Biography
2015-16 (Senior)
• Missed first semester due to a University suspension
• Returned to the team Dec. 20
• Co-White-Allen Most Valuable Player
• "Shorty" Sharpenter Top Rebounder recipient
• Alex Schoen Memorial Free Throw winner as UD's top free throw shooter
• Second Team Atlantic 10 for second consecutive season
• Averaged 12.6 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2.27 assists per game.
• Finished career with 1,423 points (23rd All-time at UD)
• Seventh all-time in UD history with 270 career offensive rebounds
• Tenth all-time in career 3-pt accuracy at UD (.384)
• Played in 126 career games (11th all-time at UD)
• His 838 career rebounds is 12th all-time at UD.
• NABC Second Team All-District 4 selection for second straight year
• Season-high 26 points vs. George Washington
• Tied his single-game career rebounding mark with 14 boards against Richmond.
• Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Championship Team after averaging 16.0 points and 9.5 rebounds.
• Selected to play in 2016 Portsmouth Invitational Tournament
2014-15 (Junior)
• All-Atlantic 10 Second Team, Second Team NABC All-District Team, and Team Co-MVP with Jordan Sibert.
• Member of the 1,000 point club after three seasons at UD.
• Averaged 12.8 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.
• Recorded eight double-doubles on the season to lead the team in that category.
• Led the team in scoring with 13.0 points per game in three NCAA tournament games.
• Invited to try-out for Canada's National Team that was scheduled to play in the 2015 Pan American Games.
• One of four co-captains for the 2015-16 season.
2013-14 (Sophomore)
• Started all 37 games for the Flyers’
• Totaled 415 points (11.2 ppg) and 204 rebounds (5.5 rpg) while playing in 994 minutes (26.9 mpg)
• Ranked second on the team in rebounds per game, minutes played, and three-point percentage (40.9%, 27-of-66)
• Ranked third on the club in points scored
• Shot 49.5% from the field (148-of-299) and was second on the team with five double-doubles during the season
• Topped the double-figures mark in scoring 21 times
• NCAA South All-Region
• 2014 NCAA Tournament- scored 50 points (12.5 ppg) to lead the Flyers to the Elite Eight for the first time in 30 year
2012-13 (Freshman)
• Started in 28 of the team’s 31 games while averaging 8.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game
• Shot an outstanding .536 (96-of-179) from the field and .462 (24-of-52) from beyond the three-point line
• .536 field goal percentage is the fourth best by a Flyer freshman in school history and is the only one in the top six who was not a power forward or cente
• .462 three-point percentage is the best mark ever by a freshman at UD
• Played a total of 845 minutes (27.3 mpg), scored 273 points, grabbed 104 rebounds and dished out 63 assists
• Mark of 157 rebounds in a single season is the ninth best in school history for a freshman (teammate Jalen Robinson is eighth with 159 rebounds)
• Thomas M. Luppe Award, which is presented to the first-year player on the team who best demonstrates the courage, desire and integrity of former Flyer freshman Tom Luppe
• In first collegiate start shot a perfect 8-of-8 from the field, including 5-of-5 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 from the foul line, for a career-high 23 points
• Sixth NCAA basketball player (and the first freshman, and the first Canadian) since 1996-97 to make at least eight FG, five 3-pt FG and two free throws without missing a single shot
High School
• Played on back-to-back high school provincial championship teams
• Represented Canada at the U19 and U17 World Championships
• Led Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute to its second straight Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations Class AAA championship
• Averaged 17.3 points a game in the tournament, coming through with triple-doubles to start and end the tournament
• Had 29 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in the first round, and a 15-point, 18-rebound, 11-assist performance in the finals
• Named the championship MVP
• Team Canada’s leading scorer at U19 World Championships in Latvia
• At age 17 during the event, he was one of the youngest players in the tournament
• 17.7 points per game led Canada and was the 10th-highest average in the competition
• Averaged 8.1 rebounds and shot 63.9% from the field
• In 2010, Pierre averaged 10.6 points and 8.2 rebounds at the U17 World Championships
• School’s all-time leading scorer (3,566 points) and rebounder (1,793)
• ESPN ranks Pierre as the No. 3 recruit from Canada and the No. 35 ranked small forward in the country
Personal
• Full name: Dyshawn Pierre
• Nickname: D.P.
• Son of: Fabian and Rosalie Pierre
• Birthday: November 17, 1993
• Major: Sport Management
• Siblings: Jermel (26)
• High School Coach: Dean Hutchcroft
• AAU Team: Whitby Wildcats / Cia Bounce
• Career Goal: Make it to the NCAA Tournament and play professional basketball
• Why I Chose UD: It’s a great school for academics and basketball and it feels like home.
Dayton Career Highs
Points: 27, at Duquesne (2/21/15)
Rebounds: 14, Iona (12/19/13)
Assists: 7, at UMass (1/22/15)
Steals: 3, Northern Illinois (12/1/12); at Xavier (1/30/13); at Saint Louis (2/2/13), GaTech (12/23/14)
Blocks: 2, Six Times
FGs Made: 11, at Duquesne (2/21/15)
FT Made: 7, Rhode Island (2/12/14); vs. Ohio State (3/20/14)
Minutes: 40, Boise State (3/19/15)
Flyer 21's...
Bobby Flynn (1950-51), Larry Pedicord (1951-52), Bill Uhl (1953-56), Mike Allen (1957-59), Norm Schmotzer (1959-60), Bill Westerkamp (1960-62), Sam Anderson (1962-63), Don May (1965-68), Al Bertke (1969-72), Rocky Coleman (1973-75), Paul Hawkins (1980-83), Bill Uhl II (1986-90), Andy Metzler (1995-99), Norman Plummer (2004-07), Brian Vonderhaar (2010-12)
