Overview
Signed in the fall of 2013 with Donte Grantham, both of whom were top-150 prospects … came to Clemson after a decorated high school career in nearby Shelby, N.C. … Parade All-American as a high school senior, only the fifth such honor for a Clemson signee … one of the top scorers in all of high school basketball in 2013-14 … led the state of North Carolina in scoring average as a senior … has shown all-around improvement in each of his three seasons … enters senior season with 439 points, 196 rebounds, 115 assists and 59 steals in 1,560 minutes played (83 games) … has 83 career three-point goals, second-most among active Tigers … recruited by then assistant coach Earl Grant … an outstanding leader, he was class president at Shelby High as a freshman, sophomore and junior before serving as student body president as a senior … majoring in marketing … two-time member of the All-ACC Academic Team (2016,17).
2016-17
Earned the team’s Academic Excellence Award … All-ACC Academic Team selection for second straight season … appeared in all 33 games, with seven starts … averaged 24 minutes per contest … averaged career-best 7.1 points per game, to go along with 2.8 rebounds per outing … second on the Tiger team with 43 three-point goals and 37 steals … shot career-best 32 percent behind the arc … third on the team with 62 assists, with only 47 turnovers for a third straight season with a positive assist-turnover ratio … scored double figures in nine games and played 20 or more minutes in 26 games.
BEST GAMES, 2016-17
Posted 15 points in season opener against Georgia, a Tiger win … made 3-5 from long distance against the Bulldogs … followed with 16-point outings against both Davidson and Xavier … made 6-8 shots against the Wildcats, while adding four assists and three steals … posted eight rebounds and five assists in the game with the Musketeers … scored 11 points and added five assists against High Point … scored 13 points against Mercer and was 3-5 from three … notched 11 in win at Alabama … also added four assists versus the Crimson Tide … posted 14 points at Notre Dame and made 4-7 from long distance, all in the opening half of play … scored 15 and added six rebounds, five assists and four steals in top all-around effort against Virginia … posted nine points in road win over Pittsburgh … notched 10 points against Syracuse in one-point defeat … hit pair of three-pointers in home win over Wake Forest … notched 10 points in home win over NC State.
2015-16
All-ACC Academic Team selection … appeared in all 31 games, averaging 19.5 minutes per contest … averaged 5.3 points per game, seventh-best on the team … made 31 three-point goals, one of five Tigers with at least that many for the season … improved his three-point shooting to a 30 percent accuracy … averaged 2.8 rebounds per game, tied for most by a Tiger guard … had a positive assist-turnover ratio (43-34) and showed an improved ability to see the floor … tallied 15 steals, sixth-most on the team … scored double figures in five games and played double-figure minutes in all but one.
Best Games, 2015-16
Made arguably the best shot of the season with 5.5 seconds to go in regulation, a wing three-pointer that sent the game at Syracuse on January 5 into overtime … the Tigers eventually won, earning the program’s first road win over a Final Four team in history … posted 11 points in that game, tied for his top effort of the season (UTSA, Presbyterian) … notched 10 points at North Carolina, the national runner-up … made 2-4 threes and 4-4 free throws in Chapel Hill on December 30 … posted nine points against North Carolina Central to open the season on November 13 … posted first career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against UMass … posted seven points in the win over Duke on January 13 … also had seven in both games against Virginia, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament … had career-high six assissts at home against the Cavaliers on March 1 … finished the season on a high note with eight points and two steals in 12 minutes against Georgia Tech.
2014-15
Appeared in 19 games and averaged 8.5 minutes per outing … averaged 2.3 points per game for the season … played well down the stretch, averaging 14.6 minutes and 7.8 points per game over Clemson’s final five contests … set single-game school record for points per minute after posting 18 in six minutes against NC State … made 6-10 field goals, including 3-7 from three, in that game … finished season with 10 points in 25 minutes against Florida State … tallied eight points in 20 minutes at Duke, a Final Four participant … made 3-6 shots, including 2-3, versus the Blue Devils … nine of his 15 made field goals were behind the arc … possessed a positive 10-to-3 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Before Clemson
Rated the nation’s No. 121 senior prospect by Rivals.com … three-star rating by Rivals.com and Scout.com … Associated Press Player of the Year in North Carolina in 2013-14 after leading the state with 34.0 points per game … first-team all-state selection … McDonald’s High School All-America nominee … played in the Carolinas All-Star Classic and scored 18 points in the event … also played in the East-West All-Star Game for his high school coach, Aubrey Hollifield … South Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year as a junior and senior … 2013 Cleveland County Holiday Classic Most Valuable Player … 2014 Charlotte Observer Player of the Year … averaged a double-double by pulling down 10.4 rebounds per game as a senior … earned all-state honors in 2011-12 and 2012-13 … all-tournament selection at the 2012 and 2013 Western Regional, and 2011 Cleveland County Holiday Classic … set Shelby High School records for points in a game (52), season (885) and career (2,072) … also set Shelby’s records for three-pointers in a game (11), season (105) and career (218) … posted 52 points and the 11 three-pointers in the same game, a win over Statesville in 2013-14 … three-time team captain and scholar athlete award winner … born Dec. 16, 1995.
DeVoe Career Statistics | |||||||||||||
Year | GP-GS | Min/Avg | FG-FGA | Pct | 3FG-FA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | Off/Reb/Avg | A-T | BS-ST | PF-D | Pts/Avg |
2014-15 | 19-0 | 162/8.5 | 15-56 | .268 | 9-36 | .250 | 4-7 | .571 | 2/17/0.9 | 10-3 | 0-7 | 16-0 | 43/2.3 |
2015-16 | 31-0 | 605/19.5 | 57-167 | .341 | 31-103 | .301 | 18-25 | .720 | 14/86/2.8 | 43-34 | 5-15 | 55-0 | 163/5.3 |
2016-17 | 33-7 | 792/24.0 | 86-227 | .379 | 43-133 | .323 | 18-30 | .600 | 22/93/2.8 | 62-47 | 7-37 | 51-1 | 233/7.1 |
Totals | 83-7 | 1560/18.8 | 158-450 | .351 | 83-272 | .305 | 40-62 | .645 | 38/196/2.4 | 115-84 | 12-59 | 122-1 | 439/5.3 |