Let’s start off with someone who I know little about but who is sure to get some attention from those who do. Here’s what I found researching:
[SIZE=3]Wikipedia page:[/SIZE]
[URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_Dinkins[/URL]
[SIZE=3]Basketpedya page (which has us listed incorrectly):[/SIZE]
[URL]http://www.basketpedya.com/Acc002InfJug.php?idjug=650&idioma=3[/URL]
[SIZE=3]Records (Career):[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Total points: 1,657 (9th place)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Field goals Made: 636 (8th place)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]20-Point Games: 32 (7th place)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Assists: 513 (2nd place, behind Keith Williams)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Double-Figure Games: 81 (Tied 10th place with Kevin King)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Minutes Played: 3,297 (9th place)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3]Records (Single Season):[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Points: 622, 1987-1988 (6th place)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Scoring Average: 21.5, 1987-1988 (7th place)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Field Goals Made: 236, 1987-1988 (7th place)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Assists: 207, 1988-1989 (2nd place behind Sean Colson, 1997-1998)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Three Points Field Goald Percentage: .451, 1987-1988 (6th place)[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3]Honors:[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]1987-1988:[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]3rd team All-American (Basketball Weekly)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]4th team All-American (Basketball Times)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Honorable Mention All-American (AP, UPI, Sporting News)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Sun Belt First Team All-League[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Sun Belt All-Conference[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Sun Belt Conference Tournament MVP[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]1988-89:[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Honorable Mention All-American (AP, Basketball Weekly, Basketball Times)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Sun Belt First Team All-League[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]Sun Belt All-Conference[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]Jersey Number 4 retired.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]“The first recruit of the Jeff Mullins Era, Charlotte-native Byron Dinkins helped restore hometown pride in the 49ers program. He led the 1988 49er squad to the NCAA Southeast Regional after capturing the Sun Belt Conference Regular Season and Tournament championships–all firsts for the program since 1977. MVP pf both Sun Belt titles, “The Dink”, a long-distance shooter and lightning-quick point guard with a ball-hawking defensive style, took full advantage of the new NCAA three-point rule and compiled 1657 points, 513 assists, and 139 three-point field goals. He is best remembered for his 37-point uprising in the Sun Belt title-clinching win over UAB on February 25th, 1988. Retired October 16th, 1997.”[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=3]Career Statistics:[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]1986: 17 games, 43 field goals made, 9 free throws made, 95 points, average of 5.6 per game[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]1987: 32 games, 157 field goals made, 64 free throws made, 431 oints, average of 12.2 game[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]1988: 29 games, 236 field goals made, 100 free throws made, 622 points, average of 21.5 per game[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2]1989: 29 games, 200 field goals made, 73 free throws made, 509 points, average of 17.6 per game[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=2][B]If you have any information about Dinkins’ career or playing style (as well as any personal stories), please share them. If you have any relevant pictures, please use this Photobucket account (username: Niners4901, password: 40niners) to post them in the thread. If you have any relevant video (or audio), PM TheNinerAlchemist, and I will include them. [/B][/SIZE]
