Inducted into the Purcell Pavilion Ring of Honor on March 2, 2012.
Named the national player of the year as a junior in 1975-76 by the United States Basketball Writers Association.
A two-time first-team All-American in 1974-75 and 1975-76.
A member of the United States Olympic basketball team that won the gold medal in Montreal in 1976.
Averaged 18.3 points per game as a starting forward as a freshman for the Irish in 1973-74.
Finished second nationally in scoring as a sophomore with a 30.4 average, ranked fourth nationally in scoring as a junior in ’75-’76 with a 28.6 average.
Played on teams that finished 26-3, 19-10 and 23-6, earning mention on NCAA all-regional teams as a sophomore and junior.
Ranks third on the Irish career scoring list (behind Austin Carr and Luke Harangody) with 2,223 points.
Posted a 25.8 career scoring average and a 9.8 career rebound average and made more free throws (615) than any player in Irish history.
After passing up his senior season to make himself available for the NBA draft, Dantley returned to finish his degree requirements at Notre Dame by 1978.
The sixth overall pick in the ’76 NBA draft by Buffalo Braves, he was named the NBA rookie of the year in ’77 with a 20.3 scoring average and a 7.6 rebound mark.
Dantley played 15 seasons in the NBA, averaging 24.3 points per game.
Led the league five times in free throws made in a season and led the NBA in scoring in ’81 at 30.7 and ’84 at 30.6.
His 23,177 career points ranks 21st all-time in the NBA.
A six-time NBA All-Star (1980-82, 1984-86), he was named NBA Comeback Player of the Year in 1984, the year he led the league in scoring (30.6).
A scholastic All-America player at DeMatha Catholic High School (Md.), he was born Feb. 28, 1956, in Washington, D.C.
Dantley became the sixth individual with Notre Dame connections to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in ’08.

Notre Dame Career Statistics

Season	GP	MP	MP/G	FG	FGA	FG%	3FG	3FGA	FT	FTA	FT%	REB	REB/G	PF	DQ	A	TO	BKL	STL	PTS	PTS/G
1973-74	28	795	28.4	189	339	0.558			133	161	0.826	255	9.1	74	2	40				511	18.3
1974-75	29	1091	37.6	315	581	0.542			253	314	0.806	296	10.2	86	2	47				883	30.4
1975-76	29	1056	36.4	300	510	0.588			229	294	0.779	292	10.1	73	0	49				829	28.6
	86	2942	34.2	804	1430	0.562			615	769	0.800	843	9.8	233	4	136				2223	25.8

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44	ADRIAN DANTLEY	G	6-5	225 lbs	-	Washington, DC	DeMatha
44 ADRIAN DANTLEY G Weight225 lbs Height6-5 HometownWashington, DC High SchoolDeMatha

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