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==College career== |
==College career== |
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Dunston attended [[Fordham University]], where he played [[college basketball]] with the [[Fordham Rams men's basketball|Fordham Rams]]. He finished his collegiate career by being named to the First Team All-Metropolitan, Second Team All-[[Atlantic 10 Conference]], and Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive Team.<ref name="fordhamsports.cstv.com">{{cite web|url=http://fordhamsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041808aab.html |title=Bryant Dunston and Marcus Stout Named All-Metropolitan |publisher=Fordhamsports.cstv.com |date=April 18, 2008 |accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> |
Dunston attended [[Fordham University]], where he played [[college basketball]] with the [[Fordham Rams men's basketball|Fordham Rams]]. He finished his collegiate career by being named to the First Team All-Metropolitan, Second Team All-[[Atlantic 10 Conference]], and Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive Team.<ref name="fordhamsports.cstv.com">{{cite web |url=http://fordhamsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041808aab.html |title=Bryant Dunston and Marcus Stout Named All-Metropolitan |publisher=Fordhamsports.cstv.com |date=April 18, 2008 |accessdate=December 16, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008030723/http://fordhamsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041808aab.html |archivedate=October 8, 2008 |df= }}</ref> |
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In his college career, Dunston appeared in all 120 of Fordham's games, starting in 118 of them. He finished his college career in second place on Fordham's all-time scoring list, with 1,832 career [[Point (basketball)|points]], in third place on Fordham's all-time [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounds]] list, with 993 career rebounds, and as Fordham's career [[blocked shots]] leader, graduating with 294 career rejections. |
In his college career, Dunston appeared in all 120 of Fordham's games, starting in 118 of them. He finished his college career in second place on Fordham's all-time scoring list, with 1,832 career [[Point (basketball)|points]], in third place on Fordham's all-time [[Rebound (basketball)|rebounds]] list, with 993 career rebounds, and as Fordham's career [[blocked shots]] leader, graduating with 294 career rejections. |
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==Professional career== |
==Professional career== |
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Dunston played with [[Mobis Phoebus]] in the [[Korean Basketball League]]. In 2010, he signed with the [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] club [[Aris BC|Aris]],<ref>[http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/74114/3735/aris-bsa-2003-lands-bryant-dunston EurocupBasketball.com Aris BSA 2003 lands Bryant Dunston.]</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Published por Alberto de Roa |url=http://thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com/2010/07/aris-thessaloniki-signs-bryant-dunston.html |title=Aris Thessaloniki signs Bryant Dunston |publisher=Thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com |date=July 27, 2010 |accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> but left the team in February 2011.<ref>[http://www.arisbc.gr/el/%CE%9B%CF%8D%CF%83%CE%B7-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD-%CE%9C%CF%80%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84-%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD Λύση συνεργασίας με τον Μπράιαντ Ντάνστον] {{gr icon}}</ref> After leaving Aris, he signed with the [[Israeli Premier Basketball League|Israeli League]] club [[Bnei HaSharon]].<ref>[http://www.one.co.il/Article/173891.html משרון דרוקר לדן שמיר: דנסטון חתם בבני השרון] {{he icon}}</ref> Following the 2010-11 season, Dunston joined the Israeli League club [[Hapoel Holon]]. |
