Daeqwon Plowden

Photo by: Luke Allen, BGSU Athletics

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Photo by: Luke Allen, BGSU Athletics

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Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

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Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

Photo by: Larry Clapper

Photo by: Mallory Hiser, BGSU Athletics

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Position:
Guard/Forward
Height:
6-6
Weight:
215
Class:
Fifth Year
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
High School:
Mastery Charter North

Years of Remaining Eligibility including 2021-22: 1

Career Highlights

2021-22 Named MAC All-Defensive Team
2021-22 Named All-MAC Third Team
Set the program’s all-time record for games played (154)
First player in program history to log at least 1,200 career points, 800 rebounds and 100 blocks
4th in program history in rebounds (935)
4th in program history in blocks (126)
2020-21 Named All-MAC Third Team
2019-20 Named All-MAC Second Team
2019-20 Named MAC East Player of the Week two times

2021-22

Named All-MAC Third Team, third consecutive All-MAC recognition
One of two Falcons to start all 31 games, completing his collegiate career without missing a game
Set the program’s all-time record for games played, ending his career with 154 games as well as 113 starts
Ended his career with 1,618 points, 8th in program history
Logged 935 rebounds in the Orange and Brown, 4th in program history
Rejected 126 shots to be placed 4th on the all-time career block list
Logged double-digit points in 28 of the 31 games played, including five 20-point games and a career-high 27 points against both Miami (OH) (Jan. 8, 2022) and Kent State (Jan. 29, 2022)
Registered a team-high three double-doubles for the Falcons, including a season-high 13 rebounds against Western Carolina (Nov. 9, 2021) to begin the season
Led the team in minutes (948), points (488), rebounds (212), blocks (38) and steals (27)
Paced the Falcons in scoring in nine games, rebounds in 12 games, assists in two games and steals in two games
Set new single season highs for his collegiate career in assists (33), blocks, steals and points

2020-21

Started all 26 games for the Falcons
Played in 778 total minutes for the Falcons (29.9 minutes per game)
Averaged 13.4 points per game, which ranked 22nd in the MAC
His 348 points ranked 11th in the MAC
Made a field goal in every single contest
Averaged 7.8 rebounds a game, which was good enough for fourth-best in the MAC
His 202 total rebounds also ranked fourth in the MAC
Grabbed multiple rebounds in every appearance
Had five double-digit rebounding efforts
Posted three double-doubles
Scored 10-plus points a total of 19 times
Shot 35.6 percent from downtown, which ranked 21st in the MAC
Shot 44.4 percent from the field (24th in the MAC)
Shot 72.7 percent from the free throw line, ranking 18th in the MAC in that category
Averaged 1.2 assists
Averaged 0.9 steals and 0.9 blocks per game -- the latter ranked sixth in the MAC
Scored 15 points and added seven rebounds at Michigan
Recorded a double-double versus South Carolina State with 19 points and 16 rebounds
10 points, eight rebounds, three steals, two assists and one block at Appalachian State
Had eight points and 10 rebounds versus Buffalo
Added 14 points, five rebounds and two steals against Wright State
Recorded 15 points and 13 rebounds at Robert Morris
11 points, six rebounds, and two assists at Ohio
Had 12 points, nine rebounds, and two assists at Northern Illinois
Registered 10 points, five rebounds, four assists and three blocks versus Central Michigan
Grabbed 14 rebounds to go along with seven points and two assists at Central Michigan
Chipped in with 13 points and eight rebounds at Buffalo
Recorded 14 points, eight rebounds and two assists versus Akron
Scored 21 points and finished with four rebounds and three blocks at Miami
Had 19 points, seven rebounds, and one assist at Kent State
Scored 18 points versus Western Michigan
Grabbed eight rebounds in addition to his 15 points versus Kent State
Recorded 22 points, nine rebounds, and two assists in an away contest versus Toledo
Had a season-high 4 blocks at Ball State to go along with 11 points and four rebounds
13 points and nine rebounds at Eastern Michigan
Grabbed a career-best 18 boards and scored 19 points in the regular-season finale versus Miami
Had a huge performance in the MAC Tournament versus Akron: career-high 26 points, three rebounds, and two blocks

2019-20

Played in all 31 games, making 30 starts
Averaged a career-high 12.7 points, which ranked third on the team and 24th in the MAC
Also ranked 24th in the MAC with his 12.5 scoring average in MAC games
Led Bowling Green in total minutes (974), while ranking second in minutes per game (31.4)
Led the Falcons in rebounding for the first time in his career, averaging a career-high 8.5 rebounds per game (264 total)
Ranked sixth in the MAC in overall rebounding (8.5), and rebounding in conference-games only (9.0)
Ranked fourth in the MAC in offensive rebounding (2.7/game)
Totaled 27 steals and 24 assists – both career highs
Shot 47.6 percent (148-of-311) from the field, ranking 11th in the MAC
Shot 34.7 percent (35-of-101) from three-point range, placing 22nd in the MAC
Led the Falcons and ranked fourth in the conference with an 85.1 (63-of-74) free throw percentage
Posted 10 double-doubles
Made at least one field goal in every game
Totaled multiple field goals in 30-of-31 appearances
Scored in double figures 22 times
Grabbed 10-plus rebounds a total of 14 times, including seven times in league play
Made multiple triples in nine contests
Opened the season with 16 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Tiffin
Finished with 18 points and five rebounds in a win over Cincinnati at the Paradise Jam
Posted eight points and 12 rebounds versus Dartmouth
Registered 23 points and 10 rebounds against Oakland
Scored 23 points on 11-of-13 shooting in a home non-conference win over Cleveland State
Attempted just eight shots, but finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds versus Norfolk State
Posted 20 points and 11 rebounds versus Quinnipiac
Opened MAC play with seven-straight games scoring in double figures
In a win over Miami, contributed with 13 points and 12 rebounds
Completed an alley-oop dunk in transition at Ohio, which later appeared on SportsCenter’s #SCTop10 that night
Added 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting in a road win at Western Michigan
Notched 15 points and 11 rebounds versus Northern Illinois
Dunked over a defender to appear on #SCTop10, while also registering 17 points and nine rebounds versus Eastern Michigan
Played a big role in BGSU’s win at Toledo, racking up 12 points and 13 rebounds
Collected a career-high 15 rebounds in a victory over Ball State at the Stroh Center
Had 18 points and 10 rebounds at Akron, and then posted 10 points and 13 rebounds a few weeks later in a home win over the Zips
Scored a career-high 26 points at Miami, while also pulling down 11 rebounds
Enters his senior year just 218 points shy of 1,000 for his career

