(Updated) Former Villanova star and current Charlotte Bobcats forward Dante Cunningham was arrested on Friday while driving recklessly in Radnor Township. After police received reports of a reckless driver in a silver pick-up truck on Lancaster Avenue, they found Cunningham driving through Wayne. Officers claim that the Villanova grad “had a strong odor of marijuana,”...
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A special thanks to Fact on Villanova Sports for finding and posting this video. The play made the SportCenter top-10, and deservedly-so.
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Dante Cunningham was included in a trade that sent Gerald Wallace to Portland this afternoon. Cunningham, along with teammates Joel Przybilla and Sean Marks, as well as 2011 and 2013 first round picks will go to the Charlotte Bobcats in the deal. Blazer’s Edge had the following parting thoughts on Dante: I’ve always been...
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As commenter imisskylelowry pointed out, Dante Cunningham has been building on a strong showing in his rookie year. He is currently averaging 4.9 points on 42.5% field goal shooting and 3.2 rebounds per game. Those numbers skew low, however, because Cunningham started the season in a limited role off of the bench, but has...
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The Portland Trail Blazers selected Dante Cunningham with the 33rd overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, saying they liked his versatility, grit and potential. After leading Portland’s 2009 NBA Summer League entry with 18.3 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.50 steals in four games (all starts), Dante signed a two year guaranteed contract with the Blazers....
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There are a few former Wildcats currently plying their trade professionally in the NBA. Spread across different teams in far-away cities, sometimes it can be hard to keep track of some of our old heroes. Here are some quick hits:
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In anticipation of the new season, and in recognition of the last one, SeanDon has made a new video featuring highlights of Dante Cunningham’s career at Villanova. It is based on the old Air Jordan commercials of the same name. Enjoy.
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There is a lot of talk going around about people’s expectations for Villanova basketball this year. Most of them simultaneously praise the depth of our backcourt, and exercise cautious optimism regarding our (mostly new) frontcourt rotation. The pundits unanimously have proclaimed that the sky is the limit for this year’s version of the Wildcats, IF...
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Second Round draft picks in the NBA aren’t guaranteed contracts; but it looks like Dante Cunningham‘s performance in the NBA Summer League has impressed Portland’s top brass. Blazers’ GM, Kevin Pritchard noted that Cunningham and fellow 2nd round pick Jeff Pendergraph will “ sign contracts before the season starts and give them roster spots.” Cunningham...
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In case you have missed it, both Dante Cunningham and Dwayne Anderson are participating in the NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas. Cunningham, the 33rd pick by the Portland Trailblazers scored 21 points and had 9 rebounds in 31 minutes in an 87-92 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Anderson was undrafted but is currently...
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