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Bryant Kevin Dunston Jr. (Armenian: Բրայանտ Քեւին Դանստոն կրտսեր; 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.
 Dunston with Anadolu Efes in 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| No. 42 – Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | |||||||||||||
| League | BSL EuroLeague | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May 28, 1986 Queens, New York | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | American / Armenian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 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 | |||||||||||||
| Number | 5, 6, 12, 42 | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Mobis Phoebus | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Aris Thessaloniki | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Bnei Herzliya | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Hapoel Holon | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Varese | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Olympiacos | |||||||||||||
| 2015–present | Anadolu Efes | |||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||
Medals
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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. In 2011–12, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League. 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. In 2011–12, he was the top rebounder in the Israel Basketball Premier League.
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]
On May 23, 2019, Dunston signed another two-year contract extension with the club.[13] He signed a two-year extension on July 26, 2020, with an option for another year.[14] On November 6, Dunston was ruled out for a month following an eye injury.[15]
National team 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.[16] However, he didn't get a Slovenian passport in time, so he wouldn't represent Slovenia at the EuroBasket.[17]
In June 2016, Dunston arrived in Yerevan, to represent the senior Armenian national basketball team in the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.[18]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 35 | 34 | 28.9 | .551 | .000 | .679 | 6.2 | 1.1 | .6 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 14.6 | |
| 2017–18 | 30 | 28 | 28.0 | .645 | .333 | .697 | 5.4 | 1.3 | .7 | 1.7 | 10.2 | 15.5 | |
| 2018–19 | 36 | 32 | 26.1 | .640 | .333 | .701 | 4.9 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.2 | 8.9 | 13.5 | |
| Career | 183 | 155 | 25.0 | .608 | .250 | .665 | 5.2 | 1.1 | .8 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 13.3 |
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)
- Turkish BSL All-Star: (2017)
- All-EuroLeague Second Team: (2017)
- Turkish Cup Winner: (2018)
References
- "Fordhamsports.com Bryant Dunston Ram Profile". Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
- "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.
- "Aris BSA 2003 lands Bryant Dunston". Welcome to 7DAYS EuroCup.
- Published por Alberto de Roa (July 27, 2010). "Aris Thessaloniki signs Bryant Dunston". Thehoopsmarket.blogspot.com. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- "Λύση συνεργασίας με τον Μπράιαντ Ντάνστον". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.
- "משרון דרוקר לדן שמיר: דנסטון חתם בבני השרון". משרון דרוקר לדן שמיר: דנסטון חתם בבני השרון. February 5, 2011.
- Income, Net (July 15, 2012). "Nets Signing Bryant Dunston?". NetsDaily.
- "OLYMPIACOS adds big man Dunston". euroleague.net. July 9, 2013. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- "Coaches vote Bryant Dunston of Olympiacos this season's Best Defender". Euroleague.net. Retrieved May 7, 2014.
- "2014–15 Best Defender Trophy winner: Bryant Dunston, Olympiacos Piraeus". euroleague.net. May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 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.
- "Anadolu Efes keeps Dunston, too". euroleague.net. May 23, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- "Efes, Bryant Dunston agree on new 2+1 deal". Sportando. July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- "Bryant Dunston out one month". Eurobasket. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
- Zbačnik, Gal (June 16, 2015). "Reprezentanca najbrž brez Gorana Dragića, a z Dunstonom!". kosarka.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- "Bryant Dunston can not play the Eurobasket in Slovenia". mundodeportivo.com. July 27, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
- "Bryant Dunston joins Armenian national basketball team". PanArmenian.net. June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
External links
- 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
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- [en] Bryant Dunston
[ru] Данстон, Брайант
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