Pepperdine University Athletics

Darryl Polk Jr. Career Statistics

CAREER: Over four seasons, appeared in 102 games with eight starts ... Averaged 3.7 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 18.9 minutes.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021-22: Averaged 3.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 20.1 minutes as a senior ... Limited to 16 games (with one start) due to various injuries and illnesses ... Scored a season-high 13 points vs. Southeast Missouri State (12/18) ... Scored 10 points in his final game vs. Gonzaga (2/16) ... Other season highs were seven assists vs. BYU (2/12), two steals (three times), two three-pointers (twice) and 32 minutes vs. Portland (1/15).
 
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Contributed 3.9 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 16.5 minutes as a junior ... Came off the bench in 22 games ... Had season highs of 19 points and five steals in the CBI championship vs. Coastal Carolina (3/24) ... Scored 11 points vs. Pacific (1/21) ... Other season highs were six rebounds (twice), four assists vs. Concordia (12/16) and 36 minutes vs. UCLA (11/27).
 
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Averaged 3.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 20.7 minutes as a sophomore ... Appeared in 31 games and made six starts ... Had season highs of eight points three times (11/19 at USC, 11/29 vs. UCF and 12/6 vs. Idaho State) ... Other season highs were six rebounds vs. Gonzaga (2/15), six assists vs. Providence (12/1), four steals (twice), two three-pointers vs. Santa Clara (2/6) and 36 minutes vs. Portland State (12/17).
 
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Made a nice contribution as a freshman, averaging 3.9 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 18.2 minutes ... Played in 33 games and made one start ... Scored in double-figures three times, all of which came in the last six games of the season ... Scored a season-high 15 points in the WCC Tournament opener vs. Pacific (3/7) ... Also scored 11 vs. Portland (2/23) and 11 vs. San Francisco in the WCC quarterfinals (3/9) ... Tied a Pepperdine freshman record with five steals at Southern Utah (12/15), a mark that was later broken ... Other season highs were five rebounds vs. Georgia Southern (11/17) and five assists and 30 minutes vs. Idaho State (11/26).
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Long Beach (Calif.) Poly High School in 2018 ... Made the Cal-Hi Sports All-State Open Division/D1 third team and All-CIF Southern Section Division 1 first team as a senior ... A two-time Moore League MVP ... A 2018 McDonald’s All-American nominee ... Averaged 16 points, eight assists, five rebounds and four steals as a senior ... Averaged 16 points as a junior and made the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Dream Team ... Played four years on varsity and was a three-year starter ... Team won the Moore League all four years plus a regional championship in 2016 ... Was on the honor roll.
 
CLUB: Played with Prodigy Elite and Long Beach Gold.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sport administration ... Born in Long Beach, Calif. ... Son of Tasha Howard and Darryl Polk Jr. ... Father played basketball at La Verne ... Has one sibling, Jordyn ... A cousin, Trey Johnson, played in the NBA ... Chose Pepperdine because “I had a great connection with the coaching staff and had played with or against some of my teammates.”
 
FAVORITES: Enjoys drawing ... Lists his sports hero as Kobe Bryant ... Favorites include Kyrie Irving (pro basketball player), Boston Celtics (pro basketball team) and football (sport other than basketball) ... Favorite things about basketball are “competing to win, meeting new people and the opportunities outside of the sport.”