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UNLV CAREER
Dejean-Jones enters his third season with the Runnin' Rebel program in 2013-14 ... Transferred to UNLV from USC after the 2010-11 season and sat out the 2011-12 season as a redshirt.

JUNIOR (2012-13)
Was named the Mountain West Preseason Co-Newcomer of the Year prior to the season starting ... Appeared in all 35 games and started 29 ... Was third in scoring for UNLV with 10.3 ppg, third in steals with 33, third in assists with 2.34 apg and fourth in rebounds with 4.4 rpg ... Led his the team in scoring five times and in rebounding twice ... Made his Runnin' Rebel debut on Nov. 12, scoring 15 points, including hitting 3-of-4 3-pointers, in a win over Northern Arizona ... That was the first of 18 total games of scoring double figures ... Dished out a career-high six assists in three different games ... Exploded for a career-high 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting to help UNLV earn its best non-conference road win of the season, 76-75 at California, on Dec. 9 ... Grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in a home win over New Mexico on Feb. 9 ... Made a career-high five 3-pointers as part of a team-leading 19-point effort in the MW Tournament's Championship game vs. the Lobos on March 16 ... Made his NCAA Tournament debut against Cal on March 21 ... Scored a team-high 15 points in UNLV's 64-61 loss.

SOPHOMORE - REDSHIRT (2011-12)
Used the 2011-12 season as a redshirt year after transferring to UNLV from USC.

FRESHMAN (2010-11) - USC
Played as a true freshman in 2010-11 at USC ... Appeared in 18 of the team's 34 games ... Started each of the Trojans' first 10 games ... Averaged 7.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game ... Shot 37.9 percent from the field and 34.5 percent from 3-point range ... Played 20.6 minutes per game ... Was fourth on the team in steals, and sixth in scoring and assists ... Scored in double figures seven times, including a career-high 21 points against New Mexico State (7-10 FG, 3-5 3FG) ... Scored 14 points with eight rebounds in his first collegiate game vs. UC Irvine ... Led the team in scoring twice ... Made at least one 3-pointer in nine games.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2010 graduate of Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Calif. ... Was a teammate of former Runnin' Rebel Justin Hawkins ... Averaged 16.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.6 steals and made 56.8 percent of his shots in leading the Toreadors to the L.A. City Section final and third round of the Div. I state playoffs ... Also made 49.3 percent of his 3-point attempts (33-for-67) ... Scored 25 or more points six times in 30 games and reached double figures in points in all but two games ... Had six double-figure rebound games and five double-doubles his senior year ... Selected to the Long Beach Press Telegram's Best in the West First Team ... Was ranked as the No. 36 player overall in the 2010 recruiting class by MaxPreps ... Was also ranked as the No. 27 shooting guard in the class by ESPNU and the No. 69 player overall by Scout.com ... Named the L.A. Daily News 2010 All-Area Player of the Year and the CIF L.A. City Section John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year ... Coached by Derrick Taylor ... Sat out of varsity competition his junior season after transferring from View Park Prep of L.A. to Taft ... Led View Park Prep to the City Section small schools championship as a sophomore.

PERSONAL
Bryce A. Dejean-Jones was born Aug. 21, 1992, in Los Angeles, Calif. ... Majoring in sociology ... Parents are Walter Dejean, and Franchesca and KC Jones ... Has four brothers and two sisters: Malik (21), Khalil (15), Jabriel (19), Kennedy (12), Kelly (27) and Kianna (29).