Darius Duffy

Position:
F
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Murray, Ky.
High School:
Murray
Prev School:
Milwaukee / Ranger / Kaskaskia

2024-25 (at Milwaukee): One of just five players to appear in all 32 games on the season, earning a spot in the starting lineup on 16 occasions ... averaged 3.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per game ... led the team with 25 blocks, ranking 13th in the Horizon League ... shot an incredible 81.8 percent (45-of-55) from the floor overall to improve his career numbers as a Panther to an impressive 77.1 percent (84-of-109) ... chipped in 4 points and grabbed 4 rebounds in just 15 minutes of court time in the season opener against Lakeland Nov. 4 ... came up huge with the best game of his MKE career against Portland State Nov. 22, posting his first NCAA DI double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds ... the 15 points topped his former NCAA best of 8 and his 10 boards tied his career-high ... went 7-8 from the floor, with all 7 made field goals as dunks ... finished with 4 points and 5 rebounds against Southern Miss Nov. 30, tying career-highs with 5 blocks and 3 steals ... block total tied career-best set against Detroit Mercy last year (1/6/24) and tied for the fourth-most in a game in program history ... also set a career-high with 34 minutes played (was 33) ... chipped in 8 points (4-4 FG), 7 rebounds, and a pair of blocks in the win at Green Bay Dec. 11.

2023-24 (at Milwaukee): Appeared in 25 games in his first season in Milwaukee, earning a spot in the starting lineup on 17 occasions ... averaged 3.6 points and 1.1 rebounds per game ... shot an incredible 72.2 percent (39-of-54) from the floor overall and was on pace to set the school record until missing time due to injury ... would have been tops in the Horizon League in FG% and among leaders with his 1.3 blocks per game (32 total blocks) but did not meet minimum qualifications due to the missed time with the injury ... made quick work in his NCAA debut to record 4 points and grab 4 rebounds in just 6 minutes of action against Stout Nov. 6 ... put together an impressive 9 point/7 rebound effort against Providence Nov. 11, setting career-bests in both ... picked up first MKE start against Luther College Nov. 17, grabbing 4 rebounds and scoring 2 points ... chipped in 7 points and 5 rebounds against Stetson Nov. 20 ... finished with a season-high 8 points (4-5 FG) at UC Davis Dec. 9, adding 4 rebounds and a block in a season-high 33 minutes on the court ... came through with a season-best 10 rebounds while adding 3 points and 4 blocks against Chattanooga Dec. 22 ... led the way with 9 rebounds in the win over Robert Morris Dec. 29, adding 5 points and 3 blocks ... finished with 8 points, season-best 3 steals, 2 blocks, and tied for the team lead with 6 rebounds in the win over Wright State Dec. 31 ... blocked a season-high 5 shots and added 5 rebounds at Detroit Mercy Jan. 6 ... returned to action against Green Bay March 2 after missing 10 games.

2022-23 (at Ranger College): Played in 35 games, making 21 starts for the NJCAA school in Ranger, Texas … Averaged 4.1 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while making 62.5 percent of his field-goal attempts.

2021-22 (at Kaskaskia College): Played in 29 games at the NJCAA school located in Centralia, Illinois ... Averaged 6.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest, shooting 58.3 percent from the floor while blocking a team-high 82 shots (2.8 bpg) … season-highs included a 18-point and 15 rebound double-double (9-for-10 from the floor) versus Lake Land College in the middle of January, as well as an eight-block performance against Lincoln Trail College in mid-December.

High School: At Murray High School (Murray, Ky.), averaged a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds his final season, shooting 70 percent from the floor … Also a member of the track & field team for four seasons, finishing as the runner-up in high jump at the state meet.

Personal: Son of Tina Duffy.