Damian Dunn is working his way back from a dislocated thumb injury which he suffered after injuring himself in late November.
After spending weeks with a cast on his arm, Dunn was spotted warming up alongside his Pitt teammates prior to the Panthers’ game against Stanford. Dunn was shooting, jumping, and jogging alongside his teammates in warmups. It is unclear whether or not he will play in the game against Stanford. Check out the video from before the Stanford game.
After the game, Pitt head coach Jeff Capel told reporters that Dunn “could be” able to play against Duke on Tuesday. He said that Dunn will see a doctor on Monday and from there, they will assess his status for Pitt’s game against the Blue Devils.
Just two minutes into Pitt’s game against Wisconsin at The Greenbrier, 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. He underwent surgery in the days following the game.
Dunn was averaging 13 points per game for Pitt this year before the game in which he was injured. He was a key piece to the Panthers’ 6-0 start to the year. He had started each game for Pitt up to that point 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].”
Dunn is a Kinston, North Carolina native.
