General
Four-star forward prospect from the St. Louis, Mo., area who spent his senior year at Overtime Elite in Atlanta after his game and his recruitment took off over the summer of 2023 … Ranked No. 98 nationally in the 247Sports Composite rankings, No. 24 among small forwards and No. 11 overall in the state of Georgia … Chose the Yellow Jackets over Michigan and Missouri … Left-handed wing who is a high-level athlete with a rangy and elastic build, has good tools and a high ceiling, according to Adam Finkelstein of 247Sports … Enrolled in business administration
2024-25 (Freshman at Georgia Tech)
Saw limited court time in the first three months of the season, seeing action in just 7 of Tech’s first 23 games (54 total minutes) until February when injuries severely reduced Tech’s rotation … Averaged nearly 15 minutes in Tech’s last 12 games, making 1 start vs. Stanford on Feb. 12 … Scored 4 points with 4 rebounds and 2 assists at Virginia … Got his first collegiate start vs. Stanford, and had 2 points (on FT with 30 seconds remaining), 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in 33:26 … Took 3 rebounds vs NC State … 2 points, 2 boards, 2 assists vs. Miami … Scored 8 points with 5 rebounds in 2 ACC Tournament games … Hit the first 2 3-point FG of his career vs. Duke in the quarterfinals … Saw more court time in the 3 games around the holiday (UMBC, Duke, Alabama A&M), averaging around 12 minutes, scoring 8 points with 7 rebounds … Played in the opener against West Georgia, then missed 8 games with an injury, returned to play 3 minutes vs. Northwestern
High School/AAU
Averaged 10.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.5 assists over a 17-game schedule for Team RWE at Overtime Elite in 2023-24, hitting 58.4 percent of his shots from the floor … Helped RWE advance to the championship series of the OTE playoff, averaging 3.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists over seven games … Played his junior year at Denver (Colo.) Accelerated Way … Participated in the NBPA Top 100 Camp and Pangos All-American Camp in the summer of 2023
Coach Stoudamire says – “Darrion is someone we coveted for his two-way ability to rebound and slash on offense. That along with him defensively being able to guard multiple positions will be a plus for us from day 1. I look for him to impact our program for years to come.”
