Career Accolades
- PSAC Scholar-Athlete (2024-25)
2024-25: Missed the first eight games of the season due to an injury but returned to play in the final 26 games, with 24 starts … averaged 7.6 ppg. and 4.1 rpg. while providing outstanding defense … added 48 assists and 35 steals and was third on the team with 15 blocked shots … shot 43.3 percent from the floor (71-of-164), making 12-of-40 3-pointers, and 64.7 percent from the line (44-of-68) … scored in double figures in six games and led the team in rebounding once … scored a season-high 15 points at Seton Hill (1/25/25), making 6-of-9 field goals … added 14 points in NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship Game at West Liberty (3/18/25) … had a season-best nine rebounds against Lock Haven (12/21/24) and Clarion (2/15/25).
AT DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Was part of a DMACC team that finished among the best junior college teams in the country in 2023-24 … the Bears ended the year at 32-5, capturing fifth place in the 2024 NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship after defeating Milwaukee Area Tech 87-77 in the fifth-place game … in 2023-24 played in 35 games for the Bears with 34 starts, averaging just over 26 minutes per game … contributed 10.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg. and 2.7 assists per contest, shooting 52.7 percent from the floor (129-of-245), making 8-of-34 3-pointers, and 72.5 percent from the line (100-of-138) … added 96 assists, 33 steals and 19 blocked shots … scored in double figures in 22 games a year ago, with highs of 18 points vs. North Central Missouri and 12 rebounds against Western Iowa Tech … the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) named Desmond to its Division II Men's Basketball All-Region team as an honorable mention selection … in 2022-23 averaged 7.5 points and 4.7 rpg. while playing in 31 games, with 29 starts, for a DMACC team that finished at 24-8 … added 57 assists, 17 steals and 16 blocks while shooting 48.5 percent from the floor (81-of-167) and 67.3 percent from the line (68-of-101) … made 4-of-29 3-pointers.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for head coach Craig Kowal at Onalaska High School in Onalaska, Wisc. … team was 62-8 overall including finishing as the Wisconsin state runnerup in 2021, going 19-1 … was an all-conference honoree and earned honorable mention All-State recognition.
PERSONAL: Business Administration major … son of Bwalya and Tim Desmond … has one brother (Simon).
