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Jersey Number 8
Dusty Stromer
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-6 / 195
- Position:
- Guard
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Sherman Oaks, Calif.
- High School:
- Notre Dame
- Prev School:
- Gonzaga
- Major:
- B.S. in Applied Management
| Read | Transfers from Gonzaga to GCU Watch | Transfer portal highlights |
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Grand Canyon |
- Played in all 32 games with five starts in his first GCU season after transferring from Gonzaga, averaging 6.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 22.6 minutes per game.
- Ranked fourth on the team with 38 made 3-pointers, shooting 33.3% from deep and 80.0% from the free throw line.
- Closed the regular season on his best shooting stretch of the year, making 9 of his final 14 3-point attempts before the Mountain West Championship.
- Set career highs with 17 points and five 3-pointers in the regular-season finale, going 5 for 7 from 3-point range with five rebounds and four assists in an 85-60 win over Fresno State that secured a Mountain West Championship first-round bye.
- Scored 16 points against Boise State on Jan. 30, shooting 5 for 8 from the field, 3 for 4 from 3-point range and 3 for 3 at the line in an 86-69 win.
- Reached double figures eight times, including 14 points in a Feb. 14 road win at San José State, 12 points against San José State on Jan. 10 and 12 more at Air Force on March 3.
- Grabbed a season-high six rebounds in GCU’s win over Utah at the Acrisure Classic on Nov. 25 and handed out a season-high five assists against Northern Illinois on Nov. 10.
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Gonzaga |
Spokane, Wash. |
- Appeared in all 34 games with one start.
- Averaged 4.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 17.5 minutes per game.
- Shot 40.0% from the field, 34.2% from 3-point range and 79.2% from the free-throw line.
- Scored a season-high 12 points vs. Portland on Jan. 2.
- Logged a season-best 30 minutes against UCLA on Dec. 28.
- Hit a season-high three 3s against Baylor on Nov. 4.
- Grabbed six rebounds three times, including against San Diego on Jan. 8 and San Diego State on Nov. 18.
- Started the first 15 games for the Zags and appeared in all 35 games, averaging 23.5 minutes per game for a Sweet 16 qualifier.
- Shot 37% from the field while shooting 36% from behind the arc and 81% from the free-throw line.
Notre Dame HS |
Sherman Oaks, Calif. |
- Helped the Knights to the CIF D-I title by averaging 17.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.2 steals as a senior.
- A repeat selection to the Los Angeles Times All-Star Team and all-CIFSS open division team.
- Four-star recruit according to ESPN and 247Sports. Ranked as the No. 34 recruit in his class on ESPN 100.
- As a junior, averaged 20.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.4 steals in 29 games, shooting 46% from the field and 38% from 3-point range.
- Helped lead the Knights to their first Mission League title since 2001 and the program's first-ever CIF Southern Section Open Division playoff berth.
- Averaged 13.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game as a freshman before COVID-19 shut down the rest of his team's season.
- Chose Gonzaga over Arizona, Houston and UCLA.
Personal |
- Parents are Eric Stromer and Amy Tinkham.
- Grandfather, Dick Tinkham, was the co-founder of the American Basketball Association and the Indiana Pacers.
- Learned to shoot from Billy Keller, one of the ABA's top 3-point and free-throw shooters.
- Was coached at age 16 in a prestigious club basketball league by now-GCU assistant coach Marc Rodgers.
- During COVID, slept outside in a tent so he could continue going to gyms and training without putting his grandmother at a health risk.
- Grew a large social media following as his basketball profile raised in high school.
- Cites Kobe Bryant as the biggest influence on his basketball career.
- If he wasn't playing basketball, he'd be playing tennis.
- Top athletes to watch growing up include Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and LeBron James.
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