Former Eastern Michigan, Indiana basketball player Devan Dumes charged with attempted murder

Posted on Thu, Jan 31, 2013 : 2:24 p.m.

Former Eastern Michigan, Indiana basketball player Devan Dumes charged with attempted murder

By Pete Cunningham

Former Eastern Michigan and Indiana University basketball player Devan Dumes has been charged with attempted murder in Indianapolis.

Former Eastern Michigan and Indiana University basketball player Devan Dumes has been charged with attempted murder in Indianapolis.

Associated Press

According to an Indianapolis Star report, Dumes -- an Indianapolis native -- is accused of shooting a man in the neck. According the report, it was Humes' second arrest this month after being charged with criminal recklessness for allegedly firing shots into a home where his 1-year-old nephew and brother were inside just days before shooting the man in the neck.

Dumes played his freshman year at Eastern Michigan University in the 2006-07 season. After averaging 8.1 points, 2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals for the Eagles, Dumes transferred to Vincennes Junior College where he averaged 16.9 points, four rebounds and four assists during the 2007-08 season.

Dumes used his final two years of eligibility at Indiana where he led the team in scoring with 12.4 points per game during the 2008-09 season. He played in 30 of 31 games for the Hoosiers in 2009-10 as a senior and was second on the team in steals (30) and 3-pointers made (31).

Read the Indianapolis Star report.

Comments

Geoff Larcom

Fri, Feb 1, 2013 : 2:40 p.m.

Note: It's important to note that this website does have an EMU sports feed, which comes from EMU's sports information staff. Check http://annarbor.com/sports/eastern-michigan/ regularly for updates on Eastern sports!

Paul

Fri, Feb 1, 2013 : 3:05 a.m.

So sad, once again a gun makes it so easy to "fly off the handle" so to say. Now his life is likely ruined and maybe same with the person he shot.

Ralph

Thu, Jan 31, 2013 : 10:12 p.m.

Why is this news? Player twice removed from Eastern. Duh!!!!!

sdrawkcabsiispy

Thu, Jan 31, 2013 : 9:23 p.m.

What I find most surprising is that the suspect played ball at EMU then transferred to a junior college before somehow moving up to a national basketball powerhouse. Seems like an odd transgression.

Pete Cunningham

Thu, Jan 31, 2013 : 9:57 p.m.

His career arc was far from typical, that's for sure, but the year Dumes led Indiana in scoring the Hoosiers were not a powerhouse by any stretch of the imagination. Indiana was 6-25, the worst record in program history.