St. John's University Athletics
2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Sears, Damien
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Jersey Number 15
Damien Sears
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- Forward
- Hometown:
- Haughton, La.
- High School:
- Haughton
- Prev School:
- Western Oklahoma State
Bio
2019-20
Made 28 appearances, all as a reserve… averaged 1.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per game… grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, six of which came on the offensive glass, against Central Connecticut State (Nov. 9)… also scored a season-high eight points against the Blue Devils… contributed four points and six rebounds in the Red Storm’s win over No. 16/17 Arizona in San Francisco (Dec. 21)… tallied four points and four boards at Georgetown (Jan. 8)… had two points, two rebounds and two blocks in the win over No. 10/11 Creighton (March 1)… played 13 minutes in the Red Storm’s BIG EAST Tournament victory over Georgetown (March 11).
2018-19 (Western Oklahoma State)
Averaged 12.8 points on 54.6 percent shooting… grabbed 8.6 rebounds per outing, good enough for 47th in NJCAA Division I… had 10 double-doubles on the season, including a stretch of six in eight games during the month of January… turned in 12 performance with 10 or more rebounds in just 21 games.
2017-18 (Jacksonville)
Made 16 appearances, five of which were starts, for the Dolphins… averaged 4.1 points per game on 56.6 percent shooting from the floor… also posted 3.6 rebounds per outing in 16.3 minutes of action… reached double figures twice in both points and rebounds, including a 12-point, 10-rebound effort at NC State.
2016-17 (Jacksonville)
A redshirt year.
Before College
A three-year starter in both basketball and football at Haughton High School.
Personal
Damien Ahman Sears… born in Panama City, Panama… son of JoAnne and Gary Sheppard… has a sister, DeAnn Smallwood.
Made 28 appearances, all as a reserve… averaged 1.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per game… grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, six of which came on the offensive glass, against Central Connecticut State (Nov. 9)… also scored a season-high eight points against the Blue Devils… contributed four points and six rebounds in the Red Storm’s win over No. 16/17 Arizona in San Francisco (Dec. 21)… tallied four points and four boards at Georgetown (Jan. 8)… had two points, two rebounds and two blocks in the win over No. 10/11 Creighton (March 1)… played 13 minutes in the Red Storm’s BIG EAST Tournament victory over Georgetown (March 11).
2018-19 (Western Oklahoma State)
Averaged 12.8 points on 54.6 percent shooting… grabbed 8.6 rebounds per outing, good enough for 47th in NJCAA Division I… had 10 double-doubles on the season, including a stretch of six in eight games during the month of January… turned in 12 performance with 10 or more rebounds in just 21 games.
2017-18 (Jacksonville)
Made 16 appearances, five of which were starts, for the Dolphins… averaged 4.1 points per game on 56.6 percent shooting from the floor… also posted 3.6 rebounds per outing in 16.3 minutes of action… reached double figures twice in both points and rebounds, including a 12-point, 10-rebound effort at NC State.
2016-17 (Jacksonville)
A redshirt year.
Before College
A three-year starter in both basketball and football at Haughton High School.
Personal
Damien Ahman Sears… born in Panama City, Panama… son of JoAnne and Gary Sheppard… has a sister, DeAnn Smallwood.