LaceDarius Dunn (born September 5, 1987) is an American basketball player for Hapoel hevel modiin of the Israeli National League. In

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, he played for the

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team. As a junior in 2009–2010, Dunn was an honorable mention to the All-American team and named to the second team All Big 12 team after scoring 19.6 points per game over 36 games.

College career

Professional speculation

On April 15, 2010, Dunn ended speculation that he would forgo his senior season at Baylor University and enter the

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by announcing his return for the 2010–2011 season. As of April 2010, Dunn was speculated to be a second round pick in the

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. He ended up being the Big 12 All Time Scoring Leader.

Arrest and suspension

On October 5, 2010, Dunn was indefinitely suspended from the Baylor Bears men's basketball team after he was arrested for aggravated assault of his girlfriend in Waco, but charges were dropped after the victim refused to press charges.

Professional career

In July 2011 he signed with

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for one season. In September 2012, LaceDarius signed with

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in Portugal At Benfica, he won the

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as a key player in the team, being named Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Most Improved Player of the Year, Import Player of the Year and also named on the First Team by Eurobasket.com. On August 5, 2019, Dunn signed a one-year deal with Hapoel Afula of the Israeli National League.

References

External links

Official Baylor profileRealGM profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunn, LaceDarius 1987 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Kosovo American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American men's basketball players AZS Koszalin players Basketball players from Louisiana Baylor Bears men's basketball players Bnei HaSharon players Hapoel Afula players KB Prishtina players Point guards S.L. Benfica basketball players Sakarya BB players Shooting guards Sportspeople from Monroe, Louisiana