BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Growing up in Brookville, New York, Ryan Dunn had always dreamed of going up on stage after being drafted by a team in the NBA. Wednesday night became reality for the former University of Virginia standout.
"I used to dress up like I was in this draft and walking across this stage", he said after being taken 28th overall in the first round by Phoenix. The Suns traded for him from the Denver Nuggets.
Dunn became the 10th Virginia player selected in the NBA Draft since 2012. He joins Mike Scott of Chesapeake (2012), Joe Harris (2014), Justin Anderson (2015), Malcolm Brogdon (2016), Devon Hall of Virginia Beach (2018), De’Andre Hunter (2019), Ty Jerome (2019), Kyle Guy (2019) and Trey Murphy III (2021).
Hunter, Anderson, Jerome and Murphy were first-round picks, while Scott, Harris, Brogdon, Hall and Guy were drafted in the second round.
The 6-8 forward averaged 8.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.3 blocked shots and 1.3 steals en route to All-ACC honorable mention honors in 2023-24. Dunn was named to the All-ACC Defensive team after leading the league in blocked shots.
