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FORT WORTH, TX - December 03, 2022 - Guard Dexter Dennis #0 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the game between the Boise State Broncos and the Texas A&M Aggies at DickieÕs Arena in Fort Worth, TX. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

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COLLEGE STATION, TX - November 30, 2022 - Guard Dexter Dennis #0 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the Men's Basketball game between the SMU Mustangs and the Texas A&M Aggies at Reed Arena in College Station, TX. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

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COLLEGE STATION, TX - September 15, 2022 - Dexter Dennis #0 of the Texas A&M Aggies during Texas A&M Aggies Men's Basketball photo day in College Station, TX. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Texas A&M Athletics

COLLEGE STATION, TX - September 20, 2022 - Dexter Dennis #0 of the Texas A&M Aggies during the behind the scenes of the 12th Man Productions video shoot in College Station, TX. Photo By Rachel Mahan/Texas A&M Athletics

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Dexter Dennis

Height:
6-5
Weight:
210
Position:
Guard
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Baker, La.
High School:
Believe Academy (S.C.)

Season & Career Highs

SEASON

Points: 17, 2x, last at Missouri (2/18/23)
Rebounds: 16 vs Florida (1/18/23)
Assists: 4 vs Georgia (2/4/23)
Steals: 3 vs LSU (1/7/23)
Blocks: 2, 6x, last vs Arkansas (3/10/23)
3-PM: 4 vs Oregon State (12/11/22)
Minutes: 38 at Kentucky (1/21/23)

CAREER

Points: 25 at SMU (3/1/20)
Rebounds: 16 vs Florida (1/18/23)
Assists: 5 at UCF (2/13/20)
Steals: 3, 5x, last vs LSU (1/7/23)
Blocks: 6 at Indiana (3/26/19)
3-PM: 7 at SMU (3/1/20)
Minutes: 39, 3x, last at SMU (3/1/20)

AAC Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
AAC All-Freshman Team (2019)
AAC All-Academic Team (2019)

2022-23 (Graduate)
Ranked third on the team with 9.5 points per game and had a team-best 5.8 rebounds per game while starting in all 34 contests he played … Missed the Ole Miss road matchup (2/28) due to injury … Earned an invitation to the NABC College All-Star Game where he led the West team, coached by Buzz Williams, to a 104-99 comeback victory in overtime with a team-high 17 points with six rebounds … had 17 double-digit scoring efforts, including a season-high 19 points vs. Penn State in first round of the NCAA Tournament (3/16) … had four double-digit rebound games with a season high of 16 vs. Florida (1/18) … all four 10+ rebound games results in points-rebound double-doubles … Drained a season-high four 3-pointers en route to 16 points against Oregon State (12/11) … Registered 17 points and six rebounds against LSU (1/7) … Recorded a double-double against No. 20 Missouri after finishing with 13 points and 12 rebounds (1/11) … Recorded his second double-double of the season after finishing with 11 points and a career-high 16 rebounds against Florida (1/18) … Logged his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds against Arkansas (2/15) … Recorded his second straight and fourth double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds at Missouri (2/18) … Scored 14 points against Alabama in the SEC Tournament Championship game (3/12).

2021-22 (Senior at Wichita State)
AAC Defensive Player of the Year … Started all 27 games in which he appeared and averaged 8.4 points and 5.0 rebounds in 31.2 minutes … Blocked 24 shots and tallied 24 steals … Paired nine points with a season-high 10 rebounds in a double-overtime loss to nationally-ranked Houston (Feb. 20) … Nailed 4-of-7 three-point attempts on his way to 14 points in a home win over South Florida (Feb. 12) … Finished with six points, five rebounds and four assists in a win over SMU (Feb. 5) while limiting AAC Player of the Year Kendric Davis to a season-low eight points on 1-of-7 shooting … Scored a season-high 16 points against Memphis (Jan. 1).

2020-21 (Junior at Wichita State)
Started all 22 games and averaged 9.6 points and 4.4 rebounds in 28.6 minutes … Collected 16 blocks and 17 steals … Made 36 threes on 33.6 percent accuracy and converted 43-of-54 free throw tries (.796) … Voted Defensive Player of the Year by the WSU staff … Scored in double-figures 10 times and recorded two double-doubles … Tallied 13 points, seven boards and three blocks in his NCAA tournament debut against Drake (Mar. 18) … Helped WSU clinch the AAC regular season title with 14 points on 3-of-5 three-point shooting in the finale against South Florida (Mar. 6) … Set season-highs with 20 points, 13 rebounds on 4-of-8 three-point shooting at Tulane (Mar. 3) to win the AAC Player of the Week award … Keyed an upset of No. 6 Houston with 12 points, six rebounds and a game-saving steal with 15 seconds left and WSU clinging to a one-point lead … Logged a double-double at UCF (Feb. 10) with 16 points, 10 rebounds … Contributed 12 points, including a pair of free throws in the final minute of an OT win over UCF (Jan. 30).

