Al-Amir Maurice Dawes (born September 28, 2001) is an American

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player for the

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of the

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. He previously played for the

Clemson Tigers The Clemson Tigers are the athletic teams that represent Clemson University, located in Clemson, South Carolina. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) ...

High school career

Dawes grew up in

Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.The Patrick School The Patrick School is an independent private co-educational four-year high school in Hillside in Union County, New Jersey, United States. The school was established in 2012 following the closure of St. Patrick High School Academy, which was ...

, where he played behind

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as a freshman. Dawes averaged 6.7 points per game as a sophomore, on a team that finished 28–4 and won the New Jersey Tournament of Champions. As a junior, he averaged 11.8 points per game, helping The Patrick School reach the Union County Tournament final. Dawes averaged 15.5 points, 4.3 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game in Nike EYBL play. He was considered to be a four-star recruit and the fifth-best prospect in New Jersey. Dawes committed to Clemson over offers from

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, St. John's and

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College career

Dawes became the first freshman to be a regular starter at Clemson since Demontez Stitt in the 2007–08 season. He struggled with his turnovers early in the season and scored in double figures six times in Clemson's first 21 games. On February 22, 2020, Dawes scored a career-high 22 points in an 82–64 win against

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. He scored 18 points against

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on February 29, hitting the game-winning layup with a second remaining. As a freshman, Dawes averaged 9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He scored a sophomore season-high 21 points on March 6, 2021, in a 77–62 win against

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. Dawes averaged 9 points per game as a sophomore, shooting 39.4 percent from three-point range. As a junior, he averaged 11.3 points and 2.3 assists per game. Following the season, Dawes transferred to

. As a senior, Dawes averaged 12.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game while shooting 38.2 percent from three-point range. He returned for his fifth season of eligibility.

National team career

Dawes was a part of the Clemson team chosen to represent the United States in the

2019 Summer Universiade ) , Nations participating = 118 , Athletes participating = 5,971 , Events = 220 , Sports = 18 , Opening ceremony = 3 July , Closing ceremony = 14 July , Officially opened by = President Se ...

in Italy. The U.S. received a gold medal after defeating Ukraine in the title game, and Dawes averaged 7 points per game during the tournament. In the 75–73 semifinal win against Israel, Dawes posted 16 points.

Career statistics

College

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2022–23 The dash is a punctuation mark consisting of a long horizontal line. It is similar in appearance to the hyphen but is longer and sometimes higher from the baseline. The most common versions are the endash , generally longer than the hyphen b ...

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, 33 , , 29 , , 31.5 , , .391 , , .382 , , .827 , , 2.6 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 12.6 , - , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 121 , , 95 , , 29.4 , , .398 , , .375 , , .811 , , 2.6 , , 2.1 , , 1 , , .1 , , 10.6

References

External links

Clemson Tigers bioSeton Hall Pirates bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dawes, Al-Amir 2001 births Living people American men's basketball players Clemson Tigers men's basketball players Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball players Basketball players from Newark, New Jersey The Patrick School alumni Point guards Universiade medalists in basketball FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 2019 Summer Universiade