| Danilo Djuricic | |
| Position: | Power forward / small forward |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 8 |
| Weight Lb: | 225 |
| League: | CEBL |
| Team: | Scarborough Shooting Stars |
| Number: | 33 |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Brampton, Ontario |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Highschool: | St. Michael's College (Toronto, Ontario) |
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| Career Start: | 2022 |
| Years1: | 2022–2023 |
| Team1: | BC Brno |
| Years2: | 2022–present |
| Team2: | Scarborough Shooting Stars |
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Danilo Djuricic (born February 20, 1999) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for Harvard and Santa Clara.
A Canadian of Serbian and Montenegrin descent,[1] Djuricic played for the St. Michael's College School Blue Raiders. St. Mike's head coach Jeff Zownir described him as "an unselfish team player, and a role model both on and off the court".[2]
Ranked eighth in the Canadian National Player Rankings for the Class of 2017 (by northpolehoops.com),[3] Djuricic committed to Harvard University in September 2016.[4]
Djuricic was recruited to Harvard College from St. Michael's College School in Toronto, Ontario. In his freshman year, November 16, Djuricic had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 blocks in a losing effort against the Holy Cross Crusaders.[5] After averaging 12 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks on the weekend, Djuricic was named Ivy Rookie of the Week for the week of November 12–18.[6] Djuricic ended his freshman year averaging 4.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 14 minutes per game.[7]
In Djuricic's sophomore year on November 16, 2018 he notched a career high 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists against Rhode Island Rams men's basketball.[8] As a sophomore he averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds in 20 minutes per game with 11 total starts.[9]
In Djuricic's junior year he scored 17 points on 7 for 9 shooting and pulled down 5 rebounds with 2 assists to lead Harvard past Yale Bulldogs men's basketball 78-77.[10] Djuricic finished his sophomore campaign averaging 6.1 points and 4.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 18 minutes per game.[11]
Djuricic unknowingly played his last game for Harvard in March 2020 as he was left without a senior year as the Ivy League opted to cancel their season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[12] On March 5, 2021 Djuricic announced he would be playing at Santa Clara University. He chose the Broncos over offers from Virginia Tech, Boston College and others.[13]
On January 13, 2022, Djuricic signed with BC Brno of the Czech NBL.[14]
On May 10, 2022, Djuricic signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.[15]
On December 9, 2022, Djuricic re-signed with BC Brno.[16]
On May 9, 2023, Djuricic re-signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars.[17]
Djuricic averaged 12.2 points and 9.2 rebounds a game at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championships en route to winning silver. He also represented Canada at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championships and was a key member of Canada's gold-winning squad at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, averaging 10.4 points and 4.7 rebounds a game, while leading his team in three-pointers made (14/37 in seven contests).[18]