2018-19

Played in all 34 games for the Falcons
Made 25 starts
Registered 234 points, 163 rebounds, 32 blocks, 21 steals and 15 assists
Led BGSU with 32 blocks
Ranked second on the team in rebounding
Averaged 6.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.9 blocks
Averaged 21.6 minutes per game (736 total)
Shot 46.2 percent (91-of-197) from the floor and 37.9 percent (22-of-58) from downtown
Shot 43.9 percent (18-of-41) combined in all 21 (regular season and tournament) MAC games from downtown
Scored in double figures a total of nine times
Recorded 11 points and eight rebounds in a win over Hampton
Posted the first double-double of his career at Detroit Mercy, finishing with 10 points and 13 rebounds
Racked up nine points and nine rebounds in a home win over Findlay
Appeared on SportsCenter’s #SCTop10 on Jan. 5 and Jan. 8 for highlight-reel blocks against Kent State and Ohio
Scored a career-high 19 points, while pulling down eight rebounds, in a win at the Stroh Center against Ball State
Finished in double figures scoring in home games against Toledo (11), Akron (10) and Miami (11)
Averaged 12.6 points and 8.0 rebounds in the 2019 MAC Tournament
Shot 66.7 percent (16-of-24) from the floor and 75.0 percent (6-of-8) from three-point territory in the 2019 MAC Tournament
Pulled down eight rebounds in all three conference tournament games
Scored 10 points in the quarterfinals versus Ball State
Added 12 points in the semifinal win over Northern Illinois
Finished with 16 points in the MAC Championship Game against No. 18 Buffalo

2017-18

The only Falcon on the 2017-18 roster to play all 32 games
Made one start
Registered 154 points, 94 rebounds, 14 steals, 13 assists and 13 blocks
Averaged 4.8 points and 2.9 rebounds per contest
Averaged 15.1 minutes per game (484 total)
Ranked second on the team with 11 dunks
Ranked third on the team in blocks, and sixth in rebounding
Scored in double figures a total of six times
Shot 42.2 percent from the field
After beginning the year 10-for-26 (38.4 percent) at the free throw line, closed the year 7-for-7
Last missed a free throw during the 2017-18 season: Jan. 23, 2018
Scored at least one point in 27 games
Pulled down at least one rebound in 27 games
In his collegiate debut at Drexel, finished with nine points, three rebounds, one block and one steal
Posted seven points, seven rebounds and two blocks vs. South Dakota
Added seven points, eight rebounds and three assists in an overtime win over Lake Erie
Totaled 10 points and four rebounds against USC Upstate
Finished with eight points and five rebounds versus Abilene Christian
Contributed with 10 points and four rebounds vs. Lourdes
In the MAC opener vs. Miami, finished with 11 points, five rebounds and two steals
Went a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor at Miami to finish with 10 points
Posted 11 points and four rebounds at Toledo
Recorded nine points and six rebounds vs. Ohio
Finished his freshman campaign strong, as he tied a career high with 11 points, while also pulling down seven rebounds in the first round of the MAC Tournament at Central Michigan

High School

2017 Graduate of Mastery Charter North School
Ranked in the Top 100 at his position for the class of 2017 (ESPN.com)
Ranked the 20th-best player in Pennsylvania (ESPN.com)
First commit of BGSU’s 2017 class
Two-time All-State selection
Named the Public League Liberty Division’s MVP as a junior and senior
Two-time selection to the All-Public League’s First Team
Became the first men’s player at Mastery Charter North to score over 1,000-career points
All-time leading scorer at Mastery Charter North
Captain of the team across his final two years of high school
Averaged 15.7 points as a junior, and 16.0 points as a senior
Led Mastery Charter North to a 24-7 record and a trip to the PIAA Class 2A State Championship Game in 2015-16, where he registered 24 points and 11 rebounds
Posted 10 games as a senior with 10-plus points, six-plus rebounds, two-plus blocks and two-plus assists
Recorded 24 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and two assists in a game during his senior year
Posted another game during his senior season with 24 points, 11 rebounds, four blocks and four assists
Notched 21 points, 16 rebounds, three blocks and three assists in a game during the 2016-17 season

Personal

Full name is Daeqwon R. Plowden
Son of Derek Plowden Sr. and Margaret Gilliam
Has one older brother, Derek, and two younger sisters, Denae and Ahderah
Majoring in pre-exercise science

Recipient of the Lanny L. Miles Memorial Scholarship.
Scholarship made possible by the Champions Circle gift of Mark and Michelle Remeis.

Daeqwon Plowden