2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Damian Dunn
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Kinston, NC
- High School:
- Meadowcreek [GA]
Bio
CAREER
- Registered 1,447 points, 416 rebounds, and 221 assists in 125 career games (74 starts) ... made 131 three-point field goals and 446 free throws in his career
- Shot 38.7 percent (435-of-1124) from the field, 32.6 percent (131-of-402) from three-point range, and 79.2 percent (446-of-563) from the foul line
- Scored in double figures 71 times with 17 games with 20 or more points and three games with 30 or more points scored
- Battled injuries through the 2023-24 season (Houston) and missed half of the 2024-25 season at Pitt with two separate injuries
- Spent four seasons at Temple before transferring to Houston for the 2023-24 season
- Two-time All-AAC selection at Temple
2024-25
- Named to Academic All-ACC Team
- Scored in double figures eight times and ranked fourth on the team in scoring at 9.9 points per game ... added 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game
- Shot 42.5 percent (51-of-120) from the field, including 21-of-51 (.412) from three-point range, and 80.0 percent (36-of-45) from the foul line
- Was limited to just 16 games (12 starts) while dealing with a pair of significant injuries
- Led the Panthers in assists three times, while leading the team in points and rebounds on two occasions
- Missed seven games after suffering an thumb injury in the opening minutes of the title game at the Greenbrier Tip-Off (11/24) ... also suffered a left arm injury with just over nine minutes remaining in a road contest at North Carolina (2/8) and missed the remainder of the season
- Was orchestrating the Pitt offense and filling the stat sheet with six points, six rebounds, and five assists when he was injured against the Tar Heels
- Scored a season-high 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field (3-of-5 from three) and 5-of-5 from the foul line at Wake Forest (2/1)
- Had 10 points on 3-of-5 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 from the foul line in a win at Syracuse (1/25) ... added five rebounds, including three offensive boards, and a steal against the Orange
- Recorded 15 points, a season-best eight rebounds, three assists, and a steal against Louisville (1/11) ... went 5-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-4 from three-point range
- Returned to action to score seven points in 21 minutes of action at No. 4 Duke (1/7) after missing the previous six weeks with a thumb injury
- Suffered a right thumb and left ankle injury just two minutes into the title game of the Greenbrier Tip-Off against No. 19 Wisconsin (11/24) ... underwent surgery to repair the thumb on Nov. 25
- Posted 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and a career-high matching three steals versus VMI (11/18)
- Went 4-of-7 from three-point range en route to a 23-point effort against West Virginia (11/15)
- Finished with 12 points, three rebounds, and five assists against Gardner-Webb (11/11)
- Scored 11 points in the opening nine minutes of action and finished with 19 points in a win over Murray State (11/8) ... went 6-of-11 from the field, including 3-of-5 from three-point range against the Racers
- Opened the season with 11 points, two assists and a steal against Radford (11/4)
2023-24 (HOUSTON)
- One of five Cougars to compete in all 37 games ... averaged 6.4 points and 2.3 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game
- Posted 10 double-figure scoring games
- 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 NCAA Tournament win over 16-seed Longwood (3/22)
- Recorded eight points on 4-of-6 shooting and grabbed two rebounds with a pair of steals in Big 12 Championship Semifinal win over No. 25 Texas Tech (3/15)
- Collected 12 points with three three-pointers and grabbed six rebounds with two steals in a win over No. 14 Kansas (3/9)
- Finished with eight points, two rebounds and an assist in road win at Oklahoma (3/2)
- Posted 13 points with four rebounds and two steals in home win over Kansas State (1/27)
- Scored 10 points with a pair of 3-pointers in road win at No. 21 BYU (1/23)
- Finished with 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting and added four rebounds with three assists at TCU (1/13)
- Scored 14 points with three rebounds in Big 12-opening win over West Virginia (1/6)
- Posted 11 points with six rebounds, including two offensive boards, and added three steals in home win over Penn (12/30)
- Finished with 10 points on 5-of-11 shooting and grabbed three rebounds in home win over Rice (12/6)
- Made his first start as a Cougar against Towson in Shriners Children’s Charleston Classic First Round (11/16)
- 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 Houston debut in season-opening win over ULM (11/6) ... finished with 18 points, including a stretch of 14 straight points in the first half for the Cougars
2022-23 (TEMPLE)
- Third Team All-AAC selection ... was a Preseason First Team All-AAC pick
- 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 ... had four games with 10 or more made free throws
- Made a career-high 48 three-point field goals, while shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc
- Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Week (twice) and AAC Honor Roll (five times)
