Prior to UTSA
Played sophomore season at Dodge City [Kan.] Community College in 2020-21. USC Aiken (2019-20): Played in 29 games, earning 15 starts at Division II USC Aiken … averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 rebounds a game … played 28.4 minutes per game, connecting on 42.3 percent of his shots from the field, 34.2 percent of his 3-point attempts (52 of 155) and 79.4 percent from the free-throw line (50 of 63) … added 19 blocks and 24 steals … tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and an assist against Davenport … scored 13 points and snagged four rebounds against No. 7 West Texas A&M … posted 14 points and four rebounds against Tusculum … had four points and four boards against No. 6 Lincoln Memorial … tallied 10 points against Florida Southern … scored 19 points to go along with five rebounds in the win over Belmont Abbey … accounted for 10 points in the win over Paine … posted 10 points and two blocks in the win over Claflin … tallied nine points and six boards in the win over Southern Wesleyan … garnered 19 points and two boards in the win at North Georgia … accounted for eight points and five boards in the win over Columbus State … accounted for nine points and seven rebounds to go along with four steals in the win over Georgia Southwestern … had nine points at Southern Wesleyan … scored 17 points in the win at Georgia College … posted a double-double with 16 points to go along with 11 rebounds in the win over Francis Marion … poured in a career-high 28 points on 10-of-13 shooting to go along with two steals in the victory at Clayton State … posted 14 points and six boards in the win over Flagler … tallied 14 points and four rebounds in the win at Young Harris … chipped in four points and five boards against UNC Pembroke … added two points at Lander … snagged seven rebounds against Augusta … totaled four points and four rebounds in the victory over North Georgia … pulled down five boards in the win at Francis Marion … scored five points in the win at Georgia Southwestern … poured in 17 points to go along with four rebounds in the win at Flagler … garnered 11 points and four blocks in the win over Young Harris … netted 19 points at UNC Pembroke … posted16 points and six boards against Clayton State … netted 17 points and had six rebounds at Augusta.
High School
Attended High Point Central … three-time all-conference selection … two-time all-state and all-district honoree … averaged 20.6 points and 6.5 rebounds a game as a senior.
Personal
Born in Lafayette, La. … son of Akowal Gongong … majoring in communication … name is pronounced like D-hew DING.
Played sophomore season at Dodge City [Kan.] Community College in 2020-21. USC Aiken (2019-20): Played in 29 games, earning 15 starts at Division II USC Aiken … averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 rebounds a game … played 28.4 minutes per game, connecting on 42.3 percent of his shots from the field, 34.2 percent of his 3-point attempts (52 of 155) and 79.4 percent from the free-throw line (50 of 63) … added 19 blocks and 24 steals … tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and an assist against Davenport … scored 13 points and snagged four rebounds against No. 7 West Texas A&M … posted 14 points and four rebounds against Tusculum … had four points and four boards against No. 6 Lincoln Memorial … tallied 10 points against Florida Southern … scored 19 points to go along with five rebounds in the win over Belmont Abbey … accounted for 10 points in the win over Paine … posted 10 points and two blocks in the win over Claflin … tallied nine points and six boards in the win over Southern Wesleyan … garnered 19 points and two boards in the win at North Georgia … accounted for eight points and five boards in the win over Columbus State … accounted for nine points and seven rebounds to go along with four steals in the win over Georgia Southwestern … had nine points at Southern Wesleyan … scored 17 points in the win at Georgia College … posted a double-double with 16 points to go along with 11 rebounds in the win over Francis Marion … poured in a career-high 28 points on 10-of-13 shooting to go along with two steals in the victory at Clayton State … posted 14 points and six boards in the win over Flagler … tallied 14 points and four rebounds in the win at Young Harris … chipped in four points and five boards against UNC Pembroke … added two points at Lander … snagged seven rebounds against Augusta … totaled four points and four rebounds in the victory over North Georgia … pulled down five boards in the win at Francis Marion … scored five points in the win at Georgia Southwestern … poured in 17 points to go along with four rebounds in the win at Flagler … garnered 11 points and four blocks in the win over Young Harris … netted 19 points at UNC Pembroke … posted16 points and six boards against Clayton State … netted 17 points and had six rebounds at Augusta.
High School
Attended High Point Central … three-time all-conference selection … two-time all-state and all-district honoree … averaged 20.6 points and 6.5 rebounds a game as a senior.
Personal
Born in Lafayette, La. … son of Akowal Gongong … majoring in communication … name is pronounced like D-hew DING.