Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

** Will be eligible to play immediately after being a non-scholarship athlete at LSU **

2010-11 (SOPHOMORE) – at LSU
Played in 19 games for the Tigers, averaging 5.2 minutes per game ... posted a season best of six points against Centenary ... averaged 0.8 points and 0.5 rebounds a game with 12 assists and three turnovers ... played in 35 games in his LSU career.

2009-10 (FRESHMAN) – at LSU
Played double-digit minutes off the bench in six conference games, topped by 23 in the two Arkansas wins ... scored the first four points of his career when he played 22 minutes at Mississippi State ... scored a career-high eight points against Arkansas (2/24), with two treys ... played in 16 total games ... averaged 1.3 points and 0.5 rebounds per game in 9.8 minutes.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played point guard and shooting guard for Coach Jay Carlin at Salmen ... team won Class 4A State title ... Averaged 14.7 points per game ... was named All-District and All-Parish ... was MVP of in-season tournaments at Jesuit and Mandeville ... graduated with honors from Salmen.

PERSONAL
Full name is Daron Anthony Populist ... nickname is "Pop" ... born on January 19, 1991 in Slidell ... parents are Daron, Sr., and Monica Populist ... has one brother, Dalvin ... favorite NBA player is Chris Paul ... best player he ever faced is former Kentucky standout and Washington Wizards player John Wall … lists his family as his biggest influence … favorite sports memory was playing in Madison Square Garden … a Kinesiology major.