Derin Saran

Class:
Senior
Position:
Guard
Height:
6-5
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Istanbul, Turkey
High School:
The Asheville School (N.C.)
Prev School:
UC Irvine

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2025-26 at UC IRVINE)
• Honorable Mention All-Big West selection
• Started all 35 games while leading the Anteaters to a 23-12 record and Big West regular season title
• 11.5 points per game (third on team), 5.3 rebounds per game (second on team), 3.4 assists per game (second on team)
• 1 of 22 players in D-I to average at least 11.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game
• Registered double doubles against Arizona State (27 points, 11 rebounds), Northern Iowa (29 points, 10 rebounds), and CSUF (16 points, 10 rebounds)
• Became only player in UC Irvine history to record a triple double with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists against Lincoln University

SOPHOMORE (2024-25 at STANFORD)
• Received a medical redshirt

FRESHMAN (2023-24 at UC IRVINE)
• Scored 10.1 points per game (second among Big West freshmen), shot 50.2% from the fields
• Led UC Irvine to a 17-3 conference record and the Big West regular season title

HIGH SCHOOL
• Led The Asheville School to three straight conference championships (2021-23)
• 2023 Western North Carolina Player of the Year (averaged 19.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 7.2 assists as a senior)
• First Team All-State selection
• 2023 NC Gatorade Player of the Year finalist

PERSONAL
• Son of a Turkish American father and Swiss mother
• Represented Türkiye on its U16, U18 and U20 national teams
• Played for Darüssafaka Istanbul Club
• Father played soccer at Cal-Berkeley, and has three uncles who played college sports: one swam for Kentucky, one played soccer at Berea College, and one played football for Stanford