Cleveland Melvin Class: Sophomore Hometown: Baltimore, Md. High School: Lake Clifton Height / Weight: 6-8 / 205 Position: F

Career Notes: 2011 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year... the only unanimous selection to the 2011 BIG EAST All-Rookie Team... set DePaul freshman record with a .522 field goal percentage... record was previously held by Mark Aguirre (.520, 1978-79)... signed with DePaul on May 18, 2010... first signee for Oliver Purnell at DePaul... one of three Baltimore natives on the roster with Brandon Young and Montray Clemons.

2010-11 (Freshman): BIG EAST Rookie of the Year... only unanimous selection for BIG EAST All-Rookie Team... four-time BIG EAST Rookie of the Week honoree... missed last four games due to thumb injury... led the team and all BIG EAST freshmen with 14.3 points per game... in BIG EAST games only, ranked among league leaders in offensive rebounds (3rd - 3.33 orpg), scoring (6th - 17.4 ppg), field goal percentage (9th - .511), blocked shots (11th - 1.33 bpg) and rebounding (13th - 6.3 rpg)... averaged 17.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in league action... played in 27 games with 18 starts... ranked among league leaders in all games in field goal percentage (5th - .522), blocked shots (10th - 1.48 bpg) and scoring (14th - 14.3 ppg)... set DePaul freshman record with a .522 field goal percentage... record was previously held by Mark Aguirre (.520, 1978-79)... led team with 40 blocked shots... ranked 16th on DePaul's season blocked shots chart... 11 games with multiple blocked shots... 19 games in double-figures and eight games with 20 or more points... 16 points at St. John's with three rebounds... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week for fourth time following games against Providence and Villanova... 16 points, four boards and two blocked shots against Villanova... 20 points at Providence with six rebounds, two steals... 20 points against Cincinnati with six rebounds, two blocked shots, two steals... grabbed 10 rebounds against Notre Dame with four points... 17 points at USF with four rebounds, four blocks, three assists... 11 points, five rebounds, three blocks against Pittsburgh... 20 points at Marquette with four rebounds... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week for third time after games against Seton Hall and Connecticut... posted first career double-double with 25 points, 12 boards against Connecticut... 21 points against Seton Hall with nine rebounds, two assists... 17 points, five boards against West Virginia... first DePaul player to be named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week in back-to-back weeks... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Jan. 3 after averaging 26.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in games at Cincinnati and Georgetown... 29 points, seven boards at Georgetown... 24 points and eight rebounds at Cincinnati... named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on Dec. 27 after scoring a then career-high 23 points against Florida Atlantic with four rebounds... 13 points, three boards, three blocks against Loyola-Chicago... 11 points against Milwaukee in first collegiate start with five rebounds... 19 points against Ball State with seven rebounds... 15 points at Indiana State with six rebounds... blocked five shots against Central Michigan... opened collegiate career with 19 points, five rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals against Chicago State.

High School: Played the 2009-10 season at Notre Dame Preparatory School in Fitchburg, Mass... Notre Dame Prep finished his season with a 30-5 record as quarterfinalists of the National Prep Championship... ranked among the top 10 players in Massachusetts by the New England Recruiting Report... led Lake Clifton High School in Baltimore to the city, county and state titles during the 2008-09 season... averaged 17 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots per game as a senior and led the Lakers to a perfect 29-0 record... played on the AAU circuit for Cecil Kirk out of Baltimore... ranked No. 53 among power forwards by ESPNU.

Personal: Son of Cleveland Melvin and Shirley Redding... has an older sister, Tayona and a younger brother, Darrell... his cousin, Durand Johnson, plays at Pittsburgh... undecided on major.

Melvin by the Numbers
Career Statistics
2010-11 Game-by-Game Statistics

Career Highs
Points: 29, at Georgetown (Jan. 1, 2011)
Rebounds: 12, vs. Connecticut (Jan. 15, 2011)
Assists: 3, at West Virginia (Feb. 12, 2011)
Steals: 3, at USF (Jan. 27, 2011)
Blocked Shots: 5, vs. Central Michigan (Dec. 5, 2010)
Field Goals: 13, at Georgetown (Jan. 1, 2011)
Field Goal Attempts: 22, last vs. Connecticut (Jan. 15, 2011)
3pt. Field Goals: --
3pt. Field Goal Attempts: 1, at Indiana State (Dec. 8, 2010)
Free Throws: 5 (3x), last vs. Connecticut (Jan. 15, 2011)
Free Throw Attempts: 8 (2x), last at West Virginia (Feb. 12, 2011)
Minutes: 38 (2x), last at Providence (Feb. 17, 2011)
Games in Double-Figures: 19
Double-Doubles: 1
20-Point Games: 8
10-Rebound Games: 2