DeMar DeRozan
Birth Name:
DeMar Darnell DeRozan
Birth Place:
Compton, California, United States
Fast Facts
- As a high school senior, he earned First Team Parade All-American honors and First Team Best in the West honors
- In high school, he was awarded the Moore League Most Valuable Player Award and named to the California All-State team
- Formed an after-school sports and literacy program at North Kipling Junior Middle School called the DeMar DeRozan Slam Dunk Book Club
- Played for the University of Southern California, leaving the school as the third all-time leader in points and the fourth all-time leader in rebounds as a freshman
- Dunked a basketball for the first time when he was in sixth grade
- The Toronto Raptors selected him ninth overall in the 2009 NBA Draft
- An NBA player known for his high-flying dunks
- Aside from basketball, his favorite sport to watch is football
- Greatly admires Kobe Bryant as an athlete
- Sometimes shows up to play pick up basketball with fans in Toronto and Los Angeles