ounds . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁team m ates , ▁D way ne ▁Anderson , ▁would ▁later ▁play ▁at ▁Vill an ova ▁with ▁C unning ham . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁senior , ▁C unning ham ▁transferred ▁to ▁Pot om ac ▁High ▁School , ▁which ▁he ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 7 – 0 ▁season ▁under ▁Head ▁Co ach ▁Rico ▁Re ed . ▁He ▁aver aged ▁ 1 3 ▁reb ounds , ▁ 2 0 ▁points , ▁and ▁four ▁blocked ▁sh ots ▁per ▁game ▁at ▁Pot om ac . ▁He ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁Metropolitan ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁ ▁At ▁Vill an ova ▁University , ▁C unning ham ▁played ▁in ▁all ▁ 3 3 ▁games ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁st arter ▁in ▁four ▁during ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁senior ▁year , ▁C unning ham ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁scoring ▁and ▁take ▁home ▁the ▁Big ▁East ▁Most ▁Im pro ved ▁Player ▁award . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁Wild c ats ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁Final ▁Four ▁appearance ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Port land ▁Tra il ▁Bla z ers ▁( 2 0 0 9 – 2 0 1 1 ) ▁C unning ham ▁was ▁draft ed ▁ 3 3 rd ▁overall ▁by ▁the ▁Port land ▁Tra il ▁Bla z ers ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁NBA ▁draft . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁Port land ' s ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Summer ▁League ▁team ▁where ▁he ▁aver aged