5 Demet Saygili
5 - Demet Saygili
Height: 5-8
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Iskenderun, Turkey
High School: Adana Gundogdu
Position: G
gp 25
pts/g 13.3
fg % 36.9
3pt % 33.0
ft % 78.5
reb/g 7.0
a/g 3.9

2019-20: Saw action in all 25 games, including 22 starts as a sophomore ... led the team with 11.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.4 steals and 2.5 assists per game ... recorded five double-doubles, also a team-best ... only player to register a 40-point game in the USA South in the 2019-20 season ... shot 34.1 pct from the field and 29.5 pct from long range ... scored in double-figures in 15 games, including three contests with at least 20 points and seven with at least 15 points ... finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals in an 86-64 win against Eastern Mennonite ... registered 10 points and 10 rebounds in an 80-74 loss at Averett ... dropped 16 points to go with nine rebounds, six assists and four steals in an 81-64 win against Meredith ... totaled 19 points and 10 rebounds in a 60-50 loss against Southern Virginia ... recorded 11 points, seven rebounds, 11 assists and four steals in an 89-59 loss versus N.C. Wesleyan ... finished with 24 points, six rebounds, eight assists and seven steals in a 77-56 win at Salem .. finished with 16 points, six rebunds, four assists and six steals in a 57-33 win against Methodist ... registered a season-high 40 points to go with 10 rebounds and eight assists in a 79-76 win at Greensboro ... repeated that performance with 23 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in the first round of the USA South Tournament against Greensboro. 

2018-19: Appeared in 25 games starting in 22 ... averaged 10.4 points a game ranking third on the team in scoring... finished second on the team in free-throw percentage (59.3%) and third in field goal percentage (36.8%) ... led the team in assists (2.9) and was second in steals (2.0) ... scored a season and team high 44 points on 15-18 shooting against N.C. Wesleyan to help MBU to its first USA South Tournament win in school history ... named USA South Rookie of the Week on February 11.

High School: Attended Adana Gundogdu in Turkey, ... Adana Gundogdu was  the No. 1 team in the city and No. 5 in the nation.

Personal: Demet's father Vedat Saygil lives in New Jersey with her younger brother Kaan and her mother Dilek lives in Turkey.

Why MBU?: "MBU has an excellent physical therapy program. Coach James made me feel comfortable and at home on campus. I also loved the community. On my first visit everyone was so kind and treated me like family. I also know coach is building a new team so being able to start over is the best thing."

 

 

Recent Games
Feb 9 at Salem W, 71-58
Feb 12 at Pfeiffer W, 1-0
Feb 13 at Averett W, 61-49
Feb 16 Methodist W, 73-61
Feb 19 Methodist W, 72-56
Feb 22 at Southern Virginia L, 69-45
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 25 17
Games started 25 17
Minutes 874 616
Minutes per game 35.0 36.2
FG 111-301 82-218
FG Pct 36.9 37.6
3PT 37-112 24-79
3PT Pct 33.0 30.4
FT 73-93 57-74
FT Pct 78.5 77.0
Off rebounds 16 12
Def rebounds 158 112
Total rebounds 174 124
Rebounds per game 7.0 7.3
Personal fouls 51 36
Disqualifications 2 2
Assists 97 69
Turnovers 115 81
Assist to turnover ratio 0.8 0.9
Steals 83 57
Blocks 4 2
Points 332 245
Points per game 13.3 14.4
Points per 40 min 15.2 15.9
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Oct 23 Randolph   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Lynchburg   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Bridgewater (Va.) W, 64-62 1 31 4-8 50.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 9
Nov 7 Washington and Lee W, 72-71 1 40 8-16 50.0 4-8 50.0 4-4 100.0 24
Nov 11 at East. Mennonite W, 54-47 1 35 2-7 28.6 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 6
Nov 14 Ferrum W, 81-55 1 27 4-9 44.4 2-2 100.0 5-5 100.0 15
Nov 20 at Methodist L, 53-43 1 40 4-15 26.7 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 11
Nov 23 Southern Virginia L, 72-57 1 38 4-11 36.4 1-4 25.0 5-6 83.3 14
Nov 29 at Roanoke L, 74-37 1 27 1-6 16.7 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Dec 4 Salem W, 68-54 1 38 2-8 25.0 0-4 0.0 8-10 80.0 12
Dec 11 at Greensboro L, 71-54 1 39 5-18 27.8 0-5 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
Dec 13 Emory & Henry L, 62-52 1 22 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 4 Chris. Newport   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 at Averett   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 Pfeiffer W, 87-59 1 36 3-8 37.5 1-1 100.0 6-6 100.0 13
Jan 18 at Southern Virginia L, 71-52 1 39 6-16 37.5 3-8 37.5 6-6 100.0 21
Jan 20 at William Peace W, 85-74 1 25 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 23 at Meredith W, 60-51 1 39 3-15 20.0 0-4 0.0 5-10 50.0 11
Jan 26 Averett W, 66-63 1 28 2-7 28.6 0-2 0.0 3-4 75.0 7
Jan 29 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 76-58 1 40 5-13 38.5 0-5 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
Feb 1 Greensboro L, 65-62 1 31 6-12 50.0 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 15
Feb 4 William Peace W, 87-69 1 37 6-20 30.0 3-8 37.5 7-11 63.6 22
Feb 6 Meredith W, 62-40 1 38 4-13 30.8 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 9
Feb 8 N.C. Wesleyan L, 60-58 1 37 8-20 40.0 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 19
Feb 9 at Salem W, 71-58 1 35 4-6 66.7 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 13
Feb 12 at Pfeiffer W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Averett W, 61-49 1 40 8-15 53.3 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 20
Feb 16 Methodist W, 73-61 1 36 9-15 60.0 4-7 57.1 6-6 100.0 28
Feb 19 Methodist W, 72-56 1 40 5-14 35.7 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 14
Feb 22 at Southern Virginia L, 69-45 1 36 4-17 23.5 2-7 28.6 2-2 100.0 12
