Duje Dukan

Duje Dukan
No. 33 – Cedevita Zagreb
Position Forward
League ABA League
Croatian League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1991-12-04) December 4, 1991
Split, Croatia
Nationality Croatian / American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 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–present Cedevita Zagreb

Duje Dukan (born 4 December 1991) is a Croatian-American professional basketball player for Cedevita Zagreb of the Croatian League and the ABA League. He played college basketball for University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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. During the 1990s, Dukan was a ball boy for the Chicago Bulls at the United Center.[1] He later played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin.[2]

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.[3] On 22 July 2015, he signed with the Kings.[4] 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.[5] During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the Bighorns, the Kings' D-League affiliate.[6] 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.[7] On 4 July 2016, he was waived by the Kings.[8]

Cedevita Zagreb (2016–present)

On 3 August 2016, Dukan signed a three-year deal with the Croatian team Cedevita Zagreb.[9]

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.[10]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  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

References

  1. ↑ Xypteras, Tony (2 September 2015). "5 Things You Didn't Know About Duje Dukan". SactownRoyalty.com. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Duje Dukan Bio". UWBadgers.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Marmolejo, Erika (1 July 2015). "Get To Know: Kings Summer League Team". NBA.com. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan". NBA.com. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "2015-16 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rockets clinch playoff berth with 116-81 win over Kings". NBA.com. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Washburn, Nate (July 4, 2016). "Sign of the times: Kings waive Butler, Dukan". SacKings.com. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Duje Dukan 3 godine u KK Cedeviti". www.kkcedevita.hr (in Croatian). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Dauster, Rob (13 March 2015). "Wisconsin's Duje Dukan went from United Center ballboy to a starring role". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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