22 Easton Darling
Easton Darling
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    190
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Winterset, Iowa
  • High School:
    Winterset
  • Previous College:
    Central Missouri
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    16.3
  • fg %
    44.2
  • 3pt %
    33.3
  • ft %
    66.1
  • reb/g
    3.4
  • a/g
    2.0

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 28 Wartburg L, 81-74
Feb 4 at Luther L, 66-48
Feb 8 Buena Vista W, 87-62
Feb 11 at Dubuque L, 75-58
Feb 15 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 74-57
Feb 18 Central (Iowa) L, 76-74
  Overall Conf
Games 24 16
Games started 24 16
Minutes 796 555
Minutes per game 33.2 34.7
FG 149-337 98-224
FG Pct 44.2 43.8
3PT 55-165 36-106
3PT Pct 33.3 34.0
FT 37-56 18-23
FT Pct 66.1 78.3
Off rebounds 7 3
Def rebounds 75 54
Total rebounds 82 57
Rebounds per game 3.4 3.6
Personal fouls 58 37
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 47 30
Turnovers 39 28
Assist to turnover ratio 1.2 1.1
Steals 24 14
Blocks 5 4
Points 390 250
Points per game 16.3 15.6
Points per 40 min 19.6 18.0

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 Faith Bapt. Bible W, 106-81 1 23 7-14 50.0 1-6 16.7 1-3 33.3 16
Nov 12 Fontbonne W, 73-69 1 22 4-12 33.3 2-8 25.0 1-5 20.0 11
Nov 13 Westminster (Mo.) W, 83-63 1 31 6-14 42.9 4-10 40.0 3-6 50.0 19
Nov 16 Cornell College W, 74-66 1 36 9-18 50.0 5-10 50.0 1-2 50.0 24
Nov 22 Loras L, 80-69 1 39 5-15 33.3 2-8 25.0 2-2 100.0 14
Nov 26 Knox W, 101-71 1 26 9-17 52.9 2-7 28.6 4-5 80.0 24
Nov 30 at Bethany Lutheran L, 99-96 1 38 7-15 46.7 1-6 16.7 7-9 77.8 22
Dec 3 Coe W, 74-63 1 37 9-16 56.3 6-10 60.0 2-2 100.0 26
Dec 10 at Wartburg W, 79-67 1 34 5-13 38.5 2-8 25.0 3-4 75.0 15
Dec 19 vs. Stevenson W, 76-66 1 34 5-13 38.5 4-9 44.4 2-3 66.7 16
Dec 20 vs. Muskingum W, 69-65 1 31 4-10 40.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 4 at Buena Vista W, 88-76 1 37 11-18 61.1 6-7 85.7 1-2 50.0 29
Jan 7 Luther W, 85-72 1 37 11-18 61.1 0-4 0.0 1-1 100.0 23
Jan 11 Neb. Wesleyan L, 80-69 1 38 8-14 57.1 2-6 33.3 1-1 100.0 19
Jan 14 Dubuque L, 86-74 1 40 8-13 61.5 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 19
Jan 18 at Central (Iowa) L, 73-64 1 39 6-18 33.3 1-8 12.5 0-0 - 13
Jan 21 at Coe L, 87-76 1 32 4-10 40.0 1-5 20.0 1-2 50.0 10
Jan 25 at Loras L, 79-59 1 27 0-8 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 28 Wartburg L, 81-74 1 35 7-16 43.8 2-7 28.6 0-1 0.0 16
Feb 4 at Luther L, 66-48 1 31 2-11 18.2 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 6
Feb 8 Buena Vista W, 87-62 1 28 4-11 36.4 2-6 33.3 2-2 100.0 12
Feb 11 at Dubuque L, 75-58 1 31 7-15 46.7 3-9 33.3 1-1 100.0 18
Feb 15 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 74-57 1 37 7-13 53.8 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 17
Feb 18 Central (Iowa) L, 76-74 1 33 4-15 26.7 3-6 50.0 2-3 66.7 13

