University of Missouri Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS
• 2023 SEC All-Tournament Team
• 2023 Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year Finalist
• SEC Player of the Week (Nov. 21, 2022)
• 2022-23 NABC Honors Court
• 2023 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
• 2022 Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year
• 2022 All-League First Team
• 2022 Horizon League All-Defensive Team
• 2020 NJCAA All-Region VII Team
• 2020 FCSAA All-State

2022-23 • GRADUATE
Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year finalist • One of two players to start all 35 games during the 2022-23 campaign • Ranked among the national and SEC leaders in several categories • Placed fourth in the country with 2.60 steals per game • His 91 total steals also established a new school record – surpassing the previous standard by 15 – while ranking sixth in SEC history • Ranked 32nd nationally and second in the SEC with 2.86 triples per game, while leading the conference and placing 37th in the country with a 3-point percentage of 40.0 • Became just the fifth player in school history to connect on 100 triples in a single season • Also second on the team and 10th in the SEC with 14.7 points per game • Earned SEC All-Tournament Team honors • Helped the Tigers to the program’s first SEC Tournament Semifinal, leading Mizzou with 26 points in a quarterfinal victory over No. 17/19 Tennessee (March 10) • Also eclipsed 20 points in the semifinal versus No. 4/5 Alabama with a 23-point performance on 7-of-11 shooting (March 11) • Led the Tigers to a victory in the NCAA Tournament – the team’s first in 13 seasons – with a game-high 23 points, sinking five 3-pointers to go with four steals (March 16) • Overall, scored in double figures in 28-of-35 games with seven contests of 20-plus points • Tallied a season-best 30 points versus SIU Edwardsville (Nov. 15) • Made a season-best six 3-pointers in road wins at Ole Miss (Jan. 24) and Georgia (Feb. 25) • Collected at least five steals in seven games with three or more swipes 16 times • Scored 23 points in a rally at LSU, while also adding five steals to set the program’s single-season record (March 1) • Tallied his 1,000th career point at Texas A&M (Jan. 11) • Registered a career-best seven assists versus Coastal Carolina (Nov. 23).

2021-22 • SENIOR (Cleveland State)
Led the Horizon League and ranked 17th nationally with 2.2 steals per game • Was Cleveland State's leading scorer at 15.5 points per game, ranking seventh in the conference • Shot 48.3 percent, including 33.7 percent from three-point range • Also contributed 3.1 rebounds, 1.4 assist and 0.8 blocks per game • Helped Cleveland State earn back-to-back Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors, after now-Mizzou teammate, Tre Gomillion did so in 2021 • Scored double-digits in 27 of 31 games played, including seven 20+ performances • Had a season-high of 31 points on three difference occasions, including a road win against Youngstown State (1/9) where he shot 5-of-10 from three • Made a season-high seven three-pointers against UIC (2/10) • Recorded multiple steals in 20 games, including a season-high five against IUPUI (2/12).

2020-21 • JUNIOR (Cleveland State)
Appeared in 26 games with 25 starts • Averaged 10.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.7 steals • One of three Cleveland State players to average double-digit scoring while leading the Vikings in steals per game • Ranked third in the Horizon League in steals per game and 24th in the league for made three-pointers per contest • Notched a record-setting performance against IPFW (12/20) with 46 points on 15-of-23 shooting • Against IPFW also shot 10-of-15 from the three-point line with seven rebounds, three assists and four steals • Set program record for three-pointers made in a game, three-pointers made in a half (8), points scored by a junior and points scored in first half (46) • His 10 three-pointers and 46 points were the most in a game by any D1 men's player • Swiped at least one steal in 19 games, including 14 multi-steal efforts.

2019-20 • SOPHOMORE (State College of Florida)
Averaged 25.2 points per contest while appearing in 32 games • Shot 46.2 percent from the floor and made 110 three-pointers at a 37.3 clip • Led the team with 5.1 assists per game and 2.7 steals per game • Named to the FSCAA All-State and NJCAA All-Region VIII team • Two-time NJCAA Basketball Player of the Week and four-time FCSAA Region VIII Player of the Week • Was rated as the 11th-best JUCO prospect by Junior College Recruiting Rankings.

2018-19 • FRESHMAN (State College of Florida)
Earned NJCAA Basketball Player of the Week honors and three FCSAA Region VIII Player of the Week accoldaes • Appeared in 31 games for SCF, all starts • Averaged 19.3 points per game on 44 percent shooting.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played high school basketball at Faith Baptist Christian Academy in Ludowici, Georgia • Earned League MVP and Championship MVP his senior season • Notched a career-high 46 points in his senior season.

PERSONAL
Son of Courtney Hodge and Cleopatria King Defreitas.