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Dylan Disu
American basketball player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dylan Akeem Disu (born November 12, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for Raptors 905 of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and Texas Longhorns.
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High school career
Disu played basketball for Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, Texas. He led his team to back-to-back District 13-6A titles.[1] As a senior, Disu averaged 23.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, earning district MVP honors. He scored a school-record 51 points against Leander High School.[2] A four-star recruit, Disu committed to playing college basketball for Vanderbilt over offers from SMU, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M and Illinois, among others.[3][4]
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College career
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As a freshman at Vanderbilt, Disu averaged 7.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.[5] On February 17, 2021, he posted career-highs of 29 points and 16 rebounds in an 82–78 loss to Kentucky.[6] One week later, head coach Jerry Stackhouse announced that Disu would miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.[7]
As a sophomore, Disu averaged 15 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, leading the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in rebounding prior to his injury. He was named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.[8] After the season, Disu transferred to Texas, which he described as his "dream school growing up."[9]
As a junior, Disu came off the bench and averaged 3.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 0.4 assists per game in 10.9 minutes a game.
As a senior, Disu started in all 36 of the games he played. He averaged 8.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.0 assist per game in 19 minutes a game. Disu played a crucial part in the Longhorn's post-season, averaging 17.8 points, 9 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game in the 5 postseason games,[10] consisting of 3 Big 12 Championship games and 2 NCAA Tournament games and excluding the Sweet 16 game against Xavier where Disu only played 2 minutes due to an injury. Disu won the Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player award and Big 12 All-Tournament Team award.[11]
After the end of the 2022-23 season, Disu decided to use his additional year of eligibility granted from COVID-19 and returned to Texas for his final year. Disu was only able to play in 25 games due to injuries, but left a significant impact on the success of the team as he averaged 15.5 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. Disu was named as part of the All-Big 12 First-Team[12] and won the Big 12 Most Improved Player award.[13] At the end of the 2023-24 season, Disu declared for the NBA Draft.
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Professional career
Raptors 905 (2024–present)
After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Disu joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2024 NBA Summer League.[14] On September 23, 2024, he signed with the team, but was waived the same day.[15] On October 28, he joined Raptors 905.[16]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
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