Dominique Coleman

Position:
Guard
Height:
6-3
Weight:
170
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Oakland, Calif.
High School:
Key West HS/Hillsborough JC [Fla.]

2006-07 (senior): Capped off two-year career finishing second with a 11.7 points per game average and leading the team in a number of categories ... Set a school record for most rebounds (185) in a season by a guard ... Led CU on the glass with 6.9 rebounds per game in addition to being first in assists with 92 (3.4), steals (43, 1.6 apg.) and defensive rebounding (139); second with 57 free throws made and attempts (88), third overall in FT percentage (.648) ... Led the team in field goal percentage (over 200 attempts) with a .524 percentage (121-for-231) ... Started 20 of 27 games ... Performed a team-best four double-doubles, including 15 points and 15 rebounds on Senior Day in home win over Nebraska (Mar. 3) ... Netted 20 or more three times (Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Northern Colorado) ... Scored 10 or more points 15 times and grabbed six or more rebounds 19 times; 14 games with five-plus field goals, 13 games with four or more assists, 12 games with two or more steals ... Averaged 9.2 rebounds last nine games of the season, including a pair of 15-rebound performances against Oklahoma State (Feb. 3) and Nebraska (Mar. 3) ... In 20 game starts, shot a team-best .530 from the field (96-for-181), averaged 11.9 ppg. and 7.2 rebounds ... Had a team-best 10-for-15 from the free throw line in home win over Oklahoma State (Feb. 3); 8-for-8 in home win over Central Florida (Jan. 3) and tied for a team-high and career-best seven assists in season-opening victory over (Nov. 10) ... Career-best five steals against Colorado State (Dec. 9) and three blocked shots versus Kansas State (Feb. 24) ... In Big 12 Conference play, finished fourth in defensive rebounding (5.2), sixth in steals (1.6) and 14^th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1) ... In conference-only games was tied for second in defensive rebounding (6.4), sixth in rebounding (7.9), tied for seventh in steals (1.5), tied for ninth in assists (3.4) and 12^th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.0) ... One of three finalists named for the CUSPY Career Achievement Award ... CU Athlete of the Week (Jan. 28-Feb. 4).

2005-06 (junior): Played 27 of 30 games with two starts ... Averaged 4.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.2 steals a game ... Was third on the team in assists (53) and steals (32) ... Scored a key 11 points off the bench with two 3-pointers in road victory at Missouri (Jan. 14) ... Was also 4-for-6 from the field with three offensive rebounds and a season-best six assists against the Tigers ... Best game of the season was an 11-point, seven assists and six rebounds off the bench in home win against Nebraska (Jan. 25) ... Netted five games over 10 points (St. Mary’s, UC Irvine, Savannah State, at Missouri, Nebraska) and five games with five or more rebounds ... Handed-out seven assists, twice (home wins over the Cornhuskers and Baylor) ... Two starts were UNC Wilmington (Nov. 18) and at Colorado State (Nov. 21).

ACADEMICS: Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology (August, 2008) ... Fall 2006 Commissioners Honor Roll.

HILLSBOROUGH JC: Led the National Junior College Athletic Association in scoring last season, averaging 27.1 points with 7.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists a game ... Also ranked seventh nationally in steals per game (3.8) and led Hillsborough to a 19-11 record ... Won the Suncoast Conference with a 21-10 record ... Helped Hillsborough advance to the championship game of Florida’s junior college tournament ... Broke HCC scoring record.

KEY WEST HS: As a senior named first team all-state, first team all-County, Player of the Year, Florida All-State and Mr. Basketball ... Averaged 24.2 points per game as a senior helping school to 28-3 record ... Scored a game-high 38 points to lead Key West to the state semifinals ... As a freshman was named freshman and newcomer of the year ... Won 73 games over his four-year prep career.

PERSONAL: Born Dominique Coleman on July 15, 1984 in Oakland, California ... Son of Nadine Johnson ... Twin brother, Damitrius played basketball at Mercer University and was the nation’s co-leader in assists during the 2004-05 season ... Played on the Boston Knights, an A.A.U. team and helped them advance to the national tournament four consecutive times ... Biggest moment of his prep career was scoring a game-high 38 points to lead Key West to the state semifinals ... Hobbies include shooting pool and listening to music.