| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1955-02-01)February 1, 1955 (age 70) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | West End (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| College | Alabama (1973–1977) |
| NBA draft | 1977: 2nd round, 41st overall pick |
| Selected by thePortland Trail Blazers | |
| Playing career | 1977–1991 |
| Position | Shooting guard /small forward |
| Number | 23, 25 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1977–1980 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1980–1988 | Denver Nuggets |
| 1988–1989 | Phoenix Suns |
| 1989–1991 | Denver Nuggets |
| As coach: | |
| 1991–1997 | Charlotte Hornets (assistant) |
| 1997–1998 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
| 1999 | Charlotte Sting (assistant) |
| 2000 | Charlotte Sting |
| 2001–2002 | Alabama (assistant) |
| 2002–2004 | Denver Nuggets (assistant) |
| 2004–2007 | Sacramento Kings (assistant) |
| 2007–2011 | Houston Rockets (assistant) |
| 2011–2014 | Minnesota Timberwolves (assistant) |
| 2014–2016 | Houston Rockets (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 5,033 (5.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,371 (4.4 rpg) |
| Steal | 1,316 (1.3 spg) |
Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Theodore Roosevelt Dunn (born February 1, 1955) is an American former professionalbasketball player who was most recently an assistant coach for theHouston Rockets of theNational Basketball Association (NBA).
A star at theUniversity of Alabama, Dunn played for coachCM Newton, who would start five black players in a time of racial turbulence and progress. CenterLeon Douglas said, "We knew Coach Newton (signed us) because he wanted to win. He wasn't trying to be a trailblazer. You have to respect a man for putting five black starters on the court when others said it was a no-no." On December 28, 1973, in a 65–55 win overthe University of Louisville Cardinals, Newton started Douglas, Charles "Boonie" Russell,Charles Cleveland, Dunn andRay Odums for the first all-black starting line-up inSEC history, and a team that would win the SEC season title.[1][2][3][4]
The 6'4" Dunn was selected by thePortland Trail Blazers in the second round of the1977 NBA draft. He went on to have a productive 14-year career with three teams: the Blazers (1977–1980), theDenver Nuggets (1980–1988;1989–1991), and thePhoenix Suns (1988–1989). Dunn was named to the NBA's All-Defensive Second Team three times during his career, and he was widely regarded as one of the bestreboundingguards of the 1980s.[5]
After retiring in 1991 with 5,033 career points and 4,371 career rebounds, Dunn served six seasons (1991–1997) as an assistant coach for theCharlotte Hornets. He later served brief tenures as head coach of theWNBA'sCharlotte Sting and as an assistant coach at the University of Alabama, and in 2004 he was hired as an assistant coach for the NBA'sSacramento Kings. In 2007, he became an assistant coach for theHouston Rockets. On December 6, 2011, he was hired as an assistant coach by theMinnesota Timberwolves to work underRick Adelman.[6]
| GP | Games 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | Portland | 63 | — | 12.2 | .417 | — | .661 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.8 |
| 1978-79 | Portland | 80 | — | 22.9 | .448 | — | .772 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 7.7 |
| 1979–80 | Portland | 82 | — | 22.5 | .436 | .000 | .757 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 6.9 |
| 1980-81 | Denver | 82 | — | 17.4 | .412 | .000 | .653 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 4.5 |
| 1981–82 | Denver | 82 | 80 | 30.7 | .512 | .000 | .712 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 8.2 |
| 1982–83 | Denver | 82 | 80 | 32.2 | .482 | .000 | .730 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 7.6 |
| 1983–84 | Denver | 82 | 74 | 33.8 | .512 | .000 | .731 | 7.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| 1984–85 | Denver | 81 | 81 | 28.3 | .489 | .000 | .724 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| 1985–86 | Denver | 82 | 82 | 29.3 | .454 | .000 | .773 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| 1986–87 | Denver | 81 | 53 | 23.9 | .428 | .000 | .655 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 1987–88 | Denver | 82 | 1 | 18.7 | .449 | .000 | .769 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 1988–89 | Phoenix | 34 | 1 | 9.4 | .343 | — | .750 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 1989–90 | Denver | 65 | 2 | 10.1 | .454 | .000 | .667 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 1990-91 | Denver | 17 | 3 | 12.8 | .447 | .250 | .900 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
| Career | 993 | 457 | 23.2 | .457 | .059 | .725 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 5.1 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Portland | 10 | — | 8.8 | .500 | — | — | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 1979 | Portland | 3 | — | 17.3 | .686 | — | — | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.3 |
| 1980 | Portland | 3 | — | 8.0 | .250 | — | 1.000 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 1982 | Denver | 3 | — | 27.0 | .462 | — | .875 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 1983 | Denver | 8 | — | 37.5 | .439 | — | .625 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| 1984 | Denver | 5 | — | 35.6 | .560 | — | .714 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 6.6 |
| 1985 | Denver | 15 | 15 | 24.7 | .415 | — | .737 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| 1986 | Denver | 10 | 10 | 27.6 | .435 | — | .643 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| 1987 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | .250 | — | — | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 1988 | Denver | 11 | 3 | 16.8 | .550 | — | .500 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| 1989 | Phoenix | 8 | 0 | 9.9 | .429 | — | .500 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| 1990 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 10.3 | — | — | — | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Career | 76 | 28 | 21.5 | .447 | — | .691 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | |