Dennis DuVal (born March 31, 1952), nicknamed "Sweet D" is a former National Basketball Association (NBA) player.

College career

In 1970–71, Dennis played on the Syracuse Orange freshman basketball team. He averaged 19.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Dennis joined the Syracuse varsity basketball team his sophomore season, and averaged 15.8 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Dennis led Syracuse in scoring his junior season, averaging 19.6 points per game. He also led Syracuse in scoring his senior season, averaging 20.6 points per game. In his senior year at Syracuse University, Dennis was selected to the NCAA AP All-American third-team. When he graduated, he was second all-time in points for Syracuse behind only David Bing.[1]

Professional career

Dennis was drafted with the twelfth pick in the second round of the 1974 NBA draft by the Washington Bullets. Dennis was also selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 1974 ABA Draft.[1] He was waived by the Bullets prior to the start of the 1975-76 NBA season. On January 31, 1976, Dennis was signed by the Atlanta Hawks. In his NBA career, Dennis averaged 1.9 points, 0.7 assists, and 0.6 rebounds per game.[2]

Post-playing career

Following his basketball career, Dennis became a police officer in Syracuse, New York. In 1990, he became the deputy police chief. In 2001, Dennis was named the Syracuse police chief. He retired from the Syracuse police force in 2004[1]

In 2000, Dennis was selected to the Syracuse Men's Basketball All-Century Team.[3]

Dennis is currently the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Terradiol, a bio-pharmaceutical company which produces, manufactures, and distributes medical cannabis pharmaceuticals.[4]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[2]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1974–75 Washington 37 3.7 .369 .667 .6 .4 .4 .1 1.6
1975–76 Atlanta 13 10.0 .349 .667 .6 1.5 .5 .2 2.8
Career 50 5.3 .361 .667 .6 .7 .4 .1 1.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1975 Washington 5 2.8 .333 .500 .6 .6 .0 .0 1.4

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dennis DuVal". orangehoops.org. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Dennis DuVal NBA statistics". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  3. ^ "Syracuse University Athletics – Men's Basketball All-Century Team". suathletics.com. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "Terradiol | About Us". terradiol.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
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