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10 Derin Akdeniz
10 - Derin Akdeniz
Height: 5'6
Year: Senior
Hometown: Izmir, Turkey
Position: Guard
Major: Biology
gp 12
pts/g 2.4
fg % 30.6
3pt % 23.8
ft % 50.0
reb/g 1.5
a/g 0.4

2022-23: One of the more experienced members of the team, Akdeniz brought veteran leadership to the young Comet squad. Started 12 of 27 games played. Shot 32.5% from 3pt line, and grabbed 1.7 rebounds per contest. 

2021-22 (Cottey): A strong contributor for her first season in the Cottey blue, starting 15 games. Averaged 6.7 points, grabbed 3.9 rebounds, and had 2 assists per game. 

2020-21 (Cloud County Community College): Appeared in 13 games, starting 11 before seeing her season cut short due to injury. Averaged 8.1 pionts and 3.0 rebounds as well as 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals per game.

High School: Graduated from  High School. Ran for the Track and Cross Country teams. 2-Time All-Conference Basketball Player.

Personal: Parents: Nezihe Akdeniz, Kivanc Akdeniz. Majoring in Biology. Mother Nezihe Akdeniz was a member of the Turkish National Team. 

Recent Games
Feb 13 Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) W, 70-37
Feb 15 William Woods (MO) W, 65-49
Feb 17 at Harris-Stowe (MO) W, 65-46
Feb 22 at St. Louis College of Pharmacy W, 72-64
Feb 24 Columbia (MO) L, 63-52
Mar 1 vs. Williams Baptist (AR) L, 73-55
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 12 4
Games started 1 -
Minutes 91 2
Minutes per game 7.6 .5
FG 11-36 0-0
FG Pct 30.6 -
3PT 5-21 0-0
3PT Pct 23.8 -
FT 2-4 0-0
FT Pct 50.0 -
Off rebounds 6 0
Def rebounds 12 0
Total rebounds 18 0
Rebounds per game 1.5 0.0
Personal fouls 8 1
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 5 0
Turnovers 6 2
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.0
Steals 2 0
Blocks 0 0
Points 29 0
Points per game 2.4 0.0
Points per 40 min 12.7 0.0
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 28 Southwestern W, 64-51 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 5 at Arkansas Baptist L, 68-63 0 1 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 7 Manhattan Chrst. W, 94-18 - 28 6-12 50.0 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 15
Nov 11 at Columbia (MO) L, 72-53 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 17 at Kansas Christian College W, 71-44 0 15 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 at Avila (MO) W, 71-63 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at Park L, 58-54 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 Randall University W, 72-32 - 7 2-4 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-2 0.0 5
Dec 5 at Mission University (Mo.) W, 74-59 - 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 9 Kansas Christian College W, 82-33 - 25 2-9 22.2 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 7
Dec 11 Arkansas Baptist W, 62-54 1 9 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Dec 16 at Stephens College L, 82-54 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Missouri S&T L, 70-41 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Williams Baptist (AR) L, 75-71 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 Central Baptist (AR) W, 52-41 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) W, 75-44 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 Missouri Baptist W, 75-52 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 18 at William Woods (MO) L, 56-49 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Harris-Stowe (MO) W, 73-52 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 St. Louis College of Pharmacy L, 59-56 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 1 at Williams Baptist (AR) L, 88-77 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Central Baptist (AR) W, 66-56 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Stephens College L, 68-44 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at Missouri Baptist L, 84-76 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) W, 70-37 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 15 William Woods (MO) W, 65-49 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Harris-Stowe (MO) W, 65-46 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at St. Louis College of Pharmacy W, 72-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Columbia (MO) L, 63-52 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Williams Baptist (AR) L, 73-55 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 28 Southwestern W, 64-51 - 3 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 0 1 -
