Deon Luton Profile - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Men's Basketball
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University of Washington
Supremely athletic three-year letterman guard who is also a stellar long-range marksman ... Owns every Washington 3-point scoring record, including career (152), single-season (75 in 1998) and single-game (seven at USC on Jan. 29, 1998) ... Currently ranks 26th among all-time Husky scorers with 1,036 career points.
1998-99 (Junior)-Increased his career 3-point total to a school record 152, exlipsing the standard of 119 established by Eldridge Recasner (1987-90) ... Became the 27th player in Husky history to record 1,000 career points with 10 points against UCLA (Feb. 27) ... Named MVP of the Big Island Invitational in Hawai'i, helping the Huskies to the championship ... Joined Chris Welp (1986) and Todd MacCulloch (1998) as the only Huskies to be named Pac-10 Player of the Week twice in the same season, earning the honor on Nov. 30 and Feb. 8 last season ... Amassed double-figure points in 23 games, including nine 20-point outings.
1997-98 (Sophomore) - Garnered honorable mention All-Pac-10 acclaim ... Amassed a Washington single-season record for 3-pointers with 75, bettering the mark of 69 established by Greg Hill in 1987 ... Also set the school single-game record with seven 3-pointers at USC on Jan. 29, eclipsing the record of six by Greg Hill in 1986 ... Totaled a career-high 31 points in that USC game ... Hit a 17-foot jumper with 11 seconds remaining that proved to be the game-winning basket during the Huskies' 69-68 first-round NCAA Tournament victory over Xavier ... Named the CBS/Chevrolet Player of the Game against Xavier ... Tied for team-high honors with 26 double-figure scoring games, including seven 20-point outings ... Ranked second on the squad with 74 assists, more than doubling his total of 31 assists from the previous season.
1996-97 (Freshman) - Recorded 22 points, in only 20 minutes against Brigham Young (Nov. 26), the most ever in a collegiate debut by a Washington freshman ... Tallied five double-figure scoring efforts ... Scored 17 points at Arizona State, converting 5-of-7 three-point attempts in second collegiate start ... Made first collegiate start in 75-61 upset of 20th-ranked Stanford ... Had season high five assists in that game against the Cardinal ... Made all six of his field goal attempts, including three 3-pointers and two free throws for 17 points against USC ... Was an honorable mention All-Pac-10 Freshman team member ... Signed a letter of intent November 13, 1995.
Del City High School
A 1996 All-Oklahoma state selection by USA Today ... Averaged 21.2 points and eight rebounds during his senior season in 1996 ... Guided his team into the quarterfinals of the Oklahoma state tournament ... Garnered all-state accolades his final two seasons ... A 1996 preseason honorable mention All-America selection by Street & Smith's magazine ... As a junior in 1995, averaged 20 points ... Averaged 15 points and six rebounds his sophomore season ... Played on the freshmen team in 1993 and contributed 25.6 points per game.
Coach Bender on Luton
"Deon is our go-to guy. At the end of a shot clock we've got to get the ball in Deon's hands. As much as we depend on him to score, we need for him to guard some of the other top scorers that he will be matched up against. He developed a lot of pride in his defense, especially in the last year. He's come a long way in that regard. When you consider the fact that when he first came to our program he was having to make the adjustment from being a high school center to being a true college guard and each and every year having to prove that he can add something to his game from just being a shooter. He's done a good job in his progression of his skill level. It will be very important for him to take an even greater step this year. He will face a lot of different approaches to take him out of the game, to deny him the ball and not allow him to catch it in his comfort areas. He's got to find other ways to score rather than just being a jump shooter. Being able to put the ball on the floor and get to the middle of the lane will be things that will help him handle the attention that he will get defensively."
