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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster

David Calvert
Desmond Cambridge, Jr. 2021-22 headshot

4 Desmond Cambridge Jr.

  • Position
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.
    6-4 / 180
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Nashville, Tenn.
  • Previous School
    Brown

Biography

NABC All-District 17 Second Team (2020-21)
All-Mountain West Third Team (2020-21)
Media All-Mountain West Third Team (2020-21)

NEVADA CAREER
RS SENIOR (2021-22):
Named to the All-Mountain West Third Team for the second-straight season ... Played in 30 games, making 29 starts ... Second on the team in scoring (16.2 ppg), led Nevada with 87 3-pointers made, blocks (34) and steals (51) ... Also averaged 5.1 rebounds a game with FG/3FG/FT percentages of 43.5/37.0/71.2 ... Ranked in Mountain West top 15 in 3-pointers made (second), 3-point field-goal percentage (second), steals (third), blocks (fifth), scoring (11th), and field-goal percentage (12th) ... Opened the campaign with 22 points on 8-of-14 shooting with seven rebounds and four assists against Eastern Washington (Nov. 9) ... Scored 18 points with four rebounds at Santa Clara (Nov. 16) ... Named to the Crossover Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 19.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, shooting 50.0 from the field and hitting eight 3-pointers over the three games (Nov. 22-24) ... Posted back-to-back 21-point games at the Crossover Classic, against George Mason (Nov. 23) and Washington (Nov. 24) ... Hit five 3-pointers, scored 21 points to go with six rebounds and four assists against Pepperdine (Nov. 30) ... Went 9-for-14 from the field, including a season-best six 3-pointers, for 25 points with seven rebounds against Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 15) ... Blocked four shots, scored 16 points and hit four 3-pointers at No. 6/6 Kansas (Dec. 29) ... Scored 18 points with five rebounds in win over New Mexico (Jan. 1) ... Went 3-for-5 from deep, finished with 14 points, seven rebounds against Boise State (Jan. 12) ... Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds against Wyoming (Jan. 17) ... Hit five 3-pointers, scored 23 points with three steals at Colorado State (Jan. 25) ... Made four steals, three blocks, defensively, to go with 14 points and seven rebounds at UNLV (Feb. 1) ... Posted a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double at Fresno State (Feb. 4) ... Scored 18 points, went 5-for-10 from deep at San Diego State (Feb. 6) ... Went off for career-high 36 points against Colorado State, going 13-for-15 overall and 7-for-9 from 3-point range (Feb. 8) ... Stayed hot at Utah State, going 10-for-16 from the field and 6-for-9 from downtown, finishing with 27 points (Feb. 11) ... Averaged 15.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.50 assists over back-to-back wins over San José State (Feb. 15, 17) ... Scored 15.0 points while hitting six 3-pointers over Mountain West Tournament games against New Mexico (March 9) and Boise State (March 10).

RS JUNIOR (2020-21): Named to the NABC All-District 17 Second Team, as well as to the All-Mountain West Third Team in both the coaches and media votes ... Finished the season with 16.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.00 steals per game, along with a team-best 69 3-pointers ... Wrapped the campaign in the Mountain West statistical top 10 (all games) in scoring (fifth), 3-pointers made (third), 3-point field-goal percentage (third, 34.8), and field-goal percentage (10th, 40.9) ... In MW-only games, ranked in the top 10 in scoring (16.4 ppg, sixth), 3-point field-goal percentage (third, 35.5), 3-pointers made (44, T-fourth), and field-goal percentage (eighth, 41.3) ... Scored 18 points with five rebounds in win at Nebraska (Nov. 26) ... Passed out five assists to go with seven points against William Jessup (Dec. 7) ... Put together a streak of three-straight 20-point games from Dec. 11-18, averaging 21.3 points on 46.0 percent shooting (23-for-50) and 51.5 percent (17-for-33) from 3-point range ... Scored 24 points with six 3-pointers at Grand Canyon (Dec. 11) ... Went for a Nevada career-high 27 points with a career high-tying seven triples at San Diego (Dec. 14) ... Poured in 23 points with seven rebounds and five assists in Mountain West opener against Air Force (Dec. 18) ... posted his fourth 20-point game of the season, finishing with 24 on 8-of-18 shooting against New Mexico (Dec. 31) ... Grabbed six rebounds to go with 15 points in the series finale against New Mexico (Jan. 2)...Hit four 3-pointers and finished with 16 points and five rebounds in the opener at San Diego State (Jan. 5) ... Went 7-for-16 from the field for 17 points in the finale against the Aztecs (Jan. 7) ... Nearly averaged a double-double in series sweep of Fresno State (Jan. 15/17), going for 12.5 points and 9.5 rebounds, and posted a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds in the finale ... Hit a season-best six free throws and scored 16 points in the opener at Wyoming (Jan. 22) ... Went 6-for-9 with three triples, for 17 points in win over UNLV (Jan. 31) ... Averaged 19.0 points, shot 53. 3 percent (16-for-30) over a two-game sweep of Boise State (Feb. 5-7), scoring 21 in the opener ... Scored 23 points and went 9-for-18 from the field, 5-for-11 from 3-point range at Utah State (Feb. 26) ... Was a perfect 9-for-9 from the line in a 20-point performance against Colorado State (March 5) ... Set Nevada career bests with 31 points and 11 field goals in an 11-for-19 effort against Boise State in the Mountain West quarterfinal, also grabbing five rebounds (March 11) ... Added 17 points in Mountain West semifinal against San Diego State (March 12).

JUNIOR (2019-20): Sat out the 2019-20 season under NCAA transfer rules after coming to Nevada from Brown.

BROWN CAREER
2018-19 (So.): Led Brown in scoring for the second year in a row averaging 15.7 points starting 30 games ... Named to USBWA District I team ... Shot 37.2 percent from the field and 31.8 percent from behind the arc ... Fourth leading scorer in the IVY League ... Scored in double figures in 21 games surpassing 20 points nine times which included three games of 30 or more points ... Season-high 31 points came at Canisius (1/8/19) and had 30 points at Marist (12/22/18) and vs. Harvard (2/22/19).

2017-18: Named the Ivy League Rookie of the Year after leading Brown by scoring 17.3 points per game ... Set the freshman school record scoring 468 points ... Twice named the Ivy League Player of the Week and six times was the Ivy League Rookie of the Week ... Earned second-team All-Ivy League honors ... Started all 27 games and scored in double figures in 25 games ... Eight games of 20 or more points which includes two 30-point games ... Netted 33 points vs. Marist and 32 at Princeton ... Shot 40.1 percent from the field, 33.5 from behind the arc and 76.9 at the free throw line ... At Dartmouth posted a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds ... Topped the team with 27 blocks which ranked third in the league.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prep Player of the Year at the Hun School of Princeton … Selected as Trenton Times Player of the Year … Averaged 16.8 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game his senior year … Named the Best Dunker in New Jersey.

PERSONAL
General studies major ... Son of Teon Cotton and Desmond Cambridge, Sr. … Three siblings: Kennedy, Devan and Terrance.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2019-20Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2020-21Junior

    Guard
    6'4" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2021-22Senior

    Guard
    6'4" 180 lbs
    4