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Dennis Horner (born February 5, 1988) is an American professional
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player for Instituto de Córdoba of the Argentine
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Early life and college

Horner grew up in
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, and attended Holy Spirit High School in
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, where he was named the co-basketball player of the year in 2006 by ''
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''. He is an alumnus of the
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men's basketball team. In his final season (2009–10), Horner averaged 11.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.


Professional

After college, Horner started the 2010–11 season with
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but after not appearing in a game for them, he signed a contract in Cyprus for club
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where he played 13 games averaging 11.6 points in 29.3 minutes. Before the 2011–12 season, he made himself eligible for the
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draft, where he was picked 47th overall by the
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, which was in the process of becoming affiliated solely with the NBA's
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. In December, it was announced Horner was one of three players on the Armor invited to Nets' training camp following the
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. At that point he had been averaging 15.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists for Springfield. On December 23, the Nets announced that Horner had made the team, and would start the season on the Nets' roster. Horner was waived by the Nets on January 18, 2012. Horner then returned to the Springfield Armor. On March 30, 2012, Horner was re-signed by the Nets on a 10-day contract. In October 2012, he signed with the
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of Germany. He left in November 2012. On January 3, 2013, Horner was re-acquired by the
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. On November 1, 2013, he was re-acquired by the Armor for their 2013 training camp. On February 20, 2014, he was traded to the Bakersfield Jam. On August 1, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Artland Dragons, returning for second stint.


Career statistics


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References


External links


NC State Wolfpack bio

NBA D-League Profile

Dennis Horner
at ESPN.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Horner, Dennis 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in Belgium American expatriate basketball people in Cyprus American expatriate basketball people in Germany American men's basketball players Artland Dragons players Basketball players from Atlantic County, New Jersey Holy Spirit High School (New Jersey) alumni NC State Wolfpack men's basketball players New Jersey Nets players Obras Sanitarias basketball players People from Linwood, New Jersey Power forwards Springfield Armor players Undrafted NBA players