LaceDarius Dunn

LaceDarius Dunn
No. 4 – Hapoel Hevel modiin
PositionShooting guard
LeagueIsraeli National League
Personal information
Born (1987-09-05) September 5, 1987 (age 37)
Monroe, Louisiana
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolExcelsior Christian School
(Monroe, Louisiana)
CollegeBaylor (2007–2011)
NBA draft2011: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Bnei HaSharon
2012–2013Benfica
2013–2014AZS Koszalin
2014–2015Sakarya BB
2015–2016Sigal Prishtina
2016–2017Benfica
2017–2018Vitória S.C.
2018–2019Final Gençlik
2019–presentHapoel Afula

LaceDarius Dunn (born September 5, 1987) is an American basketball player for Hapoel hevel modiin of the Israeli National League. In college basketball, he played for the Baylor Bears men's basketball team. As a junior in 2009–2010, Dunn was an honorable mention to the All-American team and named to the second team All Big 12 team after scoring 19.6 points per game over 36 games.[1]

College career

Professional speculation

On April 15, 2010, Dunn ended speculation that he would forgo his senior season at Baylor University and enter the 2010 NBA draft by announcing his return for the 2010–2011 season.[2] As of April 2010, Dunn was speculated to be a second round pick in the 2011 NBA draft.[3] He ended up being the Big 12 All Time Scoring Leader.[4]

Arrest and suspension

On October 5, 2010, Dunn was indefinitely suspended from the Baylor Bears men's basketball team after he was arrested for aggravated assault of his girlfriend in Waco, but charges were dropped after the victim refused to press charges.[5]

Professional career

In July 2011 he signed with Bnei HaSharon in Israel for one season.[6] In September 2012, LaceDarius signed with S.L. Benfica in Portugal[7] At Benfica, he won the League as a key player in the team, being named Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, Import Player of the Year and also named on the First Team by Eurobasket.com.[8]

On August 5, 2019, Dunn signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Afula of the Israeli National League.[9]

References

  1. ^ LaceDarius Dunn player bio Archived 2018-01-26 at the Wayback Machine BaylorBears.com
  2. ^ Dunn to stay at Baylor, forgo draft ESPN.com, April 15, 2010
  3. ^ LaceDarius Dunn DraftExpress.com profile
  4. ^ "2012–13 Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide, page 72" (PDF). History & Records - Part 1. Big 12 Conference. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  5. ^ [1] USA Today, October 5, 2010
  6. ^ "Bnei Hasharon lands rookie LaceDarius Dunn". Sportando.net. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  7. ^ "Cláudio Fonseca e LaceDarius Dunn fecham plantel" [Claudio Fonseca and LaceDarius Dunn close roster] (in Portuguese). Slbenfica.pt. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  8. ^ "Eurobasket.com All-Portuguese League Awards 2013". Eurobasket.com. 28 May 2013.
  9. ^ "פגז מן העבר: לייסדריוס דאן חתם בהפועל עפולה". ONE.co.il (in Hebrew). August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2019.