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Oct 23 Randolph   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 at Lynchburg   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Bridgewater (Va.) W, 64-62 1 31 0 8 8 3 4 0.8 4 0 2 -
Nov 7 Washington and Lee W, 72-71 1 40 2 6 8 4 4 1.0 4 1 3 -
Nov 11 at East. Mennonite W, 54-47 1 35 0 6 6 1 7 0.1 4 0 1 0
Nov 14 Ferrum W, 81-55 1 27 1 7 8 9 1 9.0 5 0 2 -
Nov 20 at Methodist L, 53-43 1 40 0 5 5 6 4 1.5 3 0 3 -
Nov 23 Southern Virginia L, 72-57 1 38 0 3 3 3 5 0.6 2 0 2 -
Nov 29 at Roanoke L, 74-37 1 27 0 5 5 1 7 0.1 2 0 1 -
Dec 4 Salem W, 68-54 1 38 0 5 5 7 4 1.8 8 0 3 -
Dec 11 at Greensboro L, 71-54 1 39 1 6 7 3 7 0.4 2 0 1 0
Dec 13 Emory & Henry L, 62-52 1 22 0 6 6 1 4 0.3 5 0 4 -
Jan 4 Chris. Newport   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 at Averett   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 Pfeiffer W, 87-59 1 36 1 9 10 4 9 0.4 7 0 2 -
Jan 18 at Southern Virginia L, 71-52 1 39 0 5 5 3 4 0.8 2 0 1 -
Jan 20 at William Peace W, 85-74 1 25 1 4 5 7 1 7.0 1 0 5 1
Jan 23 at Meredith W, 60-51 1 39 2 8 10 1 7 0.1 2 0 2 -
Jan 26 Averett W, 66-63 1 28 0 13 13 3 4 0.8 2 1 4 -
Jan 29 at N.C. Wesleyan L, 76-58 1 40 0 6 6 4 1 4.0 4 0 2 -
Feb 1 Greensboro L, 65-62 1 31 1 5 6 4 5 0.8 0 0 5 1
Feb 4 William Peace W, 87-69 1 37 1 8 9 4 1 4.0 4 0 0 -
Feb 6 Meredith W, 62-40 1 38 2 6 8 4 4 1.0 5 0 1 -
Feb 8 N.C. Wesleyan L, 60-58 1 37 0 7 7 3 4 0.8 4 0 2 -
Feb 9 at Salem W, 71-58 1 35 2 8 10 4 11 0.4 2 0 1 -
Feb 12 at Pfeiffer W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Averett W, 61-49 1 40 0 8 8 5 7 0.7 5 1 1 -
Feb 16 Methodist W, 73-61 1 36 1 6 7 4 3 1.3 4 0 1 -
Feb 19 Methodist W, 72-56 1 40 0 5 5 6 3 2.0 2 0 0 -
Feb 22 at Southern Virginia L, 69-45 1 36 1 3 4 3 4 0.8 0 1 2 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 25 25 35.0 4.4-12.0 36.9 1.5-4.5 33.0 2.9-3.7 78.5 13.3
Conference 17 17 36.2 4.8-12.8 37.6 1.4-4.6 30.4 3.4-4.4 77.0 14.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 14 14 34.2 4.7-11.9 39.5 1.7-4.6 37.5 3.4-4.2 81.4 14.6
Away 11 11 35.9 4.1-12.2 33.6 1.2-4.4 27.1 2.3-3.1 73.5 11.6
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 15 15 35.0 4.5-11.1 40.1 1.7-4.3 40.6 3.4-4.4 77.3 14.1
Losses 10 10 34.9 4.4-13.4 32.8 1.1-4.8 22.9 2.2-2.7 81.5 12.1
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November 7 7 34.0 3.9-10.3 37.5 1.4-3.4 41.7 2.7-3.0 90.5 11.9
December 3 3 33.0 2.7-10.7 25.0 0.0-3.7 0.0 3.3-4.7 71.4 8.7
January 6 6 34.5 3.7-10.8 33.8 1.0-4.0 25.0 3.5-4.7 75.0 11.8
February 9 9 36.7 6.0-14.7 40.9 2.3-5.9 39.6 2.6-3.3 76.7 16.9
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 25 25 874 111-301 36.9 37-112 33.0 73-93 78.5 332
Conference 17 17 616 82-218 37.6 24-79 30.4 57-74 77.0 245
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 14 14 479 66-167 39.5 24-64 37.5 48-59 81.4 204
Away 11 11 395 45-134 33.6 13-48 27.1 25-34 73.5 128
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Wins 15 15 525 67-167 40.1 26-64 40.6 51-66 77.3 211
Losses 10 10 349 44-134 32.8 11-48 22.9 22-27 81.5 121
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November 7 7 238 27-72 37.5 10-24 41.7 19-21 90.5 83
