Mike Dunleavy Who Is General Manager Of Golden State Former Duke Player, NBA Player Trading Up In 2023 NBA Draft To Draft Dereck Lively II Who Played Freshman Season For Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer?
As a freshman at Duke in 2022-2023 season Dereck Lively II who is a center was Named the Preseason Rookie of the Year in the ACC and was a second-team Preseason All-ACC picOn preseason watch lists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabaar Center of the Year Award, Naismith Trophy and Wooden Award.
. All ACC-Defensive Team and All-Freshman Team
Named ACC Rookie of the Week for the first time in his career on Feb. 6
Made his Duke debut in the Blue Devils' 84-38 win over USC Upstate and went 2-for-2 from the field on two dunks
Tallied a career-high 11 points against Ohio State, his first game in double figures
Secured a then-career-high nine boards while blocking a carer-high five shots against UMES
Played 12 minutes vs. Pitt with a plus/minus of 17, including +15 in the second half in six minutes of action
Snagged double-digit rebounds for the first time in his career against Miami with 10 and blocked five shots against the Hurricanes, matching his career-high
Produced the same output on the boards against Georgia Tech while matching his career-high in minutes (23) and scoring nine points on 4-of-6 shooting
Swatted away eight shots against North Carolina, the most by any Duke player against UNC, while also grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds and playing a career-high 34 minutes
Led the team and matched a career-high with 11 points at Miami while blocking five more shots on the defensive end
Did not record a block for only the second time this season, playing limited minutes at No. 8 Virginia
Finished with six points, six rebounds and two blocks in 27 minutes of action against Notre Dame
Tallied a new career high in points (13) against Virginia Tech, on a perfect 6-of-6 from the field and 1-of-1 from the charity stripe
Grabbed 12 rebounds against NC State while scoring six points (3-of-4 from the field) and blocking two shots
Matched a career high with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting against Pittsburgh in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals
Helped Duke defeat Miami in the ACC semifinals with eight points on 4-of-5 shooting while grabbing six rebounds
Grabbed nine first-half rebounds en route to 12 boards in game vs. Oral Roberts. Blocked six shots against the Golden Eagles -- a freshman record for blocks in an NCAA Tournament game, and third-most by any Duke player
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Dereck Lively II freshman season at Duke would be his only season at Duke where he would play for Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer.
Following his freshman season at Duke Dereck Lively announced he was entering his name in 2023 NBA Draft on April 4, 2023 by saying I'm so grateful for the opportunity to play at Duke,"
Being a member of the Brotherhood is something I'll always cherish. I learned and grew so much this season as both a player and person and I'm thankful for my coaches, my teammates – and especially my mom, who has meant so much to me -- for everything. This season was all I could have imagined, and it was an honor to be part of an ACC title in Coach Scheyer's first season. It was always a dream of mine to play for Duke, and now I'll set my sights on my dream of playing in the league and declare for the NBA Draft. A special thank you to the Cameron Crazies, the best fans in the game, for the incredible support. These memories I have will last forever.
