Michael René Dunigan (born July 2, 1989) is an American former professional

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player. He played

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for the

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High school career

Dunigan attended Farragut Academy in

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. As a junior, he averaged 18 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks per game. As a senior, he averaged 20 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks per game. The 2008 McDonald's All-American was rated as one of the top prep centers: No. 3 by ''ESPN.com'', No. 5 by ''Scout.com'' and No. 8 by ''Rivals.com''.

Awards and honors

*Jordan Brand All-American *Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year *Illinois’ Mr. Basketball Runner-up *Third-team ''Parade'' All-American (2008) *Chicago Tribune First Team All-State *Chicago Sun Times All-Area selection *All-Chicago Public League First Team honoree *Chicago Defender's Co-Player of the Year *Associated Press 4A All-State First Team

College career

In his freshman season at

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, Dunigan was the team-leader in blocks at 1.0 block per game, ranking him sixth among Pac-10 Conference players. In 29 games (24 starts), he averaged 8.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. In his sophomore season, he ranked fifth in the Pac-10 for blocks at 1.3 blocks per game. In 28 games (21 starts), he averaged 9.0 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.

Professional career

2010–11 season

In September 2010, Dunigan left Oregon, forgoing his junior and senior college years, and signed with Hapoel Migdal Jerusalem of

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for the 2010–11 season. In November 2010, Dunigan was loaned to

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of Estonia where he played out the rest of the season.

2011–12 season

Following the 2010–11 season, Dunigan entered the

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, but subsequently went undrafted. In July 2011, he signed with

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of Italy for the 2011–12 season. On November 23, 2011, he left Casale and signed with Dnipro-Azot of Ukraine for the rest of the season.

2012–13 season

On September 29, 2012, Dunigan signed with the

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. However, he was waived by the Grizzlies on October 23. On December 1, 2012, Dunigan signed with the

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as a temporary replacement for the injured Matthew Knight. On January 5, 2013, he was released by the Wildcats following the return of Knight from injury. Later that month, Dunigan signed with

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of the

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to play in the 2013 Commissioner's Cup. In Dunigan's first game for Air21 Express, he recorded 24 points and 19 rebounds as his team went on to defeat Barangay Ginebra 74–70. In 15 games for Express, Dunigan averaged 23.9ppg, 15.4rpg, 3.3apg, and 2.4bpg.

2013–14 season

Dunigan joined the

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for the

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. Later that year, he was selected 5th overall in the 2013 KBL draft by the

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. On January 21, 2014, he was traded to the

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2014–15 season

On November 2, 2014, Dunigan was selected by the

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with the 12th overall pick in the 2014 NBA D-League draft. In January 2015, he left Canton and signed with

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as an import for the

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. He played his final game for Barangay on March 28 before returning to the United States and re-joining the Charge on April 4.

2015–16 season

On September 28, 2015, Dunigan signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Cavaliers on October 10. On October 30, he returned to Canton. On November 14, he made his season debut for the Charge in a 106–99 loss to the

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, recording eight points, nine rebounds and one block in 25 minutes. On March 25, 2016, he was waived by the Charge after a sustaining a season-ending injury.

2016–17 season

In November 2016, Dunigan re-joined the Canton Charge.

2017–18 season

On August 23, 2017, Dunigan was selected by the

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in the NBA G League expansion draft.

2018–19 season

In September 2018, Dunigan signed with

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of the Mexican

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. He played three games for Soles in October 2018.

References

External links

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