DUDEK, Casey ~ Graceland's Hall of Fame

DUDEK

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 8/26/2013 at 07:07:56

HALL of FAME

Casey Dudek
Graceland University, Lamoni, Iowa

Casey DUDEK arrived at Graceland after an illustrious career as a student-athlete at Lamoni High School. One of the most decorated athletes in school history, DUDEK was a four-time All-Conference, three-time All-District and two-time First Team All-State performer for LHS. As a junior, he was the leading scorer in the state of Iowa (all classes) with a scoring average of over 32 points per game.

DUDEK was also honored as a Street & Smith's Honorable Mention All-American and was a McDonald's All-American Game Nominee. Other honors included being selected as a member of the Iowa Junior Select Team and playing in the Iowa Dr. Pepper All-Star Game. Casey finished his career as Lamoni's all-time leading scorer with 2,176 points, which at the time was the 6th most points in Iowa's history. He is still ranked in the top 20 on the Iowa High School's all-time scoring list.

In the midst of his success on the basketball court, Casey also found time to receive All-State honors twice as a shortstop for the Lamoni baseball team.

While at Graceland, Casey's basketball success continued, making the HAAC All-Conference team three times, two of which were first team honors, and he was also named an NAIA All-American. Dudek ended his collegiate career scoring 1,955 points, which ranks him 3rd on Graceland's all time scoring list.

He still holds numerous school records including single game assists (15), single season assists (248), and career assists (730). Casey played in 128 consecutive games, which is also a Graceland record. Other school records include most career three pointers made (301) and a career free throw percentage of 85.5%. His senior year, DUDEK had a consecutive streak of 33 made free throws and led the nation with a mark of 89.2%. Casey also served as a Team Co-Captain and was voted Team Most Valuable Player as a senior.

Along with being an outstanding player, DUDEK was consistently on the Dean's List and President's List at GU for his outstanding work in the classroom.

Following his playing days, he spent two seasons as the men's varsity assistant coach for the Yellowjacket program.

After Graceland, Casey's basketball career continued. He toured with an All-Star Team called World Basketball Opportunities. WBO was a touring team, which played NCAA Division I teams during their preseason games. This opportunity helped him land a professional basketball contract overseas in France. Casey spent one season playing for Association Basket Courcelles Dourges in Dourges, France. As the starting point guard, DUDEK averaged 12 points and 6 assists per game while shooting an amazing 94% from the free throw line.

Casey now lives in the greater Kansas City area and is an elementary Physical Education teacher. DUDEK and his wife Annie have two children, Major and Kaicen.

Casey DUDEK was inducted into Graceland University's Hall of Fame in 2009.

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National Basketball Shooters Association

Casey Dudek
M.Ed., Basketball Shooting Coach/Skills Trainer

Casey DUDEK is widely considered one of the best pure shooters in the history of Iowa high school basketball. Dudek was a four-time All-Conference, three-time All-District and two-time First Team All-State performer for Lamoni High School. As a junior, he was the leading scorer in the state of Iowa (all classes) with a scoring average of over 32 points per game. He once scored 53 points in a single game on 18-25 shots including 10 3 pointers (both school records).

DUDEK was also honored as a Street & Smith’s Honorable Mention All-American and was a McDonald’s All-American Nominee. Other honors include being selected as a member of the Iowa Junior Select Team and to play in the Iowa Dr. Pepper All-Star Game. Casey finished his career as Lamoni’s all-time leading scorer with 2,176 points which at the time was the 6th most points in Iowa’s history. He is still ranked in the top 20 on the Iowa High School’s all-time scoring list.

While at Graceland, Casey’s basketball success continued, making the HAAC All-Conference team three times, two of which were first team honors, and was also named an NAIA All-American. DUDEK ended his collegiate career scoring 1,955 points, which ranks him 3rd on Graceland’s all time scoring list. He still holds numerous school records including single game assists (15), single season assists (248) and career assists (730). Casey played in 128 consecutive games, which is also a Graceland record.

Other school records include most career three pointers made (301) and career free throw percentage of 85.5%.

His senior year, DUDEK had a consecutive streak of 33 made free throws, and lead the nation at with a mark of 89.2%. Casey also served as a Team Co-Captain and was voted Team Most Valuable Player as a senior.

After Graceland, Casey’s basketball career continued. He toured with an All-Star Team called World Basketball Opportunities. WBO was a touring team, which played NCAA Division I teams during their preseason games. This opportunity helped him land a professional basketball contract overseas in France. Casey spent one season playing for Association Basket Courcelles Dourges in Dourges, France. As the starting point guard, Dudek averaged 12 points and 6 assists per game while shooting an amazing 94% from the free throw line.

Casey has coaching experience at the high school and college level. DUDEK is currently an elementary physical education teacher and is gaining the reputation as one of the top shooting instructors in the greater Kansas City area. He is also a member of the National Basketball Shooters Association.

SOURCE: gujackets.com/f/Hall_of_Fame.php

Submission by Sharon R. Becker, August of 2013