Justin Dentmon Class: Senior Hometown: Carbondale, Ill. High School: Carbondale/Winchendon School (Mass.) Height / Weight: 5-11 / 185 Position: G Experience: 3V

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University of Washington
Two-year letterman and two-year starting point guard ... One of four returning starters ... One of nine players in Husky history to record two 100-assist seasons ... Selected Washington over Illinois, Connecticut and Georgia Tech ... Averaged 11.6 points per game during the Huskies five-game tour of Greece from Aug. 30-Sept. 4, 2007.

2007-08 (Junior) --

2006-07 (Sophomore) -- Played all 32 games, starting 27 of them ... Voted the MVP of the Basketball Travelers Classic (Nov. 14) ... Ranked No. 7 among Pac-10 players in free throw accuracy (79.8%) and No. 8 in assists (3.6) ... One of five double-figure scorers on the team, averaging 10.1 points per game ... Led the team with 115 assists ... Distributed a career-high 11 assists against Southern Utah (Dec. 4) ... Tallied career-high 24 points versus Oregon (Jan. 25) ... Posted one double-double with 11 points and 11 assists against Southern Utah (Dec. 4) ... Registered six games with five-or-more assists ... Led all Husky scorers on four occasions ... Was UW's top assister a team-high 16 times ... His 1.20 assist-turnover ratio (115-96) ranked 10th among Pac-10 players. 2005-06 (Freshman) -- Played all 33 games, starting 32 of them ... Voted to the All-Pac-10 Freshman Team by the league's coaches ... Twice was honored as the Rivals.com National Freshman of the Week, on Dec. 12 and Mar. 20 ... Scored a season-high 17 points against Gonzaga (Dec. 4), 11 of them in the final 9:40 of the win over the sixth-ranked Bulldogs ... Registered nine assists versus Loyola Marymount (Nov. 25) and had eight in two other games ... Grabbed eight rebounds against Arizona (Dec. 31) ... Led the Huskies and ranked No. 4 among Pac-10 players in both steals (52) and free throw percentage (81.4%) ...Ranked second on the team and eighth in the conference with 3.76 assists per game ... His 1.41 assist-turnover ration (124/88) was the sixth best among Pac-10 players ... The team's fifth-leading scorer with 8.3 points per game ... Led all Huskies in assists during 15 games ... Had one of the most productive freshman campaigns in school history ... Distributed 124 assists to break the 21-year-old school freshman record ... Listed No. 1 among all-time UW freshmen with 52 steals, No. 3 with 913 minutes played, No. 5 with an 81.4-percent free throw accuracy and No. 8 with 274 points ... Converted 20 consecutive free throws during a six-game span from Nov. 25 to Dec. 29 ... Helped the Huskies to a 26-7 record and their second straight Sweet 16 berth.

The Winchendon School (Winchendon, Mass.)
A McDonald's All-America top-150 selection ... Listed 70th overall and No. 10 among point guards in the Class of 2005 by Rivals.com ... Enrolled at The Winchendon School in Massachusetts for the 2005 school year after graduating from Carbondale High School ... Ranked No. 155 nationally in the prep class of 2005 by Athlon's magazine ... A top-125 national recruit in the Scout.com rankings.

Carbondale High School (Carbondale, Ill.)
Four-year letterman ... First-team All-Illinois state selection in 2004 ... Averaged 21.7 points per game during his senior season at Carbondale High School in 2004 ... Led the Terriers to a 28-7 record and a third-place finish at the 2004 Illinois state tournament ... Was the top scorer in the 2004 state tournament in Peoria with 78 points in three games, 24 more than the next highest individual ... Averaged 17.2 points and 7.8 assists per game during his junior season in 2003 ... Also lettered in football and track & field.

Dentmon Career Statistics

		Minutes		Total			3-Point			F-Throws			Rebounds
Year	gp-gs	min	avg	fg	fga	pct	fg	fga	pct	ft	fta	pct	off	def	tot	avg	pf	fo	ast	t/o	blk	stl	pts	avg
2005-06	33-32	670	20.3	62	145	.428	15	52	.288	77	95	.811	30	58	88	2.7	67	2	101	61	4	41	216	6.5
2006-07	32-27	928	29.0	109	267	.408	23	73	.315	83	104	.798	47	82	129	4.0	79	4	115	96	1	39	324	10.1
2007-08	33-8	799	24.2	109	256	.426	27	85	.318	77	109	.706	20	56	76	2.3	52	0	76	53	4	36	322	9.8
TOTAL	98-67	2397	24.5	280	668	.419	65	210	.310	237	308	.769	97	196	293	3.0	198	6	292	210	9	116	862	8.8

Dentmon news and features:
• Dentmon deals with turbulence - Tacoma News Tribune (Feb. 15, 2006)
• Teammates rally behind Dentmon - Seattle Times (Feb. 1, 2006)
• Dentmon just wants to put foul behind him - Seattle Times (Jan. 30, 2006)
• 20 questions with Justin Dentmon - UW Daily (Jan. 18, 2006)
• Notes: Dentmon shows off for mom - Seattle Times (Dec. 5, 2005)
• Dentmon growing into point-guard role for Huskies - Seattle Times (Dec. 3, 2005)