Dunston played with [[Mobis Phoebus]] in the [[Korean Basketball League]]. In 2010, he signed with the [[Greek Basket League|Greek League]] club [[Aris BC|Aris]],<ref>[http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/74114/3735/aris-bsa-2003-lands-bryant-dunston EurocupBasketball.com Aris BSA 2003 lands Bryant Dunston.]</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Published por Alberto de Roa |url=http://thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com/2010/07/aris-thessaloniki-signs-bryant-dunston.html |title=Aris Thessaloniki signs Bryant Dunston |publisher=Thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com |date=July 27, 2010 |accessdate=December 16, 2011}}</ref> but left the team in February 2011.<ref>[http://www.arisbc.gr/el/%CE%9B%CF%8D%CF%83%CE%B7-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD-%CE%9C%CF%80%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84-%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD Λύση συνεργασίας με τον Μπράιαντ Ντάνστον] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721080450/http://www.arisbc.gr/el/%CE%9B%CF%8D%CF%83%CE%B7-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD-%CE%9C%CF%80%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84-%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD |date=2011-07-21 }} {{gr icon}}</ref> After leaving Aris, he signed with the [[Israeli Premier Basketball League|Israeli League]] club [[Bnei HaSharon]].<ref>[http://www.one.co.il/Article/173891.html משרון דרוקר לדן שמיר: דנסטון חתם בבני השרון] {{he icon}}</ref> Following the 2010-11 season, Dunston joined the Israeli League club [[Hapoel Holon]]. |
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Reports said that Dunston was on the verge of signing a guaranteed contract with the [[NBA]]'s [[Brooklyn Nets]] in the summer 2012.<ref>[http://www.netsdaily.com/2012/7/15/3160409/nets-signing-bryant-dunston Netsdaily.com Nets Signing Bryant Dunston?]</ref> However, he joined the [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] club [[Pallacanestro Varese]] instead. |
Reports said that Dunston was on the verge of signing a guaranteed contract with the [[NBA]]'s [[Brooklyn Nets]] in the summer 2012.<ref>[http://www.netsdaily.com/2012/7/15/3160409/nets-signing-bryant-dunston Netsdaily.com Nets Signing Bryant Dunston?]</ref> However, he joined the [[Lega Basket Serie A|Italian League]] club [[Pallacanestro Varese]] instead. |
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Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
League | Turkish Super League EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Kentucky | May 28, 1986||||||||||||||
Nationality | American / Armenian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | St. John's Preparatory School (Queens, New York) | ||||||||||||||
College | Fordham (2004–2008) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2008: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Mobis Phoebus | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
2011 | Bnei HaSharon | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Hapoel Holon | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Cimberio Varese | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Olympiacos | ||||||||||||||
2015–present | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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Bryant Kevin Dunston Jr. (born May 28, 1986) is an American-born naturalized Armenian professional basketball player who plays at the center position for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Armenian national team internationally. Standing at a height of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he won the EuroLeague Best Defender award twice, and reached the EuroLeague Final in 2015, while playing with Olympiacos. Dunston earned an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2017.
Early life
Dunston was born in southern Kentucky, and grew up in LeFrak City, Queens. He is a graduate of St. John's Preparatory High School. He is the nephew of former professional baseball player Shawon Dunston, a former No. 1 pick in the MLB.[1]
College career
Dunston attended Fordham University, where he played college basketball with the Fordham Rams. He finished his collegiate career by being named to the First Team All-Metropolitan, Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference, and Atlantic 10 Conference All-Defensive Team.[2]
In his college career, Dunston appeared in all 120 of Fordham's games, starting in 118 of them. He finished his college career in second place on Fordham's all-time scoring list, with 1,832 career points, in third place on Fordham's all-time rebounds list, with 993 career rebounds, and as Fordham's career blocked shots leader, graduating with 294 career rejections.
Professional career
Dunston played with Mobis Phoebus in the Korean Basketball League. In 2010, he signed with the Greek League club Aris,[3][4] but left the team in February 2011.[5] After leaving Aris, he signed with the Israeli League club Bnei HaSharon.[6] Following the 2010-11 season, Dunston joined the Israeli League club Hapoel Holon.
Reports said that Dunston was on the verge of signing a guaranteed contract with the NBA's Brooklyn Nets in the summer 2012.[7] However, he joined the Italian League club Pallacanestro Varese instead.
