DeMarre Carroll

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DeMarre Carroll
College	University of Missouri
Conference	Big 12
Sport	Basketball
Position	Forward
Class	Junior
Career	2004 – present
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	225 lb (102 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	July 27, 1986 (1986-07-27) (age 21) Birmingham, Alabama
High school	John Carrol Catholic, Birmingham, Alabama
Former school(s)	Vanderbilt

DeMarre Carroll (born July 27, 1986 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American college basketball player for the University of Missouri. He surprised Vanderbilt when he decided to transfer to Missouri in 2006 after a successful sophomore year to play for his uncle Mike Anderson. He is capable from scoring inside, from the perimeter, and grabbing rebounds, proving his versatility.

A former standout at John Carroll Catholic High School in Birmingham, Ala., where he teamed with Alabama point guard Ronald Steele to lead the Cavaliers to back-to-back Alabama Class 6A state titles. He earned first team All-State, All-Area, All-Region, All-District and All-Metro recognition as a junior and senior and helped JCCHS to a combined 67-3 mark his final two seasons, culminating in those consecutive state crowns. He averaged 17.8 points and 9.1 rebounds as a junior for John Carroll's undefeated 36-0 state championship squad, before recording norms of 19.7 points and 10.7 rebounds as a senior en route to the team's 31-3 championship season. He capped his prep career by scoring a game-high 27 points in the annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game and was named MVP of the 2004 Alabama Class 6A State Tournament.