TicketsCINCINNATI – David DeJulius has officially signed a scholarship agreement to attend the University of Cincinnati and play basketball for the Bearcats head coach John Brannen has announced.
The 6-foot, 190-pound guard from Detroit, Mich., played the past two seasons at the University of Michigan. He saw action in 31 games as a sophomore, serving as the squad's sixth man while averaging 7.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 20.9 minutes. He scored a career-high 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting with a trio of 3-pointers in the regular-season finale at No. 9 Maryland on Mar. 9, 2020.
"We are very excited about the addition of David to our program," Brannen said. "He brings leadership, experience of playing in big games and of course playmaking and scoring ability. His toughness and feel for the game is outstanding and he has been coached by some of the best coaches in the country in Coach Juan Rickman, Coach John Beilein and Coach Juwan Howard. Please welcome David and his family to Bearcats Nation."
DeJulius was listed on ESPN's Top 100 for the Class of 2018, tabbed as the fifth-best prospect in the state of Michigan and ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com coming out of East English Village Preparatory Academy in Detroit. A finalist for the state's Mr. Basketball award, DeJulius was named a two-time Class A First Team selection by the Associated Press (2017, 2018) and was chosen as a two-time Detroit News All-Detroit First Team honoree (2017, 2018).
DeJulius averaged 26.3 points, 8.1 assists and 7.7 rebounds as a senior at East English Village, including a 49-point effort against Chicago Orr. As a junior, he averaged 25.0 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds with 76 3-pointers.
The 6-foot, 190-pound guard from Detroit, Mich., played the past two seasons at the University of Michigan. He saw action in 31 games as a sophomore, serving as the squad's sixth man while averaging 7.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 20.9 minutes. He scored a career-high 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting with a trio of 3-pointers in the regular-season finale at No. 9 Maryland on Mar. 9, 2020.
"We are very excited about the addition of David to our program," Brannen said. "He brings leadership, experience of playing in big games and of course playmaking and scoring ability. His toughness and feel for the game is outstanding and he has been coached by some of the best coaches in the country in Coach Juan Rickman, Coach John Beilein and Coach Juwan Howard. Please welcome David and his family to Bearcats Nation."
DeJulius was listed on ESPN's Top 100 for the Class of 2018, tabbed as the fifth-best prospect in the state of Michigan and ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com coming out of East English Village Preparatory Academy in Detroit. A finalist for the state's Mr. Basketball award, DeJulius was named a two-time Class A First Team selection by the Associated Press (2017, 2018) and was chosen as a two-time Detroit News All-Detroit First Team honoree (2017, 2018).
DeJulius averaged 26.3 points, 8.1 assists and 7.7 rebounds as a senior at East English Village, including a 49-point effort against Chicago Orr. As a junior, he averaged 25.0 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds with 76 3-pointers.