University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2007 Men's Basketball Roster

David Dees
Jersey Number 21

David Dees

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-5 / 209
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Dayton Christian

Major: General Studies
2007 Third Team All-Sun Belt Conference
2005 First Team All-Big South Conference
2004 Big South Conference All-Freshman Team

2006-07
? Led the Cajuns in five categories - free throw percentage, scoring average, assists, steals and minutes - during his debut season in Cajun Country
? Averaged a career-best 17.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
? Posted three double-doubles during the season
? Began the season with 10 straight games with at least 14 points
? Made his UL debut in the season opener against Ouachita Baptist, scoring 18 points in 40 minutes
? Scored a career-high 37 points in an overtime loss to Cal State Fullerton on Nov. 24
? Made a career-high 12 field goals in the contest, while pulling down a season-high 10 boards
? Went 10-of-11 from the free throw line against Nevada
? Made 15 consecutive free throws, beginning with his last attempt against Louisiana Tech (Dec. 2) and ending with his second attempt at McNeese State (Dec. 23)
? Posted back-to-back 20-point contests against Tennessee (26) and Nevada (23)
? Scorched Denver for 26 points in the Cajuns’ 66-64 win on Jan. 4
? Scored 23 points in a 73-72 overtime loss at North Texas on Jan. 11
? Recorded a 30-point effort at Florida Atlantic, making a career-high 12 free throws
? His seventh 20-point outing came at Arkansas State on Feb. 8, where he scored 26 in a six-point win
? Finished the season with back-to-back 20-point efforts against North Texas

2005-06
? Sat out the entire season to restore his eligibility after transferring from Liberty University

Prior to Louisiana
? Attended Liberty University during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons
? Won honors in each of his two seasons at Liberty, being named first team All-Big South
? Conference in 2004-05 and winning Big South All-Freshman honors in 2003-04
? Averaged 16.2 points and 5.1 rebounds in ?04-05 while leading the team in 3-pointers (48) and 20-point games (nine)
? Scored 22 points including 7-of-9 shooting and three 3-pointers against top-ranked St. Joseph’s in the 2004 NCAA Tournament first round, earning Chevrolet Player of the Game honors to wrap up freshman season
? Started just one game as a freshman, but managed to finish third in scoring
? Scored in double figures 15 times and led the team in scoring seven times

High School
? Was a four-year letterwinner at Dayton Christian Academy in Dayton, Ohio
? Two-time first-team all-area and first-team all-district
? Named all-area, all-district and all-state Division 3 Player of the Year as a senior
? Averaged 32.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game as a senior and was a McDonald’s All-American finalist
? Honorable mention all-state as a junior as he averaged 22.0 points per game and 9.0 rebounds per contest, while shooting 63.0 percent from the field as a junior
? Averaged 15.0 and 17.0 points per game as a sophomore and freshman, respectively
? Named to the Who’s Who American High School students list

Personal
? Full name is David Anton Dees
? Born on November 28, 1984
? Son of Kenny and Dellena Dees
? Has one brother, Stephen, who is also a member of the UL men’s basketball team, and three sisters - LaSonya, Serena and Natasha

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