Quamdeen Ayopo Dosunmu (born January 17, 2000) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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, where he was named a consensus first-team All-American in his junior season.

Early life and high school career

Dosunmu was born in

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immigrants. He descends from the

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in Nigeria, and his name Ayo means "joy" in the

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. Dosunmu began his high school career at Chicago's Westinghouse College Prep, where he helped lead the Warriors to a 2015 conference championship against Al Raby High School and scored a season-high 40 points against Crane High School as a freshman, earning ''

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'' All-City Accolades. Dosunmu transferred after his freshman year to Morgan Park. During his junior year, Dosunmu led the Mustangs to a 3A State Championship, despite getting hurt in the semi-finals. In his senior year, Dosunmu led the Mustangs once again to a state championship, in which he scored 28 points; breaking an IHSA record for points scored in a championship game. In March 2018, Dosunmu was named one of 26 high school seniors who participated in the

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on April 8, 2018, at the

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. Dosunmu is the third Illini to be selected to play in the Jordan Classic, joining Dee Brown who played for the Red team in 2002 and Jalen Coleman-Lands who played in 2015. Dosunmu was also selected to play in the second annual Iverson Roundball Classic All-American Game in April 2018 at

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outside of

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. During his senior season, Dosunmu averaged 25.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 2.7 steals, leading Morgan Park to a second-straight IHSA Class 3A championship. Dosunmu was also named a Consensus first-team All-State selection by the

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, Chicago Sun-Times,

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and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) following his senior season.

Recruiting

On October 19, 2017, Dosunmu verbally committed to play

for

and head coach

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. Dosunmu announced his commitment to Illinois over Wake Forest at the flagship

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Store on State Street in the

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. Dosunmu signed his

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in November 2017 to attend Illinois.

College career

Dosunmu made his college debut on November 8, 2018, against

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, recording 18 points on 8-of-15 shooting, with six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Following the season, Dosunmu was named to the All-

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Freshman Team and was named as an honorable mention for the All-Big 10 Team. He averaged 13.8 points and 3.3 assists per game as a freshman. Dosunmu hit a last-second jump shot in a 64–62 win over

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on January 25, 2020, and finished with 27 points. On February 11, Dosunmu was injured late in a 70–69 loss to

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. Despite an

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showing no structural damage, Dosunmu missed the following game against

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. In his return from injury, Dosunmu scored 24 points in a 62–56 win at

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. At the close of the regular season, Dosunmu was named to the First Team All-Big Ten by the media and Second Team by the coaches. As a sophomore, Dosunmu averaged 16.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists per game. Following the season, Dosunmu declared for the

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. Dosunmu withdrew from the draft to return to Illinois for his junior season on July 31, 2020. In his junior season debut on November 25, 2020, Dosunmu recorded 28 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a 122–60 win against

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. On December 12, he scored a career-high 36 points in an 81–78 loss to

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. On February 6, 2021, he became the third player in program history to register a

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, with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists in a 75–60 victory over

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. On February 20, Dosunmu recorded his second triple-double, with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a 94–63 win over

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. On February 23, Dosunmu suffered a broken nose during a 81–72 loss to

. On March 14, he recorded 16 points and nine rebounds in a 91–88 win over

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in the Big Ten Men's Basketball Championship game. He was named the Big Ten tournament most outstanding player. Dosunmu was a consensus first-team All-American and won the

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as top point guard in the nation. On April 6, 2021, Dosunmu declared for the

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, ending his three-year career with Illinois. On January 6, 2022, Dosunmu's number 11 was honored by the Illini.

Professional career

Dosunmu was selected in the second round of the

with the 38th pick by his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. On August 18, 2021, the Chicago Bulls announced that they had signed Dosunmu. On December 8, 2021, Dosunmu entered the starting lineup for the Bulls. He scored 11 points along with six rebounds and eight assists in a 109–97 victory over the Denver Nuggets. On January 25, 2022, Dosunmu opened with nine consecutive made field goals, surpassing

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's Bulls rookie record of eight. On December 21, 2022, Dosunmu put up a buzzer-beating, game-winning putback in a 110–108 win over the

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National team career

In May 2018, Dosunmu was among the 32 players who earned an invitation to the training camp at the

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for USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team in preparation for the 2018 FIBA Under-18 Americas Championship. Dosunmu won a gold medal with the U18 National Team, while averaging 9.5 points, 4.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds during the international competition.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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College

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References

External links

Illinois Fighting Illini bioUSA Basketball bio
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