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Villanova
Joins the Wildcats as a graduate transfer … Offers great size, vision and scoring skill as a lead guard with ample experience in college basketball.
 
Long Beach State (2024-25)
Paced the 49ers in scoring (18.9 points per game) and assists (143 – 4.5 assists per game) … Averaged 36.1 minutes per contest while starting all 32 games … Added 4.6 rebounds per outing … Notched a season-high 35 points at Cal Poly on Jan. 25 … Sank 15 free throws on Nov. 8 at South Dakota State and had seven steals in a game on Dec. 7, 2024 at Hawaii … Collected a season-high 10 rebounds on Feb. 1 at UC Santa Barbara.
 
CALIFORNIA (2022-2024)
Played two seasons at Cal but saw both end prematurely due to injury … Was averaging 15.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game after starting all 13 games in 2022-23 … Ranked ninth in the Pac-12 in scoring at that point in the season … Scored a career-high 25 points at No. 4 Arizona … Hit five 3-pointers while scoring 21 points against Southern … Started the first three games in 2023-24 and averaged 10.0 points per game in those contests before injury … Returned for three more games before shutting down for the season after eight minutes against Arizona State on Dec. 31.
 
TEXAS (2021-22)
Played in 34 games and started three in his only season at Texas … Had a season high nine points against Gonzaga on November 13 … Started three games with the Longhorns in his lone season at Texas.
 
KENTUCKY (2020-21)
Played in all 25 games as a true freshman for Kentucky, starting 20 games … Averaged 6.5 points and 2.9 assists per game for the Wildcats … Led Kentucky in assists in 16 games, while ending the season second on the team in assists with 73 … Scored in double-figures seven times … Scored a season-high 14 points with four assists against Tennessee … Scored 12 points in his collegiate debut against Morehead State.
 
Mater Dei High School 
Was the consensus No. 1 point guard recruit of the class of 2021 before joining the class of 2020 … Ranked as the No. 26 overall recruit by ESPN in 2020 … Averaged 16.7 points, 6.3 assists and 4.9 rebounds per game as a senior at Mater Dei … A First Team All-CIF selection and the Trinity League Player of the Year as a senior … A multi-sport athlete that also competed in football, baseball and soccer.
 
Head Coach Kevin Willard: ““Devin is a talented and experienced guard that gives us versatility both on and off the ball as well as veteran leadership. Devin has played for some great coaches in his college career so he understands what it takes to compete at the highest level in big-time college basketball.”