- Scored in double figures 22 times, including eight games with 20 or more points
- Had second 30+ point game with a game-high 34-point effort, including 1,000th career point, in OT loss at Cincinnati (2/22)
- Posted a game-high 24 points in win over Tulsa (2/19)
- Had a career-high eight assists at Memphis (2/12)
- Scored a game-high 16 points, including game-winning free throw in upset of No. 1 Houston (1/22) ... added four rebounds and three assists, while going 7-of-8 from the foul line
- Collected a game-high 22 points, making 16-of-18 from line, in win over East Carolina (1/18)
- Made three three-pointers and was 10-of-11 from the foul line en route to a 23-point effort against Memphis (1/15)
- Scored 19 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the field and 9-of-10 from the foul line in road win over USF (1/4)
- Delivered a career-high 38 points against Vanderbilt (11/15), the most by Temple player since David Hawkins (41 vs UMass, 3/3/04) and tied for ninth in school history ... went 13-of-18 from the field, including 7-of-9 from three-point range ... went 5-of-6 from the foul line snapping a streak of 33 straight free throws made, fourth most in school history, against the Commodores
- Posted a game-high 22 points and hit two free throws with 1.1 seconds left to lift Owls to 68-64 win over No. 16 Villanova (11/11)
- Scored a game-high 29 points and tied school record for most free throws made in a game (18) without a miss against Wager (11/7)
2021-22 (TEMPLE)
- Named First Team All-Philadelphia Big 5, Second Team All-AAC and NABC All-District
- 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)
- Scored in double figures in 20 games, including a string of 17 straight double-figures scoring games
- Finished with 27 points, nine rebounds, and five assists in a win over USF (3/6) ... went 8-of-13 from the field and 9-of-10 from the foul line
- Had 19 points and four rebounds in a home win over Tulane (2/27)
- Returned to action and scored 15 points off the bench at Cincinnati (2/20) after missing two previous games with ankle injury
- Scored 26 points in second meeting with ECU (2/2) ... went 13-of-15 from the line and made three three-pointers
- Delivered a game-winning three-point play with 36 seconds left vs Cincinnati (1/25) ... finished with 18 points and six reboudns
- Posted 33 points, including a game-winning buzzer-beater three to defeat ECU (1/8) ... went 10-of-16 from the field and 10-of-12 from the foul line
- Scored 16 points with game-winning three at UCF (1/5)
- Dished career-high five assists in each of last two games against Del St and Houston (12/22-1/2)
- Scored 18 points in win over Delaware State (12/22) ... added seven rebounds and five assists
- Scored 18 points and made big three in overtime to help Owls down Vanderbilt (12/7)
- Named Co-AAC Player of the Week and Big 5 Player of the Week after posting 27 points, six rebounds, and four assists in a win over Penn (12/4)
- Scored 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 from the foul line in a season-opening win over Maryland Eastern Shore (11/10)
2020-21 (TEMPLE)
- Philadelphia Big 5 Co-Rookie of the Year and AAC All-Rookie team
- Earned Second Team All-Big 5 honors
- 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
- Led the team with eight double-figure scoring games
- Scored 11 points off the bench in AAC Tournament loss to USF (3/11) after missing final three regular season games due to minor knee injury
- Earned AAC Freshman of the Week and Big 5 Honor Roll (2/8) ... scored 22 points and went 12-of-12 from the foul line at Wichita State (2/7)
- Scored 16 points against Cincinnati (2/4) ... went 10-of-13 from the free throw line and added four rebounds and three assists
- Earned Big 5 Player of the Week and AAC Rookie of the Week (1/17) ... scored 20 points in back-to-back games against Tulane (1/16) and UCF (1/14) ... averaged 20.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.0 assists for the week
- Posted 17 points, three rebounds, and five assists at SMU (1/11)
- Had 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting in loss to SMU (12/30)
- Scored game-high 18 points to go along with seven rebounds and five assists in season-opening win over NJIT (12/19)
2019-20 (TEMPLE)
- Sidelined for first 12 games with a right foot injury suffered in the preseason
- Saw lone action of the season at Tulsa, playing 18 minutes and contributing one point and four rebounds (1/3)
- Reinjured foot following Tulsa game and missed remainder of the season
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played his senior year at Meadowcreek (Ga.) High after transferring from Kinston High in N.C. following the 2017-18 academic year
- Named honorable mention all-state
- 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
- Averaged 17.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game as a junior at Kinston 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
- Born May 15, 2001
- Son of Tumua Sualevai and Paul Dunn
- Has two older brothers, Darnell and Darius Dunn ... Darnell played basketball at Pepperdine (2017-19) and Miami Dade Junior College (2015-17)
- Received bachelor’s degree in communications and media studies from Temple in 2023
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