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Kellen Dunham (born June 18, 1993) is an American college basketball player for the Butler Bulldogs. He has completed his junior season on the 2014–15 team. At Pendleton Heights High School in Pendleton, Indiana, Dunham led the state of Indiana in scoring as a senior with 29.5 points per game and was named Herald-Bulletin Player of the Year. Dunham committed to Butler on July 7, 2010 and was highly regarded by recruiting services. As a freshman, he was an Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection. He scored 16.4 points per game as a sophomore and was named to the Second-team All-Big East. He was a First-team All-Big East selection as a junior. ==Early life== Dunham was born on June 18, 1993, the son of Christy and Jim Dunham. He has three younger brothers: Kenton, Cole, and Jamison. Both his parents are basketball fans and raised their sons in a Christian household. Young Kellen learned to shoot on a "Little Tikes" hoop in the Dunham living room. He improved his game through constant practice in elementary school and middle school, to the consternation of some of his friends. When he was in eight grade, he worked on his jump shot with shooting coach Mark Baker, where Dunham learned how to shoot over his head. Dunham attended Pendleton Heights High School, where he measured 5'10 as a freshman. Pendleton Heights head coach Brian Hahn described him as "gangly, skinny, and slow."〔 In practices, he would shoot for 45 minutes after his teammates were finished. He shot up to 6'4 as a sophomore and averaged 17.0 points per game.〔〔 He improved those numbers to 23.5 points per game as a junior, leading Pendleton Heights to a 20–6 record. As a junior, he scored 41 points against Fort Wayne Northrop.〔 In his senior season, Dunham averaged 29.5 points per game and shot 92.1% from the free throw line, leading the state of Indiana in both categories. He scored 45 points against Alexandria. Dunham was named Madison County Player of the Year as a senior after leading Pendleton Heights to a 23–3 record.〔 His season came to an end after a 46–43 overtime loss against Terre Haute North in the Class 4A Regional at Hinkle Fieldhouse.〔 Dunham was twice named All-State. He was named Herald-Bulletin Player of the Year as a senior and was a candidate for Indiana Mr. Basketball. He holds the record for the all-time leading scorer at Pendleton Heights with 1,899 points and led the Arabians to back-to-back sectional titles. He signed a letter of intent with Butler on July 7, 2010. Rivals.com ranked him the 21st best shooting guard and 93rd best overall player.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work= Rivals.com )〕 ESPN included Butler's 2012 recruiting class among its top recruiting classes from teams in non-BCS conferences, noting Dunham was listed as an ESPN Top 100 recruit and is "a sniper to run off screens and create movement in the halfcourt sets for the next four years." In ESPN's scouting report, Dunham was listed as the 78th best overall player, due in large part to the fact that what he "does really well is shoot the basketball. How he goes about his business is akin to a master craftsman applying his trade. Dunham is in constant motion, working to get himself in position to score and he's typically shot-ready." Rivals listed him as the best shooter among all recruits of non-BCS teams. Butler head coach Brad Stevens said, "the thing he brings is an incredible ability to put the ball through the net."〔 |} 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kellen Dunham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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