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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Damian Dunn
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Kinston, N.C.
- High School:
- Meadowcreek [Ga.]
Bio
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 38 | vs. Vanderbilt (11/15/22) | ||
| FG | 13 | vs. Vanderbilt (11/15/22) | ||
| FGA | 21 | at Cincinnati (2/22/23) | ||
| 3FG | 7 | vs. Vanderbilt (11/15/22) | ||
| 3FGA | 11 | at Cincinnati (2/22/23) | ||
| FT | 18 | vs. Wagner (11/7/22) | ||
| FTA | 18 18 |
at Cincinnati (2/22/23) vs. Wagner (11/7/22) |
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| Rebounds | 9 | vs. South Florida (3/6/22) | ||
| Assists | 8 | at Memphis (2/12/23) | ||
| Steals | 3 3 |
vs. Penn (12/30/23) at Tulsa (1/12/22 |
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| Blocks | 2 2 |
vs. West Virginia (1/6/24) vs. Villanova (11/11/22) |
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| Minutes | 43 | vs. Wagner (11/7/22) | ||
• 2022-23 All-American Athletic Conference Third Team
• 2021-22 All-American Athletic Conference Second Team
• 2021-22 NABC All-District Team
• 2021-22 All-Philadelphia Big 5 First Team
• 2020-21 All-Philadelphia Big 5 Second Team
• 2020-21 American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team
• 2020-21 Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the Year (Co)
• The Player of the Week (Co) (Jan. 10, 2022)
• The American Freshman of the Week (Feb. 8, 2021)
• The American Freshman of the Week (Jan. 18, 2021)
• Big 5 Player of the Week (Jan. 17, 2022)
• Big 5 Player of the Week (Co) (Dec. 6, 2021)
• The American Honor Roll (March 5, 2023)
• The American Honor Roll (Feb. 27, 2023)
• The American Honor Roll (Jan. 23, 2023)
• The American Honor Roll (Nov. 21, 2022)
• The American Honor Roll (Nov. 14, 2022)
• The American Honor Roll (Feb. 7, 2022)
• The American Honor Roll (Jan. 31, 2022)
• The American Honor Roll (Dec. 6, 2021)
• Big 5 Honor Roll (Feb. 8, 2022)
SENIOR (2023-24)
One of five Cougars to compete in all 37 games... Made his Houston debut in season-opening win over ULM inside Fertitta Center... Scored 14 straight points in the first half on the way to 18 points... Drained three 3-pointers and added three rebounds and a steal against the Warhawks (11/6)... Posted 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting and added three 3-pointers with three rebounds and a steal in home win over Stetson (11/13)... Made his first start as a Cougar against Towson in Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic First Round (11/16)... Finished with 10 points on 5-of-11 shooting and grabbed three rebounds in home win over Rice (12/6)... Posted 11 points with six rebounds, including two offensive boards, and added three steals in home win over Penn (12/30)... Scored 14 points with three rebounds in Big 12-opening win over West Virginia (1/6)... Finished with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting and added four rebounds with three assists at rv/rv TCU (1/13)... Scored 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers in road win at #21/19 BYU (1/23)... Posted 13 points with four rebounds and two steals in home win over rv/rv Kansas State (1/27)... Finished with eight points, two rebounds and an assist in road win at rv/rv Oklahoma (3/2)... Posted 12 points with three 3-pointers and grabbed six rebounds with two steals in Senior Day win over #14/15 Kansas inside Fertitta Center (3/9). Big 12 Championship: Posted eight points on 4-of-6 shooting and grabbed two rebounds with a pair of steals in Semifinal win over #25/23 (4) Texas Tech (3/15)... Scored eight points and grabbed six rebounds against #7/8 (2) Iowa State in Title Game (3/16). NCAA Tournament: Tied for team lead with 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and grabbed three rebounds with an assist and steal in First-Round win over (16) Longwood (3/22)... Left the team for personal reasons following the season.
