Biography:

Dyshawn Pierre made quite an impression in his freshman campaign at UD. His best performance came in the Canadian’s first ever start against Boston College in the Charleston Classic.

His performance against Boston College could not have been more perfect. Literally. Pierre shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the field, including 5-of-5 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 from the foul line. He finished with 23 points, two rebounds, three assists and a block while committing zero turnovers in 35 minutes of action.

It was a game that Pierre and the rest of the Flyer community will remember for a long time as Pierre is just the sixth NCAA basketball player (and the first freshman, and the first Canadian) since 1996-97 to make at least eight FG, five 3-pt FG and two free throws without missing a single shot.  Pierre is also the only player to have such a perfect game in his first career start (he came off the bench in Dayton's first two games).

Pierre has a smooth all-around game of being able to shoot from the outside, finish at the rim and the athleticism to dunk the ball and sky for rebounds. Pierre finished second on the team and 10th in the Atlantic 10 in field goal percentage as he connected at a .536 clip. He started 28 of the team’s 31 games and scored 8.8 points and grabbed 5.1 rebounds per game.

Pierre is one of three returning starters for the 2013-14 season and will be looked upon to play even better in his sophomore season.

2012-13
Dyshawn Pierre had one of the better freshman campaigns in recent memory for the University of Dayton during the 2012-13 season. Pierre started in 28 of the team’s 31 games while averaging 8.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He shot an outstanding .536 (96-of-179) from the field and .462 (24-of-52) from beyond the three-point line. Pierre’s .536 field goal percentage is the fourth best by a Flyer freshman in school history and is the only one in the top six who was not a power forward or center. Furthermore, his .462 three-point percentage is the best mark ever by a freshman at UD.

For the season, Pierre played a total of 845 minutes (27.3 mpg), scored 273 points, grabbed 104 rebounds and dished out 63 assists. His mark of 157 rebounds in a single season is the ninth best in school history for a freshman (teammate Jalen Robinson is eighth with 159 rebounds).

Dyshawn Pierre was presented the Thomas M. Luppe Award, which is presented to the first-year player on the team who best demonstrates the courage, desire and integrity of former Flyer freshman Tom Luppe.

In Pierre’s first collegiate start against Boston College in the Charleston Classic, Pierre had one of the best games in not only recent Flyer history but also in recent NCAA history. Pierre shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the field, including 5-of-5 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 from the foul line, for a career-high 23 points. He also committed zero turnovers and had three assists, two rebounds and a block.

Pierre is just the sixth NCAA basketball player since 1996-97 to make at least eight FG, five 3-pt FG and two free throws without missing a single shot. For his performance in that game and the rest of the Charleston Classic, Pierre earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors.

Pierre scored 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field and hauled in seven rebounds against Miami. He tallied 14 points and grabbed five rebounds vs. Illinois State.

Pierre just missed a double-double in back-to-back games vs. Butler and La Salle. Against Butler, Pierre netted 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and pulled down nine rebounds. He had 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting and tallied nine rebounds and six assists at La Salle.

Against Temple, Pierre barely missed out another double-double as he scored nine points and hauled in a career-high 11 rebounds. He was able to get his first collegiate double-double at Rhode Island as he scored 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field and grabbed 10 rebounds.

At Charlotte, Pierre tallied 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting and snagged seven rebounds. At George Washington, he scored 21 points on 8-of-9 shooting and hauled in seven rebounds.

High School
Dyshawn Pierre is an athletic 6-foot-6 210-pound wing forward, who has played on back-to-back high school provincial championship teams. He also has represented Canada at the U19 and U17 World Championships.
 
This past March he led Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute to its second straight Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Class AAA championship. Pierre averaged 17.3 points a game in the tournament, coming through with triple-doubles to start and end the tournament. He had 29 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in the first round, and a 15-point, 18-rebound, 11-assist performance in the finals. Pierre was named the championship MVP.
 
Pierre was also Team Canada’s leading scorer at last summer’s U19 World Championships in Latvia. At age 17 during the event, he was one of the youngest players in the tournament. His 17.7 points per game led Canada and was the 10th-highest average in the competition. He also averaged 8.1 rebounds and shot 63.9% from the field. In 2010, Pierre averaged 10.6 points and 8.2 rebounds at the U17 World Championships. Pierre is leaving Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute in Whitby, Ontario as the school’s all-time leading scorer (3,566 points) and rebounder (1,793). ESPN ranks Pierre as the No. 3 recruit from Canada and the No. 35 ranked small forward in the country.

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