| Dean Melchionni |
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 | Class:
Junior
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| Hometown:
Lancaster, Pa.
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| High School:
Germantown Academy
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| Height / Weight:
6-4 / 193
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| Position:
G
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| Experience:
Jr.-2L
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Returns for his third season with the program ... has played in eight games during his first two years ... awarded a scholarship prior to the start of the 2011-12 season ... three-time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll member.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010-11:
Played in five games ... scored his first collegiate points on a three-pointer in the home win against Louisiana Tech (Nov. 10) ... earned a spot on the Spring 2011 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009-10:
Played in three games ... earned a spot on the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Rolls (minimum 3.0 GPA).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pa. (head coach Jim Fenerty) ... three-year letterwinner for the Patriots ... helped guide Germantown to three consecutive Inter-Academic League (Inter-Ac) titles ... averaged 14 points and seven rebounds per game and was named All-Inter-Ac Honorable Mention as a senior. ... also named All-Area Honorable Mention by The Times Herald ... earned four letters as a member of the track & field team at Germantown ... won two Inter-Ac high jump championships and owns the Germantown school record (6-6).
PERSONAL:
Full name is Dean Michael Melchionni ... majoring in Corporate Communication ... son of Gary and Karen Melchionni ... born May 1, 1990 in Lancaster, Pa. ... has one older brother, Lee, and one older sister, Monica ... brother, Lee, was a four-year basketball letterwinner at Duke (2002-06) ... father, Gary, was a three-year letterwinner, two-time team captain and All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer at Duke (1970-73) and a second-round pick of the Phoenix Suns in the 1973 NBA Draft ... uncle, Bill Melchionni, played basketball at Villanova and starred in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets ... Bill's jersey number was retired by both Villanova and the Nets.