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 8 Faith Bapt. Bible W, 106-81 1 23 0 4 4 0 2 0.0 2 0 1 0
Nov 12 Fontbonne W, 73-69 1 22 1 1 2 2 1 2.0 1 0 5 1
Nov 13 Westminster (Mo.) W, 83-63 1 31 0 3 3 7 0 - 0 0 0 0
Nov 16 Cornell College W, 74-66 1 36 1 2 3 0 0 - 1 1 4 0
Nov 22 Loras L, 80-69 1 39 0 4 4 1 2 0.5 2 1 4 0
Nov 26 Knox W, 101-71 1 26 0 1 1 1 1 1.0 1 0 2 0
Nov 30 at Bethany Lutheran L, 99-96 1 38 1 5 6 5 1 5.0 1 0 3 0
Dec 3 Coe W, 74-63 1 37 0 4 4 1 4 0.3 0 0 2 0
Dec 10 at Wartburg W, 79-67 1 34 0 3 3 4 1 4.0 2 1 4 0
Dec 19 vs. Stevenson W, 76-66 1 34 1 2 3 2 5 0.4 1 0 2 -
Dec 20 vs. Muskingum W, 69-65 1 31 0 3 3 0 1 0.0 3 0 4 -
Jan 4 at Buena Vista W, 88-76 1 37 0 6 6 1 0 - 1 0 1 0
Jan 7 Luther W, 85-72 1 37 1 5 6 2 2 1.0 0 0 2 0
Jan 11 Neb. Wesleyan L, 80-69 1 38 1 2 3 1 0 - 0 0 3 0
Jan 14 Dubuque L, 86-74 1 40 0 2 2 5 3 1.7 0 0 3 0
Jan 18 at Central (Iowa) L, 73-64 1 39 0 2 2 2 1 2.0 1 0 1 0
Jan 21 at Coe L, 87-76 1 32 0 2 2 0 2 0.0 1 1 3 0
Jan 25 at Loras L, 79-59 1 27 0 4 4 2 1 2.0 0 0 1 0
Jan 28 Wartburg L, 81-74 1 35 0 1 1 2 3 0.7 1 1 2 0
Feb 4 at Luther L, 66-48 1 31 0 3 3 1 3 0.3 1 0 2 0
Feb 8 Buena Vista W, 87-62 1 28 0 5 5 1 1 1.0 1 0 2 0
Feb 11 at Dubuque L, 75-58 1 31 0 2 2 3 2 1.5 2 0 1 0
Feb 15 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 74-57 1 37 1 3 4 3 2 1.5 2 0 3 0
Feb 18 Central (Iowa) L, 76-74 1 33 0 6 6 1 1 1.0 0 0 3 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 24 24 33.2 6.2-14.0 44.2 2.3-6.9 33.3 1.5-2.3 66.1 16.3
Conference 16 16 34.7 6.1-14.0 43.8 2.2-6.6 34.0 1.1-1.4 78.3 15.6
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 13 32.7 7.0-14.8 47.2 2.5-7.1 34.8 1.7-2.7 62.9 18.2
Away 9 9 34.0 5.4-13.4 40.5 2.1-6.8 31.1 1.4-2.0 72.2 14.4
Neutral 2 2 32.5 4.5-11.5 39.1 2.0-6.0 33.3 1.0-1.5 66.7 12.0
Result Wins 12 12 31.3 7.0-14.5 48.3 2.8-7.3 38.6 1.8-2.9 60.0 18.6
Losses 12 12 35.0 5.4-13.6 39.9 1.8-6.4 27.3 1.3-1.8 76.2 13.9
Month November 7 7 30.7 6.7-15.0 44.8 2.4-7.9 30.9 2.7-4.6 59.4 18.6
December 4 4 34.0 5.8-13.0 44.2 3.0-7.5 40.0 1.8-2.2 77.8 16.3
January 8 8 35.6 6.9-14.4 47.8 1.6-5.6 28.9 0.8-1.1 66.7 16.1
February 5 5 32.0 4.8-13.0 36.9 2.6-7.0 37.1 1.0-1.2 83.3 13.2

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 24 24 796 149-337 44.2 55-165 33.3 37-56 66.1 390
Conference 16 16 555 98-224 43.8 36-106 34.0 18-23 78.3 250
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 13 13 425 91-193 47.2 32-92 34.8 22-35 62.9 236
Away 9 9 306 49-121 40.5 19-61 31.1 13-18 72.2 130
Neutral 2 2 65 9-23 39.1 4-12 33.3 2-3 66.7 24
Result Wins 12 12 376 84-174 48.3 34-88 38.6 21-35 60.0 223
Losses 12 12 420 65-163 39.9 21-77 27.3 16-21 76.2 167
Month November 7 7 215 47-105 44.8 17-55 30.9 19-32 59.4 130
December 4 4 136 23-52 44.2 12-30 40.0 7-9 77.8 65
January 8 8 285 55-115 47.8 13-45 28.9 6-9 66.7 129
February 5 5 160 24-65 36.9 13-35 37.1 5-6 83.3 66