According to article on goduke.com
As a freshman at Duke in 1999-2000,
Mike Dunleavy Jr. who was a forward was a valuable performer who emerged as one of the nation’s best sixth men ... earned second team ACC All-Tournament honors after missing four games with mononucleosis ... honorable mention selection to the ACC All-Freshman team ... played in 30 games, starting twice (vs. Illinois and Davidson) ... averaged 9.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists ... ranked sixth on the team in scoring and fifth in rebounding ... was the ninth highest-scoring freshman during the Coach K era at Duke ... was the seventh highest-scoring freshman in the ACC ... part of a freshman class that averaged 40.5 points per game, the fourth-highest total by any freshman class in ACC history ... reached double figures in scoring 13 times, including a career-best 21 points vs. Virginia (1/5) ... ranked second on the team with 10 charges taken ... his 724 minutes played ranked sixth on the squad ... played at least 14 minutes in each contest ... his season high in minutes was 35 vs. Virginia (1/5) ... shot .460 from the field (97-of-211), .351 from three-point range (34-of-97) and .738 from the foul line (45-of-61) as a freshman ... had a career-high nine rebounds vs. William & Mary (1/2) ... had at least one three-point field goal in 17 games, two or more in nine contests, three or more seven times and a career-best four against Clemson in the opening round of the ACC Tournament (3/9) ... had an outstanding ACC Tournament, averaging 12.0 points and shooting .706 from the field, including a blistering .778 (7-of-9) from three-point range ... performed at that level after missing four games with mononucleosis ... also played in Duke’s three NCAA Tournament games (3.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg) ... pulled down eight rebounds in NCAA Tournament first round vs. Lamar (3/17) ... was a perfect 5-of-5 from the floor (3-3 3-pt. FG) in scoring 13 points vs. Clemson (1/29) ... made a season-best eight field goals and attempted a season-high 15 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/19) ... earned Duke’s Glenn E. “Ted” Mann Award, given annually to the Duke reserve contributing most to team morale ... made the USA Basketball World Championship for Young Men Qualifying Team that earned a silver medal in Brazil during the summer of 2000 ... started all five games for the U.S. team ... averaged 7.2 points and 2.2 rebounds for the U.S. squad.
As a sophomore in 2000-2001,
Mike Dunleavy Jr. who was a forward was n honorable mention All-ACC choice by the media ... one of 11 members of the All-ACC Academic Basketball Team ... finished season averaging 12.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game ... shot .474 from the field overall and .373 from three-point range ... had 27 double-digit scoring games and two double-doubles ... one of three Blue Devils to start all 39 games (Shane Battier and Jason Williams were the others) ... ranked among the ACC leaders in scoring (16th), rebounding (20th) and three-point field goals made per game (1.5-15th) ... was the team’s high scorer twice and leading rebounder in nine games ... ranked third on the team in rebounding (5.7), three-point percentage (.373), assists (2.6) and double-figure scoring games (27) ... established career highs in scoring (24 vs. North Carolina), rebounds (17 at Clemson), assists (six-three times), blocks (three vs. Davidson), steals (five vs. Michigan) and minutes (37 at Wake Forest) as a sophomore ... was one of three Blue Devils to average double figures in scoring during the 2001 NCAA Tournament (12.0) ... a key player for Duke during the NCAA Championship game vs. Arizona (4/2), scoring a team-high 21 points, including going 5-for-9 from three-point range ... had 18 second-half points in that contest, including nine points (all on three-point field goals) in a 45-second span ... his five three-pointers and nine trey attempts were career highs ... named to the All-Final Four Team following his championship game performance ... recorded 11 points in 30 minutes against USC (3/24) ... scored 15 points and hauled in nine rebounds against Missouri (3/17) ... notched a career- and game-high 24 points to go along with 13 rebounds against North Carolina (3/11) in the ACC Tournament title game ... named to the ACC All-Tournament Team ... scored 16 points and hauled in nine boards against North Carolina (3/4) ... tallied 18 points and six rebounds against Georgia Tech (2/21) ... scored 17 points and pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds against Clemson (2/7) ... his 17 rebounds vs. the Tigers were the most in a game by a Blue Devil since Elton Brand had 21 vs. Fresno State on 11/27/98, a span of 91 games ... scored 18 points and had eight rebounds against Florida State (2/4) ... scored 12 points and pulled down 13 rebounds against North Carolina (2/2) ... had 18 points and eight rebounds against Maryland (1/27) ... scored 21 points against Wake Forest (1/24) ... pulled down a game-high nine rebounds against Boston College (1/16) ... scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out six assists against Virginia (1/13) ... scored 14 points, hauled in five rebounds and dished out five assists against Clemson (1/7) ... had 13 points, five rebounds and four assists against Stanford (12/21) ... scored 18 points, pulled down three rebounds and had two steals in return to hometown against Portland (12/19) ... had 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and five steals against Michigan (12/9) ... had 12 points, four rebounds, three blocks and four steals against Davidson (12/4) ... scored 21 points against Illinois (11/28) in 36 minutes of action ... pulled down a team-high eight rebounds in TiVo Preseason NIT Championship victory over Temple (11/24) ... shot a perfect 4-of-4 from the field, dished out four assists and grabbed four rebounds in Preseason NIT semifinal victory over Texas (11/22) ... scored 16 points in 30 minutes against Villanova (11/17).
