Senior Year – 2019-20
Named to the AD Honor Roll in the spring … Played in all 30 games and started twice … Averaged 3.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 14.5 minutes per game … Shot 45-of-102 (44 percent) from the field … Made five of her nine 3-point field goal attempts … Ranked 11
th in the MEAC in blocks (0.9) … Ended her career 17
th all-time at NSU in blocks (69) and 16
th in games played (111) … Ended the season with her only double-digit scoring game of the year, a 13-point effort on 6-of-9 shooting with five rebounds in a MEAC Tournament win over Howard on March 11 … Scored eight points on 4-of-6 shooting with a season-high nine rebounds and two blocks in a win over Longwood on Dec. 5 … Hit a pair of 3-pointers for the first time in her career and had eight points, five rebounds, a block and a steal at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 24 … Tallied seven points in back-to-back games at home against High Point (Nov. 20) and La Salle (Nov. 22), shooting a combined 6-of-9 and grabbing nine rebounds during that time … Went for five points, three rebounds, two blocks and a steal in a win at Hampton on Dec. 7 … Followed that up with six points, two rebounds and an assist at West Virginia on Dec. 15 … Posted a career-high four blocks with five rebounds in a win at Coppin State on Jan. 6 … Added four points, five rebounds and three blocks two days earlier in a home win over Bethune-Cookman … Totaled six rebounds and three blocks at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 1.
Junior Year – 2018-19
Named the team’s most improved player after more than doubling her playing time and tripling her scoring average … Appeared in all 32 games, making 11 starts … Averaged 5.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.7 blocks on 46.8-percent shooting in 16.8 minutes per game … Turned in the 11th-best single-season field goal shooting percentage in NSU’s Division I history … Along with two teammates, set the DI era record for games played in a season … Matched a career high with three blocks at Old Dominion on Nov. 9 … Scored 10 points with seven rebounds and two assists against Cheyney on Nov. 13 … Set career highs in points (14) and field goals (seven) against Navy on Nov. 18, shooting 7-of-9 (.778) from the field in that game … Made the first 3-pointer of her career at Lehigh on Nov. 24 … Added 10 points and five rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting in a win over Liberty in the Christmas City Classic consolation game on Nov. 25 … Flirted with a double-double (eight points, nine rebounds) while setting a personal high with four assists against Longwood on Dec. 12 … Shot 4-of-7 from the field for eight points and six rebounds against Delaware State on Jan. 5 … Had eight points, four rebounds, two assists, one block and two steals at Savannah State on Jan. 19 … Set a season high in steals with two at Morgan State on Feb. 23 … Missed only one shot while netting 10 points against Howard on March 7 … Scored eight points with three rebounds against Howard in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament … Chipped in four points, six boards, two assists and a steal in NSU’s semifinal victory over top-seeded North Carolina A&T.
Sophomore Year – 2017-18
Played in 28 games, making one start … Averaged 1.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.2 steals in 7.6 minutes per game … Scored a season-best six points while matching a career high for made field goals (three) at East Carolina on Dec. 2 … Recorded her first-career 10-rebound game against South Carolina State on Jan. 20 … Made her lone start of the season at Savannah State on Jan. 22, playing a career-high 24 minutes while also setting a career-best with three steals … Made all three of her foul shots at Howard on Feb. 26, matching a career high … Blocked a season-high two shots on three occasions.
Freshman Year – 2016-17
Played in 21 games and started once … Averaged 1.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 7.0 minutes per game … Recorded a season-high eight points at Longwood (Dec. 3) to go with five rebounds … Set season-highs with 18 minutes played and seven rebounds at Towson (Dec. 29) … Also had four points, one block and one assist in that game … Tallied at least one rebound in 19 of the 21 games played in … Registered a season-high three blocks with four rebounds, two points and two assists against Lincoln (Pa.) on Dec. 18.
High School
A five-year varsity letterwinner at Academy of Holy Names under head coach Steven Gigliello … Averaged 18 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks per game as a senior … Averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior … Averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds per game as a sophomore … Averaged 10 points and eight rebounds per game as a freshman … Surpassed 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds for her career … Colonial Council MVP her sophomore and senior seasons … Was All-Colonial Council first team as a sophomore, junior and senior … Three time Holy Names team MVP.
Personal
Full name is De’Janaire Jamae Deas … Born Feb. 26, 1998 … Daughter of Devonaire and Tinaeshia Deas … Has two siblings, Devonaire Jr. and De’Aire … Majoring in psychology … Enjoys playing basketball, eating, singing and hanging out with friends.
| CAREER HIGHS |
| Points |
14, vs. Navy (11/18/18) |
| FG Made |
7, vs. Navy (11/18/18) |
| FG ATT. |
12, vs. Cheyney (11/13/18) |
| 3Pt. FG Made |
2, at Bethune-Cookman (2/24/20) |
| 3Pt. FG ATT. |
4, at Bethune-Cookman (2/24/20) |
| FT Made |
4, at Richmond (12/30/19) |
| FT ATT. |
6, at Towson (12/29/16) |
| Rebounds |
10, at South Carolina State (1/20/18) |
| Assists |
4, vs. Longwood (12/12/18) |
| Steals |
3, at Savannah State (1/22/18) |
| Blocks |
4, at Coppin State (1/6/20) |
| Minutes |
27, at Florida A&M (2/11/19) |
