T. R. Dunn

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T. R. Dunn
Personal information
Born (1955-02-01) February 1, 1955 (age 69)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight192 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school West End (Birmingham, Alabama)
College Alabama (1973–1977)
NBA draft 1977: 2nd round, 41st overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career1977–1991
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Number23, 25
Career history
As player:
1977–1980 Portland Trail Blazers
1980–1988 Denver Nuggets
1988–1989 Phoenix Suns
1989–1991 Denver Nuggets
As coach:
1991–1997 Charlotte Hornets (assistant)
1997–1998 Denver Nuggets (assistant)
1999 Charlotte Sting (assistant)
2000 Charlotte Sting
2001–2002 Alabama (assistant)
2002–2004 Denver Nuggets (assistant)
2004–2007 Sacramento Kings (assistant)
2007–2011 Houston Rockets (assistant)
2011–2014 Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant)
2014–2016 Houston Rockets (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points 5,033 (5.1 ppg)
Rebounds 4,371 (4.4 rpg)
Steal 1,316 (1.3 spg)
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Theodore Roosevelt Dunn (born February 1, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player who was most recently an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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A star at the University of Alabama, Dunn played for coach CM Newton, who would start five black players in a time of racial turbulence and progress. Center Leon Douglas said, "We knew Coach Newton (signed us) because he wanted to win. He wasn't trying to be a trailblazer. You have to respect a man for putting five black starters on the court when others said it was a no-no." On December 28, 1973, in a 65-55 win over the University of Louisville Cardinals, Newton started Douglas, Charles "Boonie" Russell, Charles Cleveland, Dunn and Ray Odums for the first all-black starting line-up in SEC history, and a team that would win the SEC season title. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The 6'4" Dunn was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the second round of the 1977 NBA draft. He went on to have a productive 14-year career with three teams: the Blazers (1977–1980), the Denver Nuggets (1980–1988;1989–1991), and the Phoenix Suns (1988–1989). Dunn was named to the NBA's All-Defensive Second Team three times during his career, and he was widely regarded as one of the best rebounding guards of the 1980s. [5]

After retiring in 1991 with 5,033 career points and 4,371 career rebounds, Dunn served six seasons (1991–1997) as an assistant coach for the Charlotte Hornets. He later served brief tenures as head coach of the WNBA's Charlotte Sting and as an assistant coach at the University of Alabama, and in 2004 he was hired as an assistant coach for the NBA's Sacramento Kings. In 2007, he became an assistant coach for the Houston Rockets. On December 6, 2011, he was hired as an assistant coach by the Minnesota Timberwolves to work under Rick Adelman. [6]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1977-78 Portland 63—12.2.417—.6612.30.70.70.13.8
1978-79 Portland 80—22.9.448—.7724.31.31.10.37.7
1979–80 Portland 82—22.5.436.000.7574.01.81.20.46.9
1980-81 Denver 82—17.4.412.000.6533.71.00.80.44.5
1981–82 Denver 828030.7.512.000.7126.82.31.60.48.2
1982–83 Denver 828032.2.482.000.7307.52.31.80.37.6
1983–84 Denver 827433.8.512.000.7317.22.92.20.45.7
1984–85 Denver 818128.3.489.000.7244.81.91.70.25.4
1985–86 Denver 828229.3.454.000.7734.62.11.90.25.0
1986–87 Denver 815323.9.428.000.6553.31.81.20.33.4
1987–88 Denver 82118.7.449.000.7692.91.11.20.12.2
1988–89 Phoenix 3419.4.343—.7501.80.70.40.01.0
1989–90 Denver 65210.1.454.000.6672.10.70.60.11.8
1990-91 Denver 17312.8.447.250.9002.51.40.70.13.1
Career99345723.2.457.059.7254.41.61.30.35.1

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1978 Portland 10—8.8.500——1.30.80.30.01.0
1979 Portland 3—17.3.686——2.01.30.30.03.3
1980 Portland 3—8.0.250—1.0001.31.30.30.02.0
1982 Denver 3—27.0.462—.8756.03.32.70.36.3
1983 Denver 8—37.5.439—.6259.82.51.50.45.1
1984 Denver 5—35.6.560—.7147.81.62.00.86.6
1985 Denver 151524.7.415—.7374.02.31.60.24.5
1986 Denver 101027.6.435—.6435.31.31.60.04.9
1987 Denver 307.3.250——1.00.80.30.30.7
1988 Denver 11316.8.550—.5002.60.30.70.02.4
1989 Phoenix 809.9.429—.5001.90.10.60.00.9
1990 Denver 3010.3———2.30.71.30.30.0
Career762821.5.447—.6914.21.41.30.23.5

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