Troy University Athletics
2021-22 Basketball (M) Roster
Roster
Deen, Duke

Jersey Number 21
Duke Deen
- Position:
- G
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Shreveport, La.
- High School:
- Bossier HS
- Prev School:
- Panola College
Bio
Career Honors
• 2021-22 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year
Freshman (2021-22)
• Named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year on nine points, 3.2 assists, 2.4 rebounds and one steal per game
• Saw action in 30 games, starting 27
• Started first career D-I game against Carver, finishing with four points, nine assists (most for Troy this season), five steals and two rebounds
• Knocked down 1.9 3-pointers per game, ranking first for Troy and eighth in the Sun Belt
• Scored season-high 20 points in triple OT victory over Jacksonville St.
• Placed third for Troy in free-throws made (1.7), free-throw attempts (2.1) and free throw percentage (82.3 percent)
• Robbed third-most steals for Troy with one per game (30)
• Recorded double figures in seven-straight games (at Butler – 10, Jacksonville St. – 20, North Dakota – 12, UT-Martin – 17, at Florida Atlantic – 17, at Florida – 10, Rust – 10)
• Delivered an assist in 27-of-30 games played
• Led Troy in assists with 3.2 per game and 95 total, 48 more than any other Trojans and ranked 10th in SBC
• Ranked ninth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio at 1.7
Panola College (2020-21)
• Averaged a team-best 20 points
• Shot 44.6 percent from the floor and 41.6 percent from behind the arc and 86 percent from the free throw line
• Added 4.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game
• Recorded three games with at least 30 points
• Tallied a career best 43-points against Kilgore College
• Hit at least four shots from behind-the-arc in nine contests
High School
• Graduated from Bossier High School
• Led the BearKats to a pair of state titles
• Named the all-district and All-Parish MVP
• Dubbed a member of the all-district, all-state and all-North Louisiana first team
• Awarded the LHSAA 2020 Horizon Award and Shreveport Times Player of the Year
• Averaged 15.4 points, 3.7 assists and 2.4 steals, including 23.5 points in the playoffs
Personal
• Cody “Duke” Deen
• Born Dec. 17, 2000 in Shreveport, La.
• Son of Tocka Taylor-Clark and Eric Clark Sr.
• Has a brother, Eric Clark Jr.
• Majoring in bio medical sciences
• 2021-22 Sun Belt Freshman of the Year
Freshman (2021-22)
• Named Sun Belt Freshman of the Year on nine points, 3.2 assists, 2.4 rebounds and one steal per game
• Saw action in 30 games, starting 27
• Started first career D-I game against Carver, finishing with four points, nine assists (most for Troy this season), five steals and two rebounds
• Knocked down 1.9 3-pointers per game, ranking first for Troy and eighth in the Sun Belt
• Scored season-high 20 points in triple OT victory over Jacksonville St.
• Placed third for Troy in free-throws made (1.7), free-throw attempts (2.1) and free throw percentage (82.3 percent)
• Robbed third-most steals for Troy with one per game (30)
• Recorded double figures in seven-straight games (at Butler – 10, Jacksonville St. – 20, North Dakota – 12, UT-Martin – 17, at Florida Atlantic – 17, at Florida – 10, Rust – 10)
• Delivered an assist in 27-of-30 games played
• Led Troy in assists with 3.2 per game and 95 total, 48 more than any other Trojans and ranked 10th in SBC
• Ranked ninth in the conference in assist/turnover ratio at 1.7
Panola College (2020-21)
• Averaged a team-best 20 points
• Shot 44.6 percent from the floor and 41.6 percent from behind the arc and 86 percent from the free throw line
• Added 4.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game
• Recorded three games with at least 30 points
• Tallied a career best 43-points against Kilgore College
• Hit at least four shots from behind-the-arc in nine contests
High School
• Graduated from Bossier High School
• Led the BearKats to a pair of state titles
• Named the all-district and All-Parish MVP
• Dubbed a member of the all-district, all-state and all-North Louisiana first team
• Awarded the LHSAA 2020 Horizon Award and Shreveport Times Player of the Year
• Averaged 15.4 points, 3.7 assists and 2.4 steals, including 23.5 points in the playoffs
Personal
• Cody “Duke” Deen
• Born Dec. 17, 2000 in Shreveport, La.
• Son of Tocka Taylor-Clark and Eric Clark Sr.
• Has a brother, Eric Clark Jr.
• Majoring in bio medical sciences
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