Nov 5 at Arkansas Baptist L, 68-63 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 1 0
Nov 7 Manhattan Chrst. W, 94-18 - 28 1 3 4 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Nov 11 at Columbia (MO) L, 72-53 - 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 -
Nov 17 at Kansas Christian College W, 71-44 0 15 2 4 6 0 0 - 0 0 2 -
Nov 20 at Avila (MO) W, 71-63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 at Park L, 58-54 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 Randall University W, 72-32 - 7 1 0 1 1 1 1.0 1 0 0 -
Dec 5 at Mission University (Mo.) W, 74-59 - 1 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Dec 9 Kansas Christian College W, 82-33 - 25 1 4 5 3 0 - 1 0 1 -
Dec 11 Arkansas Baptist W, 62-54 1 9 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 -
Dec 16 at Stephens College L, 82-54 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Missouri S&T L, 70-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 Williams Baptist (AR) L, 75-71 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 6 Central Baptist (AR) W, 52-41 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 at Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) W, 75-44 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 Missouri Baptist W, 75-52 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 18 at William Woods (MO) L, 56-49 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 Harris-Stowe (MO) W, 73-52 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 25 St. Louis College of Pharmacy L, 59-56 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 1 at Williams Baptist (AR) L, 88-77 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 at Central Baptist (AR) W, 66-56 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Stephens College L, 68-44 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 at Missouri Baptist L, 84-76 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Hannibal-LaGrange (MO) W, 70-37 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 15 William Woods (MO) W, 65-49 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at Harris-Stowe (MO) W, 65-46 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 at St. Louis College of Pharmacy W, 72-64 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Columbia (MO) L, 63-52 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 vs. Williams Baptist (AR) L, 73-55 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2021-22 20 15 25.1 2.4-9.2 25.9 1.2-5.2 23.1 0.7-1.1 61.9 6.7
2022-23 27 12 16.4 1.2-3.9 30.5 0.7-2.3 32.3 0.4-0.5 78.6 3.5
2023-24 12 1 7.6 0.9-3.0 30.6 0.4-1.8 23.8 0.2-0.3 50.0 2.4
Total 59 28 17.5 1.5-5.5 27.9 0.8-3.2 26.2 0.4-0.7 66.7 4.4
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 20 15 501 48-185 25.9 24-104 23.1 13-21 61.9 133
2022-23 27 12 442 32-105 30.5 20-62 32.3 11-14 78.6 95
2023-24 12 1 91 11-36 30.6 5-21 23.8 2-4 50.0 29
Total 59 28 1034 91-326 27.9 49-187 26.2 26-39 66.7 257
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2021-22 20 15 25.1 3.8-14.8 25.9 1.9-8.3 23.1 1.0-1.7 61.9 10.6
2022-23 27 12 16.4 2.9-9.5 30.5 1.8-5.6 32.3 1.0-1.3 78.6 8.6
2023-24 12 1 7.6 4.8-15.8 30.6 2.2-9.2 23.8 0.9-1.8 50.0 12.7
Total 59 28 17.5 3.5-12.6 27.9 1.9-7.2 26.2 1.0-1.5 66.7 9.9
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2021-22 20 15 25.1 0.7 3.1 3.9 2.6 0.1 2.0 2.5 0.8 1.1 0.0
2022-23 27 12 16.4 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.1 0.0 1.3 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.0
2023-24 12 1 7.6 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0
Total 59 28 17.5 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.6 0.0 1.4 1.7 0.8 0.6 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2021-22 20 15 501 14 63 77 53 2 40 50 0.8 22 0
2022-23 27 12 442 4 42 46 31 0 36 43 0.8 10 1
2023-24 12 1 91 6 12 18 8 0 5 6 0.8 2 0
Total 59 28 1034 24 117 141 92 2 81 99 0.8 34 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 20 15 25.1 1.1 5.0 6.1 4.2 0.2 3.2 4.0 0.8 1.8 0.0
2022-23 27 12 16.4 0.4 3.8 4.2 2.8 0.0 3.3 3.9 0.8 0.9 0.1
2023-24 12 1 7.6 2.6 5.3 7.9 3.5 0.0 2.2 2.6 0.8 0.9 0.0
Total 59 28 17.5 0.9 4.5 5.5 3.6 0.1 3.1 3.8 0.8 1.3 0.0
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 12 1 7.6 0.9-3.0 30.6 0.4-1.8 23.8 0.2-0.3 50.0 2.4
Conference 4 - .5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 8 1 9.0 1.4-3.5 39.3 0.6-2.0 31.3 0.2-0.5 50.0 3.6
