At Miami: Cantrell was a front line reserve a year ago and averaged a point and rebound a minute when in action. Over two seasons, he has had 12-point games against Brown, Dartmouth, Creighton and Florida Southern…Dennis had 11 rebound performances…Cantrell possesses a good jump shot and is accurate from the free throw line.
High School: at Seabreeze he was named to the All-Star team both as a junior and a senior, played in the North-South high school All-Star game and received All-America honorable mention. His high school coach was Jack Surrettee.
| Year | G | FG | Pct. | FT | Pct. | Reb. | Pts. | Avg. |
| 1967-68 | 24 | 42 | .400 | 65 | .739 | 135 | 149 | 6.2 |
| 1968-69 | 10 | 14 | .424 | 12 | .750 | 43 | 40 | 4 |