CMU Student-Athlete of the Week

Week of December 1 - December 7, 2025

Buckley DeJardin - Men's Basketball

Senior Buckley DeJardin of the Carnegie Mellon University men's basketball team helped the Tartans to a record of 7-1 to start the season with a pair of wins over the weekend at the UAA Challenge hosted by Bowdoin College. The Tartans started the weekend with a 90-88 overtime victory over the host Bowdoin before topping Middlebury College 70-57. DeJardin averaged 22.0 points in the two games while shooting 75.0% (18-24) from the floor, including converting 6-of-10 (60.0%) from behind the arc. In the Tartans' win over Bowdoin, he scored 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting and made four triples. His 11 field goals made, tied a career high. DeJardin also recorded three steals and two blocks against Bowdoin. The senior then went 7-of-10 from the floor against Middlebury for 22 points while recording two additional blocks and two steals.