Away 4 0 4.8 0.0-2.0 0.0 0.0-1.2 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Wins 9 1 9.8 1.2-3.7 33.3 0.6-2.2 25.0 0.2-0.4 50.0 3.2
Losses 3 0 1.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-0.3 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
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October 1 - 3.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
November 5 0 10.6 1.6-4.8 33.3 0.8-2.8 28.6 0.0-0.4 0.0 4.0
December 3 1 11.7 1.0-3.7 27.3 0.3-2.0 16.7 0.7-0.7 100.0 3.0
January 2 - .0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
February 1 - .0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 12 1 91 11-36 30.6 5-21 23.8 2-4 50.0 29
Conference 4 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
-
Home 8 1 72 11-28 39.3 5-16 31.3 2-4 50.0 29
Away 4 0 19 0-8 0.0 0-5 0.0 0-0 - 0
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
-
Wins 9 1 88 11-33 33.3 5-20 25.0 2-4 50.0 29
Losses 3 0 3 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
-
October 1 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
November 5 0 53 8-24 33.3 4-14 28.6 0-2 0.0 20
December 3 1 35 3-11 27.3 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 9
January 2 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
February 1 - 0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 12 1 7.6 4.8-15.8 30.6 2.2-9.2 23.8 0.9-1.8 50.0 12.7
Conference 4 - .5 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 8 1 9.0 6.1-15.6 39.3 2.8-8.9 31.3 1.1-2.2 50.0 16.1
Away 4 0 4.8 0.0-16.8 0.0 0.0-10.5 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Wins 9 1 9.8 5.0-15.0 33.3 2.3-9.1 25.0 0.9-1.8 50.0 13.2
Losses 3 0 1.0 0.0-40.0 0.0 0.0-13.3 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
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October 1 - 3.0 0.0-13.3 0.0 0.0-13.3 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
November 5 0 10.6 6.0-18.1 33.3 3.0-10.6 28.6 0.0-1.5 0.0 15.1
December 3 1 11.7 3.4-12.6 27.3 1.1-6.9 16.7 2.3-2.3 100.0 10.3
January 2 - .0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
February 1 - .0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 12 1 7.6 0.5 1.0 1.5 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0
Conference 4 - .5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 - 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 8 1 9.0 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.5 - 0.6 0.4 1.7 0.3 0.0
Away 4 0 4.8 0.8 1.3 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 9 1 9.8 0.6 1.3 1.9 0.7 - 0.6 0.4 1.3 0.2 0.0
Losses 3 0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
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October 1 - 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 - 1.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
November 5 0 10.6 1.0 1.4 2.4 1.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0
December 3 1 11.7 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.7 - 1.0 0.7 1.5 0.3 0.0
January 2 - .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
February 1 - .0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 12 1 91 6 12 18 8 0 5 6 0.8 2 0
Conference 4 - 2 0 0 0 1 - 0 2 0.0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 8 1 72 3 7 10 4 - 5 3 1.7 2 0
Away 4 0 19 3 5 8 4 0 0 3 0.0 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 9 1 88 5 12 17 6 - 5 4 1.3 2 0
Losses 3 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0.0 0 0
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October 1 - 3 0 0 0 1 - 1 0 - 0 0
November 5 0 53 5 7 12 5 0 1 4 0.3 1 0
December 3 1 35 1 5 6 2 - 3 2 1.5 1 0
January 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
February 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 12 1 7.6 2.6 5.3 7.9 3.5 0.0 2.2 2.6 0.8 0.9 0.0
Conference 4 - .5 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 1 9.0 1.7 3.9 5.6 2.2 0.0 2.8 1.7 1.7 1.1 0.0
Away 4 0 4.8 6.3 10.5 16.8 8.4 0.0 0.0 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 9 1 9.8 2.3 5.5 7.7 2.7 0.0 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.9 0.0
Losses 3 0 1.0 13.3 0.0 13.3 26.7 0.0 0.0 26.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
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October 1 - 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.3 0.0 13.3 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
November 5 0 10.6 3.8 5.3 9.1 3.8 0.0 0.8 3.0 0.3 0.8 0.0
December 3 1 11.7 1.1 5.7 6.9 2.3 0.0 3.4 2.3 1.5 1.1 0.0
January 2 - .0 - - - - - - - - - -
February 1 - .0 - - - - - - - - - -