Daniel Dolenc | |
Position: | Center |
Height M: | 2.04 |
Weight Kg: | 103 |
Team: | Free agent |
Birth Date: | 10 August 1993 |
Birth Place: | Espoo, Finland |
High School: | Tapiolan Honka Academy, (Espoo, Finland) |
Career Start: | 2010 |
Draft Year: | 2015 |
Years1: | 2010–2013 |
Team1: | Tapiolan Honka |
Years2: | 2013–2015 |
Team2: | Kouvot |
Years3: | 2015–2020 |
Team3: | BC Nokia |
Years4: | 2020–2021 |
Team4: | Swans Gmunden |
Years5: | 2021–2022 |
Team5: | Les Sables Vendee |
Years6: | 2022–2023 |
Team6: | Karhu Basket |
Years7: | 2023–2024 |
Team7: | M Basket Mažeikiai |
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Daniel Emil-Luciano Dolenc (born 10 August 1993) is a Finnish professional basketball player who recently played for M Basket Mažeikiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). Dolenc started playing basketball in youth teams of Espoo Basket Team, continuing his senior career in 2010 with Tapiolan Honka, competing in Finnish first-tier Korisliiga.
In 2013, Dolenc signed for Kouvot. He played there for two seasons averaging 4.8 points and 2.6 rebounds.
In 2015, he signed for BC Nokia. He played there for five seasons averaging 8.5 points and 3.7 rebounds.
After spending five seasons with BC Nokia, Dolenc moved to Austria to play for Swans Gmunden for the 2020–2021 season, where he averaged 10.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and shot 60% from the field.[1]
In 2021, he moved to France second-tier side Les Sables Vendée. He averaged 8.5 points and 4.6 rebounds.
In 2022, Dolenc returned to Finland to play with the Finnish reigning champions Karhu Basket. He averaged 10.2 points and 4.1 rebounds. The club advanced to the semi finals of the 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup, and won the silver medal in Korisliiga.
After a great season with Karhu Basket, Dolenc signed with Lithuanian club BC Mažeikiai of the LKL for the 2023–24 season.On 29 October 2023, Dolenc dislocated his kneecap in a match against BC Šiauliai, while fighting for a loose ball and simultaneously colliding with a team friend.[2]
A former youth international, Dolenc has played 18 games for Finland senior national team.
Dolenc was born in Espoo, Finland, to Finnish-Swedish mother and a father of Brazilian origin.[3] [4]