Olympiacos
On July 9, 2013, Dunston signed a two-year contract with Olympiacos.[8] In his first EuroLeague season, he averaged 10.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.1 steals and league-leading 1.3 blocks over 29 games played. Olympiacos however finished the participation in the EuroLeague by losing 2–3 to Real Madrid in the quarter-final series. On May 6, he was voted the EuroLeague Best Defender of the season.[9]
On May 6, 2015, he was named the EuroLeague season's Best Defender for the second season in a row.[10]
Anadolu Efes
On June 23, 2015, Dunston signed a two-year contract with the Turkish club Anadolu Efes.[11] On May 18, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension with Anadolu Efes.[12]
International career
On June 16, 2015, he was included on the list of candidates of the senior Slovenian national basketball team for the EuroBasket 2015, by team selector Jure Zdovc.[13] However, he didn't get a Slovenian passport in time, so he wouldn't represent Slovenia at the EuroBasket.[14]
In June 2016, Dunston arrived in Yerevan, to represent the senior Armenian national basketball team in the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.[15]
Career statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Led the league |
EuroLeague
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2013–14 | Olympiacos | 29 | 21 | 24.7 | .670 | .000 | .566 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 15.0 |
2014–15 | 29 | 25 | 19.4 | .543 | .000 | .618 | 4.4 | .6 | .8 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 9.0 | |
2015–16 | Anadolu Efes | 24 | 15 | 21.0 | .604 | .000 | .655 | 5.0 | .8 | .5 | 1.1 | 7.9 | 11.5 |
2016–17 | Anadolu Efes | 35 | 34 | 28.0 | .553 | .000 | .679 | 6.2 | 1.1 | .6 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 14.6 |
Career | 82 | 61 | 21.7 | .610 | .000 | .609 | 4.9 | .8 | .9 | 1.2 | 8.5 | 11.9 |
Awards and accomplishments
College
- Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year: (2005)[2]
- Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference: (2005)
- First Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference: (2006)
- Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference: (2007)
- First Team All-Metropolitan: (2008)
- Second Team All-Atlantic 10 Conference: (2008)
- Atlantic 10 Conference All Defensive Team: (2008)
Professional
- Israeli Super League Quintet: (2012)
- FIBA Intercontinental Cup Champion: (2013)
- 2× EuroLeague Best Defender: (2014, 2015)
- Greek League Champion: (2015)
- Greek League Best Defender: (2015)
- Turkish President's Cup: Winner (2015)
- BSL All-Star: (2017)
- All-EuroLeague Second Team (2017)
References
- ^ Fordhamsports.com Bryant Dunston Ram Profile. Archived July 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Bryant Dunston and Marcus Stout Named All-Metropolitan". Fordhamsports.cstv.com. April 18, 2008. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
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- ^ Published por Alberto de Roa (July 27, 2010). "Aris Thessaloniki signs Bryant Dunston". Thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
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- ^ Netsdaily.com Nets Signing Bryant Dunston?
- ^ "OLYMPIACOS adds big man Dunston". euroleague.net. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Coaches vote Bryant Dunston of Olympiacos this season's Best Defender". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "2014-15 Best Defender Trophy winner: Bryant Dunston, Olympiacos Piraeus". euroleague.net. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Anadolu Efes Istanbul bulks up with Brown, Dunston". Euroleague.net. June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ "Bryant Dunston re-signs with Anadolu Efes for two years". Sportando.com. May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ^ Zbačnik, Gal (16 June 2015). "Reprezentanca najbrž brez Gorana Dragića, a z Dunstonom!". kosarka.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Bryant Dunston can not play the Eurobasket in Slovenia". mundodeportivo.com. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Bryant Dunston joins Armenian national basketball team". PanArmenian.net. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
External links
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- Bryant Dunston at draftexpress.com
- Bryant Dunston at esake.gr
- Bryant Dunston at eurobasket.com
- Bryant Dunston at euroleague.net
- Bryant Dunston at fibaeurope.com
- Bryant Dunston at legabasket.it
- Bryant Dunston at sports-reference.com
- 1986 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Greece
- American expatriate basketball people in Israel
- American expatriate basketball people in Italy
- American expatriate basketball people in South Korea
- American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
- Anadolu Efes S.K. players
- Aris B.C. players
- Armenian men's basketball players
- Bnei HaSharon players
- Centers (basketball)
- Fordham Rams men's basketball players
- Greek Basket League players
- Hapoel Holon players
- Lega Basket Serie A players
- Olympiacos B.C. players
- Pallacanestro Varese players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Queens, New York
- Ulsan Mobis Phoebus players