Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 2
DeAndre Dishman
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 235
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Ky.
- High School:
- Bryan Station HS
Bio
2022-23 (Redshirt Senior): Named Honorable Mention All-Conference USA... Finished his career with 1,366 points scored, 854 as a Blue Raider, and 782 rebounds (475 with MTSU)... Averaged 10.5 points and 5.7 rebounds in 2022-23... Led the team with 189 rebounds... Was MTSU's leading rebounder in 15 games... Recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Winthrop (11/12)... Put up 19 points in a win over Hofstra (11/15)... Scored 13 points to go along with nine rebounds at St. Bonaventure (11/30)... Picked up his second double-double of the year with 16 points and 10 rebounds at Belmont (12/10) ... Scored 17 points to go along with team highs in rebounds(6) and assists (6) against Murray State (12/21)... Recorded his third double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds at Rice, making the first 3-pointer of his career in the process (1/11)... Made the game-winning free throws with seven seconds left in overtime to defeat UAB (1/16/23)... Pulled down a team-high five rebounds at LA Tech (1/21)... Scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor in an 84-72 win over UTEP (2/2)... Recorded a game-high seven rebounds while scoring seven points on 3-for-3 shooting from the floor against UTSA (2/4)... Put up 11 points with five rebounds at WKU (2/9)... Recorded eight points and six rebounds in an upset of No 25 Florida Atlantic (2/16)... Scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds in a 24-point comeback win over FIU (2/18)... Named to the C-USA All-Tournament team... Recorded 10 points and nine rebounds in the C-USA quarterfinals against Charlotte (3/9)... Put up a double-double with 17 points and a season-high 11 boards in the semifinals against Florida Atlantic (3/10).
2021-22 (Redshirt Junior): Scored a team-high 16 points against Winthrop, tying his highest total in a Blue Raider uniform (11/16)... Recorded the first double-double of his Blue Raider career with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Mercer (11/24)... Named Cancun Challenge All-Tournament... Set a career high with seven assists at Murray State... Came one point shy of a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds in a win at FIU (2/17)... Scored a career-high 25 points and was one rebound short of a double-double in the C-USA Semifinals against UAB (3/11)... Named to the Conference USA All-Tournament Team... Scored his 1,000th career point in the CBI semifinals against Abilene Christian (3/22)... Finished the season with double-digit scoring figures in each of his last six games... Averaged 9.8 points and a team-leading 4.9 rebounds while finishing third on the team with 80 assists... Shot .527 from the floor while starting all 37 games, setting a new record for starts in a season by a Blue Raider along with Donovan Sims and Eli Lawrence
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior): Started all 23 games on the year for Middle Tennessee … Averaged 23.4 minutes per game coming off of the knee injury suffered prior to the previous season … Tallied 6.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, ranking second on the team in rebounding and offensive rebounding … Led the team with 34 steals in 2020-21 … Made his Blue Raider debut in a start against Omaha (11/26/20) in the Gulf Coast Showcase … Led his new team in points with 10 to go with his 6 rebounds against ETSU (11/27/20) in the second game of his MT career … Finished with a team-high 8 rebounds along with 7 points in the home win against Murray State (12/2/20) … Posted season highs in points (16), field goals (8) and steals (3) in a home loss to Chattanooga (12/7/20) … Scored 12 points and tied a season high with 8 rebounds in the game two victory over FIU (1/9/21) … Pulled a season-high 9 rebounds in game two against Western Kentucky (1/24/21) … Contributed 15 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in game two at Marshall (2/13/21) … Scored a team-high 10 points at Florida Atlantic (3/4/21) in the first game of the last regular season series … Logged his seventh double-digit performance of the year in the C-USA Tournament loss to North Texas (3/10/21).
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior): Missed the 2019-20 season due to a knee injury suffered during MT’s preseason foreign tour in Costa Rica … Member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Junior): Redshirted his first season at Middle Tennessee due to NCAA transfer rules.
2017-18 (Sophomore at Eastern Kentucky): Played in 30 games and earned 23 starts as a sophomore … Averaged 11.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in 28 minutes per contest … Shot a team-leading 56.8 percent from the field … Tallied 32 assists, 28 steals and 23 blocks on the year.
