====== Dana Dingle ======
  * **Player**
  * **Seasons:** [[season_1992-93|1992-93]], [[season_1993-94|1993-94]], [[season_1994-95|1994-95]], [[season_1995-96|1995-96]]
  * **Number:** 3
  * **Position:** F
  * **Height:** 6' 7"
  * **Weight:** 220 lbs.
  * **Hometown:** [[wp>The Bronx|Bronx NY]]
  * **High School:** [[wp>St. Raymond High School for Boys|St. Raymond's]]
  * **Prep School:** none
  * **Transfer From:** none
  * **Birthdate:** December 8, 1973

===== At UMass =====
{{ ::dingle_dana_roster_photo_1995-96.jpg?nolink|}}
  * Never flashy but always a dependable workhorse, playing in each of UM's 137 games during his four years, starting 107.
  * The 137 games played ranks first all-time in UM history.((Through the end of the 2022-23 season.  [[statistics_history|Full list]]))
  * Played 3,690 total minutes (26.9 average), yet only averaged 1.86 fouls per game, and only fouled out one time ([[game19960204_xavier|at Xavier on 2/4/96]]).
  * Verbally committed on 11/5/1991.  "I feel comfortable with [[calipari_john|the coach]].  I like the way they play - up and down. . . It's like [[wp>St. Raymond High School for Boys|St. Raymond's]]."((https://twitter.com/daves_joint/status/1714836087309271226))

==== 1995-96 Senior year ====
  * Co-captain, along with [[bright_donta|Donta Bright]].
  * Appeared in all 37 games, starting each time.
  * Third Team All [[Atlantic 10]].
  * [[wp>National Association of Basketball Coaches|NABC]] All-District Second Team selection.
  * Eighth in the A-10 in rebounding with 7.4 per game.
  * Led UMass in rebounding, outright or shared, in 16 games.
  * Played 1204 minutes in the season, which still stands for fifth all-time in UM history.((Through the end of the 2020-21 season.))
  * Led the team in scoring, with 17, in the win [[game19960114_st_bonaventure|at St. Bonaventure (1/14)]].
  * Scored his career high 24 points [[game19960120_duquesne|at Duquesne (1/20)]].

==== 1994-95 Junior year ====
{{ :dingle_dana_roster_photo_1994-95.jpg?direct&150|Roster photo 1994-95}}
  * Appeared in all 34 games, starting 31.
  * Led UMass in rebounding, outright or shared, in four games.

==== 1993-94 Sophomore year ====
  * Appeared in all 35 games, starting 32.

==== 1992-93 Freshman year ====
  * Appeared in all 31 games, starting 7.
  * Named to the Atlantic 10 Freshman Team.

==== Statistics ====
^Season^G^GS^MP^MPG^FG^FGA^FG%^2P^2PA^2P%^3P^3PA^3P%^FT^FTA^FT%^PTS^PPG^ORB^DRB^TRB^RPG^AST^STL^BLK^TOV^PF^FO^
|1992-93|31|7|586|18.9|50|116|.431|47|103|.456|3|13|.231|50|83|.602|153|4.9|49|67|116|3.7|33|16|2|34|54|0|
|1993-94|35|32|1025|29.3|102|216|.472|97|207|.469|5|9|.556|70|127|.551|279|8.0|94|122|216|6.2|56|30|1|50|78|0|
|1994-95|34|31|875|25.7|90|179|.503|86|164|.524|4|15|.267|53|97|.546|237|7.0|84|102|186|5.5|50|28|5|34|52|0|
|1995-96|37|37|1204|32.5|134|288|.465|132|282|.468|2|6|.333|104|171|.608|374|10.1|116|157|273|7.4|55|36|0|68|71|1|
|Career|137|107|3690|26.9|376|799|.471|362|756|.479|14|43|.326|277|478|.579|1043|7.6|343|448|791|5.8|194|110|8|186|255|1|

[[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/dana-dingle-1.html|More at Sports-Reference.com]]

===== Post-UMass =====
  * Co-Director of [[https://www.newyorklightning.com/|NY Lightning AAU Basketball]]((https://www.newyorklightning.com/page/show/1191644-staff))
  * Summer 2000: [[https://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/dana_dingle/voice07262000.htm|Returns to Rucker Park]]
  * 11/99: Played with the Five-Star Hawks, a team that played exhibition games against NCAA teams. Dingle scored 13 points in a 128-80 loss at Duke (11/2/99).
  * 8/99: [[https://umasshoops.com/history/alumni/dana_dingle/voice08181999.htm|Played in the Entertainer's Basketball Classic in New York]]
  * 3/99: Working on Wall Street
  * 1996-98: Played with the Keflavik club in Iceland, 1996-98.  Averaged 23.6 ppg while with the club.  Injured and left team in January 1998.

===== Pre-UMass =====
  * First Team All-City in 1992
  * Played for coach [[https://straymondhighschool.org/apps/news/show_news.jsp?REC_ID=457496&id=0|Gary DeCesare]] at St. Raymond's
  * Had also considered [[wp>Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball|Texas A&M]], [[opponent_western_kentucky|Western Kentucky]], and [[opponent_rutgers|Rutgers]]((https://twitter.com/daves_joint/status/1714836087309271226))

===== Personal =====
  * Son Jordan played guard for three seasons at [[opponent_pennsylvania|Penn]].  Jordan was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2019-20, and Ivy Player of the Year in 2022-23.((https://pennathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jordan-dingle/19847))((https://ivyleague.com/news/2020/3/10/ivy-league-hands-out-mens-basketball-all-ivy-major-awards.aspx))  Jordan transferred to [[opponent_st_johns|St. John's]] for 2023-24 to play for coach (and UMass alumnus) [[pitino_rick|Rick Pitino]].((https://redstormsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/jordan-dingle/5111))
  * Younger brother Daniel played at [[opponent_temple|Temple]] from 2012-17.((https://owlsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/daniel-dingle/8839))((https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/daniel-dingle-1.html))((https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-vs-Temple-is-still-a-rivalry-for-the-Dingles-6191419))((https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/college/daniel-dingle-brother-not-dad-played-1996-final-article-1.2568202))  Daniel played versus UMass once, with UM winning 70-67 in Amherst in 2016.((https://umassathletics.com/news/2016/11/17/mens-basketball-umass-closes-out-temple-for-thrilling-70-67-win.aspx))

===== External Links =====
[[https://twitter.com/NY_Lightning|Twitter - Dana Dingle]]

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