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  Darrin Govens

Darrin Govens

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Chester, Pa.

High School:
Chester

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 175

Position:
Guard

2007-08: Averaged 9.8 ppg... Ranked second on the team in 3-pointers made with 68... Hit for a career-high 26 points vs. La Salle going 10-for-14 from the field... Had team-high 18 points at Rhode Island... Scored 17 points at Duquesne... Scored in double figures 16 times... Had 22 points at Syracuse... Scored 16 points on 4-for-7 shooting vs. Villanova... Had 11 points vs. Fordham... Turned in a solid all-around game at UMass with 15 points and career-high eight assists.

2006-07: Started at point guard in six of the last eight games... Missed the Richmond game with a sprained ankle... Scored double figures in his first four starts... Ranked second on the team in assists with 2.5 per game... Scored 15 points on 6-for-10 shooting against Penn... Set career-high with 17 points against URI, making 7-of-14 shots... Tallied 14 points at Charlotte... Handed out a season-high seven assists vs. Duquesne... Returned to the lineup just 10 days after surgery (Nov. 17) on his right hand, after suffering a fracture in the fourth metacarpal in the season opener... Scored then season-high 11 points vs. BU in his first game back on Nov. 27.

High School/Personal: Named the Class 4A Pennsylvania Player of the Year in both 2005 and 2006... 2006 All-State First Team selection by Associated Press... Selected as the 2006 Player of the Year by the Delaware County Daily Times... Averaged 17.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.4 assists his senior year... Scored 1,598 career points, ranking 14th all-time in Delaware County... All-Delaware County First Team honoree... Named to the Southeastern PA First Team by the Philadelphia Inquirer... Led Chester to the Class 4A state title in 2005 and the semifinals in 2006... Team won three Del Val League championships and captured three District I titles... Played in the Capital Classic in Washington, DC, in April 2006... Set a McDonald's Classic record with 67 points in two games...Transferred to Chester after two years at Village Charter... His aunt, Theresa Govens, played basketball at Temple and is a Big 5 Hall of Famer... Criminal justice major... Born January 5, 1988.

Career Statistics

YearGP-GSMin/AvgFG-FGAPct3FG-FGAPctFT-FTAPctOR-DRReb/AvgPF-DAstTOBlkStlPts/Avg
2006-0727-6620/23.069-170.40633-83.39827-34.7947-3138/1.442-06746217198/7.3
2007-0834-34970/28.5116-308.37768-181.37633-46.71718-5068/2.072-08042244333/9.8
TOTALS61-401590/26.1185-478.387101-264.38360-80.75025-81106/1.7114-014788461531/8.7

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