Player Profile:
| Position: | Guard |
| Height: | 6'5" |
| Weight: | 215 |
| Year: | Graduate |
| City/State: | Chesapeake, Va. |
| High School: | Atlantic Shores Christian |
Career Notes- Has battled through adversity during his time in Durham ... received a redshirt during the 2012-13 season while taking a year away from basketball
- Deadly long range shooter with 167 career three-point field goals, while shooting 40.1 percent from behind the arc
- Averaging 6.9 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.5 three-point field goals per game in 109 career contests
- Has 30 double-figure scoring games, including six games with 20-point efforts
- Duke’s leading returning scorer with 752 career points, 10th-most among ACC returnees
- An underrated athlete with the ability to finish with authority at the rim
- Bypassed his final year of high school eligibility to join the Blue Devils for the 2009-10 season
- Graduated in May of 2013 with a BA in African & African-American Studies ... currently enrolled in Duke’s Divinity School
2011-12
- Played in 34 games with 14 starting assignments
- Led the team in made three-point field goals and three-point field goal percentage (67-of-171, .400)
- Finished fifth in the ACC with 2.0 made three-pointers per game
- Posted career highs with 8.4 points per game, 2.1 rebounds per game and 67 made three-pointers
- Scored in double figures 13 times with four 20-point efforts
- Made multiple three-pointers in 16 games, including four games with at least five treys
- Scored 22 points against Florida State and hit six three-pointers ... hit five of his treys in the first half (2/23)
- Sank three three-pointers and hauled in a season-high five rebounds against Boston College (2/19)
- Sank both three-point attempts against North Carolina and finished with eight points off the bench (2/8)
- Hit four three-pointers against St. John’s to finish with 14 points (1/28)
- Scored in double figures for the fourth straight game by sinking 14 points against Florida State ... hit three three-pointers against the Seminoles (1/21)
- Scored 21 points against Wake Forest, sinking seven three-pointers ... all seven treys came in the first half, setting a school record ... scored 18 consecutive points for Duke in that game (1/19)
- Led Duke to a 73-66 win at Clemson, scoring 24 points while hitting five three-pointers ... also blocked a career-high two shots in the victory (1/15)
- Scored 11 points against UNC Greensboro, going 3-for-5 from the three-point line (12/19)
- Contributed 17 points off the bench against Washington in Madison Square Garden (12/10)
- Scored 15 points in 12 minutes against Colorado State ... went 6-of-8 from the floor and 3-of-5 from the three-point line (12/7)
- Totaled 17 points against Michigan in the Maui Invitational, going 4-for-9 from the three-point line ... also contributed a season-high three assists in the win over the Wolverines (11/22)
- Scored 26 points in Coach K’s record-setting 903rd career win over Michigan State ... hit six three-pointers during the historic night ... also swiped four steals while playing a career-high 38 minutes (11/15)
2010-11
- Played in all 37 games with seven starts ... averaged 8.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 21.0 minutes per game
- Scored in double figures in 12 games with one 20-point contest
- Led Duke guards with a .481 field goal percentage (100-of-208) ... also shot 42.7 percent from three-point range
- Shared the team lead with 64 three-point field goals ... made three or more three-point field goals in nine contests
- Recorded three games with three or more steals ... finished the year with 21 steals
- Tallied 13 points and three rebounds against Hampton (3/18) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament
- Made two three-point field goals and scored nine points against Maryland (3/11) in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals
- Posted 11 points and made 3-of-5 three-point field goals at Maryland (2/2)
- Connected on three treys and scored 14 points against Virginia (1/15)
- Finished with eight points, six rebounds and three steals against UAB (1/5)
- Came off the bench to score 16 points and record a career-high four steals in the ACC opener against Miami (1/2)
- Made 4-of-5 field goals and finished with 11 points at UNC Greensboro (12/29)
- Scored 17 points to go with four rebounds, a career-high four assists and two steals against Elon (12/20)
- Tallied a career-high 28 points against Bradley (12/8) in his first collegiate start ... went 10-of-17 from the field and 8-of-14 from behind the three-point line
- The 28 points versus Bradley (12/8) are the most points scored by a Duke player in a starting debut ... eight treys were tied for the most by an ACC player in 2011 and are tied for third most in a single game in school history
- Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds to go with 10 points and two assists against Butler (12/4) in East Rutherford, N.J.
