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Here's the profile I wrote on him for my top 100 Tigers list
Posted on: February 7, 2019 at 11:59:58 CT
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#4 - Derrick Chievous
Letterman - 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
A 6'7 scoring dynamo from Jamaica, NY Chievous was nicknamed the Band-aid Man after his trademark that he wore after scoring 45 points in a junior high game while bandaided and in his quirky manner just maintained from then onward. He brought a new swagger to the program and is one of only 4 players to sign with MU after playing in the McDonald's All American game, coming to MU at a very young age (he completed his eligibility prior to turning 21) for its journalism school but never actually getting admitted into it. The inventor of “face checking” and “erotic dunking” Chievous was a scorer unparalleled in MU history as well as possibly the best in conference history at getting to the foul line.
Derrick would join the Tigers in the lull after the Stipo/Sundvold Championship years, and in his freshman season MU would start out a not impressive 4-5. But in the Hawaii Pacific Invitational against Arizona, Chievous would score a freshman MU record 32 points in a 76-73 victory (one of only 2 times in MU history a freshman has topped 30 points). That put MU in the title game with #7 ranked UNC, and MU pulled the 81-76 upset to claim the tourney title. The up and down year continued, and MU finished in 3rd place at 15-9 overall. MU would advance to the conference tournament title game against #4 OU, and Chievious would score 28 but MU would lose 104-84 and earn an NIT bid. MU lost on a buzzer beat in the opener to St. Johns and finished at 18-14, and Chievous avged 13.1 ppg and 5.3 rebounds while starting 28 of the 32 Tiger games.
MU's leading returning scorer in Chievous's sophomore campaign Jeff Strong suffered a stress fracture in his foot before the season, and Derrick carried the bulk of the scoring load as MU started a somewhat shaky 7-4. In the Rainbow Classic MU would open with a 19 point win over Villanova, and then Chievous would score 24 in a win over undefeated Clemson. He would score 20 as MU defeated Washington State in the final to claim the tourney title, and then MU won 6 of their next seven to climb to 16-5. Against #8 OU Chievous would score 27 of his 29 points in the second half in a big 101-88 MU victory. MU would finish 3rd in the Big 8, but after losing the opening game of the conference tournament MU sat for the first time “on the bubble”. MU would receive a bid as an 11 seed, but lose 66-64 to UAB when the Tigers failed to get a off a final shot on the season's last possession. Still the season marked a return to the NCAA tournament and the 20 win plateau, something that hadn't been achieved in the previous two years. Chievous would avg 18.8 ppg and 7.7 rebounds, both team leading, and the 640 points on the season was the second highest scoring total in MU history to that point and is still the record for points scored by a sophomore.
The Tigers would go 10-6 in the non-con in Chievous's junior year where he recorded a 33 point game against California, and then open the conference slate against #11 OU. 34 points and 11 rebounds from Derrick led MU to a 87-83 win, and MU would win 4 of their next 5 that included another 34 point performance against ISU with the only loss a 1 point road defeat to ku. MU would continue that pace and in the conference season finale against ISU he would score 26 points and grab 12 rebounds in an MU win that put the Tigers at 11-3 in conference play. It was MU's first league title since 1983 and moved MU to #19 in the polls. In the conference tourney semi-final Chievous would score 20 to defeat KSU, and in doing so became MU's all time leading scorer with still over a full season left to play. MU would defeat ku in the championship game to claim both the regular season and conference tourney titles, and earned a #4 seed in the NCAA tournament against Xavier. The Musketeers would constantly double team Chievous, and in a shocking upset defeated the Tigers 70-69 to end MU's season at 24-10. Chievous would avg 24.1 ppg and 8.6 rebounds, leading the conference in scoring (first Tiger to do so since 1977) and earning First Team All Big Eight and 2nd Team All American honors. It is the 3rd highest ppg avg in MU history for a seaon, and the 821 points scored is the most points ever scored in a season by a Tiger. It was also the first year of the 3 point line for MU, with Chievous making the 2nd most on the team. The 244 FT's he made are a full 30 more than any other Tiger in history. The 1,879 points he had totaled thus far as a Tiger made him not only the all time leader but would still rank 3rd all time today.
