Dusty Hannahs

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Dusty Hannahs
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No. 3Hapoel Tel Aviv
Position Shooting guard
League Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1993-09-02) September 2, 1993 (age 30)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school Pulaski Academy
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
College
NBA draft 2017: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
20172019 Memphis Hustle
2019 Memphis Grizzlies
2019–2020 Memphis Hustle
2020 Memphis Grizzlies
2020 Kolossos Rodou
2021 Santa Cruz Warriors
2021–2022 Adelaide 36ers
2022–2023 Santa Cruz Warriors
2023–present Ironi Ness Ziona
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com

Gerald Ellis "Dusty" Hannahs III (born September 2, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Texas Tech and Arkansas, with whom in his senior season he led the Southeastern Conference with a 90.8% free throw percentage. He played in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2018-20.

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Early life and high school

Hannahs was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas and attended high school at Pulaski Academy. He was a three-time All-District selection, and was named first team 4A All-State in his junior and senior seasons with the Bruins. [1] He committed to Texas Tech University after his junior season after averaging 26.2 points per game and shooting 51 percent from three. [2] In his senior season, Hannahs averaged 20 points per game, and led PA to the 4A state championship game and scored 43 points in a loss to Clarksville High School. [1]

College career

Texas Tech

Hannahs began his collegiate career at Texas Tech. He averaged 6.9 points as a freshman and 7.7 points per game as a sophomore, while appearing mostly as a three-point specialist and sixth man off the bench. [3] He set the Texas Tech season record for free throw percentage with 92.3 in his sophomore season. Following the end of the season, Hannahs announced that he would be transferring to the University of Arkansas. [4]

Arkansas

Hannahs played for the Arkansas Razorbacks for the final two seasons of his eligibility after sitting out one year due to NCAA transfer rules. In his first season with the team, Hannahs led the Razorbacks with 16.5 points per game (8th in the SEC), had a .458 field goal percentage (8th), and led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with 81 three pointers made, and .870 free throw percentage, and a .433 three-point percentage. [5] He was named to the Jerry West Award watchlist going into his redshirt senior season. [6]

Hannahs again led Arkansas in scoring in his final season with 14.4 points per game and led the Southeastern Conference (SEC) with a 90.8% free throw percentage (10th-best in the nation) and was named second team All-SEC by NBCSports.com . [7] He scored 1,047 points for the Razorbacks, becoming the fifth Arkansas player to score 1,000 points in two seasons, and finished ninth in school history with 155 three pointers made and with the third-best free throw percentage at .889. [8]

Professional career

Memphis Hustle (2017–2019)

Hannahs originally committed to play overseas for AZS Koszalin of the Polish Basketball League, but ultimately opted to sign with the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League on October 6, 2017. [9] In his first professional season, Hannahs appeared mostly as the Hustle's sixth man and averaged 9.2 points per game while shooting 44.1 percent on three point shots and 90.5 percent from the free throw line.

He returned to the Hustle for a second season and was the only player on from the previous year's team on the roster. [10] He averaged 14.5 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 49 games, again as the Hustle's primary option off the bench, and led the G League with a 92.6 free throw percentage. [11] Following the end of the season, Hannahs participated in the 2019 G-League Elite Camp along with other top G League players and college prospects. [12]

Memphis Grizzlies (2019)

On March 30, 2019, the Memphis Grizzlies signed Hannahs to a 10-day contract. [13] Hannahs made his NBA debut on March 31, 2019 in a 113–96 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, scoring four points on 2-of-7 shooting with four assists and one rebound in 13 minutes of play. [14] He was waived by the Grizzlies on April 4, 2019 after appearing in two games, scoring eight points with a rebound and five assists. [15] Following the end of the NBA season, Hannahs was named to the Grizzlies roster for the 2019 NBA Summer League. [16]

Hannahs was named to the NBA G League Elite Team for the G League International Challenge in Montevideo, Uruguay. He averaged 14 points per game in the tournament, including a 21-point performance off the bench in the quarterfinals against the Urugayan League Elite team, as the G League Elite eventually fell in the final to Bayern Munich of the EuroLeague. [17]

Hannahs was re-signed by the Grizzlies on October 14, 2019, but was waived the next day. [18] [19]

Return to the Hustle (2019–2020)

On October 27, 2019, Hannahs returned to the Hustle for a third season. [20] Hannahs was named the G League Player of the Week on December 2, 2019 after scoring 28 points against the Oklahoma City Blue and 32 points against the Maine Red Claws. [21] Hannahs was named Midseason All-NBA G League for the Western Conference. [22] Hannahs averaged a team-leading 21.4 points per game on the season and was named third team All-NBA G League. [23]

Return to the Grizzlies (2020)

Hannahs was signed to a second 10-day contract on February 21, 2020. [24] [25] Hannahs was later waived by the Memphis Grizzlies on February 27, 2020. [26]

Kolossos Rodou (2020)

On November 27, 2020, Hannahs signed with Kolossos Rodou of the Greek Basket League. [27] On December 22, 2020, Hannahs parted ways with the Greek club citing family matters overseas.

Santa Cruz Warriors (2021)

On January 11, 2021, the Memphis Hustle announced that they had acquired the returning rights to David Stockton from the South Bay Lakers in exchange for the returning rights to Hannahs'. [28] His returning rights was later traded to the Santa Cruz Warriors for a 2022 first round pick. [29] The next day, Hannahs was included in the roster of the Warriors. [30]

Adelaide 36ers (2021–2022)

On July 20, 2021, Hannahs signed with the Adelaide 36ers for the 2021–22 NBL season. [31] He averaged 13.5 points per game and shot 94% from the free throw line. [32]

Return to Santa Cruz (2022–2023)

On October 24, 2022, Hannahs rejoined the Santa Cruz Warriors roster for training camp. [33]

Ironi Hai Motors Nes Ziona (2023–2024)

In July, 2023, Hannahs signed with Ironi Nes Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [34] During the Israel–Hamas war, Hannahs has refused to return to Israel and continue to play for Ness Ziona.

Hapoel Tel-Aviv(2024–Present)

In Februery, 2024, Hannahs signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. [35]

Personal life

Hannahs is the son of former Arkansas and MLB pitcher Gerry Hannahs. Hannahs' father nicknamed him "Dusty" after former Los Angeles Dodgers teammate Dusty Baker. [36]

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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Memphis 2013.0.250.0001.000.52.5.5.04.0
2019–20 Memphis 206.5.444.6671.000.5.0.0.06.0
Career409.8.333.2501.000.51.3.3.05.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Texas Tech 311722.4.393.374.8061.1.4.50.06.9
2013–14 Texas Tech 321022.1.378.369.9231.31.4.40.07.7
2014–15 Arkansas Did not play – transfer
2015–16 Arkansas 322027.1.458.433.8702.4.9.60.016.5
2016–17 Arkansas 372324.7.439.387.9081.71.2.4.114.4
Career1317024.1.428.395.8881.7.9.50.011.5

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