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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

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14 Darian Owens-White

14 Darian Owens-White

  • Position:
    G
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    165
  • Letters:
    4
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Detroit, Mich.
  • High School:
    River Rouge

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 84 games, making 59 starts ... scored in double figures 49 times with 16 20-point games and one 30-point performance ... ranks first in free throw percentage (.867 / 196-of-226 / min. 70 made), 10th in three-pointers made (117), 19th in both three-point field goal percentage (.381 / 117-of-307 / min. 40 made), and steals (99), 23rd in minutes played (2,386), 26th in scoring (985 points), 27th in free throws made (196), tied-for-29th in games started (59), 31st in assists (160), 37th in field goals made (336), 38th in steals per game (1.2), 40th in games played (84), and 50th in scoring average (11.7 PPG) ... needs 15 points to join the 1,000-point club ... ranked 31st among all active NCAA Division 2 players when the 2021-22 season ended with an .867 career free throw percentage ... Link to Career Statistics.

2021-22:  Named to the Preseason All-GLIAC South Division First Team ... scored a game-high 20 points to go with four boards against Michigan (11/5) ... started all 15 regular-season games played ... dished out a season-best three assists in the win over Lewis (11/17) ... contributed 13 points against Hillsdale (11/20) ... totaled 11 points, five defensive rebounds and a season-best three assists at Davenport (12/2) in a season-high 39 minutes ... poured in a season-best 22 points at Grand Valley State (12/4), including 8-of-9 from the free throw line, and a season-high six rebounds ... went 5-for-5 at the free throw line to finish with 11 points vs. Northwood (12/11) ... had 18 points, including a season-high four triples at Lake Superior State (1/8), along with season-best totals of six defensive rebounds and three assists ... finished with 13 points at Ferris State (1/10), along with season-high totals of three assists and three steals in a season-best 39 minutes ... credited with eight points and two assists vs. Michigan Tech (1/13) ... registered 10 points against Northern Michigan (1/15) ... finished with 19 points vs. FSU (1/29) on a season-best seven made field goals ... led WSU with 16 points at SVSU (2/3) ... recorded 10 points, including a go-ahead three-point play with 29 seconds left, in the win over Purdue Northwest (2/10) ... missed the last five games due to an injury ... led the team in scoring six times, in three-pointers made six times, in minutes played five times, in field goals made four times, in steals four times, in assists twice, and in blocks once ... Game-By-Game Stats.

Season/Career Highs
Pts. – 22 at Grand Valley State, 12/4
FGM – 7 vs. Ferris State, 1/29
3FG – 4 at Lake Superior State, 1/8
FTM – 8 at Grand Valley State, 12/4
Reb. – 6 (2x) Most Recently at Lake Superior State, 1/8
Ast. – 3 (4x) Most Recently at Ferris State, 1/10
Stl. – 3 at Ferris State, 1/10
Blk. – 1 vs. Lake Superior State, 1/27 (TIED CAREER HIGH)
Min. – 39 (2x) Most Recently at Ferris State, 1/10
Double Figures – 10 Times; 20+ point games – Once
Double-Doubles – NA

