De'Monte Buckingham

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Weight:
230
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Richmond, Va.
High School:
Henrico

SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
• Ranked first on team in rebounds (7.0 per game), second in assists (3.4), and third in points (12.2)
• One of 16 players in D-I (and only player in A-10) to average 12 points, seven rebounds, and three assists per game
• 7.0 rebounds per game tied for 10th most in D-I among players 6'4" or smaller
• Second team Preseason All-Atlantic 10 selection ... only non-senior on first or second teams
• One of 21 players named to Julius Erving Award Preseason Watch List ... award is given by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to nation's top small forward

GAME-BY-GAME
3/3 at George Mason - Scored 12 of his 15 points with five rebounds and three steals after halftime ... 2/24 vs Saint Joseph's - Recorded his fourth career game with double-digit rebounds (10) and his first since January 3 at Fordham ... Putback lay-in with eight seconds remaining pulled Spiders within two ... 2/21 at George Washington - Scored a team-high 21 points for his first 20-point game since December 22 vs Bucknell ... 2/13 at Rhode Island - Returned to lineup for first time since being forced from VCU game with severe leg cramps but played a season-low 24 minutes ... 2/10 at St. Bonaventure - Did not play while continuing his recovery from cramps and dehydration suffered vs VCU ... 2/7 vs VCU - Forced from game with severe leg cramps with 8:31 remaining ... Was hospitalized overnight and treated for dehydration ... 2/3 at George Mason - Served a one-game suspension for violating team rules ... Snapped a streak of 56 straight games played to begin his Richmond career ... 1/28 at Davidson - Rolled his ankle in first minute of game and was hampered by injury for remainder of contest ... Sealed Spiders win when his three-pointer with 1:06 remaining increased Richmond's lead to seven ... 1/24 at Duquesne - Took three charges, with final one coming with 48 seconds left in OT and the game tied ... On next Dukes possession, tied up Mike Lewis II for a jump ball to give Spiders possession with eight seconds remaining and Richmond up two ... Was fouled on ensuing inbounds pass and made both free throws to seal win ... Scored nine of his 17 points in first 3:39 of the game ... 1/17 at VCU - Finished one rebound shy of his third career double-double, totaling 12 points and nine rebounds, tied for the most by any player on either team ... Fast-break dunk with 5:42 remaining gave Spiders a 21-point lead, their largest of the game, and sent a wave of fans to the exits at the Siegel Center ... 1/3 at Fordham - Recorded second career double-double, finishing with 10 points and career-high 16 rebounds ... 16 rebounds were the most by any Spider since Terry Allen had 16 vs UMass on February 6, 2016 ... Became first Spider 6'4" or shorter with 16 rebounds in a game since Tony Dobbins vs VCU on December 1, 2001 ... 12/19 vs Bucknell - Led team in points (22), rebounds (eight), assists (five), steals (two), and blocks (two) against Bucknell ... Joined T.J. Cline (March 19, 2017 vs Oakland) as the only Spiders to reach all of those totals in a game over the last 20 years ... Joined Cline and Kevin Steenberge (Feb. 16, 2015) as the only Spiders to lead teams in points/rebounds/assists/steals/blocks in a game in the last 15 seasons ... Made all nine of his free throws, becoming the first Spider to go nine-for-nine or better from the line since Kendall Anthony on March 13, 2014 vs Duquesne (11-11) ... 11/25 vs Georgetown - Scored game and career-high 28 points

FRESHMAN (2016-17)
• Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year ... first Spider to win that honor since Kendall Anthony in 2012
• Averaged 10.5 points (fourth on team), 5.6 rebounds (second on team), and 1.6 steals (first on team) per game
• Ranked fourth among A-10 freshman in points per game and second in rebounds per game
• Appeared in all 35 games with 25 starts
• VaSID Rookie of the Year, an award given by Virginia's sports information directors to the best freshman college player in the state

HIGH SCHOOL
• 5A State Player of the Year (14-15)
• All-Metro Player of the Year (14-15)
• Conference 11 Player of the Year (14-15, 15-16)
• 5A South Region Player of the Year (14-15, 15-16)
• All-Metro First Team (13-14, 14-15, 15-16)
• Led Henrico to state championships in 2013, 2015
• Averaged 22 ppg, 10 rpg and 4 apg in 15-16

PERSONAL
• Son of Monica and Nicholas Buckingham Sr.
• Has two siblings: Dazmond and Nicholas Jr.
• Brother Dazmond Starke played collegiately at Idaho and Kentucky Wesleyan ... earned first-team All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors as senior in 2012-13
• Brother Nicholas is a sprinter at VCU
• Born on Dec. 18, 1997
• First name is pronounced "duh-MONT-ay"