22 Easton Darling
Easton Darling
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Winterset, Iowa
  • High School:
    Winterset
  • Previous College:
    Central Missouri
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    11.6
  • fg %
    38.7
  • 3pt %
    31.5
  • ft %
    65.8
  • reb/g
    3.3
  • a/g
    2.3

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • All-A-R-C First Team (2022-23)
  • Storm Newcomer Award (2022-23)
  • Letterwinner (2022-23)
2022-23 | junior
  • Started all 24 games for the Storm, leading the team in minutes played and being named to the All-American Rivers Conference First Team
  • Was the Storm’s leading scorer, averaging 16.3 points per game, tied for eighth in the conference
  • Shot 44.2% from the field and 33.3% from behind the arc
  • Poured in a career-high 29 points in the win at Buena Vista, making six triples
  • Recorded a career-high seven assists in the win over Westminster
Before Simpson
  • Played two seasons of basketball at University of Central Missouri
  • Scored 42 points in 29 games
  • Added 15 rebounds, nine assists and nine steals
High School
  • A 2020 graduate of Winterset High School
  • 4x all-conference and all-district in basketball and baseball
  • 2x all-state in basketball, 3x all-state in baseball and track
  • Named to All-Tournament Team at the state tournament
  • All-time leading scorer at Winterset
  • Qualified for state track meet three times
Personal
  • Parents are Jason and Nicole
  • Has one sibling, Avary
  • Majoring in sports administration with a minor in business management 

Player Profile

Recent Games
Jan 31 at Coe L, 80-62
Feb 3 at Luther L, 72-41
Feb 5 at Loras L, 95-77
Feb 7 Neb. Wesleyan L, 77-65
Feb 10 Loras W, 79-70
Feb 14 at Buena Vista L, 103-68
  Overall Conf
Games 25 16
Games started 25 16
Minutes 733 497
Minutes per game 29.3 31.1
FG 110-284 69-180
FG Pct 38.7 38.3
3PT 46-146 26-90
3PT Pct 31.5 28.9
FT 25-38 17-22
FT Pct 65.8 77.3
Off rebounds 5 4
Def rebounds 77 46
Total rebounds 82 50
Rebounds per game 3.3 3.1
Personal fouls 61 44
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 58 36
Turnovers 38 28
Assist to turnover ratio 1.5 1.3
Steals 24 11
Blocks 0 0
Points 291 181
Points per game 11.6 11.3
Points per 40 min 15.9 14.6

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 vs. Fontbonne L, 96-83 1 28 3-10 30.0 3-7 42.9 0-1 0.0 9
Nov 12 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 98-88 1 23 7-11 63.6 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 16
Nov 15 Bethany Lutheran W, 81-64 1 32 5-16 31.3 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 12
Nov 17 at Wayne St. (Neb.)   - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Central (Iowa) L, 80-76 1 36 5-12 41.7 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 13
Nov 25 at Cornell College W, 100-70 1 27 5-7 71.4 1-3 33.3 2-3 66.7 13
Nov 29 Coe L, 82-75 1 31 3-9 33.3 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 2 Dubuque L, 70-59 1 26 4-7 57.1 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 10
Dec 5 Faith Bapt. Bible W, 103-70 1 22 4-11 36.4 3-7 42.9 3-4 75.0 14
Dec 9 at Wartburg L, 79-75 1 31 6-13 46.2 3-7 42.9 3-3 100.0 18
Dec 20 vs. Olivet W, 77-55 1 26 0-10 0.0 0-6 0.0 0-2 0.0 0
Dec 21 vs. St. Vincent L, 79-78 1 31 7-18 38.9 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 18
Dec 29 vs. Wis. Lutheran L, 93-77 1 26 4-10 40.0 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 11
Dec 30 vs. Lake Forest W, 106-74 1 21 6-11 54.5 5-9 55.6 0-0 - 17
Jan 3 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 97-62 1 31 5-11 45.5 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 12
Jan 6 Luther W, 77-65 1 33 7-13 53.8 2-7 28.6 2-2 100.0 18
Jan 10 Buena Vista L, 94-91 1 38 6-16 37.5 2-7 28.6 2-2 100.0 16
Jan 20 at Dubuque L, 75-66 1 35 3-14 21.4 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 24 Central (Iowa) L, 91-70 1 29 5-10 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11
Jan 27 Wartburg W, 106-98 1 27 3-8 37.5 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 31 at Coe L, 80-62 1 26 1-8 12.5 0-4 0.0 2-4 50.0 4
Feb 3 at Luther L, 72-41 1 30 4-12 33.3 1-6 16.7 1-2 50.0 10
Feb 5 at Loras L, 95-77 1 27 4-10 40.0 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 9
Feb 7 Neb. Wesleyan L, 77-65 1 38 7-13 53.8 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 18
Feb 10 Loras W, 79-70 1 32 4-11 36.4 1-7 14.3 2-2 100.0 11
Feb 14 at Buena Vista L, 103-68 1 27 2-13 15.4 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 4

