Quincy Diggs

Height:
6-6
Weight:
195
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Wichita, Kan.
High School:
New Orleans

Athletic player with the ability to shoot the long ball and drive to the hoop ... helps diversify the Akron inside-outside game at the small forward position ... has appeared in six MAC Tournament games (including two title contests), one NCAA Tournament game and one NIT game in his career.

as a Junior (2011-12): Named MAC Sixth Man of the Year after finishing fourth on the team in points per game (8.5) … appeared in all 34 games, making eight starts … started the first seven games of the season before taking the leadership role of the Akron reserves, providing a spark off the bench in addition to playing minutes at point guard, a position he hadn’t played until this season … named MAC Player of the Week on Nov. 14 after helping the Zips open the season with a 2-0 mark, including a 68-58 win at Mississippi State (Nov. 9) … averaged 14.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.0 steal and 1.0 assist per game … he shot 66.7 percent from the floor (12-of-18) and 75.0 percent from long range (3-of-4) … recorded an assist on 17.44 percent of the baskets made by the Zips while on the court … had a career-high nine assists against Duquesne (Nov. 19) … also set single-game career highs in points (19, at Mississippi State), steals (5, at West Virginia, Nov. 28) and minutes (36, vs. Duquesne) … reached double figures in the scoring column 14 times … took over Akron’s game against Northwestern in the first round of the NIT, posting 18 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal in 26 minutes … opened the season with a 19-point, four-rebound performance against MSU.

as a Sophomore (2010-11): Appeared in 36 games, making one start, to tie the school record for games played in a season ... finished the season first on the team in 3-point percentage (.390) and fourth in field goal percentage (.469) ... reached double figures in the scoring column on five occasions ... grabbed four or more rebounds in 14 contests ... in his first game in the Blue and Gold, he recorded eight points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals (Millikin, Nov. 12) ... connected on 24 of his 39 free throws over the final 13 games of the season ... made his first start for the Zips against Miami (Ohio) on Jan. 19 ... averaged 8.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.0 steal in the MAC Tournament ... helped the Zips to a MAC Semifinals win over Western Michigan (March 11) with a season-high 18 points ... had a team-high 11 points against Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament Second Round (March 18) ... scored a then-career-high 16 points against Bowling Green (Feb. 15) ... recorded his first double-digit scoring performance (15 points) against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Dec. 29 ... dropped 12 points against Kent State in the regular-season finale (March 4).

at New Orleans: Appeared in 27 games, including two starts, as a freshman ... averaged 3.3 points and 1.6 rebounds ... scored a then career-best 12 points against Arkansas State (Feb. 25, 2010) ... had an 11-point performance on the road at Arkansas-Little Rock (Feb. 27, 2010) ... posted a season-best five rebounds on two occasions, including at Middle Tennessee (Jan. 28, 2010) and at Arkansas State (Feb. 25, 2010).

at Southwest Academy Prep School: Averaged 17.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in his only season.

at Plano East High School: Averaged 13.2 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as a senior at Plano East High School in Plano, Texas ... team went 29-7 during senior year and a 16th-place ranking in the state poll ... was a second-team All-District (9-5A) selection ... nominated for the 2008 McDonald’s All-American High School Basketball Team.

Personal: Born April 8, 1990, in Wichita, Kan. ... son of Ivan and Cathy Diggs ... has two sisters, Tavy and Tiffany, and one brother, Ivan ... older brother, Ivan, was an All-American high jumper at the University of Houston ... father, Ivan, is in the Friends University Hall of Fame for baseball, track and basketball ... mother also played basketball at Friends University ... he is majoring in sports management.