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| No. 12 – Klosterneuburg Dukes | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Austrian Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 4, 1991 Split, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croatian / American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 218 lb (99 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Deerfield (Deerfield, Illinois) |
| College | Wisconsin (2010–2015) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2015–present |
| Career history | |
| 2015–2016 | Sacramento Kings |
| 2015–2016 | →Reno Bighorns |
| 2016–2017 | Cedevita Zagreb |
| 2017–2018 | Windy City Bulls |
| 2018 | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| 2018 | Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2019 | Capital City Go-Go |
| 2019–2020 | Estudiantes |
| 2020–2021 | TAU Castelló |
| 2021–2022 | Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto |
| 2022–2023 | Landstede Hammers |
| 2024 | Klosterneuburg Dukes |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Duje Dukan (born 4 December 1991) is a Croatian professional basketball player who plays for the Klosterneuburg Dukes in the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Early life
Dukan was born in Split, Croatia, but moved to the United States when he was 10 months old. He grew up in Deerfield, Illinois and attended Deerfield High School.[1] During the 1990s, Dukan was a ball boy for the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.[2] He later played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin.[3][4] [5]
Professional career
Sacramento Kings (2015–2016)
After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Dukan joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[6] On 22 July 2015, he signed with the Kings.[7] On 13 November 2015, he made his professional debut with the Reno Bighorns in a 123–121 loss to the Los Angeles D-Fenders, scoring 14 points in 34 minutes of action as a starter.[8] During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the Bighorns, the Kings' D-League affiliate.[9] In the Kings' season finale on 13 April 2016, he made his long-awaited NBA debut. In 24 minutes off the bench, he recorded six points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal in a 116–81 loss to the Houston Rockets.[10] On 4 July 2016, he was waived by the Kings.[11]
Cedevita Zagreb (2016–2017)
On 3 August 2016, Dukan signed a three-year deal with the Croatian team Cedevita Zagreb.[12] Dukan left the team in January, 2017 in a mutual termination of his contract.[13]
Windy City Bulls (2017–2018)
On January 27, 2017, Windy City Bulls of the NBA Development League acquired Dukan from the Austin Spurs.[14][15]
Fort Wayne Mad Ants (2018)
On February 12, 2018, Dukan was traded by the Windy City Bulls to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants along with the returning player rights to Henry Sims in exchange for C.J. Fair.[16]
2018–19 season
On August 22, 2018, Dukan was selected by the Capital City Go-Go of the G League in the 2018 expansion draft.[17] However, he was not added to their training camp roster.[18] Instead, he was added to the Westchester Knicks training camp roster[19] but did not make the final roster. Dukan ultimately landed with the Oklahoma City Blue in November, but was waived after three games. He signed with the Capital City Go-Go in January 2019.
2019–20 season
On July 19, 2019, Dukan signed a one-year deal with Spanish club Movistar Estudiantes.[20] He averaged 4.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in ACB play.[21]
2020–21 season
On August 8, 2020, Dukan signed with TAU Castelló of the LEB Oro.[21] He averaged 6.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.[22]
2021–22 season
On October 5, 2021, Dukan signed with Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto of the Spanish LEB Oro.[22]
2022–23 season
On November 23, 2022, Dukan joined Dutch team Landstede Hammers of the BNXT League, where he replaced Ryan Davis.[23]
Personal life
His father, Ivica Dukan, played basketball professionally in Europe for 15 years and is now an international basketball scout for the Chicago Bulls.[24]
NBA career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–16 | Sacramento | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | .200 | .400 | .000 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | .200 | .400 | .000 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.0 | |
See also
References
- ^ Rob Schultz (23 February 2010). "Arrives late, but worth wait". Wisconsin State Journal. p. B1. Retrieved 22 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Xypteras, Tony (2 September 2015). "5 Things You Didn't Know About Duje Dukan". SactownRoyalty.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Duje Dukan Bio". UWBadgers.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Jim Polzin (13 November 2013). "Dukan even-keeled after breakthrough game". Baraboo News Republic. p. A6. Retrieved 22 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Teddy Greenstein (14 March 2015). "Havin' a ball, boy". Chicago Tribune. p. 3. Retrieved 22 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Marmolejo, Erika (1 July 2015). "Get To Know: Kings Summer League Team". NBA.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan". NBA.com. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Harris Pours in 39 as D-Fenders Win Down-to-the-Wire Season Opener Over Bighorns". NBA.com. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "2015-16 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Rockets clinch playoff berth with 116-81 win over Kings". NBA.com. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Washburn, Nate (July 4, 2016). "Sign of the times: Kings waive Butler, Dukan". SacKings.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
- ^ "Duje Dukan 3 godine u KK Cedeviti". www.kkcedevita.hr (in Croatian). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Duje Dukan više nije igrač KK Cedevite" (in Croatian). January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ "Windy City Bulls Acquire Duje Dukan". oursportscentral.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ Steve Clark (24 January 2018). "Now healthy, former Badger Duje Dukan eyes return to NBA". Oshkosh Northwestern. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Stevens, Ryan (February 12, 2018). "Mad Ants Acquire Duje Dukan and Returning Player Rights of Henry Sims". GLeague.NBA.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ "Capital City Go-Go Select 14 Players in 2018 NBA G League Expansion Draft". NBA.com. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
- ^ "Go-Go Announce Training Camp Dates and Roster". NBA.com. October 21, 2018. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ "Westchester Knicks Announce 2018-19 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 23, 2018. Archived from the original on July 20, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Duje Dukan signs with Estudiantes". Sportando. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Duje Dukan joins Tau Castellon". Sportando. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Caceres land Duje Dukan". Eurobasket. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
- ^ "Dukan replaces Davis at Landstede". bnxtleague.com. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
- ^ Dauster, Rob (13 March 2015). "Wisconsin's Duje Dukan went from United Center ballboy to a starring role". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Wisconsin Badgers bio
- FIBA profile
This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 20:59