LaDavius Draine

Photo by: Bill Powell

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-4
Weight:
210
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Calhoun City, Miss.
High School:
Calhoun City / Southern Miss
Prev School:
Southern Miss

CAREER AT TULSA — Lettered his only season at Tulsa … transferred to Tulsa from Southern Miss as a graduate student prior to the 2021-22 campaign … had 51 career double-figure scoring games, including 48 at Southern Miss and three at Tulsa … scored 1,227 career points in his five seasons for an 8.5 scoring average.

2021-22 (Graduate) – Played in 28 games and started 13 contests in his only season at Tulsa … averaged 3.4 points and 2.0 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per game … had three double-figure scoring games … had a season-high 12 points vs. Temple (1-12-22) and Memphis (1-12-22) … knocked down 4-of-4 three-pointers against Temple and was 4-of-6 vs. Memphis.

CAREER AT SOUTHERN MISS – Spent the last four seasons at Southern Miss … was a 1,000-point career scorer … played in 117 games with 54 starts … totaled 1,133 points for a 9.7 average … grabbed 434 rebounds for a 3.7 average … ended his USM career with 220 three-pointers to rank second in Golden Eagles history … was the 2018-19 Co-Sixth Man of the Year in Conference USA … sharpshooter had 20 career games of four or more three-pointers, including 12 contests of five or more made treys. … tallied 38 games with at least three made three-pointers … had a career-high seven triples in two contests … connected on 7-of-10 treys against Tougaloo his junior season and as a sophomore he blistered the nets against UTEP making 7-of-9 attempts… connected on 42-percent of his field goals, 39-percent from three-point range and 75-percent from the charity stripe during his career … had 48 career double-figure scoring games and 11 contests of scoring 20 or more points … also had six double-figure rebounding games and four double-doubles … tallied a career-high 28 points twice, coming against UAB and Tougaloo, both in his junior season … grabbed a career-best 14 rebounds against Rice, also as a junior.

2020-21 (Senior) – Started all 25 games, despite a lingering foot injury through the season ... averaged 8.5 points and 4.2 rebounds per game ... was 42-for-121 from beyond the arc for 34.7 percent ... had four games of five made deep balls (South Alabama, ULM, Loyola, at UTSA) … had double-double against ULM with 17 points and 10 boards ... also added a season-high 11 rebounds in overtime win over UTEP to begin league play.

2019-20 (Junior) – Took an August trip to Ukraine as part of an 11-day tour of clinics and culture with Sports Reach ... started 26 of 31 games, averaging 12.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game ... finished the year No. 3 in career three-pointers at the school with 178 ... scored 20-plus points in seven games, including five against ... made first 23 free-throw attempts (all to begin C-USA play) for fifth-longest streak in USM history ... included in that was a 9-for-9 mark as part of a career-high 28 points in road win at UAB (Jan. 23) ... found his stroke in first two games of Battle 4 Atlantis, going 9-for-16 from deep against No. 7 Gonzaga and No. 13 Seton Hall ... also tied his own career-high of seven makes (10 tries) against Tougaloo on Dec. 21 to conclude non-conference play ... made five treys against Old Dominion and Western Kentucky and four more against FIU and Rice ... posted four double-figure rebounding games (the first of his career), with 10 against Rice and WKU, followed by 11 vs. FAU and a career-high 14 in the second meeting against Rice ... finished the year 82.8 percent from the line (53-for-64) and ranked second in C-USA play at 87.8 percent ... averaged 28.0 minutes per game in non-conference play and then 35.2 in Conference USA.

2018-19 (Sophomore) – Named Conference USA's Co-Sixth Player of the Year … averaged 23.2 minutes and 11.3 points per game … was 78-for-168 on the year from three-point range for a .487 percentage … blistered UTEP with seven treys on just nine attempts in a 77-47 win (Feb. 16) ... went 6-for-8 from deep in a C-USA Quarterfinal win over defending champ Marshall (March 14)... also made five triples against UAB (Jan. 12) and WKU (Jan. 24) with four more against North Texas (Jan. 5), Marshall (Jan. 26), LA Tech (Feb. 9) and Old Dominion (March 6) ... averaged 3.6 rebounds per game that included a season-high eight against Western Carolina in Cancun (Nov. 21).

2017-18 (Freshman) – Played in 28 games, all in reserve duty, and averaged 11.8 minutes per game ... exploded onto the scene Jan. 11 at UAB, going 8-for-11 from the field with three triples for a season-high 19 points ... had scored 30 points in 79 minutes all season prior to that game ... followed it up with 14 points and nine rebounds at Middle Tennessee, including three more deep balls, then 16 more points in the Jan. 18 win over Rice ... other three double-figure scoring games were against LA Tech, FAU and Charlotte ... went 3-for-4 from beyond the arc in the regular-season finale win over LA Tech.

HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-time District 4-2A MVP … averaged 30.2 points and 11.2 rebounds per game as a senior ... scored 2,318 career points … recorded eight points and six rebounds in the Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game ... his biggest game was posting a school-record 52 points as a senior, including 46 in the first half ... was a four-year honor roll student and BETA Club member.