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2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster
D'Marco Dunn
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- High School:
- Westover (Fayetteville, N.C.)
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022-23)
Averaged 2.7 points in 10.2 minutes per game • Was a plus 42, second best on the team among the non-starters • Played 20 or more minutes three times and 10 or more 13 times • Scored 10 points in the two ACC Tournament games (had totaled seven in his previous 11 games) • Made a three-pointer in 10 games with a high of two vs. Louisville and Boston College • Committed only six turnovers in 276 minutes • Broke a bone in his left hand in practice on 12/3 and missed five games.
2022-23 Game Highlights: Made two threes and scored eight points in 13 minutes against Boston College in the ACC Tournament second round • Career-high three assists and five points in 10 minutes vs. Clemson • Played the last 9:45 in the win over NC State • Tied for the team lead in scoring with a career-high 14 points and was a game-high plus 25 in the win at Louisville • First career game in double figures • Set career highs at Louisville in minutes (25:56), points, field goals (5), three-pointers (2), offensive rebounds (2), rebounds (5), steals (2) and plus/minus (+25) and tied his career highs in free throws (2), assists (1), turnovers (1) and blocks (1) • Was a plus 18 in the first half • Held Louisville’s leading scorer, El Ellis, scoreless over the final 13:28 of the first half.
Career-high seven points in win over Notre Dame • Hit a three and grabbed an offensive board and scored on a quick putback vs. the Irish • Scored five points in a career-high 20 minutes at Pittsburgh, his first action since his injury • Scored five points in a then-career-high 17 minutes at Indiana (Tar Heels were a -1 when was on the floor in a 12-point loss) • Made a late first-half three that cut IU’s lead to five • Played a then-career-high 15 minutes in the 4 OT game vs. Alabama • Was a career-best +19 vs. the Tide • Made his first three of the season and was +10 vs. James Madison • Tied his career high with two field goals and scored four points vs. Charleston • Scored two points in 13 minutes in the opener vs. UNCW • Was the second time he played double-figure minutes and was a +8.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021-22)
Played in 23 games • Scored a season-high six points and grabbed three rebounds in 11 minutes at Boston College • Had four points in nine minutes in Las Vegas vs. Kentucky and four points at Miami • Scored his first collegiate points on a three-pointer against UNC Asheville on 11/23.
PREP
Moved in 2019 from Arizona to Fayetteville, N.C., where he played at Westover High School for Coach George Stackhouse • Averaged 21.3 points and 7.7 rebounds in leading Westover to a 41-3 record in his two seasons • Averaged 23.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.7 steals in 14 games as a senior • Led Westover to an 11-3 record, shooting 53.3 percent from the floor and 35.4 percent from three • Scored 25 or more points in seven games last season, including 37 vs. South View, 32 vs. Southern Lee and 30 vs. Terry Sanford • In the last five games, he averaged 26.6 points • Averaged 20.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.7 steals and shot 45 percent from three-point range as a junior • Led Westover to a 30-0 record and 2020 conference title • Westover was named co-state champions by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association after the post-season tournament was canceled due to the pandemic • All-state selection in 2020 and was named PAC 9 Conference, Cumberland County and District Player of the Year • Previously attended Marana High School in Tucson for two years before moving to Fayetteville prior to his junior year.
PERSONAL
Born D’Marco Morcell Dunn on February 28, 2003, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. • Son of Greg Dunn and Veronica Johnson, both members of the U.S. armed services • His dad played football at Angelo State • An uncle, Eric, played football at Michigan State • His sister, Kaylyn, has published three books • Honor roll student • Member of the Black Student Union and a mentor in the student leadership program.
