2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 9
DeAndre Craig Jr.
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Mount Carmel
- Prev School:
- Denver
Get To Know
• 2025-26 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2025-26: Started all 32 games … Recorded 14.0 points per game, second on the team … Reached 1,000 points for his Division I career on Feb. 18 at Northern Kentucky after a career-high 25 points … Scored in double figures in 25 of 32 games … Dished out seven assists on Nov. 18 at Utah ... Recorded 19 points with five rebounds and three assists in a win over Robert Morris (Jan. 31) ... Scored 22 points at Oakland with five assists (Dec. 3) ... Totaled 20 points with eight rebounds, five assists and three steals in a win over Milwaukee (Jan. 18) ... Added 20 points vs. Cleveland State (Jan. 4).
2024-25 (at Denver): Played in 32 games with 29 starts ... Led the Pioneers with 13.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in a team high 29.8 minutes per contest … Distributed 78 assists against just 63 turnovers, while producing a team-high 36 steals and two blocked shots … Finished in double figures in each of his final11 games and 23 times total in 29 appearances … Finished with 20+ points twice … In a dramatic win over Kansas City on January 30, 2025, missed a three, got his own rebound, got fouled, made the first free-throw, missed the second one intentionally, got his own rebound, made a put back layup and was fouled and made the free-throw to complete a four-point possession in the final seconds of regulation to turn a three-point deficit into a one-point win … Finished with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting in the Summit League Quarterfinal loss to St. Thomas.
2023-24 (at Denver): Played in all 34 games with four starts … Averaged 6.6 points and 2.6 rebounds in 23.4 minutes per game … Added 85 assists against just 40 turnovers to go along with 35 steals … Finished in double-digits in final four games of the year and 11 times on the season … 5+ assists in three games, including the Summit League title game against South Dakota State … 13th in Summit League play in assists, averaging 2.6 per game.
Prep: Played at Mount. Carmel in Chicago ... First-team all-city selection as a senior ... MVP of the Chicago Catholic League ... Posted averages of 19.9 points per game to go with 5.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a junior.
Personal: Two younger siblings named Ryan Craig and Amira Jones.
• 2025-26 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
2025-26: Started all 32 games … Recorded 14.0 points per game, second on the team … Reached 1,000 points for his Division I career on Feb. 18 at Northern Kentucky after a career-high 25 points … Scored in double figures in 25 of 32 games … Dished out seven assists on Nov. 18 at Utah ... Recorded 19 points with five rebounds and three assists in a win over Robert Morris (Jan. 31) ... Scored 22 points at Oakland with five assists (Dec. 3) ... Totaled 20 points with eight rebounds, five assists and three steals in a win over Milwaukee (Jan. 18) ... Added 20 points vs. Cleveland State (Jan. 4).
2024-25 (at Denver): Played in 32 games with 29 starts ... Led the Pioneers with 13.5 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in a team high 29.8 minutes per contest … Distributed 78 assists against just 63 turnovers, while producing a team-high 36 steals and two blocked shots … Finished in double figures in each of his final11 games and 23 times total in 29 appearances … Finished with 20+ points twice … In a dramatic win over Kansas City on January 30, 2025, missed a three, got his own rebound, got fouled, made the first free-throw, missed the second one intentionally, got his own rebound, made a put back layup and was fouled and made the free-throw to complete a four-point possession in the final seconds of regulation to turn a three-point deficit into a one-point win … Finished with 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting in the Summit League Quarterfinal loss to St. Thomas.
2023-24 (at Denver): Played in all 34 games with four starts … Averaged 6.6 points and 2.6 rebounds in 23.4 minutes per game … Added 85 assists against just 40 turnovers to go along with 35 steals … Finished in double-digits in final four games of the year and 11 times on the season … 5+ assists in three games, including the Summit League title game against South Dakota State … 13th in Summit League play in assists, averaging 2.6 per game.
Prep: Played at Mount. Carmel in Chicago ... First-team all-city selection as a senior ... MVP of the Chicago Catholic League ... Posted averages of 19.9 points per game to go with 5.7 rebounds and 3.8 assists as a junior.
Personal: Two younger siblings named Ryan Craig and Amira Jones.
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