player of the Year as a senior at West Nassau High School, where his father, Ran, was the head coach … Averaged 24.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists as a senior for the Warriors, who turned around their season in mid-year with a 14-game winning and led them to the Florida High School Athletic Association final four … As a junior, Coleman led the team in points (25.8), rebounds (8.1), assists (3.5), steals (3.9), and blocks (0.8), and connected on 46 percent of his three-point tries … Averaged 10.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in the summer of 2019 on the Nike EYBL grassroots circuit with E1T1 Elite … Finished his West Nassau career with 2,539 points, second in the region’s history behind only Fletcher’s Myron Anthony during the 1990s … Improved as a rebounder — he compiled 745 for his career, after averaging just 2.5 in his first season — and as a provider, going from 0.8 assists per game to more than four … Had 38 double-doubles at West Nassau, 19 of those as a senior.
