Game Logs: 2011-12 2010-11
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Brandon Dawson begins his third year as a member of the Kennesaw State men’s basketball program . . . Has seen increased playing in each of his two seasons . . . Averaged eight points a game while playing in the Wallace Prather Pro-Am league during the summer.
2011-12: Appeared in a career-high 31 games and started 16 . . . Averaged career-best totals of 3.6 points and 2.1 rebounds a game while averaging 32.3 minutes a game . . . Set a personal-best with 112 points scored . . . Shot 38.4 percent (38-99) from the field . . . Started final eight games of the season and averaged 8.1 points a contest . . . Totaled a career-high seven rebounds and added eight points versus Stetson (1/2) . . . Equaled personal-best rebound total at Stetson (1/30) . . . Scored a career-high tying 12 points versus East Tennessee State (2/4), USC Upstate (2/6) and at North Florida (2/18) . . . Started and played a season-high 44 minutes at North Florida (2/18).
2010-11: Played in 20 games during his freshman campaign with the Owls . . . Averaged 2.7 points and 0.9 rebounds a game while averaging 7.1 minutes a contest . . . Connected on 54.5 percent of field goal attempts, including 33.3 percent from behind the three-point arc . . . Made 76.2 percent of free throw attempts . . . Scored four points in collegiate debut versus Georgia Southwestern (11/12) . . . Led the team with a career-high 12 points and had first career block while playing a season-high 17 minutes at Belmont (12/16) . . . Made first career three-point basket and scored seven points versus Belmont (2/26) . . . Pulled down a career-high six rebounds at Iowa State (11/24) . . . Played 11 minutes or more five times . . . …Scored six points against Northern Arizona on 11/22…Had multiple rebounds in four different games…Was an Atlantic Sun Conference All-Academic honoree.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four varsity letters at Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga. . . . A member of the 2007 Georgia Class 4A State Championship team . . . Named Most Valuable Player and team captain as senior . . . Ranked as one of the top 200 players in the nation in 2010 . . . Helped lead team to Region 6 Tournament . . . An All-Dekalb County honoree . . . Recorded 20 or more rebounds in a game on two occasions during senior year . . . A member of honor roll . . . Earned at least a 3.0 grade point average all four years.
PERSONAL: Born January 1, 1992 in Decatur, Ga. . . . Attended Tucker High in Tucker, Ga . . . Majoring in sports management . . . Considered East Carolina, North Carolina Greensboro, Florida Gulf Coast, Bethune Cookman, Florida A&M and Western Carolina . . . Plans to either play basketball professionally or study law after graduation . . . Cousin in-law to former NBA player Latrell Sprewell . . . Cousin of Asjha Jones, current player on the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun and member of 2012 Olympic gold medal-winning women’s basketball team . . . Also cousin of rapper Kilo Ali.
DAWSON’S CARRER HIGHS
Most Points: 12, several times, last: at North Florida (2/18/12)
Most Field Goals Made: 6, at North Florida (2/18/12)
Most Field Goals Attempted: 9, at North Florida (2/18/12)
Highest Field Goal Percentage: .667 (6-9), at North Florida (2/18/12)
Most 3-Point Field Goals Made: 1, several times, last: vs. East Tennessee State (2/4/12)
Most 3-Point Field Goals Attempted: 2, 2x: vs. Reinhardt (11/23/11), at Missouri State (12/17)
Highest 3-Point Field Goals Percentage (Min. 2 attempts): .500, 2x: vs. Reinhardt (11/23/11), at Missouri State (12/17)
Most Free Throws Made: 7, at Auburn (11/14/11)
Most Free Throws Attempted: 8, at Auburn (11/14/11)
Highest Free Throw Percentage (Min. 5 attempts): .875 (7-8), at Auburn (11/14/11)
Rebounds: 7, 2x: vs. Stetson (1/2/12), at Stetson (1/30/12)
Assists: 2, at North Florida (2/18/12)
Steals: 2, 2x: vs. Mercer (2/10/12), vs. Tennessee-Martin (2/14/12)
Blocks: 2, several times, last: at Jacksonville (2/20/12)
Turnovers: 2, several times, last: vs. Tennessee-Martin (2/14/12)
Minutes: 44, at North Florida (2/18/12)