KAREEM SOUTH
6’3”
Guard
Oct.1, 1996       
Toronto, Ont
Texas A&M-CC 
Bio

UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE
In 134 games (116 starts) South averaged 10.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 0.9 steals per game split between Texas A&M-CC and California.
South played four seasons with Texas A&M-CC before transferring to California for the 2019-20 season.

2019-20: (California) In 32 games (27 starts), South averaged 8.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1 assist and 0.7 steals per game for the Golden Bears.
Scored in double figures 14 times, including a 20-point outing at San Francisco…Shot 85.5 percent (53-62) at the charity stripe...15 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal in the Pac-12 Tournament win over Stanford…Second-consecutive Pac-12 game in double figures with 13 points in loss to No. 11 Oregon, plus two rebounds, three assists and one steal…13 points in the win over Stanford…First double-figure outing in conference play came as 12 points and a season-high three steals at USC…11 points and a season-best six rebounds and 3 steals vs. Boston College…Hit back-to-back 3-pointers against Saint Mary’s scoring all 10 of his points in the first half…Season-high 20 points in Cal’s loss at USF…Then-season-high points (14), assists (4) and rebounds (5) against UC Davis…Made his official Cal debut with a 14-point game in the opener against Pepperdine, and added three assists, two boards and one steal…Led all scorers with 23 points, and added four rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block in Cal’s exhibition

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2015-19): A three-year starter for the Islanders, averaging 10.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in his career…Shot 41.5 percent (384-925) from the floor, 36.4% (133-365) from 3-point range and 82.2% (203-247) from the charity stripe…As a senior, led the Islanders in scoring (13.8 ppg), 3-pointers (51 made) and steals (40) to be named third team All-Southland Conference…Recorded his first collegiate double-double with 29 points and 12 rebounds against Stephen F. Austin, where he also surpassed 1,000 career points…Contributed 11.4 points with 29 steals and shot 42.6% as a junior, along with 16 double-figure outings…As a sophomore, returned to action to make 29 starts and average 9.0 points, leading the squad to a 24-12 record and the championship game of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament…Missed all but five games of his freshman season due to injury…Majored in Biomedical Science…Two-time All-Southland Academic selection and the 2018 D1-AAA ADA Scholar Athlete.

Notables

The son of Dilorece and Brian South. Has one sister, Imani. Majored in health sciences at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi with plans to become an orthopedic surgeon.


Played a year for Steve Scorpion at the Kiski School in Saltsburg, Pa. … averaged 18.3 points, six assists and 5.3 rebounds on the season … helped team to the state semifinals and the Hill School Tournament title … attended Senator O’Connor High School in Toronto prior to the year at Kiski … posted the second-most 25-plus point games in the city of Toronto in 2014 … was ranked one of the top 20 prospects in Canada by NPH.com and a top-10 prospect by TopProspects.ca … posted a 4.0 GPA and received the Best All-Around Student Award … played club basketball for Vidal Massiah with Northern Kings … averaged 14 points, six assists, four rebounds and 2.5 steals in his three-year career … helped club to the Basketball Hall of Fame tournament title and the quarterfinals of the Fab 48. 



Professional Statistics
Season School GP GS Points Rebounds Assists
2015-16 Texas A&M- CC 5 0 1.2 1 0.6
2016-17 Texas A&M- CC 36 29 9.0 3.7 1.9
2017-18 Texas A&M- CC 29 29 11.4 4.3 1.2
2018-19 Texas A&M- CC 32 31 13.8 5.1 2
2019-20 California 32 27 8.9 2.3 1
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