Fast Facts
Full Name James Deon Luton Nickname D. Lou Birthdate March 13, 1978 Birthplace Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Major Sociology Family Mother Debbie Gaddis Brother Derreck (23) Sister Teanesha (20)Honors & Highlights
Favorite Television Show: Martin
Favorite Movie: Friday
Favorite UW class: Sociology 275-Murder
Person I most admire: My Mother
Most famous person I ever met: Dr. J
Person I would most like to meet: Michael Jordan
This actor would play me in a movie: Denzel Washington
Favorite non-basketball team: Detroit Lions
Favorite meal: Fried Chicken
Hobbies: Watching television
Pregame ritual: Listen to music (Master P)
My childhood sports heroes were: Michael Jordan & Barry Sanders
As a kid, my favorite toy was: Transformers
20 years from now I'll tell my kids: Work hard
If I could change one thing about college basketball: Athletes would get paid
My advice to kids: Work hard
The toughest part about being a student athlete is: Travel
Luton's Washington Statistics
YEAR GP/GS FG-A PCT 3PT-A PCT FT-A PCT REB-AVG PTS-AVG AST TO BLK ST MIN 1997 28/2 60-144 .417 26-66 .394 13-23 .565 51-1.8 159-5.7 31 41 3 7 476 1998 30/30 166-415 .400 75-203 .369 54-74 .730 68-2.3 461-15.4 74 80 16 26 1011 1999 29/29 136-310 .439 51-145 .352 93-118 .788 61-2.1 416-14.3 59 79 18 23 900 Totals 87/61 362-869 .417 152-414 .367 160-215 .744 180-2.1 1036-11.9 164 200 37 56 2387
Luton's 1998-99 Game-By-Game
3-Point
OPPONENT MIN FG-A FG-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST TP
* UNC Wilmington 33 6-13 2-8 3-3 2 2 1 1 0 2 17
* at Hawaii-Hilo 15 4-9 2-3 2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
* vs. Saint Louis 31 6-8 1-3 0-1 0 0 3 1 0 2 13
* vs. Georgia Tech 30 6-12 3-7 1-2 0 1 3 5 0 1 16
* vs. Connecticut 24 3-11 0-3 2-2 4 3 0 4 0 0 8
* at Boise State 33 5-9 3-5 2-2 1 2 1 4 0 1 15
* at Gonzaga 26 1-9 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 5 0 1 2
* New Mexico State 30 7-11 4-7 5-6 0 2 2 5 1 0 23
* New Mexico 34 7-21 0-11 8-8 1 0 0 2 1 2 22
* Portland 37 6-13 3-7 6-8 3 2 2 3 2 1 21
* at Washington State 39 7-11 3-5 6-8 2 1 2 6 1 1 23
* at Arizona State 19 1-8 0-3 1-2 1 2 0 2 1 1 3
* at Arizona 28 5-10 1-4 2-3 3 3 0 1 2 2 13
* Oregon State 36 3-6 2-5 2-2 4 1 3 1 2 0 10
* Oregon 38 8-16 3-4 4-6 2 1 1 1 0 2 23
* at California 31 2-10 2-5 6-7 4 2 2 5 0 3 12
* at Stanford 32 2-10 0-4 1-2 3 0 3 3 1 0 5
* USC 37 4-7 4-6 6-7 2 1 4 3 0 0 18
* UCLA 37 6-14 1-5 8-12 3 2 5 4 1 0 21
* Arizona 34 8-15 4-6 0-1 2 2 2 2 0 0 20
* Arizona State 36 9-11 3-4 6-7 1 2 3 2 2 0 27
* at Oregon State 34 3-11 1-7 6-8 6 0 4 4 0 2 13
* at Oregon 23 2-6 1-4 0-0 2 4 3 0 0 0 5
* Stanford 25 2-8 2-6 0-0 1 0 4 1 0 1 6
* California 20 5-8 2-5 2-2 1 1 2 0 1 0 14
* at USC 37 5-13 0-3 3-4 2 2 3 3 0 0 13
* at UCLA 30 3-12 0-4 4-4 3 4 2 6 3 1 10
* Washington State 31 6-9 2-4 6-6 3 0 0 4 0 0 20
* vs. Miami (Ohio) 39 4-9 2-5 1-3 3 1 3 1 0 0 11
*denotes games started
Luton's 1997-98 Game-By-Game
3-Point
OPPONENT MIN FG-A FG-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST TP
* Saint Mary's 37 4-16 3-14 0-2 1 1 5 4 1 2 11
* Boise State 31 2-10 1-6 4-4 6 5 4 4 1 0 9
* James Madison 27 3-15 3-7 3-4 3 1 5 3 0 2 12
* at Portland 24 3-11 1-4 4-4 2 2 0 2 2 2 11
* at Oklahoma State 34 1-13 0-4 2-4 6 0 1 2 1 1 4
* at Brigham Young 31 6-14 2-6 4-4 1 1 5 1 0 0 18
* Old Dominion 24 4-12 2-4 0-0 4 1 4 2 0 1 10
* at South Alabama 29 5-13 4-8 0-0 1 1 1 1 0 1 14
* Gonzaga 36 10-17 3-7 2-3 1 3 4 3 1 0 25
* Washington State 38 7-11 4-7 2-3 1 0 3 7 0 0 20
* Arizona State 28 6-19 2-6 3-6 5 0 1 1 0 0 17
* Arizona 33 9-15 5-7 2-2 3 1 1 3 0 0 25
* at Oregon 38 2-5 1-2 1-1 1 1 4 1 1 0 6
* at Oregon State 40 9-20 4-11 0-0 3 2 3 3 0 1 22
* California 42 10-18 3-6 1-2 4 1 4 2 2 2 24
* Stanford 35 5-16 2-8 0-0 0 0 3 1 2 1 12
* at USC 33 11-16 7-12 2-3 2 3 2 3 1 0 31
* at UCLA 36 7-18 2-11 2-4 2 2 1 4 0 1 18
* at Arizona 29 4-10 2-5 0-0 1 1 2 5 2 0 10
* at Arizona State 38 7-20 4-13 0-0 2 0 5 2 0 3 18
* Oregon State 38 6-13 2-5 0-0 0 0 1 3 0 0 14
* Oregon 26 0-10 0-3 5-6 2 2 0 1 0 1 5
