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#25 Spencer Dinwiddie
Position: Guard
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 200
Year: Junior
Hometown: Woodland Hills, Calif.
High School: Taft HS
Experience: 2 Letters
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Career: Ranks fourth in free throw percentage (.822) and tied for sixth in three-point percentage (.379) • No. t-19 in starts (69) • Top-30 in steals (71) • No. 34 in minutes (2061) • No. 36 in assists (163) • No. 37 in scoring (865 pts.) • Made 33-straight free throws (Feb. 7-21, 2013; 5 games) - third longest in school history • Career scoring average: 12.5 points per game • Also averaging 3.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.0 steals per game.

2012-2013 (sophomore): A key contributor helping the Buffaloes to their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, a school-first in back-to-back years since 1961-62 & 1962-63 (50 years) • Started every game (33) • First in scoring (15.3 ppg.); assists (99, 3.0) and free throw percentage (82.5%) • Led CU in scoring: 15 times; assists: 20 times (2 shared); steals: eight times (2 shared); blocks: 6 times (6 shared) • 505 points scored (ninth among all CU sophomores), 198 of them came from free throw line • Teamed with Askia Booker (410 pts.) to break CU sophomore tandem record (915 points) • Also formed best one-two backcourt scoring punches with Booker among BCS schools (27.7 ppg.), fourth overall in Division I • Tallied 18+ points: 13 times • 10+ points: 26 times • Career-high 29 points with five 3-pointers in home win over Colorado State (Dec. 5) and was one of eight times scoring over 20 points in a game • 198 free throws, second all-time in a single season; 240 FT attempts, third all-time in a single season • His 82.5 single season percentage ranks eighth • 99 assists ranks No. 35 all-time and is eighth among all CU sophomores • 1,073 season minutes ranks 11th • Owns five of the top six scoring games on the team and three of the assist games.

NATIONAL: No. 90 nationally in FT% (82.5) and No. 179 nationally with 15.3 ppg. • One of five guards in the country who can get to the free throw line without taking many shots from the field (min. 150 FGA): 313 FGA 240 FTA = 1.30 • Of the major conferences, one of six  sophomores who led their team in points (505), assists (99) and 3-point field goals (47) • Set a school record performing the perfect game scoring the most points ever by a Buffalo without missing a shot (6-of-6 FG, 4-of-4 3 pt., 8-of-8 FT) at Oregon State (Feb. 9) • Also was one of two CU players of major conference players to not miss a shot from the field and scoring at least 22 points.

2012-2013 Pac-12 Conference (all games): No. 4 in free throw percentage (.825); t-No. 8 in scoring (15.3); No. 10 in assist-turnover ratio (1.4); No. 11 in steals (1.3); No. 12 in assists (3.0) • One of two players to make 16 free throws in a game (vs. Texas Southern, Nov. 27) • Only player to have at least 18 FT attempts in a game (vs. Texas Southern, Nov. 27) • One of two players to be listed three times (min. 8) being perfect at free throw line (14-of-14 vs. Arizona State, Feb. 16; 9-of-9 vs. Arizona, Feb. 14; 8-of-8 at Oregon State, Feb. 10).

2012-2013 Pac-12 Conference (conference-only): No. 4 in free throw percentage (.858); No. 6 in scoring (16.0); t-No. 7 in assist-turnover ratio (1.7); No. 8 in steals (1.5); No. 10 in assists (3.2) • Only men’s player to make 14 free throws in conference game • Only player to be listed three times (min. 8) being perfect at free throw line.

Awards: 2012-13 All-Pac-12 Conference first team selection • U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District VIII first team • NABC Coaches’ District 20 Second Team • Chauncey Billups MVP Award (voted by players) • Jay Humphries Assist Award (team leader in assists) • Named to Bob Cousy Watch List (Dec. 2012) • College Sports Madness Pac-12 Conference second team • College Sports Madness Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week (Feb. 18) • 2011-12 Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman Team • Nominee in ESPN.com Page 2’s “Coolest Name in the NCAA tournament” bracket (Round of 16) • One of three finalists for the Male Freshman Athlete of the Year Award at the 12th Annual 2011-12 CUSPY Awards (CU Sports Performers of the Year).

2011-2012 (freshman): Helped Colorado earn its first NCAA Tournament berth since the 2002-03 season (nine years) and only the third NCAA Tournament appearance since 1968-69 (43 years) • Member of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament Championship team and the automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament winning four games in four days at the Staples Center in Los Angeles • At the conference tourney, averaged 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and made 92.9 percent from the free throw line (13-of-14); also had a team-high five treys • One of two players to start every game (36) • Averaged 27.4 minutes, 10.0 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists per game • Second on the team with 42 three-pointers • Teamed with Askia Booker (317) to form the best 1-2 freshmen scoring pair in school history combining for 677 points; only pair ever to score over 250 or more points • Finished the season with the best free throw percentage on the team (.816) • Netted 20 games in double-figures and 14 games were he made over 50 percent of his shots; 11 games with five or more rebounds; nine games with three or more assists • Best scoring conference game occurred in home win over Oregon (Feb. 4) with 16 points, two steals, one assist, while converting a trio of three-pointers • Freshman Stats: Holds the school mark for freshman starts (36) and three-point percentage (.438) • second in season minutes (988); third in free throws made (120); fourth in free throw attempts (147); fifth in three-pointers made (42); sixth in three-point attempts (96); seventh in points (360); ninth in field goal attempts (246) and steals (27); 10th in points per game (10.0), assists (64), and t-10th in field goal percentage (.402) • Holds the eighth spot in single-season free throw percentage (min. 145 attempts) with an .816 percentage; also ranks fourth overall among career FT% (min. 145 attempts) • Tied for 17th among CU freshmen quickest to 100 rebounds in a career (26 games) • Pure-point guard who utilizes his length, speed, and quickness • High basketball IQ allows him to consistently make high-level plays • At his best when running in transition, always keeping his head up and looking to set up his teammates, which he does very well • Tremendous leader in the half-court, very vocal, and directs his teammates where they are supposed to be • “Spencer is a true 6-4 point-guard. He was probably one of my favorite guards during the month of July (2010) when I went out to recruit,” said coach Boyle said. “We always kept coming back to him. Every time he played, his team seemed to win; he’s just a winner. He comes from a great high school, another great family. I think Spencer has a chance to be an all-conference-type player in the Pac-12."

National: Ranked No. 101 nationally in free throw percentage (.816) • Third among all freshmen in the NCAA Tournament at the charity stripe (behind Four McGlynn, Vermont, 88.9; Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga, 85.1).

Pac-12 (freshman): Only freshman in the Pac-12 (and one of just four Pac-12 qualified players overall) to shoot over 40 percent from the field, over 40 percent from beyond the three-point arc, and over 80 percent from the free throw line • Ranked third among Pac-12 freshmen by averaging 10.0 points per game on the season. In addition, he ranked first among conference freshman (fourth overall) in free throw percentage (120-of-147, 81.6 percent) and three-point percentage (fourth overall; 42-of-96, 43.8 percent) • Teamed with Booker for first and second among Pac-12 freshmen (all games) in free throw percentage.

Taft HS: Averaged 11.2 points, 7.7 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 2.4 steals per game as a senior helping Taft to a 29-3 record and a city championship in 2011 • Named the Los Angeles City Section Player of the Year • One of seven high school players to earn the John R. Wooden High School Player of the Year Award as a senior • Cal-Hi Sports Boys Basketball first-team All-State Division I (by CIF Divisions); overall all-state second-team • West Valley League M.V.P. • Best in the West first team selection • Shot 46 percent from the field for the season, 68 percent from the free throw line, and had 139 more assists than turnovers (208-to-69; 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio) • Scored 32 points and was named the co-MVP of the Battle of the Valley All-Star game at Cal State Northridge • Made the final Rivals150 list for the Class of 2011, in addition ranking as the 25th best point guard prospect and 146th best recruit overall, three-star prospect by Rivals • As a junior, second-ranked point guard in California and a preseason second-team all-state selection as chosen by ESPN.com • 2009-10 stats: 5.9 points. 4.1 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals, however played with potential college stars Bryce Jones and DeAndre Daniels - and the Toreadors compiled 26 wins • Wore jersey number 25.

AAU: Summer 2010 member of Double Pump Elite team that won the under-17 division championship in the prestigious adidas Super 64 tournament in Las Vegas • Named Most Valuable Player. 

Academics: College major is communication.

Personal: Born April 6, 1993 • Son of Malcolm and Stephanie Dinwiddie • Younger brother, Taylor, is a high school junior • Lists winning the adidas Super 64 and the city championship as his biggest moments of prep career • Graduated Taft HS with honors.

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