Duje Dukan Explained

Duje Dukan
Position:Power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:10
Weight Lb:218
League:Austrian Basketball Bundesliga
Team:Klosterneuburg Dukes
Number:12
Nationality:Croatian / American
Birth Date:4 December 1991
Birth Place:Split, Croatia
High School:Deerfield (Deerfield, Illinois)
College:Wisconsin (2010–2015)
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2015
Team1:Sacramento Kings
Years2:2015–2016
Team2:Reno Bighorns
Years3:2016–2017
Team3:Cedevita Zagreb
Years4:2017–2018
Team4:Windy City Bulls
Years5:2018
Team5:Fort Wayne Mad Ants
Years6:2018
Team6:Oklahoma City Blue
Years7:2019
Team7:Capital City Go-Go
Years8:2019–2020
Team8:Estudiantes
Years9:2020–2021
Team9:TAU Castelló
Years10:2021–2022
Team10:Cáceres Ciudad del Baloncesto
Years11:2022–2023
Team11:Landstede Hammers
Years12:2024
Team12:Klosterneuburg Dukes

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.

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. He averaged 6.9 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.

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

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Sacramento| 1 || 0 || 24.0 || .200 || .400 || .000 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 6.0|-| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 1 || 0 || 24.0 || .200 || .400 || .000 || 4.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 6.0

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Rob Schultz . Arrives late, but worth wait . 22 March 2022 . . 23 February 2010 . B1. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Xypteras. Tony. 5 Things You Didn't Know About Duje Dukan. SactownRoyalty.com. 2 September 2015. 4 April 2016.
  3. Web site: Duje Dukan Bio. UWBadgers.com. 1 July 2015.
  4. News: Jim Polzin . Dukan even-keeled after breakthrough game . 22 March 2022 . . 13 November 2013 . A6. Newspapers.com.
  5. News: Teddy Greenstein . Havin' a ball, boy . 22 March 2022 . . 14 March 2015 . 3. Newspapers.com.
  6. Web site: Marmolejo. Erika. Get To Know: Kings Summer League Team. NBA.com. 1 July 2015. 1 July 2015.
  7. Web site: Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan. NBA.com. 22 July 2015. 22 July 2015.
  8. Web site: Harris Pours in 39 as D-Fenders Win Down-to-the-Wire Season Opener Over Bighorns. NBA.com. 13 November 2015. 6 January 2016.
  9. Web site: 2015-16 NBA Assignments . NBA.com . 30 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906020056/http://dleague.nba.com/news/assignments/ . 6 September 2015 .
  10. Web site: Rockets clinch playoff berth with 116-81 win over Kings. NBA.com. 13 April 2016. 13 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170403035221/http://www.nba.com/games/20160413/SACHOU/gameinfo.html. 3 April 2017. dead.
  11. Web site: Nate. Washburn. Sign of the times: Kings waive Butler, Dukan. SacKings.com. July 4, 2016. July 4, 2016. January 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170117035328/https://sackings.com/Notebook/sign-of-the-times-kings-waive-butler-dukan. dead.
  12. Web site: Duje Dukan 3 godine u KK Cedeviti. www.kkcedevita.hr. 29 August 2016. hr-HR. 3 August 2016.
  13. Web site: Duje Dukan više nije igrač KK Cedevite. January 28, 2017. hr-HR. January 26, 2017.
  14. Web site: Windy City Bulls Acquire Duje Dukan. oursportscentral.com. January 27, 2017. January 30, 2017.
  15. News: Steve Clark . Now healthy, former Badger Duje Dukan eyes return to NBA . 22 March 2022 . . 24 January 2018.
  16. Web site: GLeague.NBA.com. Mad Ants Acquire Duje Dukan and Returning Player Rights of Henry Sims. Stevens, Ryan. February 12, 2018. February 12, 2018.
  17. Web site: Capital City Go-Go Select 14 Players in 2018 NBA G League Expansion Draft. NBA.com. August 22, 2018. August 22, 2018.
  18. Web site: Go-Go Announce Training Camp Dates and Roster. NBA.com. October 21, 2018. October 21, 2018. October 21, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181021232741/https://capitalcity.gleague.nba.com/news/go-go-announce-training-camp-dates-and-roster/. dead.
  19. Web site: Westchester Knicks Announce 2018-19 Training Camp Roster . NBA.com . October 23, 2018 . October 23, 2018 . July 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190720013334/https://westchester.gleague.nba.com/news/westchester-knicks-announce-2018-19-training-camp-roster/ . dead .
  20. News: Duje Dukan signs with Estudiantes . 19 July 2019 . Sportando . 19 July 2019 . 19 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190719123356/https://sportando.basketball/en/duje-dukan-signs-with-estudiantes/ . dead .
  21. Web site: Duje Dukan joins Tau Castellon . Sportando . August 8, 2020 . August 8, 2020.
  22. Web site: Caceres land Duje Dukan . Eurobasket . October 5, 2021 . October 5, 2021.
  23. Web site: 2022-11-23 . Dukan replaces Davis at Landstede . 2022-11-24 . bnxtleague.com.
  24. Web site: Dauster. Rob. Wisconsin's Duje Dukan went from United Center ballboy to a starring role. NBCSports.com. 13 March 2015. 13 March 2015.