MU would return the entire team from the prior year's conference regular season and tournament champs, as well as add newcomers like Doug Smith and Byron Irvin and MU would begin the season ranked #8. MU would finish the non-con at 11-2 including a career high 42 points in a victory over Virginia Tech where Chievous scored 29 in the second half alone (an MU record) and became the conference's all time leader in FT's made. Key point guard Lynn Hardy would suffer a back injury and in an attempt to find chemistry Norm would bring Derrick off the bench in 5 of the season's first 16 games. One of those games was against #10 ISU, and Chievous entered the game and scored 30 points in a 119-93 MU win. He would score 39 against CU and 34 against OU. Against #7 UNLV in Las Vegas he would score 26 to lift MU to a 81-79 victory. MU would falter to lose 3 of their next 4, but Hardy would return to the lineup and against #4 OU Chievous would contribute 35 points and 18 rebounds in a 93-90 overtime win that was the season's 4th over a top 15 team. MU would earn a 6 seed in the NCAA tournament despite finishing 4th in conference, matching up with 11 seed Rhode Island in the opener. Despite 35 points from Chievous in what would be his last game as a Tiger, MU would lose 87-80 to end the season at 19-11. Chievous would avg 23.4 ppg and 8.5 rebounds. The 701 points scored is the 6th highest in program history, giving him 2 of the 6 seasons where Tigers have broken the 700 point barrier. Additionally, Chievous made 51.5% of his 3 point attempts, the 2nd highest % in MU history. For the second time he made 200 FT's in a season, giving him 2 of the only 3 seasons the mark has been reached by a Tiger. He was again named First Team All Conference.
He led MU in both scoring and rebounding each of his final 3 seasons. At the conclusion of his playing days he held 10 MU all time records. He is by far the MU record holder for points scored at 2,580 and eclipsed the previous mark by greater than a 40% improvement. He was second all time in rebounds at 979 boards, which now ranks fourth. He made 764 FT's, more than any other Tiger has even attempted. He also ranks 9th all time in steals. Only Jon Sudvold has played more minutes in a Tiger uniform. His career year scoring avg of 19.9 ppg is the highest in program history for a 4 year player. At that point only Wayman Tisdale had ever scored 2,000 points and collected 1,000 rebounds as a Big 8 player. Derrick missed this plateau by only 21 career rebounds. Chievous was selected with the #16 pick by the Houston Rockets and played 3 seasons in the NBA.
Letterman - 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
A 6'7 scoring dynamo from Jamaica, NY Chievous was nicknamed the Band-aid Man after his trademark that he wore after scoring 45 points in a junior high game while bandaided and in his quirky manner just maintained from then onward. He brought a new swagger to the program and is one of only 4 players to sign with MU after playing in the McDonald's All American game, coming to MU at a very young age (he completed his eligibility prior to turning 21) for its journalism school but never actually getting admitted into it. The inventor of “face checking” and “erotic dunking” Chievous was a scorer unparalleled in MU history as well as possibly the best in conference history at getting to the foul line.
Derrick would join the Tigers in the lull after the Stipo/Sundvold Championship years, and in his freshman season MU would start out a not impressive 4-5. But in the Hawaii Pacific Invitational against Arizona, Chievous would score a freshman MU record 32 points in a 76-73 victory (one of only 2 times in MU history a freshman has topped 30 points). That put MU in the title game with #7 ranked UNC, and MU pulled the 81-76 upset to claim the tourney title. The up and down year continued, and MU finished in 3rd place at 15-9 overall. MU would advance to the conference tournament title game against #4 OU, and Chievious would score 28 but MU would lose 104-84 and earn an NIT bid. MU lost on a buzzer beat in the opener to St. Johns and finished at 18-14, and Chievous avged 13.1 ppg and 5.3 rebounds while starting 28 of the 32 Tiger games.
MU's leading returning scorer in Chievous's sophomore campaign Jeff Strong suffered a stress fracture in his foot before the season, and Derrick carried the bulk of the scoring load as MU started a somewhat shaky 7-4. In the Rainbow Classic MU would open with a 19 point win over Villanova, and then Chievous would score 24 in a win over undefeated Clemson. He would score 20 as MU defeated Washington State in the final to claim the tourney title, and then MU won 6 of their next seven to climb to 16-5. Against #8 OU Chievous would score 27 of his 29 points in the second half in a big 101-88 MU victory. MU would finish 3rd in the Big 8, but after losing the opening game of the conference tournament MU sat for the first time “on the bubble”. MU would receive a bid as an 11 seed, but lose 66-64 to UAB when the Tigers failed to get a off a final shot on the season's last possession. Still the season marked a return to the NCAA tournament and the 20 win plateau, something that hadn't been achieved in the previous two years. Chievous would avg 18.8 ppg and 7.7 rebounds, both team leading, and the 640 points on the season was the second highest scoring total in MU history to that point and is still the record for points scored by a sophomore.
