WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Damian Dunn’s night came to an early conclusion on Sunday.
Just two minutes into Pitt’s game against Wisconsin on Sunday, Dunn jumped up in the air and found Jaland Lowe across the court with a pass. On his way down, Dunn turned his left ankle, spraining it. In addition, Dunn dislocated his thumb during the play.
After staying down for a bit, Dunn was helped to his feet by Pitt’s training staff. He left the game and did not return.
Eventually, Dunn made his way back to the Pitt bench with some sort of tape/wrap on his right hand. He did not put any weight on his left leg. Check out video of this below.
Damian Dunn is back on the #Pitt bench. He has a wrap on his hand, and is not putting any weight on his left foot. pic.twitter.com/LNOWGheqe2
Following the game, Pitt head coach Jeff Capel revealed the injuries for Dunn: sprained ankle and dislocated thumb. He said that Dunn will see a hand specialist when the team returns to Pittsburgh and they will go from there.
Stay tuned on Pittsburgh Sports Now for more updates on Dunn and the Panthers before their next game on Friday against Ohio State in Columbus.
Dunn was averaging 13 points per game for Pitt this year before Sunday night’s game and was a key piece to the Panthers’ 6-0 start to the year. He has started each game for Pitt so far in the regular season.
Dunn came to Pittsburgh after a lengthy career at Temple followed by a one-season stint at Houston.
Dunn is a 6-foot-5 guard who averaged 6.4 points per game last season for the Cougars, shooting 36% from the field and 32% from three-point range. Prior to last season at Houston, he spent four years at Temple, averaging at least 13 points per game in each of his three seasons of action. In his final season with the Owls, Dunn started 20 games and averaged a career-best 15.3 points per game. He hit a career-high 48 three pointers that year, shooting 35% from downtown.
“Damian is an experienced guard with the ability to really score the ball,” Pitt head coach Jeff Capel said upon his signing at Pitt. “He is highly competitive with a big frame to get to his spots on offense as well as guard multiple positions on the other end of the floor. We targeted him early in the transfer process and are excited to have him join our program. I really like how our backcourt is coming together with the return of Ish and Jaland as well as the additions of Damian and Brandin [Cummings].”
