2016: Named All-Southland Conference second team…Played and started in all 57 games as a junior… led UNO and ranked 22^nd in Division I with six triples while also leading the Privateers in RBI (45) and Walks (36)… second on the team in total bases (106), runs scored (49), slugging percentage (.493), third in home runs (5), hits (69) and fourth in batting average (.321)… posted 21 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI outings while stringing together an on-base streak of 19 consecutive games… began UNO career with five-game hitting streak, batting .500 during the stretch… logged three RBI in back-to-back games against Southern (3/8) and Tulane (3/9)…
 
Prior to UNO: One-year letterman at Northwest Florida State, playing under head coach Doug Martin… helped Raiders to a 42-13 overall record, 12-7 in FCSAA play, winning the NJCAA 2015 World Series… Named to the JUCO World Series All-Tournament Team and All-Panhandle Conference First Team as a sophomore…played in 54 games as a sophomore, posting 60 hits in 190 at bats for a .316 batting average with 40 runs scored, 39 RBI, 11 stolen bases, nine doubles, three triples, two home runs while posting a .426 slugging percentage and a .407 on base percentage… was at Louisiana State as a freshman,
 
High School: Four-year letterman at Crestview High School, playing under head coach Tim Gillis…. Helped the Bulldogs to a combined 71-32 overall record, 16-16 in district play, with one trip to the FHSAA Class 5A State Tournament as a sophomore and the 6A State Tournament as a senior…  First-Team Northwest Florida Daily News in all four seasons of his high school career … Crestview High School Baseball MVP in 2012 … selected for Top 100 Florida Showcase as a senior … batted .415 in senior season with two homers; hit .435 in junior season with six homers; hit .398 as sophomore with three dingers and batted .375 as a freshman … also played quarterback, linebacker and receiver for Crestview High football team.

Personal: Born Dakota Bryce Dean on Aug. 20, 1994...Parents, Mike and Georgina...Younger brother of Privateers head coach Blake Dean...One other sibling, Tanner...Business major.