2016-17: Started all 28 games in which he appeared ... Led the Big Ten with a .617 field goal percentage in Big Ten play, the first Wildcat to lead the league since Evan Eschmeyer in 1998-99 ... In all games, ranked second in the league in field goal percentage (.611), fourth in blocked shots (1.8 pg) and seventh in rebounding (8.0 pg) ... Recorded all 7 of his rebounds in the first half in a season-opening win over Mississippi Valley State (11/11) ... Scored 12 points with 5 rebounds and a career-best 5 blocked shots in a victory over Eastern Washington (11/14) ... Notched a double-double in a win over No. 22/21 Texas, posting 10 points and 11 rebounds with a pair of blocked shots (11/21) ... Blocked a career-best 6 shots to go along with 6 points and 6 rebounds against Notre Dame (11/22) ... Grabbed 10 boards and scored 6 points with a pair of blocks in a win over Bryant (11/25) ... Missed eight games after suffering a hand injury vs. Wake Forest (11/28) ... Returned from injury to post 9 points and 8 rebounds against Minnesota (1/5) ... Tallied 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in a victory at Nebraska (1/8) ... Approached a triple-double, swatted a career-best 8 shots to go along with 8 points and 11 rebounds in a victory at Rutgers (1/12) ... Finished one rebound shy of a double-double, posting 14 points and 9 rebounds in a blowout win over Iowa (1/15) ... Recorded 22 rebounds—the most by a Northwestern player in 51 years and the sixth most ever by a Wildcat in a game—and 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting to key a victory over Nebraska (1/26) ... Posted 11 points and 8 rebounds in a road victory over No. 7/5 Wisconsin (2/12) ... Tallied 12 points with 8 rebounds in a win over Rutgers (2/18) ... Grabbed 12 rebounds while making all three field goal attempts at Illinois (2/21) ... Recorded a double-double, posting 12 points and 10 rebounds (7 offensive) at Indiana (2/25) ... Received a length-of-the-court inbounds pass from Nathan Taphorn with 1.7 seconds remaining and scored at the buzzer to defeat Michigan (3/1) ... Connected on five of six field goal attempts in scoring 11 points while matching a season high with 4 assists vs. No. 16 Purdue (3/5) ... Pulled down a game-high 8 rebounds in helping the Wildcats beat No. 25 Maryland in the quarterfinal round of the Big Ten tournament (3/10) ... Recorded a double-double, posting 14 points and 11 rebounds, in the team's NCAA tournament win over Vanderbilt (3/16).

2015-16: Saw action in 20 contests, including making two starts ... Made collegiate debut in a comeback victory over Loyola (Md.) (12/27), connecting on all three field goal attempts in scoring 6 points with 4 rebounds and a blocked shot ... In just his second collegiate game, posted a double-double with 28 points and 12 rebounds (23 and 11 in the second half) in a stellar performance to key a comeback from a 12-point deficit in a victory over Nebraska (12/30) in the Big Ten opener ... Connected on four of five field goal attempts in posting 8 points with 6 rebounds vs. No. 4 Maryland (1/2) ... Recorded 9 points and a career-high 14 rebounds (7 offensive) with a pair of blocked shots vs. Ohio State (1/6) ... The 14 rebounds vs. Ohio State were the most by a Northwestern player in a game since Jared Swopshire had 16 at Nebraska Jan. 26, 2013 ... Tallied 12 points of 5-of-6 shooting with 5 rebounds vs. Penn State (1/16) ... Hit on 5 of 6 field goal attemps in scoring 11 points at No. 7/5 Maryland (1/19) ... Connected on 4 of 5 field goals attempts, scoring 9 points at No. 25/23 Indiana (1/23) ... Scored 8 points in a victory at Penn State (3/3) ... Hit on all three field goal attempts in scoring 6 points with 3 rebounds in a win over Nebraska (3/6).

High School: Associated Press second-team all-state selection ... Averaged 12.3 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as a senior and recorded 101 blocks to set a school record ... First-team All-North Coast League White Division ... Team captain ... Led Villa Angela-St. Joseph (VASJ) to the Ohio Division III state championship as a senior, recording 15 points, 12 rebounds and 9 blocked shots in the title game ... Also helped the team to a state championship as a sophomore and a runner-up finish as a junior ... Represented Ohio in the annual Kentucky/Ohio prep all-star game ... Posted averages of 11.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 3.2 blocked shots per game as a junior ... Recorded 17 points and 15 rebounds in the state championship game ... Played AAU ball for King James Shooting Stars ... Honor roll student ... High school coach was Babe Kwasniak.   
 
Personal: Born Dererk Devonte Pardon ... Son of Donald and Cynthia Pardon ... Didn’t begin playing basketball until the seventh grade.