Duje Dukan

Duje Dukan
No. 26 – Sacramento Kings
Position Power forward / Center
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1991-12-04) 4 December 1991
Split, Croatia
Nationality Croatian / American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school Deerfield (Deerfield, Illinois)
College Wisconsin (2010–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present Sacramento Kings
2015–2016 →Reno Bighorns (D-League)

Duje Dukan (born 4 December 1991) is a Croatian-American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Wisconsin.

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 Chicago Bulls' ball boy at the United Center.[1] He later played college basketball for the University of Wisconsin.[2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Dukan joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[3] On July 22, 2015, Dukan signed with the Kings.[4] On November 13, 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 Reno Bighorns, the Kings' D-League affiliate.[6] In the Kings' season finale on April 13, 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]

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.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Xypteras, Tony (September 2, 2015). "5 Things You Didn't Know About Duje Dukan". SactownRoyalty.com. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Duje Dukan Bio". UWBadgers.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ Marmolejo, Erika (July 1, 2015). "Get To Know: Kings Summer League Team". NBA.com. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kings Sign Quincy Acy, Seth Curry and Duje Dukan". NBA.com. July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Harris Pours in 39 as D-Fenders Win Down-to-the-Wire Season Opener Over Bighorns". NBA.com. November 13, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2015-16 NBA Assignments". NBA.com. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rockets clinch playoff berth with 116-81 win over Kings". NBA.com. April 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  8. ↑ Dauster, Rob (March 13, 2015). "Wisconsin’s Duje Dukan went from United Center ballboy to a starring role". NBCSports.com. Retrieved March 13, 2015.

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