2016-17 (Freshman at Eastern Kentucky): Appeared in 27 games, starting in seven in his rookie campaign … Averaged 5.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game … led the team with a 61.5 field goal percentage … Added 20 assists, 19 steals and 12 blocks.
Bryan Station HS: Played for Head Coach Tommy Johnson at Bryan Station High School … Named honorable mention All-City by the Lexington Herald-Leader and to the 42nd District All-Tournament Team following his senior season ... Invited to play for Kentucky in the prestigious Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game.
Personal: Born Jan. 13, 1998 in Lexington, Kentucky … Son of William Holmes and Danielle Dishman … Has two brothers, Dominique and Damian, and one sister, DeOnna … Father played basketball at Eastern Kentucky … Majoring in Integrated Studies … Favorite foods are ribs, lobster and crab legs … Favorite movie is Avengers … Favorite athlete is Tracy McGrady … Biggest role model is his grandmother.
2021-22 (Redshirt Junior): Scored a team-high 16 points against Winthrop, tying his highest total in a Blue Raider uniform (11/16)... Recorded the first double-double of his Blue Raider career with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Mercer (11/24)... Named Cancun Challenge All-Tournament... Set a career high with seven assists at Murray State... Came one point shy of a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds in a win at FIU (2/17)... Scored a career-high 25 points and was one rebound short of a double-double in the C-USA Semifinals against UAB (3/11)... Named to the Conference USA All-Tournament Team... Scored his 1,000th career point in the CBI semifinals against Abilene Christian (3/22)... Finished the season with double-digit scoring figures in each of his last six games... Averaged 9.8 points and a team-leading 4.9 rebounds while finishing third on the team with 80 assists... Shot .527 from the floor while starting all 37 games, setting a new record for starts in a season by a Blue Raider along with Donovan Sims and Eli Lawrence
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior): Started all 23 games on the year for Middle Tennessee … Averaged 23.4 minutes per game coming off of the knee injury suffered prior to the previous season … Tallied 6.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, ranking second on the team in rebounding and offensive rebounding … Led the team with 34 steals in 2020-21 … Made his Blue Raider debut in a start against Omaha (11/26/20) in the Gulf Coast Showcase … Led his new team in points with 10 to go with his 6 rebounds against ETSU (11/27/20) in the second game of his MT career … Finished with a team-high 8 rebounds along with 7 points in the home win against Murray State (12/2/20) … Posted season highs in points (16), field goals (8) and steals (3) in a home loss to Chattanooga (12/7/20) … Scored 12 points and tied a season high with 8 rebounds in the game two victory over FIU (1/9/21) … Pulled a season-high 9 rebounds in game two against Western Kentucky (1/24/21) … Contributed 15 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in game two at Marshall (2/13/21) … Scored a team-high 10 points at Florida Atlantic (3/4/21) in the first game of the last regular season series … Logged his seventh double-digit performance of the year in the C-USA Tournament loss to North Texas (3/10/21).
2019-20 (Redshirt Junior): Missed the 2019-20 season due to a knee injury suffered during MT’s preseason foreign tour in Costa Rica … Member of the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Junior): Redshirted his first season at Middle Tennessee due to NCAA transfer rules.
2017-18 (Sophomore at Eastern Kentucky): Played in 30 games and earned 23 starts as a sophomore … Averaged 11.7 points and 6.2 rebounds in 28 minutes per contest … Shot a team-leading 56.8 percent from the field … Tallied 32 assists, 28 steals and 23 blocks on the year.
2016-17 (Freshman at Eastern Kentucky): Appeared in 27 games, starting in seven in his rookie campaign … Averaged 5.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game … led the team with a 61.5 field goal percentage … Added 20 assists, 19 steals and 12 blocks.
Bryan Station HS: Played for Head Coach Tommy Johnson at Bryan Station High School … Named honorable mention All-City by the Lexington Herald-Leader and to the 42nd District All-Tournament Team following his senior season ... Invited to play for Kentucky in the prestigious Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game.
Personal: Born Jan. 13, 1998 in Lexington, Kentucky … Son of William Holmes and Danielle Dishman … Has two brothers, Dominique and Damian, and one sister, DeOnna … Father played basketball at Eastern Kentucky … Majoring in Integrated Studies … Favorite foods are ribs, lobster and crab legs … Favorite movie is Avengers … Favorite athlete is Tracy McGrady … Biggest role model is his grandmother.
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