The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Disu named Big 12 Men’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year
06.26.2024 | Men's Basketball
Graduate forward is named a conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second time in his career.
IRVING, Texas — University of Texas graduate forward Dylan Disu has been named the Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the league office announced Wednesday. This marks the second time in Disu's collegiate career that he has been selected as a conference Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, as he previously received the same recognition in the SEC during the 2020-21 season while he was at Vanderbilt.
A two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection, Disu earned a BA in Human Dimensions of Organizations from The University of Texas in Spring 2023. He currently holds a 4.00 GPA while pursuing a master's degree in Sport Management.
As a fifth-year player at Texas in 2023-24, Disu played in 25 games (20 starts) after missing the first nine contests of the season due to left foot surgery. He ranked second on the team in scoring (15.5 ppg) and rebounding (5.0 rpg), third in blocks (28), fourth in minutes (25.8 mpg) and tied for fourth in steals (32). Disu converted 45.1-percent (41-91) from three-point range and 81.2-percent (69-85) from the free throw line on the year.
Disu was named the Big 12's Most Improved Player and also claimed All-Big 12 First Team (coaches) and NABC All-District 8 Second Team honors. In Big 12 Conference play only, he ranked second in the league in scoring (17.2 ppg) while averaging 5.2 rebounds per game and adding 26 steals and 19 blocks in 26.7 minutes per game. Disu converted a league-best 48.6-percent (34-70) from three-point range in conference play.
Disu played in 136 career games (104 starts) during his five seasons at Texas (2021-24) and Vanderbilt (2019-21). He recorded collegiate career totals of 1,296 points (9.5 ppg), 704 rebounds (5.2 rpg) and 146 blocks (1.1 bpg) in 3,014 minutes (22.2 mpg). Disu reached double figures in scoring 64 times, including nine 20-point efforts and one 30-point performance. He also reached double digits in rebounds 21 times and tallied 17 career double-doubles. Disu converted 47.7-percent (484-1014) from the floor and 74.3-percent (200-269) from the free throw line during his career.
