3 - Derrell Armstrong
Derrell Armstrong
Height: 6-1
Weight: 205
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Mechanicsville, Md.
High School: Allegany CC
Position: G


2012-13 (Senior)
Played in 30 of 31 games to earn his second letter … Started the final 21 games of the year … Second on the team and eighth in the Southern Conference in scoring at 14.7 points per game … Second on the team and 19th in the league on the glass, grabbing 4.9 rebounds per game from his guard position … Connected on 45.7 percent (158-of-346) from the field, including 37.3 percent (41-of-110) from three-point land … His 37.3 percent percentage from three-point land ranked 14th in the league … Scored in double figures 21 times, including seven games of at least 20 points … Scored a season-high 25 points on three occasions – vs. Rutgers (Nov. 25), at Western Carolina (Jan. 12) and vs. Chattanooga (March 8) … His 25 points against Chattanooga in the SoCon Tournament led the Spartans to the come-from –behind victory as he scored 22 of his points in the second half, including a stretch of nine straight points for UNCG to give it the lead for good … Against Rutgers, he connected on 7-of-11 from the field while hitting 6-of-7 from the free throw line … Hit 9-of-11 (81.8%) from the field in the home opener against Winston-Salem State, scoring 21 points … Hit a season-high five three-pointers against Rutgers, shooting 62.5 percent in the game … Added four three-pointers against Virginia Tech (Nov. 19) and Chattanooga (Feb. 8) … Posted his first career double-double against UNCW (Dec. 19) as he scored 18 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds … Finished his career with an 11-rebound effort against Elon (March 9) … Second on the team with 63 assists … Dished out a career-high six assists against Samford (Feb. 23) while recording a helper in 25 of 30 games this season … Second on the team with 39 steals … Notched  season-high four steals against Elon (Jan. 31) and Western Carolina (Feb. 14). 

2011-12 (Junior)
Played in all 32 games, including three starts, to earn his first letter at UNCG … Named Third Team All-Southern Conference by the media … Second on the team in scoring and 16th in the conference averaging 12.5 points per game, despite coming off the bench in 29 contests … Connected on 40.3 percent (140-of-347) from the field … Sixth in the SoCon from the free throw line connecting on 80.2 percent (93-of-116) … Scored in double figures 20 times, including six games of 20-plus points … Ended the season reaching double figures in 13 of the final 14 games … Scored a career-high 30 points against College of Charleston (Feb. 15) as he was 12-of-22 from the field, 4-of-7 from 3-point land and hit two free throws … His 30 points ranked fifth most in a game last season in the conference … Posted four straight games of 20-plus points from Jan. 19-Jan. 28 as he averaged 26.5 points per game during the stretch … Named Southern Conference Player of the Week in those back-to-back weeks … Started the streak with 29 points against Chattanooga (Jan. 19) followed by 27 points against Samford (Jan. 22), 27 points against Appalachian State (Jan. 26) and 23 against Western Carolina (Jan. 28) … Averaged 4.4 rebounds per game to rank second on the team … Hit a career-high 11 free throws against Furman (Feb. 4) as he was 11-of-12 … Hit 27 3-pointers on the year with a career-high five against Chattanooga (Jan. 19) … Averaged 23.4 minutes per game … Second on the team with 70 assists … Second on the team with 48 steals, including a career-high five against Towson (Nov. 20) … Played a career-high 34 minutes against Western Carolina (Jan. 28) and College of Charleston (Feb. 15).

Prior to UNCG
Played two seasons at Allegany College in Cumberland, Md. … was a teammate of fellow Spartan Aaron Brackett during the 2009-10 season … averaged 21.4 points and 8.9 rebounds as a sophomore on his way to earning honorable mention All-America honors … also named first-team all-region as Allegany posted a 20-10 record … ranked 12th among all NJCAA Division I players in scoring … also averaged 4.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game … shot 56.5 percent from the field, including 44.1 percent (30-68) on three-pointers, and 81.2 percent from the free throw line … his best game of 2010-11 was a 39-point, 22-rebound effort against Community College of Baltimore … averaged 16.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game as a freshman … 2009 graduate of Chopticon High School in Morganza, Md. … averaged 25.3 points and 7.9 rebounds a senior in leading CHS to a 19-5 record.

Personal
Derrell Antonio Armstrong … born May 13, 1991 …son of Leroy and Anita Plater ... Health Studies major.


  Minutes  Total  3-Point  F-Throws  Rebounds   
Year  gp-gs  min  avg  fg  fga  pct  fg  fga  pct  ft  fta  pct  off  def  tot  avg  pf  fo  ast  t/o  blk  stl  pts  avg 
2011-12   32-3  750  23.4  140  347  .403  27  91  .297  93  116  .802  60  81  141  4.4  79  70  91  48  400  12.5 
2012-13   30-21  816  27.2  158  346  .457  41  110  .373  85  118  .720  43  105  148  4.9  75  63  74  39  442  14.7 
TOTAL  62-24  1566  25.3  298  693  .430  68  201  .338  178  234  .761  103  186  289  4.7  154  133  165  12  87  842  13.6 

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 30, College of Charlesto -- 2/15/12 
Rebounds: 13, at UNCW -- 12/19/12 
Assists: 6, at Samford -- 02/23/13 
Steals: 5, vs Towson -- 11/20/11 
Blocks: 2, at Georgetown -- 11/14/11 
FG made: 12, College of Charlesto -- 2/15/12 
FG attempts: 22, Samford -- 01/22/12 ; College of Charlesto -- 2/15/12 
3FG made: 5, Chattanooga -- 01/19/12 ; Rutgers -- 11/25/12 
3FG attempts: 11, Virginia Tech -- 11/19/12 
FT made: 11, at Furman -- 02/04/12 
FT attempts: 12, at Furman -- 02/04/12