D'Marnier Cunningham

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
Guard
Ht./Wt.:
5-9 / 163
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
HS:
Rickards (Fla.)
Prev School:
Kaskaskia College (Ill.)

Junior College
Played for two programs during his junior college career ... Suited up for New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI) in 2011-12 and Kaskaskia College in 2013-14 ... Transferred to Kaskaskia College in the middle of the 2012-13 academic year ... Practiced the 2013 spring semester with Kaskaskia College ...

In his two junior college campaigns, helped lead the New Mexico Military Institute Broncos and Kaskaskia College Blue Devils to a combined 32-29 overall record (12-17 at New Mexico Military Institute; 20-12 at Kaskaskia College) and a 14-18 conference mark (4-10 at New Mexico Military Institute; 10-8 at Kaskaskia College) ...

Played in 59 games in his two junior college seasons ... Averaged 12.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.0 steals ... Shot 43.2 percent from the field, 29.9 percent from the three-point arc and 75.6 percent from the free throw line ... Had 40 double-figure scoring games, including seven 20-point performances ... Posted four double-doubles (points-assists) ... Scored a career-high 31 points vs. Rend Lake College during his 2013-14 campaign with Kaskaskia College ... Dished out a career-best 12 assists twice (vs. Missouri Baptist University; vs. St. Louis Community College) as a Blue Devil in 2013-14 ...

At Kaskaskia College in 2013-14, saw action in 32 games ... Averaged 14.8 points, 2.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.0 steals ... Shot 44.7 percent from the floor, 35.2 percent from the three-point arc and 79.2 percent from the free throw line ... Netted double figures in 25 of 32 games, including six 20-point performances ... Had 20 games with five or more assists, including four double-figure assists contests ... His four double-doubles came against Missouri Baptist University (11 points-12 assists), McKendree University (11 points-10 assists), St. Louis Community College (15 points-12 assists) and Vincennes University (19 points-10 assists) ... Had a career-high seven steals vs. Southwestern Illinois College ... Posted career bests for FG made (11), FG attempts (20) and three-pointers made (4) in his career-high 31-point performance vs. Rend Lake College ... Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds vs. Southeastern Illinois College ... Tied a career high with four treys made vs. Lake Land College ...

Played in 27 games and made 13 starts for the New Mexico Military Institute in 2011-12 ... Averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.9 steals ... Shot 40.9 percent from the floor, 23.7 percent from the three-point line and 70 percent from the charity stripe ... Netted double figures scoring in 15 games, including seven of the last eight contests of the season ... Had five contests with five or more assists ... Scored a season-high 21 points vs. Howard (8-of-13 FG, 2-of-3 treys, 3-of-3 FT) ... The eight FG made were a season best ... Dished out a season-best nine assists vs. Clarendon (second meeting) ... Set season highs for FT made (7), FT attempts (10) and rebounds (7) vs. Clarendon (first meeting) ... Had a season-best six steals vs. Carl Albert State College.

High School
Played his prep basketball for the Rickards High School Raiders in Tallahassee, Fla. ... As a senior in 2010-11, helped lead the Raiders to their second-straight Florida Class 3A state championship ... Netted a team-high 19 points in the 60-54 overtime title game victory over Orlando-Jones ... Hit 10-of-11 FT in the championship-game win over Orlando-Jones ... Scored eight of his 19 points vs. Orlando-Jones in a 10-2 run to close regulation and send the contest into overtime tied at 48-all ... In addition to his 19-point performance in the title game, scored 18 points in the state tournament semifinal win over Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest School ... Named to the BCP Florida Class 1A-3A All-Tournament first team ... Rickards finished 2010-11 with a 23-7 overall record.

Personal
Son of Reggie Cunningham and Cyrita Calhoun ... Birthday is April 14 ... Born in Chicago, Ill.