Damyean Dotson

Damyean Da'Kethe Dotson was born in Houston in 1994. Dotson played high school basketball at Jack Yates High School in Houston, where he Led the school to the 4A state title game as a senior. That season, having just been named captain, Dotson averaged 21 points and five rebounds per game and was named the 2012 Greater Houston Player of the Year by The Houston Chronicle. At the University of Houston, Dotson majored in sociology. Dotson has participated in many Knicks-sponsored Garden of Dreams charity events, helping groups such as the NYC Department of Homeless Services and the Covenant House. You can follow Damyean Dotson on Twitter and Instagram @WholeteamDot. Dotson moved from Houston to Oregon to start his collegiate career. The 6-5 guard started from the opening tip and provided 11.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in his freshman season. He also helped spur the upset-minded Ducks to the Sweet 16 as a 12-seed with a combined 40 points in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. After the season, Dotson was named to the Pac-12 All Freshman Team. Dotson continued to start as a sophomore, but saw his production dip to 9.4 points and 3.2 rebounds as fellow Houston native Joseph Young took a larger role. He did score 17 points twice. After his sophomore season, Dotson returned home and transferred to Houston Community College, but did not play basketball. He again transferred the University of Houston to play for coach Kelvin Sampson. In his junior season, he provided 13.9 points and 6.8 rebounds. Dotson had his best season as a senior with 17.4 points and 6.9 rebounds. He hit 44.3 percent of his 3-pointers and had seven double-doubles. The guard also scored 30 or more points in back-to-back games and three times in the season. Over his four years of college play, Dotson shot 46.4 percent from three-point range. After his senior season at Houston, Dotson was named to the All-AAC First Team.