Duje Dukan

Duje Dukan (born 4 December 1991) is a Croatian-American professional basketball player for TAU Castelló of the LEB Oro. He played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Duje Dukan
No. 13 – TAU Castelló
PositionPower forward
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1991-12-04) December 4, 1991
Split, Croatia
NationalityCroatian / American
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High schoolDeerfield (Deerfield, Illinois)
CollegeWisconsin (2010–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2016Sacramento Kings
2015–2016→Reno Bighorns
2016–2017Cedevita Zagreb
2017–2018Windy City Bulls
2018Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2018Oklahoma City Blue
2019Capital City Go-Go
2019–2020Estudiantes
2020–presentTAU Castelló
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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 (2016–2017)

On 3 August 2016, Dukan signed a three-year deal with the Croatian team Cedevita Zagreb.[9] Dukan left the team in January, 2017 in a mutual termination of his contract.[10]

Windy City Bulls (2017–2018)

On January 27, 2017, Windy City Bulls of the NBA Development League acquired Dukan from the Austin Spurs.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13] However, he was not added to their training camp roster.[14] Instead, he was added to the Westchester Knicks training camp roster[15] 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.[16] He averaged 4.7 points and 1.8 rebounds per game in ACB play.[17]

2020–21 season

On August 8, 2020, Dukan signed with TAU Castelló of the LEB Oro.[17]

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.[18]

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 1024.0.200.400.0004.01.01.0.06.0
Career 1024.0.200.400.0004.01.01.0.06.0

See also

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. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  7. "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.
  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. "Duje Dukan više nije igrač KK Cedevite" (in Croatian). January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  11. "Windy City Bulls Acquire Duje Dukan". oursportscentral.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  12. Stevens, Ryan (February 12, 2018). "Mad Ants Acquire Duje Dukan and Returning Player Rights of Henry Sims". GLeague.NBA.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  13. "Capital City Go-Go Select 14 Players in 2018 NBA G League Expansion Draft". NBA.com. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
  14. "Go-Go Announce Training Camp Dates and Roster". NBA.com. October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  15. "Westchester Knicks Announce 2018-19 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  16. "Duje Dukan signs with Estudiantes". Sportando. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  17. "Duje Dukan joins Tau Castellon". Sportando. August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  18. 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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