Dug McDaniel

MEMPHIS, TN: DECEMBER 6

Baylor Bears @ Memphis Tigers - FedExForum

Photo by: Joe Murphy 2025

Position:
G
Ht./Wt.:
5-11 / 170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
High School:
St. Paul VI Catholic
Prev School:
Kansas State

Career Awards/Honors

- 2025 2x American Conf. Weekly Honorable Mention (Dec. 29, Jan. 5)

2025-26 (Senior)

The only Tiger to play in every game, starting all 32 ... Finished seventh in the American with 1,097 minutes, over 450 more than his next-closest teammate ... Led the offense with 13.9 points and 4.6 assists per game ... Shot a career-best 41.3% from the field and 84.9% at the foul line ... Also led the team with 62 steals, ranking second in the conference and tallying a takeaway in 29 of 32 games ... Averaged 3.7 rebounds a night, grabbing a career high against Temple (1/14/26) ... Opened his Memphis career with an 11-point, eight-assist, four-steal performance against San Francisco (11/8/25) ... Tallied 15 points, seven boards and seven assists at Ole Miss (11/11/25) ... Connected on five threes for 24 points against Wake Forest (11/21/25) ... Logged his third-career double-double in win over New Orleans (12/3/25), finishing with 11 points and 10 assists ... Matched his career-best seven threes against Alabama State (12/22/25) ... Recorded his 500th career assist against Tulane (2/1/26) ... Scored a season-high points vs Wichita State (2/26/26), starting a five-game streak of multi-three performances to close the season ... Played all 45 minutes of a must-win regular season finale against Tulane, scoring 25 points and assisting on seven baskets to help push the Tigers into the conference tournament (3/8/26) ... Also recorded his 1,500th point against the Green Wave

2024-25 (Junior | Kansas State)

Played in 32 games, making 23 starts ... Averaged 11.4 points, 4.9 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals in 32.2 minutes ... Led the Wildcats in assists (158), steals (54) and minutes (1,032) ... Ranked third in scoring ... Scored in double figures 21 times, including three 20-point games (season-high 24 vs. No. 13 Arizona) ... Posted two double-doubles, including 15 points and a career-high 11 assists vs. No. 16 Kansas ... Ranked among Big 12 leaders in assists (5th), steals (9th) and minutes (13th) ... Started all 20 Big 12 games, averaging 12.1 points and 5.2 assists in league play

2023-24 (Sophomore | Michigan)

Saw action in 26 of 32 games with 26 starts, averaging a team-best 35.4 minutes per game … Posted 22 games with 30-plus minutes, including a season-best 45 vs. Florida (12/19/23) ... Averaged a team-best 16.3 points on 41 percent (151-of-368) shooting from the field, including 36.8 percent (56-of-152) from 3-point range, to go with 4.7 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 35.4 minutes per game … Connected on 77.4 percent (65-of-84) from the free throw line ... Led the team in scoring (16.3 ppg), field goals attempted (368), 3-point field goals made (56) and attempted (152), free throw percentage (77.4), assists (121), steals (29) and minutes (35.4) … Was second in field goals made (151) ... Scored in double figures in 24 games, including six 20-point outings and a pair of 30-point performances … Tied his career-high of 33 points twice within a near two-week period, first at Oregon (12/2/23) in overtime then against Florida (12/19/23) in double-overtime ... Made a team- and career-best 56 3-pointers (on 152 attempts), connecting on 36.8 percent from beyond the arc ... Led the team with 121 assists, posting a career- and team-best 4.7 assists per game… Dished out five or more assists in 14 games, including a season-best 8 vs. UNC Asheville (11/7/23) and Stanford (11/23/23) ... Scored in double figures in 13 of 14 Big Ten games, including a season-high 19 points against Purdue (2/25/24) and Ohio State (3/3/24)

2022-23 (Freshman | Michigan)

Led the Wolverines to an 18-16 overall record, including an 11-9 mark in Big Ten play, and a trip to the second round of the Postseason NIT ... Played in all 34 games with 26 starts, averaging 30.7 minutes per game ... Averaged 8.6 points on 38.4 percent (104-of-271) shooting from the field, including 35.5 percent (33-of-93) from 3-point range, to go with 3.6 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 30.7 minutes per game … Connected on 76.8 percent (53-of-69) from the free throw line ... Led the team in assists (122) ... Scored in double figures 13 times, including a season-best 20 points in an overtime win over Wisconsin (2/26/23)

Single Game Highs
Points: 33, twice
Rebounds: 9 vs Temple, 01/14/26
Assists: 11 vs Kansas, 02/08/25
3-Pointers: 7, twice
Steals: 5, four times
Blocks: 1, four times