Smith College

DePersia (sr. Cherry Hill, NJ/Haddonfield Mem.) led the men’s basketball team with 19.5 points per game (ppg) in a 2-0 week.  A guard, he averaged 5.5 rebounds per game and collected seven assists and four steals.   
 
He had 16 points and four three-pointers in a 98-70 victory against Kean University (Jan. 9).  Rowan tied the school record for threes in a game with 18.  At Rutgers-Newark (Jan. 12), he scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds for a 76-71 overtime victory.  DePersia was named the New Jersey Athletic Conference Player of the Week.  
 
He is team’s leading scorer with 15.2 ppg.  He is averaging 3.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 51 assists and 32 steals. DePersia is first in three-pointers made with 50.  Rowan is 12-4 overall and 6-3 in the conference.