Dennis DuVal

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Dennis DuVal
Personal information
Born (1952-03-31) March 31, 1952 (age 72)
Westbury, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Westbury (Westbury, New York)
College Syracuse (1971–1974)
NBA draft 1974: 2nd round, 30th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Bullets
Position Guard
Number23, 21
Career history
1974–1975 Washington Bullets
1976 Atlanta Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Stats at Basketball Reference

Dennis DuVal (born March 31, 1952), nicknamed "Sweet D" is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player.

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College career

In 1970–71, Dennis played on the Syracuse Orange freshman basketball team. He averaged 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Dennis joined the Syracuse varsity basketball team his sophomore season, and averaged 15.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Dennis led Syracuse in scoring his junior season, averaging 19.6 points per game. He also led Syracuse in scoring his senior season, averaging 20.6 points per game. In his senior year at Syracuse University, Dennis was selected to the NCAA AP All-American third-team. When he graduated, he was second all-time in points for Syracuse behind only David Bing. [1]

Professional career

Dennis was drafted with the twelfth pick in the second round of the 1974 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets. Dennis was also selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 1974 ABA Draft. [1] He was waived by the Bullets prior to the start of the 1975-76 NBA season. On January 31, 1976, Dennis was signed by the Atlanta Hawks. In his NBA career, Dennis averaged 1.9 points, 0.7 assists, and 0.6 rebounds per game. [2]

Post-playing career

Following his basketball career, Dennis became a police officer in Syracuse, New York. In 1990, he became the deputy police chief. In 2001, Dennis was named the Syracuse police chief. He retired from the Syracuse police force in 2004 [1]

In 2000, Dennis was selected to the Syracuse Men's Basketball All-Century Team. [3]

Dennis is currently the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Terradiol, a bio-pharmaceutical company which produces, manufactures, and distributes medical cannabis pharmaceuticals. [4]

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

NBA

Source [2]

Regular season

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1974–75 Washington 373.7.369.667.6.4.4.11.6
1975–76 Atlanta 1310.0.349.667.61.5.5.22.8
Career505.3.361.667.6.7.4.11.9

Playoffs

YearTeamGPMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1975 Washington 52.8.333.500.6.6.0.01.4

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dennis DuVal". orangehoops.org. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Dennis DuVal NBA statistics". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  3. "Syracuse University Athletics – Men's Basketball All-Century Team". suathletics.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. "Terradiol | About Us". terradiol.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017.