| Dustin Hellenga |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Centreville, Va.
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| High School:
South Lakes/Winchendon Prep
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 210
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| Position:
Guard
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| Birthdate:
07/13/1981
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Dustin Hellenga
Junior, Guard
6-foot-5, 210 pounds
Centreville, Va.
South Lakes High, Winchendon School
2002-03
* Tallied a game-high 26 points including the game-winner with :02.2 left to propel the Rams to a 73-71 (OT) win over Southern Cal on Nov. 26 in the first game ever at the Ryan Center.
* Added 26 points vs. Kent State on Dec. 4 with five treys.
* Scored 24 points in a come-from-behind 73-71 upset at Providence on Dec. 7.
* Had 14 points including four treys in a 71-68 triumph at Iona on Dec. 23.
* Hit 26 points (8-10 free throws) in an 88-80 loss Jan. 5 at St. Bonaventure.
* Had 19 points (3-3 treys) in an 81-69 win at Yale on Jan. 8.
* Registered Rhode Island's first double-double of the year with 19 points and 11 boards in 75-63 win over Fordham on Jan. 11.
* Had 24 points with four treys in a 75-73 win over Duquesne on March 10.
* Scored a team-best 18 points with four treys at Dayton on March 13 in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
2001-02
* Came through with nine points and 11 boards in a 66-61 win over Iona on Nov. 24.
* Had 11 points with two key treys in a 59-57 win over Buffalo on Nov. 29.
* Scored a career-high 30 points with seven treys (fifth most in school history) at Yale on Dec. 11.
* Scored 20 points on Dec. 28 at Brown.
* Had 13 points with six assists in a 75-62 win at George Washington on Jan. 26.
* Coach Jim Baron’s first recruit at Rhode Island.
High School
* Led Winchendon (Mass.) School in scoring with a 17.2 average. * Also averaged 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists per outing.
* Team captain for coach Michael Byrnes at the Winchendon (Mass.) School.
* MVP of the Fork Union (Va.) Tournament and also MVP of the New England Invitational Prep Tourney.
* An all-state performer in both basketball and football at South Lakes High, the same high school that produced Grant Hill.
Personal
* Dustin Gerald Hellenga was born in St. Joseph, Mich. on July 13, 1981.
* Resides in Fairfax, Va.
* Undeclared major.
* Dustin Hellenga’s Superlatives
Career
Points: 30, at Yale (Dec. 11, 2001)
26, Kent State (Dec. 4)
26, at St. Bonaventure (Jan. 5)
Field Goals Made:10, Duquesne (March 10)
11, at Yale (Dec. 11, 2001)
Field Goal Attempts: 21, Duquesne (March 10, 2003)