2020-21:  Selected to the NABC All-District First Team ... voted to the All-GLIAC First Team ... was the GLIAC runner-up in free throw percentage (.931 / 11th nationally) and minutes per game (36:40 / 27th nationally); finished third in the GLIAC and 42nd nationally with 81 free throws made, and fourth in the GLIAC and 25th nationally with 286 field goals attempts ... started all 19 games ... posted double-digit scoring performances in 16 contests ... scored 23 points in the season-opening victory at Lake Superior (1/8) ... poured in 12 points against the Lakers (1/9) with three assists ... went 16-of-17 at the free throw line and 9-of-14 from behind the arc during the Davenport series (1/15-16) to earn GLIAC South Division Player of the Week honors with 55 points, nine rebounds and six assists ... produced a 23-point performance in the win over Ashland (1/26) ... had 19 points vs. Purdue Northwest (2/5) ... earned GLIAC South Division Player of the Week accolades again on Feb. 8th after totaling 46 points and 14 rebounds vs. the Pride ... led WSU to a win at Grand Valley State (2/9) with a team-high 18 points ... tallied 19 points, including a 3-for-4 mark from long range, at Parkside (2/12) ... recorded 13 second-half points at Ashland (2/16) to finish with 16 points and push WSU to a key win ... registered a team-high 26 points in the win over Saginaw Valley State (2/20) ... posted 19 points in the win over Ferris State (2/26) ... hit the game-winner vs. FSU (2/27) to clinch the GLIAC regular-season title ... poured in 19 points vs. SVSU (3/4) in the GLIAC Tournament ... capped off the season with 12 points against AU (3/13) in the NCAA Tournament ... made a program-record 60 consecutive free throws ... led the team in three-pointers made a team-high 11 times, in scoring a team-best 10 times, in field goals made eight times (which tied for the team lead), in steals eight times, in minutes played seven times, in assists five times, and in rebounding once ... Game-By-Game Stats.

Season-Highs
Pts. – 32 vs. Davenport, 1/15 (CAREER HIGH)
FGM – 9 (2x) Most Recently vs. Ashland, 1/26 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
3FG – 5 vs. Davenport, 1/15 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
FTM – 10 (2x) Most Recently vs. Purdue Northwest, 2/6 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
Reb. – 11 vs. Purdue Northwest, 2/6 (CAREER HIGH)
Ast. – 4 (2x) Most Recently vs. Saginaw Valley State, 2/20 
Stl. – 4 at Northwood, 1/22
Blk. – 1 vs. Ferris State, 2/27 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
Min. – 40 (2x) Most Recently vs. Saginaw Valley State, 3/4
Double Figures -- 16 times; 20+-point games - 6 times; 30-point games - Once
Double-Doubles -- One

2019-20:  Did not dress for any games after suffering a pre-season injury ... received a medical redshirt.

2018-19:  Earned Second Team All-GLIAC honors ... started all 25 games ... scored at least 10 points on 23 occasions, including nine 20-point games ... led the GLIAC in three-point field goal percentage (.466 / 61-of-131) ... ranked seventh in both scoring (16.7 points per game) and free throw percentage (.840 / 63-of-75) ... the .466 three-point percentage ranks second in program history (min. 40 made) and 61 made triples was tied for eighth most in school history ... ranked second in the GLIAC in minutes per game (36.6), seventh in steals (49) and eighth in three-pointers made (61) ... started the exhibition game at Detroit Mercy (11/3) and scored a team-best 18 points, along with dishing out six assists ... finished with 19 points and five rebounds at Ohio Dominican (11/9) ... garnered 15 points against Lake Erie (11/11) ... notched a game-high 21 points versus Lewis (11/17), along with a career-high six assists ... scored 14 points at Bellarmine (11/24) ... totaled 23 points in the victory vs. Ferris State (11/29) ... collected a game-high 22 points and six rebounds at Davenport (12/6) ... scored 16 points at Grand Valley State (12/8) ... led the team to a pair of wins with two 20-point games against Northern Michigan (1/3) and Michigan Tech (1/5) ... tallied 18 points at Purdue Northwest (1/10) ... made a career-best nine field goals at Parkside (1/12) in scoring 20 points ... totaled 23 points vs. Northwood (1/17), while grabbing six rebounds and making a career-high seven foul shots ... made a career-best five three-pointers against Saginaw Valley State (1/19) to finish with 20 points in a career-high 45 minutes played ... tallied 15 points, six rebounds two assists and two steals against Ashland (1/26) ... helped team to win over GVSU (2/1) with a career-best 25 points ... finished with 19 points vs. DU (2/2) ...  posted 17 points and five assists vs. UWP (2/14) ... recorded a career-high six steals to go with 12 points and five assists against PNW (2/16) ... collected a career-best seven rebounds at AU (2/28) ... connected on at least two three-pointers in all but five games, including four in four straight contests from Dec. 8th through Jan. 10th (16-of-28 / .571) ... led the squad a team-best in the following categories:  three-pointers made (19 times), steals (13 times), field goals made (11 times) and scoring (nine times) ... led the team in assists 12 times and minutes played nine times ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

