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2004-05 (Senior): Alex Dunn is coming off a junior season that saw him earn Honorable Mention All-Conference honors. If he progresses his senior season like he did as a junior, he could be one of the premier big men in the Mountain West Conference this season. The Iowa native has bulked up another 15 pounds this season to 255 pounds. Dunn is the best offensive threat of Wyoming's big men. He can get up and down the court well, leading the Cowboy coaching staff to talk of returning to the up-tempo style the Pokes utilized when Steve McClain and his staff first arrived in Laramie. Dunn enjoyed his best games as a junior against some of the top teams Wyoming faced. Dunn scored 10 points at Kansas State, had 16 points and nine rebounds versus Creighton and tallied 11 points and 11 rebounds against Dayton. In conference play, he had three double-doubles -- two of them came against San Diego State -- 12 points and 10 rebounds at home and 13 points and 14 rebounds in San Diego. He scored 10 points and grabbed 14 rebounds against eventual MWC Champion Air Force in Laramie for his third double-double in conference play, and nearly recorded a fourth double-double in league play when he scored nine points and pulled down 11 rebounds at home against Utah. Dunn ranked among league leaders in three different categories -- No. 5 in field-goal percentage (.555), No. 9 in rebounding (5.6 rebounds per game) and No. 12 in blocked shots (0.64 blocks per game). 2003-04 (Junior): Dunn ranked third on the Cowboy squad in scoring (8.1 ppg) and led the team in rebounding (5.6 rebounds per game). He scored in double figures in 10 of 27 games he played in as a junior, and had five double-figure rebounding games. His top scoring game was 20 versus Tennessee State on Dec. 17. In conference play, Dunn had six double-figure scoring games, four double-figure rebounding outings and three double-doubles. His best rebounding games were at San Diego State on Feb. 21 and against Air Force on March 6, pulling down 14 rebounds in each of those two games. His 14 rebounds were also a team high for the season. He averaged 21.1 minutes per game and started nine of 27 games. But in his last seven games, he averaged 27.3 minutes per game, started four of seven outings and played 30 or more minutes in four of those seven games. His rebounding average in the last seven contests was 8.3 rebounds per game, compared to a season average of 5.6. 2002-03 (Sophomore): Dunn averaged 3.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game, while playing an average of 10.0 minutes per game. He played in 28 of Wyoming's 32 games, and appeared in 11 of 13 Mountain West Conference games. Dunn was named the Most Valuable Player in the 2002 Wyoming Shootout, helping lead Wyoming to a 67-62 victory over Texas Tech. He scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. the Red Raiders. He had five double-figure scoring games during the season. His five double-figure games were: 10 points at Alaska Anchorage, 14 versus Boise State, 12 against Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne, 10 vs. Detroit and 13 at Indiana State. His best rebounding games came against Alaska Anchorage and Indiana State, with eight rebounds in each game. Throughout the non-conference portion of the season, he averaged 6.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 13.8 minutes per game. Once the Cowboys entered MWC play, First Team All-Conference center Uche Nsonwu-Amadi played the majority of the minutes at center. 2001-02 (Redshirt Freshman): In his first season competing for the Cowboys, Dunn played in nine games, including two Mountain West Conference contests. He was a member of Wyoming's MWC Championship team that advanced to the Second Round of the 2002 NCAA Tournament. Dunn scored a total of seven points and pulled down 11 rebounds in his first season. He had a season high four rebounds against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and scored two points in three different games -- vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Alaska-Anchorage and Portland State. Dunn grabbed two rebounds against Colorado State in a 95-72 home victory over the Rams. Twice during the season, he was a perfect one-of-one from the field -- against Alaska-Anchorage and Portland State. He ended the season averaging 0.8 points, 1.2 rebounds and 3.0 minutes per game. Although his game action was limited, he gained valuable experience working in practice against All-Conference teammates Josh Davis and Uche Nsonwu-Amadi throughout the season. 2000-01 (Freshman): Dunn made a very strong impression on the Wyoming coaching staff at the beginning of fall practice his freshman year. Dunn surprised the Cowboy coaches with his quick development. They considered playing him his freshman season, before deciding to give Dunn a year to develop. High School/Personal: As a high school senior, Dunn averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots per game. He led his Sioux Central team to an 18-4 record as a senior and a spot in the District Finals. Dunn earned First Team All-State honors. He entered his senior season ranked as the No. 13 best center in the Midwest by MidWestHoops.com. Was ranked by national basketball recruiting expert Bob Gibbons in his Top 350 high-school seniors for the 1999-2000 season. His junior season, he averaged 24 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks per game. He earned First Team All-Northwest Iowa and was an Honorable-Mention All-State selection by the Iowa Newspaper Association. He earned First Team All-District honors in Iowa both his junior and senior seasons. In addition to an outstanding high-school career, Dunn led his Martin Brothers Select AAU Team to a ninth-place finish at the AAU National Championships. He teamed with former Wyoming teammate David Rottinghaus on the Martin Brothers team. Dunn's career scoring high was 33 points. A multi-sport athlete, he also played baseball and football and holds his school's record in the 110 high hurdles. Dunn was coached in high school by Kendall Rachuy. A National Honor Society member, he achieved honor roll status all four years of high school, and was a recipient of the Student-Athlete Community Service Award in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Born Feb. 19, 1982, Dunn is the son of Debbie and Randy Dunn. His father was a strong safety and kicker at William Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and his older sister, Cherie, competed on the track team at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D. Dunn was also recruited by Iowa, Iowa State and Tulsa. He is studying business management at Wyoming. |
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