2007-08: Ranked 17th in rebounding (5.3 rpg) and 11th
in free throw shooting (.768) in the MAC in all games ... ranked 11th
in free throw shooting (.789), 14th in rebounding (6.1 rpg), 15th in
blocked shots (0.69 bpg) and 30th in scoring (9.3 ppg) in conference
games ... named WMU Defensive Player of the Year ... started in 30 of
32 games played and averaged 8.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 0.9 steals, 0.8
assists and 0.6 blocks per game ... led the team in steals (30) and
dunks (9), second in blocks (19) and rebounding and third in scoring
... featured on ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Plays twice as his dunk vs.
Central Michigan (1/22) was No. 1 and blocked shot vs. Akron (3/14) was
No. 10 ... helped WMU win at Toledo (3/1) for the first time since 1998
with his first career double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds ...
notched 14 points and 11 rebounds in MAC Tournament quarterfinal win
over Eastern Michigan (3/13) ... scored a season-high 20 points at
Central Michigan (3/4) ... contributed 17 points and seven rebounds in
win over No. 25 Davidson (11/21) ... scored 16 points in
come-from-behind double overtime victory against Miami (2/12) ...
tallied 13 points and five rebounds in BracketBusters win at Green Bay
(2/23) ... finished year with 14 points and five rebounds in MAC
Tournament semifinals against Akron (3/14) ... concluded the year with
15 double-digit scoring games and three double-digit rebounding games
... led the team in rebounding seven times ... earned third letter.
2006-07: Honorable Mention All-MAC ... ranked 29th in
scoring (10.2 ppg) and 12th in free throw percentage (.762) in the MAC
in all games and 20th in scoring (12.1 ppg), 15th in free throw
percentage (.740) and 14th in steals (1.38 spg) in conference games ...
started in all 32 games averaging 10.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.3
assists and 1.2 steals per game ... finished third in scoring, second
in rebounding and first in steals (38) and blocks (13) for WMU ... led
the team in scoring six times ... scored a career-high 24 points on
9-of-16 shooting, including 2-of-3 three-pointers, and 4-of-4 free
throws in a win at Bowling Green (1/24) ... scored 19 points with seven
rebounds, three steals and two assists in home overtime victory over
Valparaiso (2/17) ... led WMU with 18 points at Temple (12/5) and at
Toledo (1/13) ... pulled down a career-high nine rebounds at Toledo
(1/13) ... converted a career-high 8-of-10 free throws on his way to a
team-high 16 points in a road win at Eastern Michigan (2/22) ... filled
the stat sheet with 15 points, six rebounds, career-high four steals,
two assists and two blocks in a win over Kent State (2/11) ... hit
5-of-6 free throws in the final 3:24 to help WMU earn a home win over
Detroit (11/20) ... earned second letter.
2005-06: Played in all 31 games for WMU with 21
starts ... averaged 3.6 points and 2.0 rebounds ... led WMU freshmen
with 113 points and 61 rebounds ... scored a career-high 10 points vs.
Colorado State (12/20) and at Kent State (1/17) ... scored nine points
on 3-of-4 three-point shooting and added three assists and three steals
against Bowling Green (1/7) ... scored nine points at Central Michigan
(1/29) and at Akron (2/8), including 5-of-5 free throws ... made
collegiate debut with seven points, three rebounds and two blocks vs.
Northwood (11/19) ... earned first letter.
High School: Led Concord to a 23-2 record, Northern Lakes
Conference championship and a sectional championship his senior year
... Concord’s record was the best in 15 years after Gary averaged 14.6
points and 6.3 rebounds per game ... Elkhart Truth Player of the Year
... All-State selection by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association
... Indiana All-Star ... WTRC-TV Player of the Year ... Indiana Junior
All-Star after averaging 16.9 points and 5.8 rebounds ... led Concord
to a 15-8 record and a sectional championship ... member of Elkhart
Truth All-Area First Team ... one of just 15 players in the state named
to the IBCA Underclassmen All-State team ... led Concord to a 19-4
record and a conference tournament championship with 12.1 points and
5.3 rebounds his sophomore year.
Personal: Born November 28, 1986 in Elkhart, Ind. ... full
name is Shawnt?s Dushane Gary ... son of Gregory and Dennise Gary ...
has two siblings, Dairese and Martes ... Dairese is a freshman men’s
basketball player at New Mexico this season ... majoring in exercise
science.
