Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2016-17
Played in all 31 games, starting nine of them … finished fifth on the team in scoring at 6.5 points-per-game … was second on the team in three-point field goal percentage (34.8) and three-pointers made (62) … also ranked fourth on the team in assists (40) … ranked 15^th in the OVC in three-pointers made/game (2.0) … knocked down three three-pointers and finished with 11 points in only 18 minutes of action in EKU’s season-opening win over IUPUI on November 11 … hit three triples and scored 11 points off the bench at SEC foe Auburn on November 17 … connected on five threes and scored 15 points at Ball State on December 10 … knocked down four three-pointers in a five-minute span in the second half to spark EKU to a come-from-behind victory at Tennessee Tech on January 28 … sunk a career-high seven three-pointers and finished with a career-high 21 points at UT Martin on February 4 … had 15 points and a career-high three steals at Tennessee State on February 18 … dished out a career-high four assists in the Colonels’ season finale, a win over Tennessee Tech on February 25.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2015-16 (at the University of Louisville)
Knocked down a pair of three-pointers and finished with a career-high six points versus Hartford on Nov. 17.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2014-15 (at the University of Louisville)
Saw action in eight games ... buried a key free throw in the second half of the Cardinals’ NCAA East Region championship game against Michigan State ... scored his first career basket against Jacksonville State, adding a rebound in the game.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2013-14 (at the University of Louisville)
Took a redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 11.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and a team-high 4.3 assists as a senior in 2012-13, helping Lexington Catholic post a 22-12 record and reach the 11th Region championship game ... buried 82 three-point goals as a senior, connecting on 34 percent from that range ... Lexington Catholic produced a 24-8 record during his junior year and a 27-8 mark in his sophomore year in 2010-11, winning the 11th Region title ... hit a three-pointer at the buzzer in the district finals to lift Lexington Catholic over Lafayette as a junior ... won the three-point competition at the 2013 Kentucky Derby Festival Basketball Classic all-star game.

PERSONAL
Full name is Dillon Blandford Avare … son of Rick and Diane Avare … majoring in sports administration.


Get to Know Dillon Avare ...

One thing people probably don't know about you:
My license plate is a Bible verse (Philippians 4:13)

Why did you attend EKU?
I believe EKU is a great fit for me, with a great coach that is going to help me develop further as a player and a person, and being a part of a family with similar goals

If you could live anywhere in the world, it would be:
Miami, Florida

Your proudest accomplishment:
Being able to graduate in three years with a 3.98 GPA while playing basketball

If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
Give half to charity, keep some to save, help the people close to me if they need it and invest the rest

If you could have one meal for the rest of your life, it would be?
Qdoba chicken queso burrito

Favorite NBA player and team:
Steph Curry, Golden State Warriors