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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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2 Dravon Mangum

  • Height
    6-8
  • Weight
    205
  • Class
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown
    Roxboro, N.C.
  • High School
    Person HS
  • Prev School
    Radford
  • Twitter
    dravon_mangum
  • Instagram
    d_mangum_

Biography

2023-24
CUSA All-Academic Team

2023-24: 
Appeared in 31 games, making 10 starts ... Totaled 176 points for a scoring average of 5.7 points per game, recording five double-digit scoring performances ... Finished collegiate career with 998 points ... Amassed 120 rebounds for an average of 3.9 boards per contest, pulling down at least five rebounds in 11 games ... Also tallied 17 assists, 20 steals, and nine blocks ... Came off the bench in the season opener at Colorado State (11/6) to pull down a season-high 10 rebounds ... Registered a double-double in the home opener versus Lyon College (11/13) with 11 points and 10 boards ... Posted 15 points in final non-conference games against Dallas Christian (1/3) ... Had career performance against WKU (2/7), scoring a season-high 23 points while making five three-pointers during a season-high 39 minutes of action ... Had near double-double in regular season finale against Middle Tennessee (3/9) with 10 points and eight boards.

2022-23:
Saw action in 32 games, making 20 starts at forward ... Totaled 230 points for a scoring average of 7.2 points per contest, registering 10 double-digit scoring performances ... Anchored team in scoring in two games ... Shot a team-best 81.4 percent from the free throw line ... Amassed 121 rebounds for an average of 3.8 boards per contest ... Also tallied 19 assists and 20 steals ... Made Bulldog debut in season opener against Mississippi College (11/7), starting and playing 13 minutes while pulling down four rebounds ... Scored a season-high 22 points on 6-of-10 shooting versus Jarvis Christian (12/21), making a season-high five threes ... Made a season-high seven field goals in route to a 17-point effort at Charlotte (12/31), his former team ... Notched first double-double in first round of CUSA Tournament versus FIU (3/8), playing a season-high 39 points in the overtime win ... Tallied 14 points and a season-high 11 rebounds versus the Panthers.

PRIOR TO LA TECH:
Spent three years at Radford University, playing the last two seasons (2020-22) ... Saw action in 55 games while making 36 starts for the Highlanders ... Totaled 451 points, averaging 8.2 points per game while shooting 40.6 percent from the field, 32.4 percent from three and 75.4 percent from the foul line ... Appeared in all 29 games as a redshirt junior, scoring 207 points and pulling down 104 rebounds ... Tied for the second-most minutes as a redshirt sophomore, averaging 9.4 points to go along with 4.1 boards per contest ... Began collegiate career at Charlotte where he saw action in 29 games (13 starts) while averaging 4.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game for the 49ers ... Competed at Person High School in Roxboro, North Carolina ... Named First Team All-District and to the Raleigh News and Observer All-Metro Team after averaging 17.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a senior ... Earned All-PAC6 Conference honors three times ... Finished his prep career with over 1,000 points.

PERSONAL: Full name is Dravon W. Mangum ... Son of Dedric and Wahkeelah Mangum ... Two siblings, Darian and Natori ... Born Jan. 4, 2000.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2022-23Redshirt Senior

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023-24Graduate Student

    Forward
    6'8" 205 lbs
    2