Andre Wade Dawkins (born September 19, 1991) is a former American professional

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player. He played

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for

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Early life

Born in Fairfax, Virginia to mother, Tammy Hill, Dawkins was raised by Andre and Pamela Dawkins. He started his high school basketball career at

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, before transferring to Atlantic Shores Christian School, where he reclassified as a freshman. He was a three-time first team all-state, all-conference, and all-state tournament team selection. He was named conference player of the year as a sophomore, after averaging 22.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

College career

In June 2008, Dawkins committed to join

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in 2010, but in July 2009 he announced he would graduate a year ahead of schedule to enroll at

in time for the 2009–10 season, following the transfer of guard,

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, to

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. In December 2009 an automobile accident in

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killed Dawkins' sister, Lacey, and injured their mother, Tamara Hill. The two had been on their way from

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, to see Dawkins play against St. John's. He played in 38 games in the 2009–10 season, averaging 12.6 minutes and 4.4 points per game. As a freshman, he was a back-up guard on Duke's 2010 national champion team. In the NCAA tournament

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game (March 28, 2010) against Baylor, Dawkins hit two crucial three-pointers in the first half to help Duke stay in the game. In the Summer of 2012, Duke announced that Dawkins would redshirt the 2012–13 season. On April 11, 2013, Dawkins announced he was returning to Duke for his Senior season and changing his number from 20 to 34 (a nod to one of his idols,

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, who changed his number from 20 to 34 for the final stage of his career when he joined the

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Professional career

2014–15 season

After going undrafted in the

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, Dawkins joined the

for the

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. On September 23, 2014, he signed with the Heat. On December 3, 2014, he was assigned to the

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of the

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. On December 21, he was recalled by the Heat. On January 6, 2015, he was waived by the Heat after appearing in just four games. Six days later, he was acquired by the Skyforce. On January 23, 2015, Dawkins signed a 10-day contract with the

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, but was immediately assigned to their D-League affiliate, the

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. He was recalled on the afternoon of January 29, but was reassigned to Maine later that day after one practice with the Celtics. On February 1, he was recalled again by the Celtics to suit up for their home game against his former team, the Miami Heat. The next day, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Celtics. On February 5, he was reassigned to Maine, only to be recalled again five days later. Following the expiration of his second 10-day contract on February 12, he parted ways with the Celtics before appearing in a game for them. Two days later, he returned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

2015–16 season

On August 13, 2015, Dawkins signed with Auxilium CUS Torino of Italy for the 2015–16 season. On March 8, 2016, he was acquired by the

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. That night, he made his debut with the Legends in a 111–93 loss to the

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, recording 14 points and three rebounds in 22 minutes off the bench.

2016–17 season

After appearing in five games for the Legends and averaging 11.5 points and four rebounds per game, Dawkins was traded to the

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on December 1, 2016, for the returning player rights of

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. On January 28, 2017, he was traded back to the

2017–18 season

On August 23, 2017, Dawkins was selected by the

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in the NBA G League expansion draft.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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References

External links

Duke Blue Devils bio
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