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 24 24 33.2 7.5-16.9 44.2 2.8-8.3 33.3 1.9-2.8 66.1 19.6
Conference 16 16 34.7 7.1-16.1 43.8 2.6-7.6 34.0 1.3-1.7 78.3 18.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 13 13 32.7 8.6-18.2 47.2 3.0-8.7 34.8 2.1-3.3 62.9 22.2
Away 9 9 34.0 6.4-15.8 40.5 2.5-8.0 31.1 1.7-2.4 72.2 17.0
Neutral 2 2 32.5 5.5-14.2 39.1 2.5-7.4 33.3 1.2-1.8 66.7 14.8
Result Wins 12 12 31.3 8.9-18.5 48.3 3.6-9.4 38.6 2.2-3.7 60.0 23.7
Losses 12 12 35.0 6.2-15.5 39.9 2.0-7.3 27.3 1.5-2.0 76.2 15.9
Month November 7 7 30.7 8.7-19.5 44.8 3.2-10.2 30.9 3.5-6.0 59.4 24.2
December 4 4 34.0 6.8-15.3 44.2 3.5-8.8 40.0 2.1-2.6 77.8 19.1
January 8 8 35.6 7.7-16.1 47.8 1.8-6.3 28.9 0.8-1.3 66.7 18.1
February 5 5 32.0 6.0-16.2 36.9 3.2-8.8 37.1 1.2-1.5 83.3 16.5

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 24 24 33.2 0.3 3.1 3.4 2.4 0.0 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.2
Conference 16 16 34.7 0.2 3.4 3.6 2.3 0.0 1.9 1.8 1.1 0.9 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 13 32.7 0.3 3.1 3.4 2.5 0.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 0.7 0.2
Away 9 9 34.0 0.2 3.3 3.6 2.1 0.0 2.3 1.4 1.6 1.2 0.2
Neutral 2 2 32.5 0.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 - 1.0 3.0 0.3 2.0 0.0
Result Wins 12 12 31.3 0.3 3.3 3.6 2.4 0.1 1.8 1.5 1.2 1.1 0.2
Losses 12 12 35.0 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.4 0.0 2.2 1.8 1.2 0.9 0.3
Month November 7 7 30.7 0.4 2.9 3.3 2.7 0.1 2.3 1.0 2.3 1.1 0.3
December 4 4 34.0 0.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 0.0 1.8 2.8 0.6 1.5 0.3
January 8 8 35.6 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.0 0.0 1.9 1.5 1.3 0.5 0.3
February 5 5 32.0 0.2 3.8 4.0 2.2 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.0 1.2 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 24 24 796 7 75 82 58 1 47 39 1.2 24 5
Conference 16 16 555 3 54 57 37 0 30 28 1.1 14 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 13 425 4 40 44 33 1 24 20 1.2 9 3
Away 9 9 306 2 30 32 19 0 21 13 1.6 11 2
Neutral 2 2 65 1 5 6 6 - 2 6 0.3 4 0
Result Wins 12 12 376 4 39 43 29 1 21 18 1.2 13 2
Losses 12 12 420 3 36 39 29 0 26 21 1.2 11 3
Month November 7 7 215 3 20 23 19 1 16 7 2.3 8 2
December 4 4 136 1 12 13 12 0 7 11 0.6 6 1
January 8 8 285 2 24 26 16 0 15 12 1.3 4 2
February 5 5 160 1 19 20 11 0 9 9 1.0 6 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 24 24 33.2 0.4 3.8 4.1 2.9 0.1 2.4 2.0 1.2 1.2 0.3
Conference 16 16 34.7 0.2 3.9 4.1 2.7 0.0 2.2 2.0 1.1 1.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 13 13 32.7 0.4 3.8 4.1 3.1 0.1 2.3 1.9 1.2 0.8 0.3
Away 9 9 34.0 0.3 3.9 4.2 2.5 0.0 2.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 0.3
Neutral 2 2 32.5 0.6 3.1 3.7 3.7 0.0 1.2 3.7 0.3 2.5 0.0
Result Wins 12 12 31.3 0.4 4.1 4.6 3.1 0.1 2.2 1.9 1.2 1.4 0.2
Losses 12 12 35.0 0.3 3.4 3.7 2.8 0.0 2.5 2.0 1.2 1.0 0.3
Month November 7 7 30.7 0.6 3.7 4.3 3.5 0.2 3.0 1.3 2.3 1.5 0.4
December 4 4 34.0 0.3 3.5 3.8 3.5 0.0 2.1 3.2 0.6 1.8 0.3
January 8 8 35.6 0.3 3.4 3.6 2.2 0.0 2.1 1.7 1.3 0.6 0.3
February 5 5 32.0 0.3 4.8 5.0 2.8 0.0 2.3 2.3 1.0 1.5 0.0

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Men's basketball earns NABC academic awards

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February 28, 2023

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February 15, 2023

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January 12, 2023

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Late second half surge sends Simpson to sixth straight win

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January 7, 2023

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Darling’s sizzling night sends Storm to road win

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January 4, 2023

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Dominant second half lifts Storm to victory

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December 19, 2022

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December 3, 2022

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Storm drop narrow, high-scoring affair

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November 30, 2022

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Offensive explosion powers Storm past Knox

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November 26, 2022

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November 16, 2022

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November 13, 2022

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Storm erupt for season-opening victory

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