* at Stanford 30 5-15 1-5 6-6 2 1 2 3 1 1 17
* at California 37 3-8 1-6 4-4 3 2 1 3 0 0 11
* USC 32 8-15 4-5 2-2 3 4 4 4 0 1 22
* UCLA 38 5-11 2-7 0-0 3 1 2 5 0 1 12
* at Washington State 34 5-13 1-6 0-1 4 1 3 0 0 0 11
* vs. Xavier 37 7-17 3-6 0-3 1 3 2 4 0 3 17
* vs. Richmond 39 6-10 5-7 1-2 1 1 0 0 1 1 18
* vs. Connecticut 37 6-14 1-5 4-4 0 2 1 3 0 1 17
Luton's 1996-97 Game-By-Game
3-Point
OPPONENT MIN FG-A FG-A FT-A REB PF A TO BL ST TP
BYU 20 8-11 3-5 3-5 3 0 0 3 0 2 22
Portland State 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2
Idaho 9 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
at Old Dominion 23 1-6 0-4 1-1 3 0 0 1 1 0 3
at James Madison 6 0-3 0-3 0-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
at Portland 6 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Loyola-Marymount 24 5-9 1-1 3-4 3 2 1 0 0 1 14
Eastern Wash. 17 4-7 0-1 0-2 2 0 2 1 0 0 8
at USC 17 2-3 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5
at UCLA 6 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oregon State 17 2-7 1-3 0-0 3 0 2 0 0 0 5
Oregon 9 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2
at Washington St. 19 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 4 2 0 0 0 2
at Stanford 11 0-4 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
at California 20 2-6 0-3 0-0 3 1 1 3 0 0 4
Arizona State 15 2-7 2-4 0-0 5 0 0 2 0 0 6
Arizona 10 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
at Oregon 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
at Oregon State 12 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
Cincinnati 14 4-6 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9
Washington St. 24 4-7 3-5 4-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 15
California 19 3-9 3-4 0-0 4 1 3 1 0 1 9
* Stanford 36 2-6 2-4 0-2 4 2 5 4 0 2 6
* at Arizona State 29 6-10 5-7 0-0 4 1 2 3 0 1 17
at Arizona 20 2-7 0-1 0-0 2 0 1 2 0 0 4
UCLA 18 1-6 0-4 0-0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2
USC 32 6-6 3-3 2-2 2 3 4 7 0 0 17
at Nebraska 22 2-5 0-2 0-2 0 0 1 3 0 0 4
Luton's Washington HighsPoints: 31 at USC (1/29/98) Rebounds: 6 on three occasions, last at Oregon State (2/11/99) Assists: 5 on six occasions, last vs. UCLA (1/31/99) Blocks: 3 at UCLA (2/27/99) Steals: 3 on three occasions, last at California (1/21/99) Minutes: 42 vs. California (1/22/98)Luton vs. the Pac-10
3-Point
OPPONENT (Games) MIN FG-A FG-A FT-A REB A TO BL ST TP
Arizona (6) 154 28-61 12-26 4-6 12 6 14 4 2 72
Averages 25.7 .459 .462 .667 2.0 1.0 2.3 0.7 0.3 12.0
Arizona State (6) 165 31-75 16-37 10-15 19 13 12 2 4 87
Averages 27.5 .413 .432 .667 3.2 2.2 2.0 0.3 0.7 14.5
California (6) 169 25-59 11-29 13-15 19 13 14 3 6 74
Averages 28.2 .424 .379 .867 3.2 2.2 2.3 0.5 1.0 12.3
Oregon (6) 142 13-39 5-13 10-13 9 8 4 1 3 41
Averages 23.7 .333 .385 .769 0.2 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.5 6.8
Oregon State (6) 177 24-48 11-32 8-10 16 13 12 2 3 67
Averages 29.5 .500 .344 .800 2.7 2.2 2.0 0.3 0.5 11.2
Stanford (6) 169 16-59 7-28 7-10 12 17 13 4 5 46
Averages 28.2 .271 .250 .700 2.0 2.8 2.2 0.7 0.8 7.7
UCLA (6) 165 22-64 5-32 14-20 12 11 20 6 3 63
Averages 27.5 .344 .156 .700 2.0 1.8 3.3 1.0 0.5 10.5
USC (6) 188 36-60 19-30 15-18 11 19 21 1 1 106
Averages 31.3 .600 .633 .833 1.8 3.2 3.5 0.2 0.2 17.7
Washington State (6) 185 30-55 13-28 18-22 15 11 18 1 1 91
Averages 30.8 .545 .464 .818 2.5 1.8 3.0 0.2 0.2 15.2
Did You Know?
Deon Luton played center at Del City High School. He has successfully made the transition to the perimeter as his 3-point prowess can attest. Last year, he became the school's career 3-point leader after eclipsing the previous record of 119 established by Eldridge Recasner from1987 to 1990. Luton enters the 1999-2000 campaign with 152 career 3-pointers. During the 1997-98 season, Luton broke two school 3-point records. He set a new single-game standard with seven treys at USC on Jan. 29, topping Greg Hill's mark of six set in 1986. Luton also broke Hill's 1987 single-season record of 68, increasing the 3-point record to 75.
