LaceDarius Dunn (born September 5, 1987) is an American basketball player for Hapoel hevel modiin of the Israeli National League. In college basketball, he played for the Baylor Bears men's basketball 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.[ LaceDarius Dunn player bio BaylorBears.com]
College career
Professional speculation
On April 15, 2010, Dunn ended speculation that he would forgo his senior season at Baylor University and enter the 2010 NBA draft by announcing his return for the 2010–2011 season.
[ Dunn to stay at Baylor, forgo draft ESPN.com, April 15, 2010] As of April 2010, Dunn was speculated to be a second round pick in the 2011 NBA draft.
[ LaceDarius Dunn DraftExpress.com profile] 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.
[[4] USA Today, October 5, 2010]
Professional career
In July 2011 he signed with
Bnei HaSharon in
Israel for one season.
In September 2012, LaceDarius signed with S.L. Benfica in Portugal
At Benfica, he won the League 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.
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