December 3 3 99 8-32 25.0 0-11 0.0 10-14 71.4 26
January 6 6 207 22-65 33.8 6-24 25.0 21-28 75.0 71
February 9 9 330 54-132 40.9 21-53 39.6 23-30 76.7 152
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 25 25 35.0 5.1-13.8 36.9 1.7-5.1 33.0 3.3-4.3 78.5 15.2
Conference 17 17 36.2 5.3-14.2 37.6 1.6-5.1 30.4 3.7-4.8 77.0 15.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 14 14 34.2 5.5-13.9 39.5 2.0-5.3 37.5 4.0-4.9 81.4 17.0
Away 11 11 35.9 4.6-13.6 33.6 1.3-4.9 27.1 2.5-3.4 73.5 13.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 15 15 35.0 5.1-12.7 40.1 2.0-4.9 40.6 3.9-5.0 77.3 16.1
Losses 10 10 34.9 5.0-15.4 32.8 1.3-5.5 22.9 2.5-3.1 81.5 13.9
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November 7 7 34.0 4.5-12.1 37.5 1.7-4.0 41.7 3.2-3.5 90.5 13.9
December 3 3 33.0 3.2-12.9 25.0 0.0-4.4 0.0 4.0-5.7 71.4 10.5
January 6 6 34.5 4.3-12.6 33.8 1.2-4.6 25.0 4.1-5.4 75.0 13.7
February 9 9 36.7 6.5-16.0 40.9 2.5-6.4 39.6 2.8-3.6 76.7 18.4
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 25 25 35.0 0.6 6.3 7.0 2.0 0.1 3.9 4.6 0.8 3.3 0.2
Conference 17 17 36.2 0.7 6.6 7.3 2.1 0.1 4.1 4.8 0.9 3.4 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 14 34.2 0.6 6.7 7.4 2.2 0.1 4.2 3.9 1.1 4.0 0.1
Away 11 11 35.9 0.6 5.8 6.5 1.8 0.1 3.5 5.5 0.6 2.5 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 15 15 35.0 0.9 7.1 8.0 1.9 0.1 4.4 4.7 0.9 3.9 0.2
Losses 10 10 34.9 0.3 5.1 5.4 2.3 0.1 3.1 4.5 0.7 2.4 0.1
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November 7 7 34.0 0.4 5.7 6.1 2.0 0.0 3.9 4.6 0.8 3.4 0.1
December 3 3 33.0 0.3 5.7 6.0 2.7 0.0 3.7 5.0 0.7 5.0 0.0
January 6 6 34.5 0.7 7.5 8.2 2.7 0.2 3.7 4.3 0.8 3.0 0.2
February 9 9 36.7 0.9 6.2 7.1 1.4 0.1 4.1 4.7 0.9 2.9 0.2
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 25 25 874 16 158 174 51 2 97 115 0.8 83 4
Conference 17 17 616 12 112 124 36 2 69 81 0.9 57 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 14 479 9 94 103 31 1 59 55 1.1 56 2
Away 11 11 395 7 64 71 20 1 38 60 0.6 27 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 15 15 525 13 107 120 28 1 66 70 0.9 59 3
Losses 10 10 349 3 51 54 23 1 31 45 0.7 24 1
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November 7 7 238 3 40 43 14 0 27 32 0.8 24 1
December 3 3 99 1 17 18 8 0 11 15 0.7 15 0
January 6 6 207 4 45 49 16 1 22 26 0.8 18 1
February 9 9 330 8 56 64 13 1 37 42 0.9 26 2
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 25 25 35.0 0.7 7.2 8.0 2.3 0.1 4.4 5.3 0.8 3.8 0.2
Conference 17 17 36.2 0.8 7.3 8.1 2.3 0.1 4.5 5.3 0.9 3.7 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 14 14 34.2 0.8 7.8 8.6 2.6 0.1 4.9 4.6 1.1 4.7 0.2
Away 11 11 35.9 0.7 6.5 7.2 2.0 0.1 3.8 6.1 0.6 2.7 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 15 15 35.0 1.0 8.2 9.1 2.1 0.1 5.0 5.3 0.9 4.5 0.2
Losses 10 10 34.9 0.3 5.8 6.2 2.6 0.1 3.6 5.2 0.7 2.8 0.1
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November 7 7 34.0 0.5 6.7 7.2 2.4 0.0 4.5 5.4 0.8 4.0 0.2
December 3 3 33.0 0.4 6.9 7.3 3.2 0.0 4.4 6.1 0.7 6.1 0.0
January 6 6 34.5 0.8 8.7 9.5 3.1 0.2 4.3 5.0 0.8 3.5 0.2
February 9 9 36.7 1.0 6.8 7.8 1.6 0.1 4.5 5.1 0.9 3.2 0.2