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 11 vs. Fontbonne L, 96-83 1 28 1 4 5 3 0 - 0 0 2 0
Nov 12 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 98-88 1 23 0 2 2 3 0 - 3 0 5 0
Nov 15 Bethany Lutheran W, 81-64 1 32 0 6 6 3 1 3.0 1 0 2 0
Nov 17 at Wayne St. (Neb.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Central (Iowa) L, 80-76 1 36 0 2 2 4 2 2.0 1 0 2 0
Nov 25 at Cornell College W, 100-70 1 27 0 3 3 2 2 1.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 29 Coe L, 82-75 1 31 0 3 3 1 0 - 0 0 2 0
Dec 2 Dubuque L, 70-59 1 26 0 1 1 2 2 1.0 0 0 4 0
Dec 5 Faith Bapt. Bible W, 103-70 1 22 0 3 3 2 1 2.0 4 0 2 0
Dec 9 at Wartburg L, 79-75 1 31 0 0 0 3 0 - 0 0 1 0
Dec 20 vs. Olivet W, 77-55 1 26 0 4 4 4 1 4.0 2 0 1 -
Dec 21 vs. St. Vincent L, 79-78 1 31 0 3 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 -
Dec 29 vs. Wis. Lutheran L, 93-77 1 26 0 3 3 1 2 0.5 1 0 0 0
Dec 30 vs. Lake Forest W, 106-74 1 21 0 3 3 3 2 1.5 2 0 2 0
Jan 3 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 97-62 1 31 1 5 6 5 2 2.5 1 0 2 0
Jan 6 Luther W, 77-65 1 33 0 3 3 3 0 - 0 0 2 0
Jan 10 Buena Vista L, 94-91 1 38 0 2 2 4 1 4.0 1 0 3 0
Jan 20 at Dubuque L, 75-66 1 35 0 3 3 1 2 0.5 0 0 3 0
Jan 24 Central (Iowa) L, 91-70 1 29 0 0 0 3 2 1.5 2 0 1 0
Jan 27 Wartburg W, 106-98 1 27 1 3 4 2 2 1.0 2 0 4 0
Jan 31 at Coe L, 80-62 1 26 0 1 1 2 3 0.7 0 0 4 0
Feb 3 at Luther L, 72-41 1 30 1 5 6 0 1 0.0 1 0 3 0
Feb 5 at Loras L, 95-77 1 27 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 0 0 2 0
Feb 7 Neb. Wesleyan L, 77-65 1 38 0 2 2 2 0 - 1 0 4 0
Feb 10 Loras W, 79-70 1 32 0 10 10 3 7 0.4 0 0 3 0
Feb 14 at Buena Vista L, 103-68 1 27 0 5 5 0 3 0.0 2 0 4 0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 24 24 33.2 6.2-14.0 44.2 2.3-6.9 33.3 1.5-2.3 66.1 16.3
2023-24 25 25 29.3 4.4-11.4 38.7 1.8-5.8 31.5 1.0-1.5 65.8 11.6
Total 49 49 31.2 5.3-12.7 41.7 2.1-6.3 32.5 1.3-1.9 66.0 13.9

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 24 24 796 149-337 44.2 55-165 33.3 37-56 66.1 390
2023-24 25 25 733 110-284 38.7 46-146 31.5 25-38 65.8 291
Total 49 49 1529 259-621 41.7 101-311 32.5 62-94 66.0 681

