DeMar DeRozan Biography

Fast Facts

• Began obsessively dribbling a basketball at the age of 3 and first dunked on a regulation basket when he was in the sixth grade
• Played on the varsity team all four years in high school and was named a First Team Parade All-American as a senior
• Won the slam dunk contest at the 2008 McDonald's All-American game
• Played one season at USC and was named to the Pac-10's All-Freshman team after averaging 13
• 9 points and 5
• 7 rebounds per game
• Selected ninth overall by the Toronto Raptors at the 2009 NBA Draft
• Represented the U
• S
• at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, helping the Americans win gold
• Honored by his hometown of Compton in 2015 when the city renamed Lueders Park Gym as DeMar DeRozan Gymnasium
• Named to the NBA All-Star team in 2013-14 and 2015-16
• Selected to play at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, becoming the first player from USC to earn a spot on the U
• S
• men's Olympic basketball team, and won a gold medal with the team