- Made four three-point field goals and scored 14 points against Oregon (11/27)
- Was a perfect 4-of-4 from the field, including 3-of-3 from behind the three-point line for 11 points against No. 4 Kansas State (11/23) in the championship game of the CBE Classic
- Tallied three assists and one blocked shot to go with seven points and four rebounds against Marquette (11/22) in the semifinals of the CBE Classic
- Scored 16 points and added three steals in just 18 minutes against Colgate (11/19)
- Had nine points and four rebounds against Miami [Ohio] (11/16) in the CBE Classic
- Scored 13 points in the season opener against Princeton (11/14) in the first game of the O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic on 5-of-9 shooting and 3-of-6 from behind the three-point line
2009-10
- Played in 38 contests, scoring a team-best 169 points off the bench
- Averaged 4.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 37.9 percent from three-point range (36-of-95)
- Ranked fourth on the team in three-point field goals (36) and three-point percentage (.379)
- Made two or more treys in 10 games, including six three-pointers in a December win over Radford
- Only had 15 turnovers in 477 minutes of action
- Went 2-of-2 from three-point range for six points in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight win over Baylor (3/28)
- Came off the bench to score seven points and grab two rebounds against Georgia Tech (3/14) in the ACC Tournament Championship game
- Had two steals and five points against North Carolina (3/6)
- Made 2-of-3 from behind the three-point line at No. 23 Maryland (3/3)
- Recorded five points, two rebounds and two assists at Virginia (2/28)
- Tallied 10 points and four rebounds against Pennsylvania (12/31)
- Scored 16 points in 24 minutes against Gardner-Webb (12/15), making 3-of-5 from behind the three-point line
- Sparked a struggling Duke offense with 12 points at Wisconsin (12/2) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge ... went a perfect 4-of-4 from behind the three-point line against the Badgers
- Posted 11 points and three rebounds in the championship game of the NIT Season Tip-Off against Connecticut (11/27) ... went 4-of-6 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range in the win
- Matched a Duke freshman record with six three-point field goals against Radford (11/21) ... finished 6-of-8 from deep and 7-of-9 overall from the field for his first career 20-point game
- Recorded his first career double figure scoring game with 13 points against Coastal Carolina (11/16)
- Made his collegiate debut with eight points, three rebounds, two assists and one block against UNC Greensboro (11/13)
High School
- Three year letterwinner in basketball at Atlantic Shores Christian ... played for head coach Bruce Croxton
- Bypassed a final year of high school basketball eligibility to enroll at Duke in 2009
- Played his freshman year at Deep Creek high school before transferring to Atlantic Shore Christian ... elected to reclassify as a freshman
- Led the Seahawks to a 90-15 record, including a 53-0 mark in league play, and three straight trips to the final four of the state tournament
- Three-time first team all-state, all-conference and all-state tournament team selection
- Two-time first team NCSAA All-America and All-Tidewater honoree
- Averaged 20.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game while leading the team to a 33-2 record and a state runner-up finish in 2009
- Named conference player of the year as a sophomore after averaging 22.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game ... guided Atlantic Shores to a 29-7 ledger in 2008
- Scored 18.0 points per game as a freshman with the Seahawks
- Played with the Boo Williams’ All-Stars in the summer AAU circuit ... helped the team to the Peach Jam championship in 2008 ... AAU Nationals runner-up in Orlando in 2009
- Named to the Boo Williams Invitational all-tournament team
- Teamed with Josh Hairston to lead the Boo Williams All-Stars to the Under-15 national title
Personal
- Born Andre Wade Dawkins on Sept. 19, 1991 in Fairfax, Va.
- Son of Andre and Pamela Dawkins and Tamara Hill
- Father, Andre, is a financial advisor
- Mother, Pamela, is a guidance counselor
- Older sister, Lacey, passed away following an automobile accident on the way to the Duke-St. John’s game on Dec. 5, 2009
- Has two younger brothers, Caleb and Jalon, and a younger sister, Naomi
- Uncle, Tony Dawkins, referees NCAA and WNBA games
- Aunt, Nikita Lowery Dawkins, is an assistant women’s basketball coach at Old Dominion
- Worked as an assistant coach for the Portsmouth Parks and Recreation Youth Basketball league
- Took honors and AP courses throughout high school
- Honor roll member for all four years of high school
- Enrolled in Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
- Passed Algebra 1 high school assessment as a seventh grader
- Posted a first and fourth place finish in the ACSI Math Olympics
- Active in the church community ... volunteered as a sound technician for the Calvary Evangelical Baptist and Infinity churches
- Also was a volunteer with the Infinity Church Christmas outreach program
- A member of the Portsmouth Parks and Recreation & Calvary Evangelical Church Basketball Outreach Ministry
- Enjoys spending time with family, sudoku, chess, swimming, watching movies and playing video games with his brothers
- Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant
- Has developed into an avid golfer
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