Jerome Dyson

Sophomore
Guard
6-3, 180
Rockville, Md.

As a Freshman in 2006-07: A unanimous selection to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team... Played in all 31 games, starting at guard in 30 contests... Averaged a team-high 13.8 points, along with 3.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.9 steals in 30.4 minutes per game... Led team in scoring on 11 occasions this season, scoring at least 20 points on six occasions... He reached double figures in 11 of the last 12 contests and averaged 19.9 points per game in the last seven contests, scoring 20 or more points in five of those seven games... He was named the league Rookie of the Week twice... His six 20-point contests are the third most by a UConn freshman under Jim Calhoun. Khalid El-Amin (11 in 1997-98) and Richard Hamilton (9 in 1996-97) head that list... Led the team in steals with 58, tallying two or more in 19 games...Tallied a team-leading 21 points and a career-high five steals against Syracuse in the BIG EAST Tournament... Had nine points and four assists at Georgetown... Scored 20 points against Villanova... Led team for fourth-straight game with 23 points, including six three-pointers, against Louisville... Had game-high 17 points, including nine free throws, at Syracuse... Led team with career-high performance, scoring 27 points at Syracuse... Scored a team-leading 22 points and three blocks in win over Seton Hall... Tallied 13 points, four rebounds and two steals at Georgia Tech... Had 10 points, including a 7-of-8 performance from the foul line, in win over Syracuse... Tallied 13 points and seven boards, going 9-for-11 from the foul line, in overtime win against Rutgers... Led squad with 16 points against DePaul after getting a tooth knocked out in the first half... Had 12 points and five boards vs. Louisiana State... Tallied 16 points and four assists against South Florida... Scored 12 points and tallied four steals at West Virginia... Named the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week on December 18 after he tallied a team-leading 19 points in win over St. Mary’s (CA), while grabbing five boards and two steals... Had 11 points, four assists and two steals against Northeastern... Scored 19 points and had three steals in win over Texas Southern... Notched double-digits in scoring for the third-straight game with 11 against Sacred Heart, going 5-for-5 from the line... Played 22 minutes against Albany, tallying 12 points, four assists and two steals... Named to Hispanic College Fund Classic all-tournament team after wrapping up the third game against Mississippi with 16 points, four assists and two steals... Scored four points and tallied two assists against Fairfield... Put up team-high 20 points on 7-for-13 shooting against Central Arkansas... Tallied a team-best 16 points to go with six boards and a block in first collegiate game against Quinnipiac.

Before UConn: Averaged 26 points, eight rebounds and six assists as a senior for Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H. in 2005-06... Attended Churchill HS in Maryland and averaged 20.5 points as a sophomore in 2002-03... Repeated his sophomore year at Proctor Academy in 2003-04 and spent two months abroad his junior year in Spain in 2004-05... Also a member of the football and baseball teams at Proctor... Played for the U.S. team in the Capital Classic in April of 2006 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.

Personal Information: Jerome Clifton Dyson...Born on May 1, 1987 in Rockville, Md. ... Son of Clif Dyson and Julie Harriday… Has two brothers, Kenny and Anthony, and one sister, Shaihad.