Dereon Seabron ( ; born May 26, 2000) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Seabron played basketball for

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. As a sophomore, he helped his team reach the 4A state title game. In his junior season, Seabron averaged 17.2 points and seven rebounds per game. As a senior, he averaged 22.5 points and 11 rebounds per game, leading Lake Taylor to its first state championship. Seabron was named 4A Player of the Year and All-Tidewater Player of the Year. He opted to play a

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to gain more attention from college programs. A four-star recruit, he committed to playing college basketball for

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in April 2019 over offers from

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and VCU.

College career

Seabron

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his first season at NC State after being ruled academically ineligible by the

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and losing the appeal. In the regular season finale against Notre Dame, Seabron had his first double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds, and he earned ACC Freshman of the Week honors. As a freshman, he averaged 5.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. On December 1, 2021, Seabron posted a career-high 39 points and 18 rebounds in a 104–100 win against

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in quadruple overtime, breaking the

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single-game scoring record. He scored the most points in a game by an NC State player since T. J. Warren scored 42 points against

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on March 29, 2014. As a sophomore, Seabron was named ACC Most Improved Player as well as Second Team All-ACC.

Professional career

New Orleans Pelicans (2022–2024)

After going undrafted in the

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, Seabron signed a

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with the

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on September 9, 2022. On April 6, 2023, the Pelicans waived Seabron, but re-signed him to another two-way contract on April 9.

Motor City Cruise (2024)

On September 17, 2024, Seabron signed with the

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, but was waived on October 17. On October 29, he joined the

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Salt Lake City Stars (2024–present)

On December 27, 2024, Seabron was traded to the

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

External links

NC State Wolfpack bio
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