Player Bio

Spencer Gray Dinwiddie was born in 1993 in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of Malcolm and Stephanie Dinwiddie and has one younger brother, Taylor. Dinwiddie attended Los Angeles's Taft High School and graduated with honors. For college, he selected the University of Colorado over Harvard so that he could compete in the Pac-12. In 2011, he was the Recipient of the John R. Wooden California High School Player of the Year award. Spencer is the founder of the Dinwiddie Family Foundation. The Foundation's mission is to empower at-risk and disadvantaged youth through fitness, literacy, and educational programming. Learn more at www.DinwiddieFamilyFoundation.org. Fans can follow the high-scoring point guard on Twitter @SDinwiddie_25 and on Instagram @sdinwiddie_2508. As soon as Dinwiddie stepped on the Colorado campus, in 2011, he was a starter for the Buffaloes. The 6-6 guard started 36 games as a freshman and provided 10.0 points and 3.6 rebounds. He helped the team storm the Pac-12 tournament to earn the conference's autobid to the NCAA tournament. Dinwiddie scored 14 points in the championship win over Arizona. Colorado then beat UNLV in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before losing to Baylor. Dinwiddie was named to the 2011-12 Pac-12 Conference All-Freshman Team. The Buffaloes were once again successful in 2012-13, Dinwiddie's sophomore season. The feisty guard led the team with 15.3 points to go along with 3.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists. Dinwiddie scored 20 points or more eight times, including a pair of three-game streaks. At the end of the season, Dinwiddie was a 2012-13 All-Pac-12 Conference First Team selection. As a junior, Dinwiddie helped the Buffaloes win 10 straight games in November and December. After 17 games, his season and collegiate career were cut short in January when he tore his ACL. The Los Angeles native sat out the rest of the season and applied for the 2014 draft.