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24 Derrick Bueno

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-7
  • Weight 230
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Palisades Park, N.J.
  • Highschool Roselle Catholic
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

2024-25: Spring Academic Honor roll, Commissioner’s Level, NABC Honors Court... averaged 11.9 points and 6.1 rebounds per game... finished his career with 1,256 points, ninth in school history, and 682 rebounds, good for eighth all-time at CU... scored a season-best 25 points in the CACC Tournament quarterfinal vs. Jefferson and earned CACC Defensive Player of the Week on Nov. 25.

2023-24: NABC Honors Court Academic Award... All-CACC Third Team... Played in 26 games, starting 25... Recorded 390 points including 141 field goals, 10 3-point field goals, 98 free-throws, and 51 assists... Had a season high of 28 points at Wilmington (1/6)...

2022-23: CACC All-Tournament Team... CACC Tournament MVP... Played in 30 games... Averaged 10.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.2 blocks in 16.4 minutes per game... (.568) FG%... (.071) 3PT%... (.788) FT%... Recorded a season-high 27 points and 19 rebounds vs. Jefferson (2/11/23)... 

2021-22: Played in 23 games, starting 12 games... Averaged 8.8 points and 6.3 rebounds per game... Scored a season-high 23 points against Nyack on (12/7/21)... Grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds against Dominican on (1/26/22)...

Prior to Caldwell: 1st Team All-Conference... 1st Team All-League... 1st Team All-County... Scored 1,000 points in high school... Top 25 player in NJ... Top 3 rebounder in NJ...

About Derrick: Parents Delbin and Yesenia... Sister Jessica, 20... Plans to start his own business after graduating...

Career Highs:
Points: 28, vs. Wilmington(DE) (1/06/24)
Rebounds: 19, vs. Jefferson (2/11/23)
Assists: 8, vs. Franklin Pierce (11/15/24)
Steals: 5, vs Goldey-Beacom (1/15/22)
Blocks: 4, vs Bloomfield (03/02/24)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 44

    2021-22Freshman

    F
    6'7" 230 lbs
    44
  • 21

    2022-23Sophomore

    F
    6'7" 230 lbs
    21
  • 24

    2023-24Junior

    F
    6'7" 230 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2024-25Senior

    Forward
    6'7" 230 lbs
    24