The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012-13 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Dean Melchionni
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 193
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lancaster, Pa.
- High School:
- Germantown Academy
Played in 16 games during his four years with the program ... awarded a scholarship prior to the start of the 2011-12 season ... six-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll member ... 2012-13 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... host of TexasSports.com[apos]s Melchionni Report and Longhorn Network[apos]s Agent 0 segment on Game Plan with Rick Barnes ... wore numbers 25, 5 and 0 during his four years with the program.
AS A SENIOR IN 2012-13:
Appeared in four games ... recorded first career assist against Sam Houston State (Nov. 27) ... made first career postseason appearance against K-State (March 14) in the Big 12 Championship ... Texas has a 14-2 record in the 16 career games Melchionni has played in ... Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... named to the Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll for the sixth time (minimum 3.0 GPA).
AS A JUNIOR IN 2011-12:
Appeared in four games during the season ... earned a spot on the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Rolls (minimum 3.0 GPA).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010-11:
Played in five games ... scored his first collegiate points on a three-pointer in the home win against Louisiana Tech (Nov. 10) ... earned a spot on the Spring 2011 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2009-10:
Played in three games ... set career highs in minutes (seven) and rebounds (two offensive) against Texas-Pan American (Dec. 15) ... earned a spot on the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Rolls (minimum 3.0 GPA).
HIGH SCHOOL:
Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pa. (head coach Jim Fenerty) ... three-year letterwinner for the Patriots ... helped guide Germantown to three consecutive Inter-Academic League (Inter-Ac) titles ... averaged 14 points and seven rebounds per game and was named All-Inter-Ac Honorable Mention as a senior ... also named All-Area Honorable Mention by The Times Herald ... earned four letters as a member of the track & field team at Germantown ... won two Inter-Ac high jump championships and owns the Germantown school record (6-6).
PERSONAL:
Full name is Dean Michael Melchionni ... majoring in Corporate Communication ... has ambitions of a career in sports broadcasting ... son of Gary and Karen Melchionni ... born May 1, 1990 in Lancaster, Pa. ... has one older brother, Lee, and one older sister, Monica ... brother, Lee, was a four-year basketball letterwinner at Duke (2002-06) ... father, Gary, was a three-year letterwinner, two-time team captain and All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer at Duke (1970-73) and a second-round pick of the Phoenix Suns in the 1973 NBA Draft ... uncle, Bill Melchionni, played basketball at Villanova and starred in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets ... Bill[apos]s jersey number was retired by both Villanova and the Nets.
AWARDS:
• Six-time Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll member
• Academic All-Big 12 Second Team (2013)
• Texas Basketball Spirit Award (2011, 2012, 2013)
• Texas Basketball Jack Gray Award (2013)
• Texas Basketball Jay Arnette Award (2010)
• Texas Basketball Senior Award (2013)
