{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1993)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Cody Demps | image = | width = | caption = | position = Point guard | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 195 | league = Israeli Premier League | team = Hapoel Be'er Sheva | number = 93 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1993|12|2}} | birth_place = Santa Clara County, California, U.S. | high_school = Pleasant Grove<br>(Elk Grove, California) | college = Sacramento State (2012–2016) | draft_year = 2016 | career_start = 2017 | years1 = 2017–2020 | team1 = Reno Bighorns / Stockton Kings | years2 = 2021 | team2 = NBA G League Ignite | years3 = 2021–2022 | team3 = Hapoel Be'er Sheva | years4 = 2022–2023 | team4 = Toyama Grouses | years5 = 2023 | team5 = Hapoel Be'er Sheva | years6 = 2023 | team6 = Abejas de León | years7 = 2024 | team7 = New Taipei CTBC DEA | years8 = 2024 | team8 = Elitzur Netanya | years9 = 2024–present | team9 = Hapoel Be'er Sheva | highlights = }} '''Cody Cooper Demps'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/cody_cooper_demps_born_1993_22082753|title=Cody Cooper Demps was born on December 2, 1993 in Santa Clara County, California|website=californiabirthindex.org|publisher=California Birth Index|access-date=May 7, 2020}}</ref> (born December 2, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Premier League. He played college basketball for the Sacramento State Hornets.
==Early life== Demps grew up in the Sacramento, California, suburb of Elk Grove, California,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-27 |title=Sac State Grad Becomes First Hornet To Sign An NBA Contract - CBS Sacramento |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/cody-demps-nba-10-day-contract/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Demps signs 10-day deal with Sacramento Kings |url=https://www.recordnet.com/story/sports/nba/2019/03/22/demps-signs-10-day-deal/5638480007/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=The Stockton Record |language=en-US}}</ref> and attended Pleasant Grove High School. He was a two-sport star for the Eagles, as a forward in basketball and in football as Pleasant Grove's starting quarterback. As a senior, Demps completed 67% of his passes for 1,794 yards and 22 touchdowns, and was named the Delta River League's co-Offensive Player of the Year.<ref name="Furillo"/> In basketball, Demps averaged 15.6 points per game, and was named first team All-Metro by the ''Sacramento Bee''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sacbee.com/sports/college/article9712322.html|title=Sac State, UC Davis stoppers do much more amid historic success|first=Bill|last=Paterson|work=The Sacramento Bee|date=February 10, 2015|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref>
==College career== Demps played four seasons for the Sacramento State Hornets, starting his final three years. He averaged 12 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game in his senior season. He finished his collegiate basketball career tied for fourth in school history in starts (86), fifth in games (114) played, and seventh in assists (286).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statehornet.com/2017/10/former-sac-state-guard-invited-to-nba-g-league-training-camp/|title=Former Sac State guard invited to NBA G League training camp|first=Raul|last=Hernandez|work=The State Hornet|date=October 29, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref>
After finishing two classes short of graduating after his senior year, Demps turned down an offer to play basketball professionally overseas and walked-on to the Hornets football team as a wide receiver while completing his degree in the fall of 2016.<ref name="Furillo">{{cite web|url=https://www.sacbee.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/article72368197.html|title= Sac State's Cody Demps switches back to football|first=Andy|last=Furillo|work=The Sacramento Bee|date=April 17, 2016|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref> In his only season playing college football, Demps caught 15 passes for 158 yards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egcitizen.com/sports/top-ten-stories-of/article_57b847ae-d2a3-11e6-ba08-6f4c072561c5.html|title= Top Ten Stories of 2016: Regional Champions and a few almosts|first=John|last=Hull|website=EGCitizen.com|publisher=The Elk Grove Citizen|date=January 4, 2017|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref>
==Professional career== ===Reno Bighorns/Stockton Kings=== Demps signed with the Reno Bighorns of the NBA G League on October 30, 2017, following a successful tryout.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sacbee.com/sports/college/article181658741.html|title=Sac State alum Cody Demps signs with Kings' minor league affiliate|work=The Sacramento Bee|first=Benjy|last=Egel|date=October 30, 2017|access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref> In his first professional season, Demps averaged 7.4 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.
