2006-07 (As a Sophomore): Appeared in 25 games with 13 starts as a sophomore ... Ranked third on the team in scoring and 28th in the Sun Belt at 11.4 points per game ... Finished second on the team in free throws made (90) and attempted (123), ranking 15th in the conference in free throw shooting (73.2 percent) ... After a slow start to the season Eggins elevated his game down the stretch, averaging a team-high 16.4 points over his final nine contests, to go along with 4.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game ... Scored in double figures 15 times on the year, including each of his last nine games, and led the team in scoring seven times ... Led the Trojans to a 71-69 win over Western Kentucky on Jan. 17 by going 8-of-12 from the field en route to a career-high 23 points ? 16 of which came in the first half ... Totaled 19 points, six rebounds and a career-high eight assists to lead UALR to a 74-68 win at Denver (Feb. 8) ... Went 13-of-17 at the foul line in the win over the Pioneers ... Helped UALR to an 81-79 win over Akron at the CBE Classic (Nov. 13) by going 9-of-10 from the free-throw line ... Posted his second career 20-point game in the team’s final game of the season, totaling 20 points and seven rebounds in the team’s 77-70 loss to New Orleans in the Sun Belt Tournament (Feb. 28) ... Scored 18 points in a loss at Centenary (Nov. 30), and 17 points in a home loss to Middle Tennessee (Jan. 20) ... Dished out six assists against the Blue Raiders ... Was fourth on the team in rebounding average at 3.8 boards per game ... Collected a career-high eight rebounds at Arkansas State (Jan. 11) ... Grabbed five-or-more rebounds on 10 occasions ... Started eight of the 13 conference games he appeared in, averaging 12.5 points, 2.6 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game (second on the team) ... Sported a 1.26 assist-to-turnover ratio in league games, as opposed to a 0.71 assist-to-turnover ratio in all games.
2005-06 (As a Freshman): Played in 28 games as a true freshman, making 11 starts on the year ... Averaged 7.4 points per game and shot a team-best .386 from three-point range (27-of-70) ... Tied for second on the team with 35 steals ... His 1.25 steals-per-game average placed him 14th in the Sun Belt Conference ... Was also ranked 13th in the league in free-throw shooting at .727 (56-of-77) ... Scored a season-best 16 points against UAPB (Dec. 13), one of 10 games in which he scored in double figures ... Chipped in 3.1 rebounds per game and collected a season-high seven boards against both Texas State (Nov. 26) and North Texas (Jan. 19) ... Grabbed five-or-more boards in seven games ... Ranked third on the team with 27 made three pointers ... Knocked down a season-high three treys on three separate occasions, the last of which came against North Texas in the Sun Belt Tournament (March 3) ... Sank three-consecutive three pointers in a 27-second span against South Alabama (Feb. 2) ... Played a season-high 36 minutes against Idaho State (Dec. 30) in the Gossner Foods Classic and came up with a season-best five steals ... Tied for the team-lead with 13 points against Western Kentucky (Feb. 16) ... Went 10-for-12 from the free-throw line en route to a 14-point effort against North Texas (Jan. 19) ... Started seven-consecutive games from Dec. 13-Jan. 9 ... Improved his free-throw shooting to .756 in Sun Belt games (31-of-41) ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for achieving a grade point average of 3.0 to 3.49.
Peabody Magnet High School: Came to UALR from a highly successful Peabody Magnet program which won the Louisiana state title in 2004 and ended the year ranked No. 5 in the nation by USA Today after going 41-0 ... Earned First-Team All-State honors in 2005 after averaging 23 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals per game ... Was a three-time all-district selection (2003-05) ... Earned All-State honorable mention accolades in 2004 and was named preseason Second Team All-Louisiana in 2005 ... An All-Central Louisiana selection in 2004 and 2005 ... Peabody won four-consecutive league titles and finished in the top 28 three times during his prep career ... Enjoyed a 72-3 record over his final two seasons ... Played under head coach Charles Smith, who was named the national Coach of the Year in 2004 ... Nominated to both the Louisiana All-Star game and the Louisiana versus Texas game ... Graduated 24th in his class with a 3.4 grade point average and a 3.8 GPA in his core classes.
Personal: Full name is De’Andre Darquis Eggins ... Son of Jerrie Eggins and David Anderson ... Born Nov. 14, 1986 in Pineville, La. ... Has three brothers: David Eggins, Dameon Pinkston and Delmarco Pinkston; and four sisters: Misty Eggins, Gleger Pinkston, Kerrie Eggins and Lashonela Eggins ... Major is undecided.
Year |
GP-GS |
FG-A |
Pct |
3FG-A |
Pct |
FT-A |
Pct |
Reb |
Reb/gm |
PF |
A |
TO |
Blk |
Stl |
Pts |
Pts/gm |
2005-06 |
28-11 |
62-160 |
.388 |
27-70 |
.386 |
56-77 |
.727 |
87 |
3.1 |
69 |
35 |
39 |
5 |
35 |
207 |
7.4 |
2006-07 |
25-13 |
84-242 |
.347 |
26-102 |
.255 |
90-123 |
.732 |
96 |
3.8 |
61 |
46 |
65 |
5 |
18 |
284 |
11.4 |
Total |
53-24 |
146-402 |
.363 |
53-172 |
.308 |
146-200 |
.730 |
183 |
3.5 |
130 |
81 |
104 |
10 |
53 |
491 |
9.3 |