UVA Basketball’s Ryan Dunn was taken 28th overall in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft

CHARTLOTTESVILLE, VA (NOW CVILLE) – Head Coach Tony Bennett’s program continues as he has now drafted 10 players into the NBA since 2012, along with two ACC Tournament titles, multiple regular season championships and of course a national title as well. Plus, he just signed a contract extension, but he’s undoubtedly excited about sophomore Ryan Dunn, who was drafted in the first round of the NBA draft on Wednesday night. Dunn will likely be traded to the Phoenix Suns and the full release is below:

BROOKLYN, NY – Former Virginia standout Ryan Dunn was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the first round (28th overall) of the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday (June 26). Dunn is expected to be traded to the Phoenix Suns.

Dunn is the 10th Virginia player selected in the NBA Draft since 2012, joining Mike Scott (2012), Joe Harris (2014), Justin Anderson (2015), Malcolm Brogdon (2016), Devon Hall (2018), De’Andre Hunter (2019), Ty Jerome (2019), Kyle Guy (2019) and Trey Murphy III (2021). Hunter, Anderson, Jerome and Murphy were first-round selections, while Scott, Harris, Brogdon, Hall and Guy were drafted in the second round.

Dunn is also the 12th UVA player selected in the first round of the NBA Draft, joining Barry Parkhill (1973), Wally Walker (1976), Jeff Lamp (1981), Ralph Sampson (1983), Olden Polynice (1987) , Bryant Stith (1992), Cory Alexander (1995), Anderson (2015), Hunter (2019), Jerome (2019) and Murphy III (2021).

The 6-8 forward averaged 8.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.3 blocked shots and 1.3 steals en route to All-ACC honorable mention honors in 2023-24. Dunn was named to the All-ACC Defensive team after leading the league in blocked shots. Dunn reached double figures in scoring in 11 games and recorded a team-high five double-doubles. He averaged 2.6 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in 12.9 minutes per game as a freshman in 2022-2023.