Barry Dunning, Jr.

Position:
Guard / Forward
Height:
6-6
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mobile, AL
High School:
McGill-Toolen Catholic

CAREER

Has totaled 507 points, 251 rebounds, 73 assists, and 33 steals over 63 career games (32 starts) … is 195-of-436 (.447) from the field, including 40-of-133 (.301) from three-point range, and 77-of-102 (.755) from the foul line
Former Top 100 prospect out of high school began his career at Arkansas and also spent one season at UAB

2024-25 (South Alabama)

First Team All-Sun Belt
Averaged 15.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game with .457/.310/.763 shooting splits, while leading South Alabama to a 21-11 record
Made 31 starts and played a team-high 1,050 minutes … led the team in scoring, rebounding, offensive rebounds (61), and field goals (187)
Ranked among the Sun Belt conference leaders in scoring (10^th), rebounds (8^th), field goal percentage (10^th), and minutes (10^th)
Went 33-of-81 (.407) from three-point range after beginning the year in a 1-of-28 slump from beyond the arc in the first seven games
Production jumped to 17.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game, while going 31-of-76 (.408) from three-point range over the final 20 games of the season
Averaged 22.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per contest over the final 10 games
Scored in double figures 25 times, including five games with 20 or more points scored … topped the 30-point mark twice and the 40-point mark one time
Added six double-doubles
Had seven double-figure rebounding games and 18 games with seven or more boards
Scored 27 points to go along with 13 rebounds, three assists and three steals in Sun Belt Tournament game against Arkansas State (3/9)
Posted a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in a road win over Southern Miss (2/26)
Named Sun Belt Player of the Week (2/25) after averaging 30.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game, while shooting 60 percent from the floor and 77 percent from three-point range
Scored 46 points, tying a 51-year old school record, on 13-of-20 shooting from the field, including 9-of-12 from three-point range, and 11-of-11 from the foul line against Texas State (2/22) … nine threes also tied a school record
Had 14 points and eight rebounds at Arkansas State (2/19)
Totaled 34 points, 11 rebounds (seven offensive), and three assists in a win over Texas State (2/15) … went 11-of-23 from the field, including 5-of-9 from three-point range
Recorded 18 points and seven rebounds in 41 minutes of action against Marshall (2/13)
Went 8-of-14 from the field and finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds at Akron (2/8)
Scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds while playing 40 minutes in an overtime win at Louisiana (2/1)
Tallied 17 points, eight rebounds and three assists in an overtime loss to Old Dominion (1/11)
Registered 22 points, eight rebounds, and three assists in a win at Georgia State (1/2) … went 9-of-17 from the field and 4-of-4 from the foul line
Had 18 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals against Mobile (12/30)
Scored 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field at TCU (12/16)
Recorded 13 points, 10 rebounds, and three steals in a win over Western Illinois (11/26)
Had nine points and 14 rebounds against Mercer (11/16)

2023-24 (UAB)

Appeared in 15 games … averaged 1.2 points and 1.1 minutes over 65 total minutes played
Totaled two rebounds and an assist in three minutes against San Diego State (3/22) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament
Had two points and a rebound in a win over Tulane (1/17)
Went 3-of-4 from the field and had six points and two rebounds in a win over Alabama A&M (12/13)
Scored four points and grabbed four rebounds in a win over Alcorn (11/16)
Went 1-of-2 from three-point range and finished with three points, one rebound, one assist and one steal against Clemson (11/10)

2022-23 (Arkansas)

Played in 16 games … totaled five points, three rebounds, and two steals over 50 minutes
Won the 2023 Maui Jim Maui Invitational Hula contest
Scored four points on 2-of-3 shooting from the field against UConn (3/23) in the NCAA Tournament
Scored his first career point by making 1-of-2 free throws against Bradley (12/17) … added a rebound in the win
Grabbed a board against San Jose State (12/3)
Earned his first career start versus Troy (11/28)

HIGH SCHOOL

A two-time Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year selection (2021 and 2022)
McDonald’s All-American Nominee
2022 MaxPreps Alabama Player of the Year … 2022 Alabama Mr. Basketball … 2022 AL.com Coastal Alabama Player of the Year
No. 1 rated player in the state of Alabama by ESPN, 247 Composite, and 247Sports … ranked No. 74 overall by ESPN coming out of high school
Twice (2021 and 2022) voted to the ASWA Super All-State Team (1 of 5 statewide players across all divisions)
Three-time 6A first-team All-State selection by ASWA.
Posted 25.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 3.3 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game at McGill-Toolen Catholic as a senior
Named the Alabama MVP in the 2022 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic, finishing with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists in Alabama’s 96-89 victory
Averaged 21.5 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 2.1 steals, and 1.8 blocks per game as a junior for the Yellow Jackets … led McGill-Toolen to the 2022 6A semifinals, posting 25 points, 18 rebounds, and 3 steals in the contest