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Damian Dunn Named Third Team All-Conference
3.8.23 | Men's Basketball
FORTH WORTH, Texas – Redshirt sophomore guard Damian Dunn was named American Athletic Conference Third Team All-Conference. The AAC All-Conference teams were selected by a vote of the conference's coaches.
Dunn ranks second on Temple in scoring (15.4 ppg/11th AAC), and free throw percentage (146-179, .816/t9h) while topping the Owls in three-point percentage (47-130, .362/9th AAC). He also ranks second in assists (3.1 rpg). The Kinston. N.C. native has scored in double figures in 22 games, topping 20 points eight times. He scored a career-high 38 points, the most by an Owls since 2004 and tied for the ninth best point total by a Temple player in school history, against Vanderbilt. He also tallied 34 points, including the 1000th point of his career, at Cincinnati.
One of the top Temple players at getting to the free throw line, Dunn tied Lynn Greer's school record in the season opener by making all 18 of his free throw attempts against Wagner in a 29-point effort. His 146 free throws made rank second in the AAC and is tied for 33rd in the NCAA this season.
Fifth-seed Temple (16-15) plays fourth-seed Cincinnati (20-11) in the 2023 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinal Round on Friday at 3 p.m. ET (ESPN2/1210 AM WPHT) at Dickies Arena.
2022-23 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Honors
Player of the Year
Marcus Sasser, Sr., G, Houston
Coach of the Year
Kelvin Sampson, Houston
Defensive Player of the Year
Jamal Shead, Jr., G, Houston
Freshman of the Year
Jarace Walker, F, Houston
Most Improved Player of the Year
J'Wan Roberts, R-Jr., F, Houston
Sixth Man of the Year
Reggie Chaney, Sr., F, Houston
Sportsmanship Award
Ludgy Debaut, Gr., C, East Carolina
Sion James, So., G, Tulane
First-Team All-Conference
Landers Nolley II, R-Sr., G, Cincinnati
Marcus Sasser, Sr., G, Houston*
Kendric Davis, Sr., G, Memphis*
DeAndre Williams, Sr., F, Memphis
Jalen Cook, So., G, Tulane
Second-Team All-Conference
Taylor Hendricks, Fr., F, UCF
Jamal Shead, Jr., G, Houston
J'Wan Roberts, R-Jr., F, Houston
Jarace Walker, Fr., F, Houston
Jaylen Forbes, Jr., G, Tulane
Third-Team All-Conference
David DeJulius, Gr., G, Cincinnati
Tyler Harris, Sr., G, South Florida
Damian Dunn, R-So., G, Temple
Kevin Cross, Jr., F, Tulane
Craig Porter Jr, Sr., G, Wichita State
All-Freshman Team
Taylor Hendricks, F, UCF*
Ezra Ausar, F, East Carolina*
Jarace Walker, F, Houston*
Terrance Arceneaux, G, Houston
Emanuel Sharp, G, Houston
* denotes unanimous selection
Dunn ranks second on Temple in scoring (15.4 ppg/11th AAC), and free throw percentage (146-179, .816/t9h) while topping the Owls in three-point percentage (47-130, .362/9th AAC). He also ranks second in assists (3.1 rpg). The Kinston. N.C. native has scored in double figures in 22 games, topping 20 points eight times. He scored a career-high 38 points, the most by an Owls since 2004 and tied for the ninth best point total by a Temple player in school history, against Vanderbilt. He also tallied 34 points, including the 1000th point of his career, at Cincinnati.
One of the top Temple players at getting to the free throw line, Dunn tied Lynn Greer's school record in the season opener by making all 18 of his free throw attempts against Wagner in a 29-point effort. His 146 free throws made rank second in the AAC and is tied for 33rd in the NCAA this season.
Fifth-seed Temple (16-15) plays fourth-seed Cincinnati (20-11) in the 2023 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinal Round on Friday at 3 p.m. ET (ESPN2/1210 AM WPHT) at Dickies Arena.
2022-23 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Honors
Player of the Year
Marcus Sasser, Sr., G, Houston
Coach of the Year
Kelvin Sampson, Houston
Defensive Player of the Year
Jamal Shead, Jr., G, Houston
Freshman of the Year
Jarace Walker, F, Houston
Most Improved Player of the Year
J'Wan Roberts, R-Jr., F, Houston
Sixth Man of the Year
Reggie Chaney, Sr., F, Houston
Sportsmanship Award
Ludgy Debaut, Gr., C, East Carolina
Sion James, So., G, Tulane
First-Team All-Conference
Landers Nolley II, R-Sr., G, Cincinnati
Marcus Sasser, Sr., G, Houston*
Kendric Davis, Sr., G, Memphis*
DeAndre Williams, Sr., F, Memphis
Jalen Cook, So., G, Tulane
Second-Team All-Conference
Taylor Hendricks, Fr., F, UCF
Jamal Shead, Jr., G, Houston
J'Wan Roberts, R-Jr., F, Houston
Jarace Walker, Fr., F, Houston
Jaylen Forbes, Jr., G, Tulane
Third-Team All-Conference
David DeJulius, Gr., G, Cincinnati
Tyler Harris, Sr., G, South Florida
Damian Dunn, R-So., G, Temple
Kevin Cross, Jr., F, Tulane
Craig Porter Jr, Sr., G, Wichita State
All-Freshman Team
Taylor Hendricks, F, UCF*
Ezra Ausar, F, East Carolina*
Jarace Walker, F, Houston*
Terrance Arceneaux, G, Houston
Emanuel Sharp, G, Houston
* denotes unanimous selection
Players Mentioned
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