2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
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Didenko, David
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Jersey Number 12
David Didenko
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Yakutsk, Russia
- Previous School:
- Georgia Tech
- High School:
- Boca Raton Community School
Bio
2021-22: Saw playing time in 22 games, making seven starts (including six of his first seven contests)…Averaged 4.0 points and 2.6 rebounds over 14.0 minutes per game…Sank 81.8 percent (9-for-11) of his free throw tries during Ohio Valley Conference play…Cracked double figures in the scoring column three times, including a career-best 15 points thanks to five 3-pointers (plus five rebounds and four assists) at Western Kentucky on Nov. 27…Piled up 14 points (including a career-best 6-of-7 effort from the free throw line) in 18 minutes in the home win over SIUE on Jan. 24…Tallied 11 points in a career-high 33 minutes in the Nov. 9 season opener at No. 17 Tennessee…Made multiple three-pointers in five separate contests…Grabbed at least four rebounds on 10 different occasions, including a career-best nine boards (in just 16 minutes) against Carver College on Nov. 24…Handed out a career-high five assists in the aforementioned Nov. 24 contest against Carver College…Was named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for both the fall and spring semesters...Was named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Played at Georgia Tech, where he spent two seasons playing for head coach Josh Pastner…Was part of 34 victories as a member of the Yellow Jackets – the most in a two-year span for the program since 2009-11…This past season, Georgia Tech won the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship and advanced to its NCAA Tournament since 2010…Saw playing time in 11 games during his Yellow Jacket career, tallying three points, eight rebounds, one steal and a block in 34 minutes of playing time…Began his collegiate career at Palm Beach State College, where he played for head coach Martin McCann in 2018-19…During his lone season in Lake Worth, Fla., Didenko helped the Panthers to a 21-9 record and was the No. 35 ranked junior college prospect in the nation (eighth-best power forward)…Played in 27 contests (logging four starts), averaging 3.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest while adding 25 assists, eight steals and a block…Scored a season-high 12 points on three different occasions, accomplishing that feat against Cape Fear (Nov. 3), Polk State (Nov. 17) and Florida National JV (Dec. 12)…Snared at least eight rebounds in four contests, including a career-best nine boards against Advanced Prep Academy on Nov. 30…Was also responsible for eight multi-assist performances and a pair of multi-steal efforts…Prepped at Boca Raton Community School as a senior while also attending Northeast High School (2016-17) and Montverde Academy (2014-16) prior to that.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 30, 2000...Son of Marina Didenko...Has two siblings, Georgiy and Yulia...Majoring in management.
BEFORE UTM: Played at Georgia Tech, where he spent two seasons playing for head coach Josh Pastner…Was part of 34 victories as a member of the Yellow Jackets – the most in a two-year span for the program since 2009-11…This past season, Georgia Tech won the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship and advanced to its NCAA Tournament since 2010…Saw playing time in 11 games during his Yellow Jacket career, tallying three points, eight rebounds, one steal and a block in 34 minutes of playing time…Began his collegiate career at Palm Beach State College, where he played for head coach Martin McCann in 2018-19…During his lone season in Lake Worth, Fla., Didenko helped the Panthers to a 21-9 record and was the No. 35 ranked junior college prospect in the nation (eighth-best power forward)…Played in 27 contests (logging four starts), averaging 3.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest while adding 25 assists, eight steals and a block…Scored a season-high 12 points on three different occasions, accomplishing that feat against Cape Fear (Nov. 3), Polk State (Nov. 17) and Florida National JV (Dec. 12)…Snared at least eight rebounds in four contests, including a career-best nine boards against Advanced Prep Academy on Nov. 30…Was also responsible for eight multi-assist performances and a pair of multi-steal efforts…Prepped at Boca Raton Community School as a senior while also attending Northeast High School (2016-17) and Montverde Academy (2014-16) prior to that.
PERSONAL: Born on Jan. 30, 2000...Son of Marina Didenko...Has two siblings, Georgiy and Yulia...Majoring in management.
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