Dunbar
| Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | |
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| Location: Lexington, KY | |
| Coaches | Rebecca Goff |
| State Championships | NAQT: 2008-2011, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2023, 2024 KAAC: 1998, 2000-2003, 2007-2010, 2012, 2013, 2024 |
| National Championships | None |
| National Appearances | HSNCT: 2001, 2002-2019, 2021-2024 PACE NSC: 2003, 2009-2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Program Status | Active |
| School Size | 2142 |
| NAQT Page | link |
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School is a public high school in Lexington, KY and is noted for formerly hosting the DAFT tournament. They now host the Bulldog Tournament for middle school and junior varsity high school teams. It is currently coached by Rebecca Goff. Dunbar is also notable for producing a number of Jeopardy contestants, including three teen tournament winners and one college tournament winner.
In 2024, Dunbar became the first team from Kentucky to have teammates break the Hoppes-Mikanowski limit, when teammates Jonah Hubert and Omar Hamid scored 86.36 and 78.64 points per game, respectively, at the 2024 NAQT Kentucky State Championship[1].
2024 also saw Dunbar become the first school since 2015 to win both the NAQT Kentucky State Championship and the KAAC State championship in the same year.