The Tigers would go 10-6 in the non-con in Chievous's junior year where he recorded a 33 point game against California, and then open the conference slate against #11 OU. 34 points and 11 rebounds from Derrick led MU to a 87-83 win, and MU would win 4 of their next 5 that included another 34 point performance against ISU with the only loss a 1 point road defeat to ku. MU would continue that pace and in the conference season finale against ISU he would score 26 points and grab 12 rebounds in an MU win that put the Tigers at 11-3 in conference play. It was MU's first league title since 1983 and moved MU to #19 in the polls. In the conference tourney semi-final Chievous would score 20 to defeat KSU, and in doing so became MU's all time leading scorer with still over a full season left to play. MU would defeat ku in the championship game to claim both the regular season and conference tourney titles, and earned a #4 seed in the NCAA tournament against Xavier. The Musketeers would constantly double team Chievous, and in a shocking upset defeated the Tigers 70-69 to end MU's season at 24-10. Chievous would avg 24.1 ppg and 8.6 rebounds, leading the conference in scoring (first Tiger to do so since 1977) and earning First Team All Big Eight and 2nd Team All American honors. It is the 3rd highest ppg avg in MU history for a seaon, and the 821 points scored is the most points ever scored in a season by a Tiger. It was also the first year of the 3 point line for MU, with Chievous making the 2nd most on the team. The 244 FT's he made are a full 30 more than any other Tiger in history. The 1,879 points he had totaled thus far as a Tiger made him not only the all time leader but would still rank 3rd all time today.
MU would return the entire team from the prior year's conference regular season and tournament champs, as well as add newcomers like Doug Smith and Byron Irvin and MU would begin the season ranked #8. MU would finish the non-con at 11-2 including a career high 42 points in a victory over Virginia Tech where Chievous scored 29 in the second half alone (an MU record) and became the conference's all time leader in FT's made. Key point guard Lynn Hardy would suffer a back injury and in an attempt to find chemistry Norm would bring Derrick off the bench in 5 of the season's first 16 games. One of those games was against #10 ISU, and Chievous entered the game and scored 30 points in a 119-93 MU win. He would score 39 against CU and 34 against OU. Against #7 UNLV in Las Vegas he would score 26 to lift MU to a 81-79 victory. MU would falter to lose 3 of their next 4, but Hardy would return to the lineup and against #4 OU Chievous would contribute 35 points and 18 rebounds in a 93-90 overtime win that was the season's 4th over a top 15 team. MU would earn a 6 seed in the NCAA tournament despite finishing 4th in conference, matching up with 11 seed Rhode Island in the opener. Despite 35 points from Chievous in what would be his last game as a Tiger, MU would lose 87-80 to end the season at 19-11. Chievous would avg 23.4 ppg and 8.5 rebounds. The 701 points scored is the 6th highest in program history, giving him 2 of the 6 seasons where Tigers have broken the 700 point barrier. Additionally, Chievous made 51.5% of his 3 point attempts, the 2nd highest % in MU history. For the second time he made 200 FT's in a season, giving him 2 of the only 3 seasons the mark has been reached by a Tiger. He was again named First Team All Conference.
He led MU in both scoring and rebounding each of his final 3 seasons. At the conclusion of his playing days he held 10 MU all time records. He is by far the MU record holder for points scored at 2,580 and eclipsed the previous mark by greater than a 40% improvement. He was second all time in rebounds at 979 boards, which now ranks fourth. He made 764 FT's, more than any other Tiger has even attempted. He also ranks 9th all time in steals. Only Jon Sudvold has played more minutes in a Tiger uniform. His career year scoring avg of 19.9 ppg is the highest in program history for a 4 year player. At that point only Wayman Tisdale had ever scored 2,000 points and collected 1,000 rebounds as a Big 8 player. Derrick missed this plateau by only 21 career rebounds. Chievous was selected with the #16 pick by the Houston Rockets and played 3 seasons in the NBA.
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