- Dante Cunningham
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Dante Cunningham No. 44 Charlotte Bobcats Forward Personal information Date of birth April 22, 1987 Place of birth Clinton, Maryland Nationality American High school St. John's (Washington, D.C.)
Potomac (Oxon Hill, Maryland)Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg) Career information College Villanova (2005–2009) NBA Draft 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers Pro career 2009–present League NBA Career history 2009–2011 Portland Trail Blazers 2011–present Charlotte Bobcats Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com Dante Cunningham (born April 22, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Charlotte Bobcats. Dante was drafted in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. Cunningham, a forward, attended Villanova University in Pennsylvania.
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Early life
Cunningham was born in Clinton, Maryland, to Searcy Blankenship and Ron Cunningham. His older sister Davalyn played in the WNBA.[1]
High school
Cunningham was originally educated at St. John's High School in Washington, D.C. While a junior, he averaged 10 points per game and 7.4 rebounds. One of his teammates, Dwayne Anderson, would later play at Villanova with Cunningham.[1]
As a senior, Cunningham transferred to Potomac High School, which he led to a 27–0 season under Head Coach Rico Reed. He averaged 13 rebounds, 20 points, and four blocked shots per game at Potomac. He was honored as the Washington Post Metropolitan Player of the Year.[1]
College
At Villanova University, Cunningham played in all 33 games and was a starter in four during his freshman year.[1]
In his Senior year, Cunningham would go on to lead the team in scoring and take home the Big East Most Improved Player award. He led the Wildcats to their first Final Four appearance since 1985.
NBA career
Cunningham was drafted 33rd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2009 NBA Draft. Cunningham played for Portland's Vegas Summer League team where he averaged over 18 points and 5 rebounds per game in four contests. On August 21, 2009, the Portland Trail Blazers announced that Cunningham had signed a contract and was given a roster spot for the 2009–2010 season.[2]
On February 24, 2011, Cunningham was traded along with Joel Pryzbilla, Sean Marks and two future first round draft picks to the Charlotte Bobcats for Gerald Wallace.[3]
NBA career statistics
Legend 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 Bold Career high Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2009–10 Portland 63 2 11.2 .495 .000 .646 2.5 .2 .4 .4 3.9 2010–11 Portland 56 9 19.8 .433 .000 .711 3.4 .5 .7 .6 5.1 2010–11 Charlotte 22 9 24.0 .508 .111 .765 4.0 .6 .7 .5 9.0 Career 141 20 16.6 .472 .067 .691 3.1 .4 .6 .5 5.1 Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG 2009–10 Portland 5 0 8.4 .600 .00 .833 2.6 .0 1.0 .0 4.6 Career 5 0 8.4 .600 .00 .833 2.6 .0 1.0 .0 4.6 International career
Cunningham was included on a preliminary list for Great Britain's Eurobasket 2009 qualifying matches in 2008.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Dante Cunningham Profile". Villanova.com. CBS Interactive. 2009. http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/cunningham_dante00.html. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ^ Joe Freeman, Blazers sign draft pick Dante Cunningham, August 21, 2009
- ^ "Cunningham, Przybilla, Marks, 2 First Round Picks Acquired from Portland". NBA.com. 2011-02-24. http://www.nba.com/bobcats/release_portland_trade_110224.html. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
- ^ "Gordon is named in Britain squad". BBC News. April 1, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/7324570.stm. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
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