Following the season, Demps played for the Sacramento Kings Summer League team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article214411799.html|title=As California Classic ends, 2 more local players will go with the Kings to Las Vegas|first=Noel|last=Harris|work=The Sacramento Bee|date=July 5, 2018|access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref> He returned to the team, now the Stockton Kings, for a second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.recordnet.com/sports/20181201/g-kings-cody-demps-lets-his-play-do-talking|title=G-Kings' Cody Demps lets his play do the talking|first=Bob|last=Highfill|work=The Record|date=December 1, 2018|access-date=March 22, 2019}}</ref> He averaged 11.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.1 steals in 50 games (42 starts) during the regular season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kings Sign Sac State Grad Cody Demps To 10-Day Contract |url=https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2019/03/22/kings-sign-sac-state-grad-cody-demps-to-10-day-contract/|website=Sacramento.CBSLocal.com|publisher=KOVR|date=March 22, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref>
===Sacramento Kings=== Demps was signed by the Sacramento Kings to a 10-day contract on March 22, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/03/kings-sign-cody-demps-to-10-day-contract.html|title=Cody Demps: Inks deal with Sacramento|first=Luke|last=Adams|website=HoopsRumors.com|date=March 22, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref> The Kings assigned him back to Stockton the next day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/kings-cody-demps-sent-to-g-league/|title=Kings' Cody Demps: Sent to G League|website=RotoWire.com|publisher=CBS Sports|date=March 23, 2019|access-date=March 23, 2019}}</ref> He was recalled back to the active roster after Stockton was eliminated in the G League playoffs but did not play in an NBA game before his 10 day contract expired. Following the end of the season, Demps was invited to participate in the 2019 G-League Elite Camp along with other top G League players and college prospects.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stockton.gleague.nba.com/news/cody-demps-and-matt-jones-join-the-2019-g-league-elite-camp/|title=Cody Demps and Matt Jones Join the 2019 G-League Elite Camp|website=Stockton.GLeague.NBA.com|date=May 10, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2019}}</ref>
Demps was named to the Indiana Pacers roster for the 2019 NBA Summer League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ridiculousupside.com/2019/6/30/20054162/five-observations-from-early-vegas-summer-league-rosters-2019-nba|title=Five Observations From Early Vegas Summer League Rosters|first=Dakota|last=Schmidt|website=RidiculousUpside.com|publisher=SB Nation|date=June 30, 2019|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> Following the end of Summer League, Demps participated in The Basketball Tournament for Loyalty is Love, a team founded by DeMarcus Cousins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/ex-cats/article232776457.html|title=Chris Lofton's still got it, but DeMarcus Cousins' team prevails in TBT|first=Josh|last=Moore|work=Lexington Herald-Leader|date=July 20, 2019|access-date=August 4, 2019}}</ref>
===Return to Stockton (2019–2020)=== Demps returned to the Stockton Kings to begin the 2019–20 G League season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stockton.gleague.nba.com/news/demps-relentless-pursuit-of-his-nba-dreams/|title=Demps' Relentless Pursuit of His NBA Dreams|first=Tracee|last=Jay|website=Stockton.GLeague.NBA.com|date= November 1, 2019|access-date=November 7, 2019}}</ref> On November 26, 2019, he posted 29 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a win over the Canton Charge.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cody Demps: Racks up 29 points in victory |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/cody-demps-racks-up-29-points-in-victory/ |accessdate=May 22, 2020 |work=CBS Sports |date=November 27, 2019}}</ref> Demps averaged 14.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.<ref>{{cite web |title=EuroBasket Pro Hornets Weekly Update |url=https://www.usbasket.com/NCAA1/news/615312/EuroBasket-Pro-Hornets-Weekly-Update |website=US Basket |accessdate=May 22, 2020 |date=January 30, 2020}}</ref>
===NBA G League Ignite (2021)=== On November 12, 2020, the NBA G League Ignite signed Demps as a veteran player to mentor the younger prospects.<ref>{{cite web |title=NBA Veterans Join NBA G League Ignite To Play Alongside Elite Prospects |url=https://gleague.nba.com/news/nba-veterans-join-nba-g-league-ignite-to-play-alongside-elite-prospects/ |publisher=NBA G League |accessdate=November 13, 2020 |date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> He averaged 5.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.<ref name="hapoel">{{cite web |title=Cody Demps signs with Hapoel Beer Sheva |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/cody-demps-signs-with-hapoel-beer-sheva/ |website=Sportando |access-date=August 6, 2021 |date=August 6, 2021}}</ref>
===Hapoel Be'er Sheva (2021–2022)=== On August 6, 2021, Demps signed with Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.<ref name="hapoel" />
===New Taipei CTBC DEA (2024)=== On February 19, 2024, Demps signed with the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League.<ref>{{cite news |title=特攻新洋將柯丹加盟 還是吳永盛大學學長 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2685324 |accessdate=February 19, 2024 |work=ETtoday |date=February 19, 2024}}</ref> On August 10, he left the team.<ref>{{cite news |title=中信特攻續約「靈巧硬漢」克力斯 新賽季4名外援底定 |url=https://sports.ettoday.net/news/2794822 |accessdate=August 10, 2024 |work=ETtoday |date=August 10, 2024 }}</ref>
===Elitzur Netanya (2024–present)=== In October 2024, Demps joined the Elitzur Netanya of the Israeli Premier League.<ref>{{cite web |title=E.Netanya tabs Cody Demps |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/news/895663/ENetanya-tabs-Cody-Demps |website=Eurobasket.com |access-date=22 November 2024 |date=13 October 2024}}</ref>
==Personal== Demps' father, Chris Demps, played defensive end for Sacramento State's football team.<ref name="Furillo"/>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== *[http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/bios/demps_cody_ypz6 Sacramento State Hornets bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024552/http://www.hornetsports.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/bios/demps_cody_ypz6 |date=2019-03-02 }} *[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Cody-Demps/Summary/45021 RealGM profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Demps, Cody}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen Category:21st-century American sportsmen Category:Abejas de León players Category:American expatriate basketball people in Israel Category:American expatriate basketball people in Japan Category:American expatriate basketball people in Mexico Category:American expatriate basketball people in Taiwan Category:American football wide receivers Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Sacramento County, California Category:Elitzur Netanya B.C. players Category:Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. players Category:NBA G League Ignite players Category:New Taipei CTBC DEA players Category:Point guards Category:Reno Bighorns players Category:Sacramento State Hornets football players Category:Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball players Category:Sportspeople from Elk Grove, California Category:Stockton Kings players Category:T1 League imports Category:Toyama Grouses players Category:United States men's national basketball team players