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Romeo Weems

Position:
Forward
Ht./Wt.:
6-7 / 210
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
New Haven

Career

Named to the 2020 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.
Signed with DePaul on Nov. 15, 2018.

2019-20

Named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team... two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week.
Started all 32 games... 12 games in double figures.
Ranked among BIG EAST leaders in steals (10th – 1.3 spg), blocked shots (14th – 0.8 bpg) and minutes (24th – 30.1 mpg)... in conference games only, ranked among league leaders in offensive rebounds (11th – 2.0 orpg), blocked shots (12th – 0.8 bpg), steals (t13th – 1.2 spg), rebounding (18th – 5.1 rpg) and minutes (28th – 30.4 mpg).
Scored 13 points with 11 rebounds, two blocked shots against Marquette... 16 points, six rebounds, five steals, three assists at Xavier... 19 points against Georgetown with six rebounds... 12 points, five rebounds at Creighton... 11 points and five boards at Georgetown... eight points at Seton Hall with six boards... 11 points, eight rebounds against Creighton... 11 points, three steals against Butler... seven points, six rebounds, three blocked shots against Seton Hall... 14 points, five rebounds, two steals at Cleveland State... nine points, three rebounds, three assists, three steals against UIC... 13 points, three rebounds, two blocked shots against Buffalo... nine points, seven rebounds at Minnesota... named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week following the Boston College game... 17-point, 11-rebound double-double against the Eagles with three steals, two assists... named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week following games against Iowa and Cornell... nine points, eight rebounds, four assists against Cornell... nine points, six rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots at Iowa... 11 points, five rebounds, two assists, two steals against Chicago... scored 13 points in DePaul debut with three rebounds and two steals.

High School

Earned gold medals with USA Basketball at the 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship and 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup... as a member of the 2018 USA U17 World Cup Team, started in all seven games and averaged 8.6 points and and 8.1 rebounds per game in Santa Fe, Argentina... as a member of the 2017 USA Basketball Men’s U16 National Team, helped the USA to a 5-0 record and gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
Named the Hal Schram Mr. Basketball winner as the top player in Michigan... second DePaul signee to win Michigan’s Mr. Basketball following Wilson Chandler (Benton Harbor) in 2005.
Finished New Haven career with 99-7 record... totaled 2,151 career points.
Played in the Jordan Brand Classic... three-time Associated Press Class B Player of the Year and three-time first team Class B All-State honoree... three-time member of the Detroit News Dream Team and Detroit Free Press All-State team... two-time USA Today All-Michigan first team.
Averaged 27.9 points, 11.4 rebounds, 4.2 steals, 3.5 assists and 2.6 blocks per game in final season at New Haven... led the Rockets to the Class B state quarterfinals.
Totaled 34 points, 19 rebounds, 10 blocks, four assists and four steals against St. Clair Shores Lake Shore... in a win over Grosse Pointe North, tallied 30 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals, five assists and four blocks.
Averaged 23.5, points 10.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 4.8 steals and 2.0 blocks per game during junior season... led the Rockets to the Class B state semifinals.
Posted a quadruple-double of 21 points, 16 rebounds, 12 assists and 10 steals against Detroit Country Day in the region championship game... also blocked seven shots.
Scored 40 points with 16 rebounds and 10 steals against Macomb Dakota.
Led New Haven to Class B state championship as a sophomore... averaged 18.1 points, 11.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 3.7 steals and 3.2 blocks per game.
As a freshman, averaged 16.0 points, 10.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 4.0 steals and 1.8 blocks... recorded four triple-doubles.
Played for Tedaro France, Marcuz Dilbert and Jason Forsgren at New Haven.
Competed in the summer for The Family AAU in the Nike EYBL... in 2018, averaged 15.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.0 blocks per game over 14 games... coached by James Scott.
Ranked No. 44 on ESPN.com’s Top 100 rankings for the class of 2019... also No. 11 by ESPN.com among the nation’s small forwards... slotted at No. 60 in the national 247Sports.com rankings... the four-star recruit is No. 11 among all power forwards... also No. 65 nationally at Rivals.com and 15th among small forwards.
Also played football at New Haven.

Personal

Son of Nyasha and William Weems Sr.... has two brothers, William Jr. and William III and two sisters, Dezhane and Star.
Plans to major in Communications and Media.

Printable Statistics
Career Statistics
2019-20 Game-by-Game Statistics

Career Highs
Points: 19, vs. Georgetown (Feb. 22, 2020)
Rebounds: 11, vs. Marquette (March 3, 2020)
Assists: 5, at Iowa (Nov. 11, 2019)
Steals: 5, at Xavier (Feb. 25, 2020)
Blocked Shots: 3 (2x), last vs. Seton Hall (Dec. 30, 2019)
Field Goals: 7 (2x), last at Xavier (Feb. 25, 2020)
Field Goal Attempts: 14, at Creighton (Feb. 15, 2020)
3pt. Field Goals: 4, vs. Georgetown (Feb. 22, 2020)
3pt. Field Goal Attempts: 5 (2x), last at Xavier (Feb. 25, 2020)
Free Throws: 4, at Cleveland State (Dec. 18, 2019)
Free Throw Attempts: 5 (4x), last at Creighton (Feb. 15, 2020)
Minutes: 37:00, at Seton Hall (Jan. 2, 2020)
Games in Double Figures: 12
10-Rebound Games: 2
Double-Doubles: 2