PRE-HOUSTON
Junior (2022-23 at Temple): Second on team and 11th in AAC in scoring (15.4 ppg)... Made 146-of-179 from the line and ranked ninth in the AAC in free throw percentage (.816) and tied for 34th in the nation in free throws made... Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week (twice) and AAC Honor Roll (five times)... Scored in double figures 22 times, eight games with 20 or more points... Career-high 38 points (13-18 FG, 7-9 3PT, 5-6 free throws) against Vanderbilt, the most by Temple player since David Hawkins (41 vs UMass, 3/3/04) and tied for ninth in school history... Also topped 30 with game-high 34-point effort, including 1,000th career point, in OT loss at Cincinnati... Game-high 29 points and tied school record for most free throws made in a game (18) without a miss... Game high 24 points in win over Tulsa (2/19)... Game-high 22 points and hit two free throws with 1.1 seconds left to lift Owls to 68-64 win over #16 Villanova... Streak of 33 straight free throws made, fourth most in school history, ended against Vanderbilt... Missed East Carolina game (concussion protocol)... Led team with 19 points in road win over USF...Game-high 23 in loss to Memphis... Game high 23 points, making 16-of-18 from line, in win over East Carolina (1/18)... Game-high 16 points (7-8 free throws) including game-winning free throw in upset of #1 Houston... Career high eight assists at Memphis... Preseason First-Team All-American Athletic Conference. Sophomore (2021-22 at Temple): Led team in scoring (14.9 ppg/t-6th AAC) and free throw percentage (121-of-145, .834/5th AAC) while ranking third in steals (25) and rebounding (4.2 rpg)... Returned to action scoring 15 points off the bench at Cincinnati after missing two previous games with ankle injury... Scored in double figures in 20 games, had string of 17 straight snapped at Memphis (4 pts)... Made game-winning three-point play with 36 seconds left vs Cincinnati... Scored a career-high 33 points, including a game-winning buzzer-beater from three to defeat East Carolina... Scored 26 in second meeting with ECU, making 13-of-15 from the line... Scored 16 points (including game-winning three) at UCF... Named the American Co-Player of the Week and Big 5 Player of the Week... Tallied 27 points (9-15 FGs) to lead team to win over Penn… Scored 18 points and made big three in OT to help Owls down Vanderbilt... Scored 18 points in win over Delaware State, matching career high with seven rebounds... Scored 18 points, making 6-of-13 from the field and all five free throws to help team to a season-opening win over Maryland-Eastern Shore...Dished career-high five assists in each of last two games (Delaware State, Houston)... Co-Big 5 Player of the Week (12/6). Redshirt Freshman (2020-21 at Temple): Second on the team (10th in AAC) in scoring (13.5 ppg)... Made 79-103 free throws (.767) with his 6.1 made per game and 7.9 attempts per game ranking among the Top 10 nationally... Earned AAC Freshman of the Week and Big 5 Honor Roll (2/8)... Earned Big 5 Player of the Week and AAC Rookie of the Week(1/17)... Double figures scoring in team-high eight games... Career-high 22 points to lead all scorers at Wichita State (2/7), scoring a career-high 12 free throws on 12 attempts... Scored game-high 18 points with team-high five assists in season-opening win over NJIT... Tallied 15 in loss to SMU (12/30) and tied for team honors with 17 at SMU (1/11)... Also scored 16 points against Cincinnati (2/4) and made 10 free throws... Held scoreless in his last game at Cincinnati, playing only 12 minutes due to minor knee injury... Missed final three regular season games... Scored 11 points off the bench in AAC Tournament loss to South Florida. Freshman (2019-20 at Temple): Saw lone action of the season at Tulsa, playing 18 minutes and contributing one point and four rebounds... Sidelined for first 12 games with a right foot injury suffered in the preseason... Reinjured foot following Tulsa game and missed remainder of the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Senior (2018-19): Played at Meadowcreek (Ga.) High after transferring from Kinston High in North Carolina... Named All-State Honorable Mention... Averaged 12.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game in his senior year, leading Meadowcreek to a 26-6 overall record, a 12-1 region record and an appearance in the state championship game. Junior (2017-18): Averaged 17.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game as a junior at Kinston High School while helping lead the Vikings to the top seed in the NCHSAA 2A Eastern bracket and a share of the ECC title... Earned First Team All-District 3 honors by the N.C. Basketball Coaches Association in 2017-18.
PERSONAL
Full name is Damian Kenese Dunn... Born in Kinston, N.C... Son of Tumua and Paul Dunn... Has two brothers, Darnell and Darius Dunn...Received his bachelor’s degree in communications and media studies from Temple in 2023... Doing postbaccalaureate work in 2023-24.
First Team Meeting (June 1, 20250
Sunday, June 01
Coach Kelvin Sampson (May 27, 2025)
Tuesday, May 27
Coach Kelvin Sampson – Contract Extension
Wednesday, May 21
HIGHLIGHTS – Big 12 Championships Final Round (April 24, 2025)
Friday, April 25