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 24 24 33.2 7.5-16.9 44.2 2.8-8.3 33.3 1.9-2.8 66.1 19.6
2023-24 25 25 29.3 6.0-15.5 38.7 2.5-8.0 31.5 1.4-2.1 65.8 15.9
Total 49 49 31.2 6.8-16.2 41.7 2.6-8.1 32.5 1.6-2.5 66.0 17.8

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2022-23 24 24 33.2 0.3 3.1 3.4 2.4 0.0 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.2
2023-24 25 25 29.3 0.2 3.1 3.3 2.4 0.0 2.3 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0
Total 49 49 31.2 0.2 3.1 3.3 2.4 0.0 2.1 1.6 1.4 1.0 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 24 24 796 7 75 82 58 1 47 39 1.2 24 5
2023-24 25 25 733 5 77 82 61 0 58 38 1.5 24 0
Total 49 49 1529 12 152 164 119 1 105 77 1.4 48 5

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 24 24 33.2 0.4 3.8 4.1 2.9 0.1 2.4 2.0 1.2 1.2 0.3
2023-24 25 25 29.3 0.3 4.2 4.5 3.3 0.0 3.2 2.1 1.5 1.3 0.0
Total 49 49 31.2 0.3 4.0 4.3 3.1 0.0 2.7 2.0 1.4 1.3 0.1

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 25 25 29.3 4.4-11.4 38.7 1.8-5.8 31.5 1.0-1.5 65.8 11.6
Conference 16 16 31.1 4.3-11.2 38.3 1.6-5.6 28.9 1.1-1.4 77.3 11.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 10 10 30.8 4.8-11.4 42.1 2.0-6.0 33.3 1.1-1.2 91.7 12.7
Away 10 10 29.3 4.2-11.1 37.8 1.4-5.2 26.9 1.1-1.7 64.7 10.9
Neutral 5 5 26.4 4.0-11.8 33.9 2.4-6.8 35.3 0.6-1.8 33.3 11.0
Result Wins 9 9 27.0 4.6-10.9 41.8 2.0-6.2 32.1 1.2-1.7 73.3 12.3
Losses 16 16 30.6 4.3-11.6 37.1 1.8-5.6 31.1 0.9-1.4 60.9 11.3
Month November 6 6 29.5 4.7-10.8 43.1 1.8-5.2 35.5 0.5-1.2 42.9 11.7
December 7 7 26.1 4.4-11.4 38.8 2.4-6.6 37.0 1.3-2.1 60.0 12.6
January 7 7 31.3 4.3-11.4 37.5 1.6-5.6 28.2 1.4-1.7 83.3 11.6
February 5 5 30.8 4.2-11.8 35.6 1.4-6.0 23.3 0.6-0.8 75.0 10.4

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 25 25 733 110-284 38.7 46-146 31.5 25-38 65.8 291
Conference 16 16 497 69-180 38.3 26-90 28.9 17-22 77.3 181
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 10 10 308 48-114 42.1 20-60 33.3 11-12 91.7 127
Away 10 10 293 42-111 37.8 14-52 26.9 11-17 64.7 109
Neutral 5 5 132 20-59 33.9 12-34 35.3 3-9 33.3 55
Result Wins 9 9 243 41-98 41.8 18-56 32.1 11-15 73.3 111
Losses 16 16 490 69-186 37.1 28-90 31.1 14-23 60.9 180
Month November 6 6 177 28-65 43.1 11-31 35.5 3-7 42.9 70
December 7 7 183 31-80 38.8 17-46 37.0 9-15 60.0 88
January 7 7 219 30-80 37.5 11-39 28.2 10-12 83.3 81
February 5 5 154 21-59 35.6 7-30 23.3 3-4 75.0 52

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 25 25 29.3 6.0-15.5 38.7 2.5-8.0 31.5 1.4-2.1 65.8 15.9
Conference 16 16 31.1 5.6-14.5 38.3 2.1-7.2 28.9 1.4-1.8 77.3 14.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 10 10 30.8 6.2-14.8 42.1 2.6-7.8 33.3 1.4-1.6 91.7 16.5
Away 10 10 29.3 5.7-15.2 37.8 1.9-7.1 26.9 1.5-2.3 64.7 14.9
Neutral 5 5 26.4 6.1-17.9 33.9 3.6-10.3 35.3 0.9-2.7 33.3 16.7
Result Wins 9 9 27.0 6.7-16.1 41.8 3.0-9.2 32.1 1.8-2.5 73.3 18.3
Losses 16 16 30.6 5.6-15.2 37.1 2.3-7.3 31.1 1.1-1.9 60.9 14.7
Month November 6 6 29.5 6.3-14.7 43.1 2.5-7.0 35.5 0.7-1.6 42.9 15.8
December 7 7 26.1 6.8-17.5 38.8 3.7-10.1 37.0 2.0-3.3 60.0 19.2
January 7 7 31.3 5.5-14.6 37.5 2.0-7.1 28.2 1.8-2.2 83.3 14.8
February 5 5 30.8 5.5-15.3 35.6 1.8-7.8 23.3 0.8-1.0 75.0 13.5