For his career at Duke Mike Dunleavy Jr. was co-captain in 2001-02 along with Jason Williams ... one of the nation’s most versatile players ... a preseason third team All-America by Basketball News and honorable mention All-America by Athlon ... ranked the nation’s sixth-best power forward by The Sporting News ... rated the nation’s 10th-best small forward by Lindy’s ... one of 50 preseason candidates for the Wooden Award, given annually to the nation’s top college basketball player ... 2001-02 preseason first team All-ACC by Basketball News and The Sporting News ... deadly outside shooter who can also put the ball on the floor ... excellent passer who sees floor well for a player his size ... has triple-double potential ... added muscle during the off-season to help his play around the basket ... played in 69 career games, starting 41 times (all 39 games in 2000-01) ... averaging 11.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists during his college career ... has 39 double-figure scoring games and two double-doubles ... has five career 20+ point outings.
According to Mike Dunleavy Jr. biography on goduke.com
Following Mike Dunleavy Jr. playing at Duke Mike Dunleavy went on to play professionally in the NBA for 15 seasons. Playing with Golden State for 5 seasons playing for Indiana for 3 seasons. Playing for Chicago for 2 seasons playing for Milwaukee for 1 season playing for Atlanta for 1 season playing for Cleveland 1 season.
Mike Dunleavy was recently promoted to General Manager of Golden State who he played from 2002-2007.
Mike Dunleavy was recently promoted to General Manager following being Vice president of Basketball Operations or the past two seasons after two years as assistant general manager. He originally joined the front office in 2018-19 as a pro scout.
Golden State Co Executive Chairman, CEO Joe Lacob had this to say about Mike Dunleavy becoming General Manager of Golden State We think Mike is the perfect fit to lead our basketball operations department,”He has a wealth of basketball knowledge, stemming from his family upbringing, a 15-year NBA playing career and five seasons serving under Bob Myers in our front office. He’s young and energetic, has established numerous relationships around the league and communicates well with players and coaches—all important traits in this business. Mike’s ready for this challenge and responsibility.”
According to article on nba.com
With former Duke player Mike Dunleavy Jr. becoming General Manager of Golden State recently this question comes to mind.
Mike Dunleavy who is General Manager of Golden State, former Duke player, NBA player trading up in 2023 NBA Draft to draft Dereck Livey II who played freshman season for Duke, Head Coach Jon Scheyer?
Golden State currently has pick number 19 in Thursday’s 2023 NBA Draft in Brooklyn at the home of NBA’s Brooklyn Nets would need to move up to select Duke’s Dereck Lively II. According Action Network’s Matt Moore “Golden State now led by new general manager Mike Dunleavy is willing to do so.
Atlanta, Golden State are two teams that I’ve heard from multiple sources are interested in pursing pick to take Lively. It seems like its going to need to be at 10th to get there.
According to Tom Dierberger article on nbcsportsbayarea.com
Mike Dunleavy had this today in General Manager Press Conference!
My main objective, our groups main objective would be to improve . We’ve got a shot to contend for a title again. I am confident in that.
If Golden State General Manager former Duke player, NBA player trades up to get Dereck Lively II he is getting a center a player in Dereck Lively II who can rebound, block shots. As a freshman at Duke Dereck Lively averaged 5.4 rebounds , 2.4 blocks per game.