Season-Highs
Pts. – 25 vs. Grand Valley State, 2/1
FGM – 9 at Parkside, 1/12 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
3FG – 5 vs. Saginaw Valley State, 1/19 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
FTM – 7 vs. Northwood, 1/17
Reb. – 7 at Ashland, 2/28
Ast. – 6 vs. Lewis, 11/17 (CAREER HIGH)
Stl. – 6 vs. Purdue Northwest, 2/16 (CAREER HIGH)
Blk. – 1 (2x) Most Recently at Central State, 1/23 (TIED CAREER-HIGH)
Min. – 45 vs. Saginaw Valley State, 1/19 (CAREER HIGH)
Double Figures -- 23 times; 20+-point games - 9 times

2017-18:  Appeared in 25 of the 26 games ... scored four points against Kentucky Wesleyan (11/12) ... connected for first collegiate triple at Lewis (11/25) ... made only field goal attempt at Purdue Northwest (12/2), a three-pointer ... tallied a career-best nine points on 4-of-9 shooting at Ashland (12/7)  ... grabbed a career-high three boards against the Eagles ... dished out two assists vs. Tiffin (12/9) ... did not play at Davenport (12/16) ... had first career offensive rebound at Ferris State (1/4) ... dished out two assists against Saginaw Valley State (1/11) ... scored six points against DU (1/27) and shot his first free throw attempts of the season, while playing a season-high 26 minutes ... finished with six points (2-for-2 3PT FG) and a season-high three assists vs. PNW (2/11) ... grabbed two rebounds vs. Northwood (2/17) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

Season-Highs
Pts. – 9 at Ashland, 12/7
FGM – 4 at Ashland, 12/7 
3FG – 2 vs. Purdue Northwest, 2/11 
FTM – 1 (3x) Most Recently vs. Northwood, 2/17
Reb. – 3 at Ashland, 12/7 
Ast. – 3 vs. Purdue Northwest, 2/11
Stl. – 1 (7x) Most Recently vs. Michigan Tech, 2/28
Blk. – NA
Min. – 26 vs. Davenport, 1/27

High School:  A 2017 graduate of River Rouge High School ... attended RRHS for his final three seasons after going to Ypsilanti as a freshman ... earned four varsity letters in basketball for the two schools combined ... helped the Panthers to a 24-2 mark in 2017 ... made a game-winning three point shot with three seconds left in regulation for a 54-51 win over Williamston in the MHSAA Class B state quarterfinal match-up in March of 2017 ... tallied a game-high 25 points, including all 15 of the fourth quarter points by the Panthers ... recorded a team-high 19 points and a game-best three steals in the 51-50 overtime loss to Ludington in the 2017 state semifinals ... served as a team captain as a senior ... played summer ball for the Reach Legends.

Personal:  Full name--Darian M. Owens-White ... born on January 25, 1999, in Detroit ... son of Mark White and Deshawna Owens ... has four brothers, Charles, D'Muntiez, Mark and Christian, and one older sister, Jordan ... father played basketball at Adrian College, while mother played basketball at Talladega College ... is majoring in Sport Management ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Winter 2022 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Fall 2017, Fall 2018 and Fall 2021 ... is a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ...  was a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.
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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Freshman

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    6'0" 160 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2018-19Sophomore

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    6'0" 155 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2019-20Junior

    G
    6'0" 165 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2020-21Redshirt Junior

    G
    6'1" 165 lbs
    14
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    2021-22Redshirt Senior

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    6'1" 165 lbs
    14