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 25 25 29.3 0.2 3.1 3.3 2.4 0.0 2.3 1.5 1.5 1.0 0.0
Conference 16 16 31.1 0.3 2.9 3.1 2.8 0.0 2.3 1.8 1.3 0.7 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 10 30.8 0.1 3.3 3.4 2.7 0.0 2.5 1.6 1.6 1.1 0.0
Away 10 10 29.3 0.3 2.7 3.0 2.7 0.0 2.1 1.6 1.3 0.8 0.0
Neutral 5 5 26.4 0.2 3.4 3.6 1.4 0.0 2.4 1.2 2.0 1.0 0.0
Result Wins 9 9 27.0 0.1 4.1 4.2 2.4 0.0 2.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 0.0
Losses 16 16 30.6 0.3 2.5 2.8 2.4 0.0 2.1 1.4 1.5 0.6 0.0
Month November 6 6 29.5 0.2 3.3 3.5 2.3 0.0 2.7 0.8 3.2 0.8 0.0
December 7 7 26.1 0.0 2.4 2.4 1.7 0.0 2.3 1.3 1.8 1.3 0.0
January 7 7 31.3 0.3 2.4 2.7 2.7 0.0 2.9 1.7 1.7 0.9 0.0
February 5 5 30.8 0.4 4.6 5.0 3.2 0.0 1.2 2.4 0.5 0.8 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 25 25 733 5 77 82 61 0 58 38 1.5 24 0
Conference 16 16 497 4 46 50 44 0 36 28 1.3 11 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 10 308 1 33 34 27 0 25 16 1.6 11 0
Away 10 10 293 3 27 30 27 0 21 16 1.3 8 0
Neutral 5 5 132 1 17 18 7 0 12 6 2.0 5 0
Result Wins 9 9 243 1 37 38 22 0 25 16 1.6 14 0
Losses 16 16 490 4 40 44 39 0 33 22 1.5 10 0
Month November 6 6 177 1 20 21 14 0 16 5 3.2 5 0
December 7 7 183 0 17 17 12 0 16 9 1.8 9 0
January 7 7 219 2 17 19 19 0 20 12 1.7 6 0
February 5 5 154 2 23 25 16 0 6 12 0.5 4 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 25 25 29.3 0.3 4.2 4.5 3.3 0.0 3.2 2.1 1.5 1.3 0.0
Conference 16 16 31.1 0.3 3.7 4.0 3.5 0.0 2.9 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 10 30.8 0.1 4.3 4.4 3.5 0.0 3.2 2.1 1.6 1.4 0.0
Away 10 10 29.3 0.4 3.7 4.1 3.7 0.0 2.9 2.2 1.3 1.1 0.0
Neutral 5 5 26.4 0.3 5.2 5.5 2.1 0.0 3.6 1.8 2.0 1.5 0.0
Result Wins 9 9 27.0 0.2 6.1 6.3 3.6 0.0 4.1 2.6 1.6 2.3 0.0
Losses 16 16 30.6 0.3 3.3 3.6 3.2 0.0 2.7 1.8 1.5 0.8 0.0
Month November 6 6 29.5 0.2 4.5 4.7 3.2 0.0 3.6 1.1 3.2 1.1 0.0
December 7 7 26.1 0.0 3.7 3.7 2.6 0.0 3.5 2.0 1.8 2.0 0.0
January 7 7 31.3 0.4 3.1 3.5 3.5 0.0 3.7 2.2 1.7 1.1 0.0
February 5 5 30.8 0.5 6.0 6.5 4.2 0.0 1.6 3.1 0.5 1.0 0.0

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