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Jalen Courtney 6-8 • 210 • Forward • Freshman • HS • Jackson, Miss. (Provine HS)
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PRIOR TO LSU Team was very successful in Class 5A, winning two state championships and reaching the final in his junior year when he averaged 15 points and nine rebounds for the No. 4 team in the state in the classification ... Averaged 16 points and 11 rebounds this past year for the Rams ... Had a high of 38 points and 20 rebounds in a game against Starkville High School ... Played for Coach Luther Riley ... Was the Mississippi State High School Athletic Association Scholar Athlete of the Year ... Named All-State, All-Metro and was a Mississippi McDonald’s All-American nominee. PERSONAL Nickname is “Bird,” given to him by high school coach ... Born July 29, 1992 in Atlanta, Ga. ... Moved to Jackson in the eighth grade ... Mother is Verdonna Williams ... One younger brother (Skylen Williams) and one younger sister (Mya Courtney) ... Plans to major in biology ... Hobbies include listening to music ... Favorite NBA team is the Lakers and favorite NBA player is Carmelo Anthony ... Favorite nonbasketball athlete is Muhammad Ali.
Matt Derenbecker 6-7 • 185 • Forward • Freshman • HS • Metairie, La. (Metairie Park Country Day HS)
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Will join his former teammate, Eddie Ludwig, on the Tiger team from Metairie Park Country Day. PRIOR TO LSU Averaged 25.5 points per game and 9.9 rebounds a game in winning the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year for a second straight year ... Three-time member of the Louisiana All-State basketball squad in Class 1A and state’s outstanding player in the classification in 2010 ... Coach at Metairie Park was Mike McGuire ... The Cajuns reached the championship game in Class 1A State Finals at the Top 28 in Lafayette in March, 2010 ... Derenbecker also won the Gatorade award for the state after his junior season ... As a junior averaged 20.3 points per game, 11.3 rebounds ... Scored 31 points and had nine rebounds and was honored as Class 1A title game MVP in the 2009 Top 28 title game win over Arcadia ... Listed by Rivals.com as one of the “most versatile” among incoming SEC Frosh ... Ranked in the top 100 players by ESPNU for the coming season among college signees. PERSONAL Born Aug. 30, 1991 in Baton Rouge, La. ... Son of John and Trina Derenbecker ... Brothers Rob and Parke ... Father, John Derenbecker, played basketball at Vanderbilt in the early 1980s ... Anticipated major at LSU is mass communications ... Listed the “coaches and location” as his main influences in selecting LSU ... Hobbies include eating and watch television and his favorite food is “Greek” ... Favorite NBA team is the New Orleans Hornets and favorite NBA player is Manu Ginobili ... Favorite athlete in other sports is New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush ... Lists his best non-athletic talent as singing.
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