Dylan Disu

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Dylan Disu
Personal information
Born (2000-11-12) November 12, 2000 (age 23)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school Hendrickson
(Pflugerville, Texas)
College
Position Small forward / power forward
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-Big 12 (2024)
  • Big 12 Most Improved Player (2024)

Dylan Akeem Disu (born November 12, 2000) is an American basketball player. He previously played for the Vanderbilt Commodores and the Texas Longhorns.

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High school career

Disu played basketball for Hendrickson High School in Pflugerville, Texas. He led his team to back-to-back District 13-6A titles. [1] As a senior, Disu averaged 23.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per game, earning district MVP honors. He scored a school-record 51 points against Leander High School. [2] A four-star recruit, Disu committed to playing college basketball for Vanderbilt over offers from SMU, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M and Illinois, among others. [3] [4]

College career

As a freshman at Vanderbilt, Disu averaged 7.4 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. [5] On February 17, 2021, he posted career-highs of 29 points and 16 rebounds in an 82–78 loss to Kentucky. [6] One week later, head coach Jerry Stackhouse announced that Disu would miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. [7] As a sophomore, he averaged 15 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, leading the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in rebounding prior to his injury. He was named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. [8] After the season, Disu transferred to Texas, which he described as his "dream school growing up." [9]

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Vanderbilt 323127.0.358.295.5485.71.01.1.97.4
2020–21 Vanderbilt 171731.6.492.369.7369.21.41.11.215.0
2021–22 Texas 26010.9.466.133.8133.2.4.4.83.7
Career754822.5.426.304.6855.6.9.91.07.9

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