Mike Dunleavy, Jr.

Mike Dunleavy, Jr.

Small forward/Shooting guard
Personal information
Date of birth	September 15, 1980 (1980-09-15) (age 31)
Place of birth	Fort Worth, Texas[1]
Nationality	American
High school	Jesuit
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College	Duke
NBA Draft	2002 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Pro career	2002–present
Career history
Golden State Warriors (2002–2007) Indiana Pacers (2007–2011)
Career highlights and awards
NBA Rookie Challenge participant (2004)
Stats at NBA.com

Michael Joseph "Mike" Dunleavy, Jr. (born September 15, 1980) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. He is the son of long-time NBA player and former Los Angeles Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy.

High school

As a 1999 graduate of Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon, Dunleavy led them to the 1999 4A State Boys Basketball Championship over North Salem High School, 65–38. Dunleavy attended the University School of Milwaukee for his freshman year, and Homestead High School in Mequon, Wisconsin for his sophomore year.

College career

Dunleavy played at Duke University from 1999–2002. As a sophomore, he played on Duke's national championship team and scored a team-high 21 points in the title game, including 3 three-pointers during a decisive 11–2 second-half Duke run. As a junior, Dunleavy was a first-team NABC All-American, averaging 17.3 points per game and 7.2 rebounds per game for the 31–4 Blue Devils.^[2]

In 2001–02, Dunleavy, Jay Williams, and Carlos Boozer each scored at least 600 points for the season, a feat only matched at Duke by Jon Scheyer, Kyle Singler, and Nolan Smith in the 2009–10 season.^[3]

Professional career

Dunleavy with the Pacers.

Dunleavy was selected by the Golden State Warriors third overall in the 2002 NBA Draft.

In November 2005, the Warriors signed Dunleavy to a 5-year, $44 million contract extension. Golden State General Manager Chris Mullin said, "The way Mike performed, the way he conducted himself and the way we run our organization, we both felt it was something that we wanted." The deal has drawn criticism from fans, though, in light of the other large contracts that the Warriors franchise has signed, including Adonal Foyle and Derek Fisher. During the 2005-06 season, Dunleavy lost his starting role as small forward for a number of games, due partly to a shooting slump. He won back the starting job later in the season and was expected to start at his new position of power forward for the 2006–07 season. Some early struggles, however, prompted Warriors head coach Don Nelson to send Dunleavy back to the bench, juggling his lineup in search of better team chemistry and winning results.

On January 17, 2007, Dunleavy was dealt to the Indiana Pacers along with teammates Troy Murphy, Ike Diogu, and Keith McLeod for Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, and Josh Powell.^[4] In his first full season with the Pacers, Dunleavy started all 82 games and averaged a career-high 19.1 points per game.

During the 2010-2011 season, the Indiana Pacers advanced to the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2006 thanks to an end of the season win over the Washington Wizards coupled with a Charlotte Bobcats loss to the Orlando Magic. Dunleavy scored 14 points in the 136 - 112 victory.^[5] Dunleavy also ended his career playoff drought of 9 years and 624 games. He was the second active leader in this category behind former Warriors and Pacers teammate Troy Murphy, who also ended his drought as a part of the Boston Celtics. Chris Wilcox of the Detroit Pistons now holds the record.^[6]

Personal life

Dunleavy has two younger brothers: Baker, who played at Villanova from 2002–06; and James, who is a walk-on for USC. His father is Mike Dunleavy, Sr., former Los Angeles Clippers coach and retired NBA player.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2002–03	Golden State	82	3	15.9	.403	.347	.780	2.6	1.3	.6	.2	5.7
2003–04	Golden State	75	69	31.1	.449	.370	.741	5.9	2.9	.9	.2	11.7
2004–05	Golden State	79	79	32.5	.451	.388	.779	5.5	2.6	1.0	.3	13.4
2005–06	Golden State	81	68	31.8	.406	.285	.778	4.9	2.9	.7	.4	11.5
2006–07	Golden State	39	6	26.9	.449	.346	.772	4.8	3.0	1.0	.3	11.4
2006–07	Indiana	43	43	35.6	.454	.283	.792	5.7	2.6	1.1	.2	14.0
2007–08	Indiana	82	82	36.0	.476	.424	.834	5.2	3.5	1.0	.4	19.1
2008–09	Indiana	18	14	27.5	.401	.356	.815	3.8	2.4	.7	.5	15.1
2009–10	Indiana	67	15	22.2	.410	.318	.842	3.5	1.5	.6	.2	9.9
2010–11	Indiana	61	44	27.6	.462	.402	.800	4.5	1.7	.7	.5	11.2
Career		627	423	28.7	.441	.361	.797	4.7	2.4	.8	.3	12.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010-11	Indiana	5	0	14.4	.350	.300	.667	1.2	1.6	.8	.0	5.0
Career		5	0	14.4	.350	.300	.667	1.2	1.6	.8	.0	5.0

References

1. ^ Mike Dunleavy. Duke Blue Devils Basketball Statistical Database
2. ^ 2002 NBA Draft: Mike Dunleavy Jr. Draft Bio, ESPN.com
3. ^ "Notes: Duke 78, Baylor 71 – Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204918040. Retrieved March 29, 2010. 
4. ^ "Pacers, Warriors announce 8-player deal". Associated Press. January 17, 2007. http://www.mopsquad.com/artman2/publish/Indiana_Pacers_72/Pacers_Warriors_announce_8-player_deal.htm. Retrieved December 23, 2007. 
5. ^ "Wizards-Pacers Box score". NBA. April 6, 2011. http://www.nba.com/games/20110406/WASIND/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore. Retrieved April 12, 2011. 
6. ^ "Three NBA players end long playoff droughts". AOL. April 7, 2011. http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2011-04-07/three-nba-players-end-long-playoff-droughts. Retrieved April 12, 2011. 

External links

• Mike Dunleavy, Jr. at NBA.com

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Name	Dunleavy, Mike
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Date of birth	September 15, 1980
Place of birth	Fort Worth, Texas
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