Basketball season is just around the corner. To get ready for the No. 19 Northwestern Wildcats basketball season (look at that number!), we will bring you in-depth player previews for every scholarship member of the 2017-18 Northwestern Wildcats. Next up is Dererk Pardon.
Who he is:
Junior; center; 6-foot-8, 235 pounds; Cleveland, Ohio
The stats:
8.6 points per game; 30.8 minutes; 8.0 rebounds; 1.1 assists; .611/.000/.544 shooting splits
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2016-17 Recap:
Pardon became widely known as the scorer in “The Play” when he made the game-winning layup against Michigan, all but securing the Wildcats’ first ever NCAA tournament bid.