Ivica Dukan Explained

Ivica Dukan
League:NBA
Team:Chicago Bulls
Position:Director of International Scouting;
Special Assistant to General Manager
Height M:1.95
Birth Date:27 September 1956
Birth Place:Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Croatian
Career Start:1973
Career End:1990
Career Position:Shooting guard
Years1:1973–1974
Team1:Solin
Years2:1974–1986
Team2:Jugoplastika
Years3:1988–1990
Team3:Crystal Palace
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Ivica Dukan (born September 27, 1956), also known in the United States by his nickname Duke, is a Croatian basketball scout and former player who is currently the Director of International Scouting and Special Assistant to General Manager for the Chicago Bulls[1] of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Playing career

Dukan scored the first three-point field goal in the Yugoslav League after introduction this rule prior to the 1984–85 season.[2]

Dukan played 55 games on the Yugoslavian national basketball team. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split, Yugoslavia.

Post-playing career

Since 1991 Dukan has been affiliated to the Chicago Bulls organization.[3] In 1991 he served as a part-time scout for Vice President of Basketball Operations Jerry Krause. On August 20, 1992, he began his role as first Supervisor of European Scouting.[4] [5] Later, he was Director of International Scouting. In 2013, he is promoted to the Special Assistant to the Bulls General Manager Gar Forman.[6]

Personal life

He and his wife Gordana have a son, Duje (born 1991), who is a professional basketball player.[7] He is the first Croatian who met with 44th President of the United States Barack Obama.[8]

Awards and accomplishments

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nba.com/bulls/chicago-bulls-staff-directory Chicago Bulls Staff Directory
  2. http://kosmagazin.com/souly-pricica-o-trici/ Souly: Pričica o trici
  3. Web site: Take a trip around the world with the Duke Q&A with Ivica Dukan. 16 July 2017.
  4. http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/dukan_bio_010227.html Ivica Dukan
  5. http://history.bulls.com/teams/1992-93/ 1992-93 Chicago Bulls Roster
  6. http://basketball.realgm.com/staff/Ivica-Dukan/Summary/20 Ivica Dukan
  7. Web site: Dauster. Rob. Wisconsin's Duje Dukan went from United Center ballboy to a starring role. NBCSports.com. 13 March 2015. 16 July 2017.
  8. http://arhiva.nacional.hr/clanak/55051/prvi-hrvat-vec-je-bio-kod-obame Prvi Hrvat kod predsjednika Obame: 'Bacili smo ćakulu o Bullsima'