2019-20 (Sophomore at Wichita State)
Averaged 9.2 points … Appeared in 28 games with 20 starts … Ranked second on the team in minutes-per-game (25.8) … Made 84.6 percent of his free throws (33-of-39) … In conference play, averaged 11.2 points and 5.6 rebounds and ranked third on the league leaderboard in both three-pointers (2.3) and three-point percentage (.390) … Set career-highs with 25 points and seven three-point field goals at SMU (Mar. 2), including 17 points on five triples over the last 14 minutes, to help the Shockers rally from a 24-point deficit … Scored a career-high 21 points, on 4-of-5 three-point shooting and snagged nine rebounds in the Feb. 16 win over Tulane … Tallied 18 points and 11 rebounds against UCF (Jan. 25) … Scored 12 points and hit three of his four three-pointers after halftime to help WSU pull away at USF (Jan. 21) … Scored eight points and a secured a team-high eight rebounds in 26 minutes to help the Shockers knock off No. 21 Memphis (Jan. 9) … Scored nine points and nailed all six free throws in a win over Oklahoma at INTRUST Bank Arena (Jan. 4) … Named to the AAC Honor Roll on Nov. 11 after after averaging 18.0 pts, 8.0 reb. on 7-of-14 three-point shooting in wins over Omaha and Texas Southern … Knocked down five three-pointers and a Sportscenter Top-10 dunk in the season-opener against Omaha (Nov. 5), finishing with 17 points, nine rebounds.

2018-19 (Freshman at Wichita State)
Voted to the American Athletic Conference All-Freshman Team … Was named AAC Freshman of the Week on Feb. 25 … Team’s fourth-leading scorer (8.4) and most-accurate volume 3-point shooter (.400) … Hit 54 threes – fourth-most all-time by a WSU freshman … Averaged 5.3 rebounds, the most by a freshman guard … Hit at least one three-pointer in 16-straight games to finish the year … His 26.0 minutes-per-game was the most for a WSU true freshman since 2009 … Scored a team-high 13 points (3-of-6 from three) in the NIT semifinals against Lipscomb at Madison Square Garden (Apr. 2) … Played a season-high 39 minutes and recorded six blocks in the NIT quarterfinals at Indiana (Mar. 26) … Scored 14 of his 17 points and hit four of his five threes after halftime. … Pulled down 11 rebounds in the NIT second round win at Clemson (Mar. 24) … Registered his second double-double in the AAC tournament upset of Temple (Mar. 15); matched his season-high with 19 points and tied the tournament's freshman record with 12 rebounds … Released a corner three just ahead of the buzzer to beat Tulane, 82-79, in the regular season finale (Mar. 9) … Tied WSU's freshman record with six threes and helped the Shockers match the school record with 15 total threes at Tulsa (Feb. 20) and finished with 18 points, eight rebounds … Tallied 14 points and 13 rebounds at Cincinnati (Feb. 18) … Earned Freshman of the Week honors after scoring 17 points vs. Memphis (Feb. 23). … Keyed an upset of UCF (Jan. 16) with eight points and nine rebounds … Scored 15 of his season-high 19 points in the second half against Alabama (Nov. 18) during which he was 5-for-5 and grabbed four offensive rebounds … Scored 10 points in 28 minutes off the bench in his collegiate debut vs. LA Tech (Nov. 6).

Prep School
Spent a post-graduate year at Believe Sports Academy in Athens, Tenn., where he was coached by Tyson Waterman… Chose WSU at the start of the spring signing period over finalists Ole Miss, Kansas State and Georgia Tech.

High School
Earned 2017 First Team Class 3A All-State honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as a senior at Baker High School near Baton Rouge, La… Averaged 23.4 points and helped his team to a 25-12 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals… All-Metro (Baton Rouge) and District MVP… Coached by James Holmes… Selected for the 2017 Louisiana High School All-Star game… Honor Roll student… Played AAU ball for Elfrid Payton Elite under coach Mitchell Johnson… Played his first three high school seasons at Southern University Lab School in Baton Rouge, La… As a junior, earned second team Class 1A All-State honors and led his team to a district title and a runner-up finish in the state tournament.

Personal
Mother, Dawn McQuirter, played three seasons at Grambling State … Distant cousin of Aaron James, the first player ever drafted by the expansion New Orleans Jazz.