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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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10 Uzziah Dawkins

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 210
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Spartanburg, S.C.
  • Instagram zydawkins5

Biography

Honors: 2023-24 NABC Southeast Second Team All-District, 2023-24 D2CCA Southeast Region Second Team, 2023-24 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, 2x Conference Carolinas Player of the Week, 2022-23 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas

2023-24 (Senior): One of only two Converse players to play and start in all 29 games this season...Averaged 34.2 minutes per game and reset his own program record for points in a season (556)...Now holds the single season records for field goals made (200), field goals attempted (419) and scoring average (19.2 points per game)...Shot 47.7 percent from the field, 36.4 percent from three-point field goal range and 74.0 percent from the free throw line...Tallied 139 total rebounds, 83 assists, 50 steals and 3 blocks...leaves Converse as the all-time leader in points (995), assists (200), scoring average (16.9), field goals made (357), three-point field goals made (90), free throws made (191), steals (79), total minutes (2005) and minutes averaged (34.2).

2022-23 (Junior): One of only two Converse players to play and start in all 30 games this season...Averaged 33.8 minutes per game this season and set a new program record for points in a season (439)...Also, holds single season school records for field goals made (157), field goals attempted (309) and assists (117)...Shot .508 from the field, .392 from three-point range and .653 from the free throw line...Led the team in steals (29) and blocks (17), while finishing second on the team in defensive rebounds (117) and third on the team in total rebounds (139)...Set the program record for double-figure scoring games (21) and scored a program record 30-points against North Greenville (2/1/23). 

Erskine 2020-21 (Sophomore): Played in 17 games and 14 starts, averaging 23.5 minutes per game...Scored 154 total points and averaged 9.1 points per game for the Flying Fleet...Posted a season high 18-points against Southern Wesleyan (2/22/21)...Finished the season with 54 rebounds, 48 assists, 4 blocks and 10 steals. 

Erskine 2019-20 (Freshman): Played in all 27 games this season, starting three times ... reached double figures in seven different contests including a season-high 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting in the Fleet's loss to Southern Wesleyan (02/25/20) ... for the season, averaged 6.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.

Prep: Played at Spartanburg High School...named Offensive MVP and was a two-time All-Region selection.

Personal: Is the son of Donald and Nakita.

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Historical Player Information

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    2022-23Junior

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    6'2" 0 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2023-24Senior

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    6'2" 210 lbs
    10