Cody Cooper Demps (born December 2, 1993) is an American professional

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player who last played for

Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...

of the

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. He played

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for the

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Early life and high school

Demps grew up in the

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suburb of

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, and attended Pleasant Grove High School. He was a two-sport star for the Eagles, as a forward in basketball and in football as Pleasant Grove's starting quarterback. As a senior, Demps completed 67% of his passes for 1,794 yards and 22 touchdowns, and was named the Delta River League's co-Offensive Player of the Year. In basketball, Demps averaged 15.6 points per game, and was named first team All-Metro by the ''

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''.

College career

Demps played four seasons for the

, starting his final three years. He averaged 12 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game in his senior season. He finished his collegiate basketball career tied for fourth in school history in starts (86), fifth in games (114) played, and seventh in assists (286). After finishing two classes short of graduating after his senior year, Demps turned down an offer to play basketball professionally overseas and walked-on to the Hornets football team as a wide receiver while completing his degree in the fall of 2016. In his only season playing college football, Demps caught 15 passes for 158 yards.

Professional

Reno Bighorns/Stockton Kings

Demps signed with the

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of the

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on October 30, 2017, following a successful tryout. In his first professional season, Demps averaged 7.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. Following the season, Demps played for the

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Summer League team. He returned to the team, now the

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, for a second season. He averaged 11.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.1 steals in 50 games (42 starts) during the regular season.

Sacramento Kings

Demps was signed by the

to a 10-day contract on March 22, 2019. The Kings assigned him back to Stockton the next day. He was recalled back to the active roster after Stockton was eliminated in the G League playoffs but did not play in an NBA game before his 10 day contract expired. Following the end of the season, Demps was invited to participate in the 2019 G-League Elite Camp along with other top G League players and college prospects. Demps was named to the

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roster for the

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. Following the end of Summer League, Demps participated in

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for Loyalty is Love, a team founded by

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Return to Stockton (2019–2020)

Demps returned to the Stockton Kings to begin the 2019–20 G League season. On November 26, 2019, he posted 29 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a win over the

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. Demps averaged 14.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.

NBA G League Ignite (2021)

On November 12, 2020, the

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signed Demps as a veteran player to mentor the younger prospects. He averaged 5.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2021–2022)

On August 6, 2021, Demps signed with

of the

Personal

Demps' father, Chris Demps, played

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for Sacramento State's football team.

References

External links

Sacramento State Hornets bioRealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Demps, Cody 1993 births Living people 21st-century African-American sportspeople African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Israel American football wide receivers American men's basketball players Basketball players from California Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players NBA G League Ignite players Point guards Reno Bighorns players Sacramento State Hornets football players Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball players Sportspeople from Elk Grove, California Stockton Kings players United States men's national basketball team players