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Dante Cunningham
Cunningham with the Brooklyn Nets in 2018
Free agent
PositionPower forward / small forward
Personal information
Born (1987-04-22) April 22, 1987 (age 37)
Clinton, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeVillanova (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009: 2nd round, 33rd overall pick
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2011Portland Trail Blazers
2011Charlotte Bobcats
2011–2012Memphis Grizzlies
2012–2014Minnesota Timberwolves
2014–2018New Orleans Pelicans
2018Brooklyn Nets
2018–2019San Antonio Spurs
2019–2020Fujian Sturgeons
2021Cangrejeros de Santurce
2021–2022Le Mans Sarthe Basket
2022–2024Changwon LG Sakers
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Dante Lamar Cunningham (born April 22, 1987) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Villanova before being selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.

Early life

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Cunningham was born in Clinton, Maryland, to Searcy Blankenship and Ron Cunningham. His older sister Davalyn played in the WNBA.[1]

High school career

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Cunningham began his prep career at St. John's College High School in Washington, D.C. While a junior, he averaged 10 points per game and 7.4 rebounds. One of his teammates, Dwayne Anderson, would later play at Villanova with Cunningham.[1]

As a senior, Cunningham transferred to Potomac High School, which he led to a 27–0 season under Head Coach Rico Reed. He averaged 13 rebounds, 20 points, and four blocked shots per game at Potomac. He was honored as The Washington Post Metropolitan Player of the Year.[1]

College career

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Dante Cunningham at the Palestra in Philadelphia in November 2008

At Villanova Cunningham played in all 33 games and was a starter in four during his freshman year.[1]

In his senior year, Cunningham would go on to lead the team in scoring with 16.1 points and take home the Big East Most Improved Player award. He led the Wildcats to their first Final Four appearance since 1985. Cunningham was named to the 2008–2009 All Big East second team and the 2009 NCAA Tournament All Region .

Professional career

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Portland Trail Blazers (2009–2011)

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Cunningham was drafted 33rd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2009 NBA draft. He played for Portland's Las Vegas Summer League team where he averaged over 18 points and 5 rebounds per game in four contests. On August 21, 2009, Cunningham signed his rookie scale contract with the Trail Blazers.[2]

Charlotte Bobcats (2011)

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On February 24, 2011, Cunningham was traded, along with Joel Przybilla, Sean Marks and two future first-round draft picks, to the Charlotte Bobcats in exchange for Gerald Wallace.[3]

Memphis Grizzlies (2011–2012)

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On December 20, 2011, Cunningham received a three-year, $7 million offer sheet from the Memphis Grizzlies.[4] The Bobcats declined to match the offer and subsequently signed the contract with the Grizzlies.[5]

Minnesota Timberwolves (2012–2014)

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Cunningham with the Timberwolves in January 2014

On July 24, 2012, Cunningham was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Wayne Ellington.[6]

New Orleans Pelicans (2014–2018)

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On December 4, 2014, Cunningham signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.[7] On July 9, 2015, he re-signed with the Pelicans.[8] On September 25, 2017, he re-signed with the Pelicans.[9]

Brooklyn Nets (2018)

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On February 8, 2018, Cunningham was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Rashad Vaughn.[10]

San Antonio Spurs (2018–2019)

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On July 20, 2018, Cunningham signed with the San Antonio Spurs.[11]

Fujian Sturgeons (2019–2020)

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On December 11, 2019, Cunningham was listed in the squad of Fujian Sturgeons and made his debut for Fujian Sturgeons on the next day, scoring fourteen points and collecting eight rebounds in a 111–107 win over the Beijing Ducks.[12] He averaged 15 points and 7 rebounds per game.[13]

Cangrejeros de Santurce (2021)

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On July 7, 2021, Cunningham signed with the Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.[13] In 10 games, he averaged 11.5 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.1 assists per game.[14]

Le Mans Sarthe Basket (2021–2022)

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On August 27, 2021, Cunningham signed with Le Mans Sarthe Basket of the LNB Pro A.[14]

Changwon LG Sakers (2022~)

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NBA career statistics

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Legend
  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

Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Portland 63 2 11.2 .495 – .646 2.5 .2 .4 .4 3.9
2010–11 Portland 56 9 19.8 .433 .000 .711 3.4 .5 .7 .6 5.1
2010–11 Charlotte 22 9 24.0 .508 .111 .765 4.0 .6 .7 .5 9.0
2011–12 Memphis 64 5 17.6 .516 – .652 3.8 .6 .7 .5 5.2
2012–13 Minnesota 80 9 25.1 .468 .000 .650 5.1 .8 1.1 .5 8.7
2013–14 Minnesota 81 7 20.2 .464 .000 .567 4.1 1.0 .8 .7 6.3
2014–15 New Orleans 66 27 25.0 .457 .100 .617 3.9 .8 .7 .6 5.2
2015–16 New Orleans 80 46 24.6 .451 .316 .695 3.0 1.0 .5 .4 6.1
2016–17 New Orleans 66 35 25.0 .485 .392 .593 4.2 .6 .6 .4 6.6
2017–18 New Orleans 51 24 21.9 .440 .324 .556 3.8 .5 .5 .3 5.0
2017–18 Brooklyn 22 1 20.3 .468 .383 .688 4.8 1.0 .5 .6 7.5
2018–19 San Antonio 64 21 14.5 .475 .462 .778 2.9 .8 .4 .2 3.0
Career 715 195 20.8 .469 .345 .649 3.7 .7 .6 .5 5.8

Playoffs

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010 Portland 5 0 8.4 .600 .000 .833 2.6 .0 1.0 .0 4.6
2012 Memphis 7 0 7.0 .364 – – 1.6 .0 .1 .3 1.1
2015 New Orleans 4 0 18.8 .818 – 1.000 4.5 .5 .8 1.0 5.3
2019 San Antonio 5 0 2.6 .667 1.000 – 1.2 .0 .0 .0 1.2
Career 21 0 8.5 .600 .667 .889 2.3 .1 .4 .3 2.8

Personal life

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On April 3, 2014, Cunningham was arrested for allegedly choking his girlfriend with whom he lived. Three days later, he was arrested on alleged domestic abuse charges.[15] By August 18, 2014, charges were dropped, due to evidence Cunningham's then girlfriend had fabricated her accusations.[16][17]

Cunningham was included on a preliminary list for Great Britain's Eurobasket 2009 qualifying matches in 2008.[18] However, he was later ruled ineligible to compete for Britain after an investigation by British Basketball officials into his ancestral ties failed to prove his case to receive UK citizenship.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Dante Cunningham Profile". Villanova.com. CBS Interactive. 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  2. ^ Joe Freeman, Blazers sign draft pick Dante Cunningham, August 21, 2009
  3. ^ "Cunningham, Przybilla, Marks, 2 First Round Picks Acquired from Portland". NBA.com. February 24, 2011. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  4. ^ "Grizzlies tender offer sheet to Dante Cunningham". NBA.com. December 20, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
  5. ^ "Grizzlies sign Dante Cunningham". NBA.com. December 24, 2011. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  6. ^ Wolves Acquire Dante Cunningham From Memphis
  7. ^ "Pelicans Sign Dante Cunningham". NBA.com. December 4, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  8. ^ "Pelicans Re-Sign Ajinca, Asik and Cunningham". NBA.com. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  9. ^ "Pelicans re-sign Dante Cunningham". NBA.com. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  10. ^ "Brooklyn Nets Acquire Dante Cunningham From New Orleans". NBA.com. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  11. ^ "SPURS SIGN DANTE CUNNINGHAM". NBA.com. July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  12. ^ "Fujian upsets Beijing 111–107 in CBA". xinhuanet.com. December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  13. ^ a b Skerletic, Dario (July 7, 2021). "Cangrejeros de Santurce part ways with Anthony Bennett, ink Dante Cunningham". Sportando. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  14. ^ a b Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (August 27, 2021). "Dante Cunningham (ex Santurce) is a newcomer at Le Mans". Eurobasket. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  15. ^ Timberwolves' Dante Cunningham arrested for second time this week
  16. ^ Felony assault charge against Cunningham dropped
  17. ^ "NBA free agent Dante Cunningham struggles to clear name after domestic violence charge dropped". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  18. ^ "Gordon is named in Britain squad". BBC News. April 1, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  19. ^ MULLENS TO JOIN GB'S OLYMPIC TILT
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