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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

Devontae Shuler vs. McGill
Devontae Shuler
Devontae Shuler vs. Kentucky
Shuler Buzzer Beater Men’s Basketball: Auburn vs Ole Miss
Devontae Shuler, 2, Guard, Irmo, S.C.
Devontae Shuler practice
Photo by: Joshua McCoy / Ole Miss Athletic
Devontae Shuler, 2, Guard, Irmo, S.C.
Devontae Shuler
Devontae Shuler
Devontae Shuler
Devontae Shuler
Devontae Shuler
Devontae Shuler
Devontae Shuler
Shuler vs. Tennessee Tech
Devontae Shuler
Devontae Shuler
Devontae Shuler at Florida
Shuler - Ole Miss Basketball vs Auburn on February 13th, 2019 at Auburn Arena in Auburn, AL.Photo by Josh McCoy/Ole Miss Athletics Instagram and Twitter: @OleMissPixBuy Photos at RebelWallArt.com
Devontae Shuler
Devontae Shuler vs. SLU
Devontae Shuler vs. Cincy
Devontae Shuler vs. McGill
Devontae Shuler
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Devontae Shuler

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-2 / 185
  • Experience:
    3L
  • Hometown:
    Irmo, S.C.
  • High School:
    Oak Hill Academy
  • Major:
    Multi-Disciplinary Studies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2020-21 First Team All-SEC (Coaches)
• 2021 Howell Trophy winner (best player in the state of Mississippi)
• 2020-21 USBWA All-District IV
• 2020-21 NABC Second Team All-District 20
• 56 Steals in 2018-19 (7th in Ole Miss history)
• 2018-19 Emerald Coast Classic All-Tournament Team

CAREER: Played in 124 games over four seasons, making 99 starts and only missing one contest … Recorded 185 steals, ranking third in program history … Knocked down 178 three-pointers over his career, eighth all-time in Ole Miss history … Cracked the school’s top 10 for career assists (329) … Ended his career ranked 20th on the program’s scoring list with 1,319 points (10.6 ppg).

2020-21 (SENIOR): Earned First Team All-SEC accolades by the conference coaches … Won the Howell Trophy, awarded to the best college basketball player in the state of Mississippi … Selected USBWA All-District IV and NABC Second Team All-District 20 … Played in 27 games, all starts, averaging a team-high 33.0 minutes per game … Led the team in scoring (15.3 ppg) and assists (3.3 asp), while ranking second in steals (1.6 spg) … Finished seventh in the SEC in assists and steals … Also ranked eighth in the conference with a 1.4 assist/turnover ratio … Bumped his average to 15.6 ppg in SEC play, cracking the conference’s top 10 in scoring (ninth) … Shot 40.9 percent (150 of 367) from the field, 34.0 percent (178 of 523) from beyond the arc and 72.5 percent (59 of 77) from the free throw line … Recorded eight 20-point games throughout the season … Scored double figures in 20 of 27 games … Returned to his home state of South Carolina and scored a career-high 31 points to lead the Rebels a victory over the Gamecocks (2/13) … Earned SEC Player of the Week honors after scoring 26 points, including the game-winning jumper at the buzzer, in an overtime win at Auburn (2/6) … Dished out a career-high 10 assists in the first victory over Auburn (1/6), the most assists by a Rebel in six years …  Led the Rebels to a road win over rival MSU with a game-high 22 points (1/19) … Scored 20 points, making a career-high six three-pointers, against Wichita State (1/2).
 
2019-20 (JUNIOR): One of two Rebels to start all 32 games, averaging 33.1 minutes per game … Led team in assists (3.3 per game) and steals (1.7 per game) … Ranked fifth in the SEC in steals and assist/turnover ratio (1.7), one of two players (Ashton Hagens – Kentucky) in the top five of both categories … Averaged 11.7 ppg, ranking second on the team in scoring  … Shot 42.4 percent (134 of 316) from the field, 35.5 percent (44 of 124) from beyond the arc and 62.6 percent (62 of 99) from the free throw line … Produced 20 games of double figures in scoring, including five 20-point games … Scored 28 points at No. 22 LSU (2/1) … Led the Rebels with 26 points over 48 minutes in the double OT game versus No. 16 Auburn (1/28) … Against Arkansas (1/11), recorded his first career double-double with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds … Had at least two steals in 18 games, including six games with at least three steals … Scored 21 points on 7 of 11 shooting with seven rebounds versus Alabama (2/22) … Tallied 10 points with nine assists in the win over Middle Tennessee (12/14).

2018-19 (SOPHOMORE): Tallied a team-high 56 steals, the seventh-most in a single season in Ole Miss history and the most ever by a sophomore Rebel … Played in all 33 games, starting 31 of them … Averaged 10.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg and 3.0 apg (second on team) … Shot 45.8 percent (119 of 260) from the field, 40.2 percent (51 of 127) from beyond the arc and 82.3 percent (51 of 62) from the free throw line … Ranked sixth in the SEC with 1.7 steals per game and eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.7) … Played an average of 32.2 minutes per game (12th in the SEC) … Produced 10 games with at least three steals … Reached double figures in scoring in 18 games … Scored a season-high 24 points in the Emerald Coast Classic championship game against Cincinnati (11/24) to earn a spot on the all-tournament team … Scored 17 points at Auburn (2/13), helping the Rebel sweep the season series against the Tigers … Went 7 of 9 from the field for 18 points in a win at Missouri (3/9) … Tallied nine points, a season-high nine rebounds and four steals at Florida (1/30) … Recorded 12 points and a personal-best five steals in a victory over Missouri (2/16).

2017-18 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 32 games, making nine starts … Averaged 6.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.1 apg and 1.0 spg … Ranked second on the team with 32 steals … Shot 35.2 percent (74 of 210) from the floor, 25.9 percent (30 of 116) from beyond the arc and 75.0 percent (15 of 20) from the free throw line … Reached double figures in eight games, including a season-high 19 points versus South Dakota State (11/28) … Tallied 11 points and hauled in a season-high eight rebounds versus Auburn (1/30) … Scored 10 points and added three steals in the win over Mississippi State (1/6) … Racked up 11 points and a season-high four steals at Georgia (1/3) … Scored 14 points, knocking down four three-pointers, in the season-opening win over Louisiana (11/10), the most points scored by an Ole Miss freshman in a debut since Trevor Gaskins in 2007.

HIGH SCHOOL: A composite four-star guard rated the No. 100 player in the nation by 247 Sports and Scout.com and No. 104 by Rivals.com ... Named the top shooting guard signee in the SEC by HoopSeen.com ... Attended Irmo High School before transferring to perennial powerhouse Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia for two seasons ... In his final season at Oak Hill, averaged 15.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 3.7 steals per game ... Scored a career-high 40 points versus Bull City Prep ... As a junior, averaged 10.1 points per game and helped lead Oak Hill and legendary coach Steve Smith to a 45-1 record, including the Dick's Sporting Goods National Championship ... Averaged 12 points and three rebounds a game while shooting 49 percent from the field and 39 percent from 3-point range for Team CP3 on the 2016 EYBL summer circuit ... AAU teammates with the first two picks in the 2019 NBA Draft, Zion Williamson and Ja Morant.

PERSONAL: Son of Donald and Linda Shuler … Born: Feb. 9, 1998 … Has five brothers: Dontae, DJ, Dominic, Dontrell and Deandre … Has two sisters, Donnella and Donnesha … Chose Ole Miss over Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma State, South Carolina and USC … Multi-Disciplinary Studies major.