Dexter Dennis
{{short description|American basketball player (born 1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Dexter Dennis
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 210
| league = NBA G League
| team = Stockton Kings
| number = 9
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|9}}
| birth_place = Baker, Louisiana, U.S.
| high_school =
- Southern University Lab School
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana) - Baker
(Baker, Louisiana) - Believe Prep Academy
(Athens, Tennessee)
| college =
- Wichita State (2018–2022)
- Texas A&M (2022–2023)
| draft_year = 2023
| career_start = 2023
| years1 = {{nbay|2023|start}}
| team1 = Dallas Mavericks
| years2 = 2023
| team2 = →Texas Legends
| years3 = 2023–2024
| team3 = Texas Legends
| years4 = 2024
| team4 = Cleveland Charge
| years5 = 2024–present
| team5 = Stockton Kings
| highlights =
- NBA G League champion (2025)
- AAC Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
- AAC All-Freshman Team (2019)
}}
Dexter Dennis (born February 9, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers and the Texas A&M Aggies.
High school career
Dennis spent the first three seasons of his high school basketball career at Southern University Lab School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He played his senior year of high school at Baker High School in Baker, Louisiana. After graduating, Dennis spent a post-graduate season at Believe Sports Academy in Athens, Tennessee.{{cite web|title=Dexter Dennis|url=https://goshockers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dexter-dennis/6186|website=GoShockers.com|access-date=October 10, 2023}}
=Recruiting=
Coming out of high school, Dennis was not ranked by major recruiting services such as 247Sports.{{cite web|title=Dexter Dennis – 247Sports recruiting|url=https://247sports.com/Player/dexter-dennis-46054565/high-school-215841/|website=247Sports|access-date=October 10, 2023}}
Despite being a 0-star prospect, Dennis received offers from several universities. 247Sports reported that Dennis received 8 offers, most notably from Wichita State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Xavier. In April 2018, Dennis committed to the Wichita State basketball program.{{cite web|title=Wichita State inks first spring recruit|url=https://www.kwch.com/content/sports/Wichita--479780583.html|website=kwch.com|date=April 14, 2018|access-date=October 10, 2023}}
College career
=Wichita State (2018–2022)=
Dennis played four seasons at Wichita State University from 2018 to 2022. Dennis was a 4-year starter at Wichita State and started every game in his junior and senior seasons with the Shockers. In 2021, Dennis helped the Shockers to the AAC regular season title and a trip to the 2021 NCAA tournament. In the 2021 tournament, the Shockers would lose 53–52 in the First Four to Drake. In his four seasons at Wichita, Dennis played alongside future NBA players Ricky Council IV, Craig Porter Jr., and Jaime Echenique.{{citation needed|date= October 2023}}
=Texas A&M (2022–2023)=
After four seasons at Wichita State, Dennis transferred to Texas A&M University.{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Galatzan|title=Aggies Land Commitment From Wichita State Transfer Dexter Dennis|url=https://www.si.com/college/tamu/basketball/aggies-transfer-portal-basketball-dexter-dennis|website=SI.com|date=May 13, 2022|access-date=October 10, 2023}} In his one year with the Aggies, Dennis started all 34 games he played in and averaged 9.5 points per game. Dennis would help the Aggies qualify for the 2023 NCAA tournament. The #7 seed Aggies would be upset by #10 seed Penn State, ending Dennis' college career.{{citation needed|date= October 2023}}
Professional career
=Dallas Mavericks / Texas Legends (2023–2024)=
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Dennis signed with the Dallas Mavericks on September 22, 2023{{cite web|first=Eddie|last=Sefko|title=MAVERICKS ANNOUNCE 2023–24 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER|url=https://www.mavs.com/mavs-23-24-roster/|website=Mavs.com|date=September 22, 2023|access-date=October 10, 2023}} and on October 21, his deal was converted into a two-way contract.{{cite tweet|author=Mavs PR|title=The Dallas Mavericks have converted Dexter Dennis and Greg Brown III to Two-Way contracts. Dennis will wear #17. Brown III will wear #13.|number=1715805207219655029|user=MavsPR|date=October 21, 2023|access-date=October 24, 2023}} On December 28, he was waived by the Mavericks{{cite web|title=Mavs sign Brandon Williams to two-way contract, waive Dexter Dennis|url=https://texas.gleague.nba.com/news/mavericks-sign-brandon-williams-to-two-way-contract-waive-dexter-dennis|website=NBA.com|date=December 28, 2023|access-date=December 28, 2023}} and two days later, he joined the Texas Legends.{{cite web|title=2023-2024 Texas Legends Transaction History|url=https://basketball.realgm.com/dleague/teams/Texas-Legends/32/Transaction_History/2024|website=RealGM.com|access-date=January 3, 2024}}
=Cleveland Charge (2024)=
On February 13, 2024, Dennis was acquired by the Cleveland Charge in exchange of the rights to Fabian White and a 2024 first-round pick.{{cite web|title=Charge Acquire Dexter Dennis|url=https://cleveland.gleague.nba.com/news/charge-acquire-dexter-dennis|website=NBA.com|date=February 13, 2024|access-date=February 15, 2024}}
=Stockton Kings (2024–present)=
On September 25, 2024, Dennis signed with the Sacramento Kings, but was waived the same day.{{cite web|first=Luke|last=Adams|title=Kings Sign, Waive Dexter Dennis|url=https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2024/09/kings-sign-dexter-dennis-to-exhibit-10-contract.html|website=HoopsRumors.com|date=September 25, 2024|access-date=September 26, 2024}} On October 27, he joined the Stockton Kings.{{cite web|title=Stockton Kings Announce 2024-25 Training Camp Roster|url=https://stockton.gleague.nba.com/news/stockton-kings-announce-2024-25-training-camp-roster|website=NBA.com|date=October 27, 2024|access-date=October 27, 2024}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2023}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 4 || 0 || 7.5 || .526 || .125 || .333 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .0 || .3 || 5.5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 4 || 0 || 7.5 || .526 || .125 || .333 || 2.3 || 1.0 || .0 || .3 || 5.5
{{S-end}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19
| style="text-align:left;"| Wichita State
| 35 || 25 || 25.9 || .399 || .400 || .661 || 5.3 || .9 || .3 || .5 || 8.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| style="text-align:left;"| Wichita State
| 28 || 20 || 25.8 || .348 || .336 || .846 || 5.0 || 1.1 || .5 || .4 || 9.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| style="text-align:left;"| Wichita State
| 22 || 22 || 28.7 || .367 || .336 || .796 || 4.4 || .8 || .7 || .8 || 9.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| Wichita State
| 27 || 27 || 31.1 || .353 || .297 || .787 || 5.0 || 1.6 || .9 || .9 || 8.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23
| style="text-align:left;"| Texas A&M
| 34 || 34 || 28.7 || .392 || .310 || .771 || 5.7 || 1.2 || .8 || .6 || 9.5
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 146 || 128 || 27.9 || .373 || .336 || .767 || 5.2 || 1.1 || .6 || .6 || 9.0
{{S-end}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://12thman.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dexter-dennis/11229 Texas A&M Aggies bio]
- [https://goshockers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/dexter-dennis/6186 Wichita State Shockers bio]
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Category:Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball players
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