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  Dion Dacons

Dion Dacons

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Statesville, NC

High School:
Oak Hill

Height / Weight:
6-6 / 210

Position:
F

2005-06: Played in all 32 games, making two starts...Averaged 1.3 points per game and 2.3 rebounds per game...Made 14 of his 22 field goal attempts for team-best 63.6 field goal percentage...Scored season-high seven points and grabbed career-high 11 rebounds versus Fordham (3/5) in regular season finale...Tied his career high with 30 minutes in Fordham game, hitting his only three-point attempt of season in the contest...Went 13 games without attempting a field goal before making two of three shots (four points) against top-ranked Duke (2/25)...Made career-high four steals in season-opener versus Army (11/15) and matched it at St. Bonaventure (1/11)...Had three steals against Maryland (1/28) and at Saint Louis (2/18)...First career start came against Richmond (2/22), replaced injured Dustin Salisbery...Other start came against Duke...Scored six points on career-high four-of-five free throws in upset of #6 George Washington in A-10 Quarterfinal.

2004-05: Came off the bench to play in all 30 games...Averaged 1.8 points and 2.8 rebounds while playing 12.8 minutes per game...Made 22 of 37 shots from the field for a 59.5 percentage...Scored a season and career-high nine points (over 12 minutes) in win over Fordham (1/12)...Pulled down six or more rebounds four times including a career-high eight boards at Duquesne (2/16)...First forward off the bench...Played double-figure minutes in 17 contests, career-high 30 minutes versus George Washington (2/5), scoring four points and grabbing four rebounds...Made 11 of his last 15 field goal attempts...Extrapolated averages over 40 minutes of 8.7 rebounds per game and 5.6 points per game.

2003-04: Played in 19 games, all off the bench...Averaged 0.8 points and 1.2 rebounds per contest...Hit six-of-nine field goal attempts for the season (.667)...Averaged seven minutes per game with a season high of 22 minutes in loss at Arizona State (12/9)...Extended minutes in ASU game were due to an injury to Antywane Robinson and foul trouble to several players...Ended up scoring first two points (1-2 FGs) of college career and grabbing three rebounds before fouling out...Played double-figure minutes in seven of 19 games, including 12 minutes in the A-10 Tournament loss to Richmond (3/11)...Tied season high with four points in the Richmond loss, hitting both field goals attempted...Also went two-for-two from field for four points in home loss to #3 Saint Joseph's (1/31)...Pulled down a season-high five rebounds in road loss at UMass (1/24).

HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 15.8 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as a senior...Led his Oak Hill Academy squad to a 31-4 overall record and a No. 4 ranking in the USA Today High School poll...Shot 70.4% from the field in his senior year which ranks third all-time in Oak Hill Academy history...Coached by Steve Smith.

 

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