Delano Jerome "Tre" Demps III (born May 21, 1993) is a former American professional

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player and current basketball analyst. He played

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at Northwestern.

Early life and high school

Demps was born in

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to Serene Wilson and

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. He grew up in the

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of California as a child, but moved frequently due to the elder Demps' career as a professional basketball player and executive. He eventually settled in

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after Dell was named the director of player development by the

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. He attended and played basketball at Ronald Reagan High School and was named All-State twice. After averaging 19 points and four assists per game as a junior, Demps committed Northwestern over offers from

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and

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College career

Demps played five seasons for the

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, redshirting his freshman year after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury after four games. He finished his collegiate career with 1,518 points, 353 rebounds and 288 assists over 132 games (2nd-most in school history) and was named honorable mention All-

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during his redshirt junior and senior seasons when he averaged 12.5 and 15.7 points per game. Following his redshirt senior season, Demps participated in the

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and led his team in scoring in each of its three games and averaged 16.3 points per game overall.

Professional career

Belfius

After going unselected in the 2016 NBA Draft, Demps was signed by

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to their

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roster but did not receive any playing time. Demps then signed with

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of the Belgian

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(PBL) on July 20, 2016. In his first season of professional basketball, he averaged 14.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 38 games. In his second season with the team, Demps averaged 13.6 points in 37 PBL games and 16.1 points in 16 games during the

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and was named to the

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All-Europe Cup 2nd Team and to the All-Imports Team.

Vanoli Cremona

Demps signed with

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of Italy's

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(LBA) on July 16, 2018. Cremona announced that Demps and the team had agreed to part ways on February 25, 2019. Demps averaged 10.5 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 17 games for Cremona.

Kolossos Rodou

Demps signed with Kolossos Rodou of the

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(GBL) on February 26, 2019. He played in 10 games, all off the bench, and averaged 8.4 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game as Kolossos finished last in the league with a 5–21 record.

San Severo

Demps returned to Italy after signing with Cestistica San Severo of the Italian second division,

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, on July 29, 2019. He averaged 18.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. On July 9, 2020, Demps signed with

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. However, he parted ways with the team on October 1. On May 10, 2022, Demps announced he was retiring from basketball after battling with hip arthritis. Demps now serves as an analyst on the

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Personal life

Demps is the son of former professional basketball player and former

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general manager

. Tre is married to Heather Demps (''

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'' John), they have three children. He has spoken publicly about his Christian faith, which he has had since 2011.

References

External links

Northwestern Wildcats bioRealGM ProfileEuroBasket Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Demps, Tre 1993 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Greece American men's basketball players Basketball players from San Antonio Belfius Mons-Hainaut players Guards (basketball) Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Lega Basket Serie A players Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball players Vanoli Cremona players