2023-24 (at Kansas State)
• Played 31 of 34 games, including 16 starts
• Missed two games at Texas Tech (1/13/24) and vs. Baylor (1/16/24) due to injury
• Averaged 5.2 points, 2.0 assists and 1.1 rebounds in 20.6 minutes per game
• Shot 32.9 percent from 3-point range and 69.8 percent from the free throw line
• Scored in double figures in eight games, including a season-best 16 points at Iowa on 6 of 8 field goals and 4 of 5 3-pointers (season high)
• Tallied 12 points (3 of 5 3-pointers) in first-ever home game vs. Bellarmine (11/10/23)
• Scored 10 points at No. 14 Kansas (3/5/24) and vs. Texas (3/13/24) in the Big 12 Championship
• Posted a season-best five rebounds at Texas (2/19/24)
• Recorded at least three assists in 12 games with a season-high seven vs. South Dakota State (11/13/23)
• Registered a Big 12-high four assists in wins over No. 25 BYU (2/24/24) and No. 6 Iowa State (3/9/24)
• Saw action in 16 of 18 Big 12 games with 10 starts
• Averaged 4.0 points on 37.5 percent (21 of 56) shooting, including 37.9 percent (11 of 29) from 3-point range, in league-only games with 1.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 16.8 minutes per game
• Scored in double figures in a pair of Big 12 games, including 11 points at No. 4 Houston (1/27/24) in 16 minutes
High School
• Starred at Kenwood Academy (Chicago, Ill.) from 2021-23, helping the Broncos to 54 wins and back-to-back Illinois Class 4A Super-Sectional titles during his junior and senior seasons
• Scored more than 1,500 career points in his prep career, including a school-record 65-point outburst over Southland College Prep in 2022
• Averaged 21.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.4 steals during his senior season in 2022-23
• Shot 51.3 percent from the floor, 32.6 percent from 3-point range and 81.9 percent from the free throw line
• Named First Team Class 4A All-State in 2022 and 2023, including consensus honors as a senior in 2022-23 from the AP, Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, Champaign News-Gazette, City/Suburban Hoops Report and SBLive
• Selected as a 2023 Jordan Brand Classic All-American, becoming one of 32 high school seniors to earn the recognition
• Rated as a consensus four-star prospect by all major recruiting services, including ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3
• Listed among the ESPN 100 and Rivals150
• Rated as a top-20 point guard nationally and the No. 2 prospect in state of Illinois by 247Sports and On3
Personal
• Darrin Sylvestor Ames, Jr.
• Parents are Darrin and Juanita Ames
• Has three older brothers (Quentin, Josh and Quenique)