2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
At Cal
2025-26
- Signed with the Golden Bears on April 25, 2025
Before Cal
2024-25 (Virginia)
- Started 26 of 31 contests for Virginia, averaging 25.7 minutes per game as a sophomore
- Averaged 8.7 points, 1.4 rebounds & 1.9 assists per game
- Shot 46% (103-224) from the floor, 39.7% (31-78) from 3-point range & 82.9% (34-41) at the free throw line
- Double-figure scorer in 14 games, including 10 straight ACC contests between Feb. 1-March 8
- Scored career-high 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting at Pitt (Feb. 3)
- Poured in 18 points (4 of 6 3FG) along with 4 boards against Georgia Tech (Feb. 8)
- Led the Cavaliers with 18 points, 3 rebounds & 3 assists vs. Florida State (March 4)
- Owned a 1.58 assist-to-turnover ratio; had 3+ assists in 12 games, including season-high 5 twice
- Dished out 15 assists to only 6 turnovers in 4-game span during ACC play (Jan. 18-29)
- Fourth among Cavaliers with 24 steals
- Made multiple 3-pointers in 8 games
- Played just 7 minutes at SMU (Dec. 7) due to an ankle injury; missed the next game vs. Bethune-Cookman (Dec. 12) as a result
2023-24 (Kansas State)
- Played 31 of 34 games, including 16 starts, in his first collegiate season at Kansas State
- Averaged 5.2 points, 2.0 assists & 1.1 rebounds in 20.6 minutes played per game
- Was a 32.9% (23-70) shooter from 3-point range & make 69.8% (30-43) of his free throw attempts
- Scored in double figures 8 times, including season-best 16 points at Iowa (March 19) on 6-of-8 shooting, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range in NIT First Round
- 3 double-digit scoring performances in the final 5 games of the season
- Third on Kansas State with 61 assists; posted at least 3 assists in 12 games with season-high 7 vs. South Dakota State (Nov. 13)
- Tallied 4 assists in nationally-ranked wins over No. 25 BYU (Feb. 24) & No. 6 Iowa State (March 9)
- In 13 consecutive starts to end the season, averaged 5.7 PPG on 44.8% shooting (26-58), including 45.2% (14-31) from 3-point range with 1.4 RPG & 1.9 APG in 22.0 MPG
- Scored 12 points (3 of 5 3-pointers) in first-ever home game vs. Bellarmine (Nov. 10)
- Posted a season-best 5 rebounds at Texas (Feb. 19)
- Saw action in 16 of 18 Big 12 games with 10 starts
- Missed two games due to injury at Texas Tech (Jan. 13) & vs. Baylor (Jan. 16)
- Opted to transfer in April 2024 after his lone season with the Wildcats
High School
- Graduated from Kenwood Academy (Chicago, Illinois) in spring 2023
- Starred for Kenwood Academy from 2021-23, helping the Broncos to 54 wins & back-to-back Illinois Class 4A Super-Sectional titles during his junior & senior seasons
- Scored more than 1,500 points in his prep career, including a school-record 65 points against Southland Prep in 2022
- Averaged 21.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists & 2.4 steals during his senior season in 2022-23
- Shot 51.3% from the floor, 32.6% from 3-point range & 81.9% from the free throw line
- Named First Team Class 4A All-State in 2022 & 2023, including consensus honors as a senior in 2022-23 from AP, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, Champaign News-Gazette, City/Suburban Hoops Report & SBLive
- Selected as a 2023 Jordan Brand Classic All-American, becoming one of 32 high school seniors to earn the recognition
- Rated as a consensus four-star prospect by all major recruiting services, including ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals & On3
- Listed among the ESPN 100 & Rivals150
- Rated as a top-20 point guard nationally & the No. 2 prospect in state of Illinois by 247Sports & On3
Personal
- Full name: Darrin Sylvestor Ames, Jr.
- Birthdate: June 2, 2005 (Chicago, IL)
- Son of Darrin & Juanita Ames
- Has three older brothers (Quentin, Josh & Quenique)
Statistics
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