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Chicago Bulls | #11 | Guard

Ayo Dosunmu

PPG

12.3

RPG

3.5

APG

4.5

HEIGHT

6'5" (1.96m)

WEIGHT

200lb (91kg)

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Illinois

AGE

25 years

BIRTHDATE

January 17, 2000

DRAFT

2021 R2 Pick 38

EXPERIENCE

4 Years

6'5" | 200lb | 25 years

DRAFT

2021 R2 Pick 38

BIRTHDATE

January 17, 2000

COUNTRY

USA

LAST ATTENDED

Illinois

EXPERIENCE

4 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2023-24 (CHICAGO): Appeared in 76 games (37 starts) and averaged career highs of 12.2 ppg, 3.2 apg and 29.1 mpg, along with matching a career best of 2.8 rpg … shot .501 from the field, alongside career-high shooting marks of .403 from three and .810 from the free-throw line … scored in double figures in a single-season career high 45 games, including 13 20-plus point performances (single-season career high) … set career highs in total points (924), field goals made (360), threes made (119), blocks (36) and steals (68) ... led the Bulls in scoring on four occasions, led Chicago in assists eight times and lead the team in steals in 12 games … set a career-long 11-game double-digit scoring streak (3/16-4/7) … recorded 20-plus points in three straight games (3/16-3/21) for the first time in his career … scored a season- and career-high 35 points at HOU (3/21), matching a career high in threes made (five) … logged his lone double double of the season with 23 points and a season-high 10 assists vs. POR (3/18) … tallied his 2,000th career point at SAC (3/4) … shot .536 FG%/.463 3FG%/.909 FT% in the month of January to become the fourth player in team history (Doug McDermott, Steve Kerr, B.J. Armstrong) to shoot at least .500/.400/.900 (minimums of 75 FGA, 30 3FGA, 20 FTA) in any month … missed two games with right heel soreness (11/3-11/4) and four games due to a right quadricep contusion (4/9-4/14) … 2024 NBA PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT: Played and started in both of Chicago’s two NBA Play-In games, averaging 14.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.5 spg and 2.0 bpg in 41.0 mpg. CAREER: Has appeared in 233 games (128 starts with Chicago) and averaged 9.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 3.0 apg and 0.8 spg in 27.6 mpg … shot .504 from the field, .370 from three and .770 from the free-throw line … has tallied five career double-doubles … has appeared in five postseason games (one start) and averaged 4.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg and 2.2 apg in 17.2 mpg.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAREER: Played three seasons at Illinois and averaged 16.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 3.9 apg and 1.1 spg in 90 games (90 starts) … shot .470 from the field, .344 from three and .783 from the free-throw line … 2020-21: Averaged 20.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 5.3 apg and 1.1 spg over 28 games … shot .488 from the field, .390 from three and .750 from the free-throw line … named a 2020-21 consensus All-America First Team selection, was the 2020-21 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year and was a 2020-21 unanimous All-Big Ten First Team choice … posted double digit scoring 27 times, including 13 20-plus point games… recorded six double-doubles and two triple-doubles … 2019-20: Was a 2019-20 All-Big Ten First Team selection by media and Second Team pick by coaches … named Illinois Athlete of the Year … named Big Ten Player of the Week (2/24) … led the team and ranked fifth in the conference in scoring with 16.6 ppg … 2018-19: Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team, and Honorable Mention All-Big Ten by coaches and media … two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (2/11, 2/18) … his 13.8 ppg were 16th in the Big Ten and led the Illini in scoring – first true freshman to do so … led the team in assists (3.3 apg, eigth in Big Ten).

PERSONAL LIFE

Born in Chicago, Ill. Son of Quam and Jammara Dosunmu. His father was born in Nigeria. He is the youngest of four children and has two older sisters, Joselyn and Khadijat, and an older brother, Kube. Majored in Communications at Illinois.