Dylan Ennis

Early life

Dylan Ennis was raised in Brampton, Ontario. His younger brother Tyler played in the NBA. In ninth grade, Ennis stood just 4'11", though he had notably long arms and large feet. His stepfather, Tony McIntyre, operated CIA Bounce, the top AAU program in Toronto.

Ennis attended three high schools: St. Edmund Campion Secondary School, Wings Academy in the Bronx, and Lake Forest Academy in Illinois. During his senior year at Lake Forest, he put up averages of 23 points, 7 assists, and 8 rebounds per game, earning a spot among Illinois’ top 20 high school prospects. In one contest, he scored 41 of his team’s 51 total points.

College career

Dylan Ennis first played college basketball at Rice, where he put up 8.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. During that season, he earned Conference USA Freshman of the Week honors twice and made the All-Freshman team. After one year, he transferred to Villanova, sitting out a season due to NCAA transfer rules. Just before he became eligible, he broke his foot.

As a sophomore, he played 30 games and averaged 5.1 points. The next year, he started for Villanova, helping the team win the Big East championship, finish 33–3, and earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. He twice scored a then-career-high 19 points, against Lehigh and Creighton, and finished the season averaging 9.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists.

Ennis wanted to play point guard in the NBA, but at Villanova he was used as a shooting guard, so he transferred again, this time to Oregon, where he also pursued a master's degree in conflict and dispute resolution. Villanova coach Jay Wright said he was shocked because usually when a player wants to leave, there is a problem or unhappiness. Ennis filled a key need for Oregon coach Dana Altman, whose team had lost Pac-12 Player of the Year Joseph Young. After just two games, Ennis broke his foot again and missed the rest of the season, while Villanova went on to win the national championship.

In June 2016, he was granted a sixth year of eligibility. During his redshirt senior season, he was easy to spot thanks to a streak of blonde hair his girlfriend dyed on him and his energetic style of play.

He was a key contributor as Oregon reached the Final Four after upsetting Kansas 74–60. At 25, he was one of the oldest players in NCAA Tournament history. That season, he averaged 10.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists.

Professional career

After going undrafted in 2017, Ennis played summer league ball for the Oklahoma City Thunder in Orlando and then for the Golden State Warriors in Las Vegas. On July 14, 2017, he erupted for 35 points in a Warriors summer league win over the Clippers, draining 8 of 11 three-pointers and scoring 23 in the first half alone—topping his college career-high of 22. He inked his first pro deal on July 25, 2017, with Serbian club Mega Bemax. On December 9, 2017, he moved to Crvena zvezda on a contract running through the 2019–20 season.

He obtained a Serbian passport in February 2018. That April 16, his deal with Crvena zvezda was mutually terminated, and he signed with Basket Zaragoza for the rest of the 2017–18 season. On June 21, 2018, he joined Morabanc Andorra for one year. On July 4, 2019, he signed with AS Monaco.

He returned to Zaragoza on November 3, 2019, averaging 11 points and 3 assists that season, and re-signed on June 9, 2020. On July 13, 2021, he signed with Gran Canaria, and on July 13, 2022, with Galatasaray Nef. On June 21, 2023, he signed with UCAM Murcia.