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Danilo Djuricic

Danilo Djuricic

Canadian basketball player

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.

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High school

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]

College career

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]

Professional career

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]

National team career

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]

References

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    "Canadian PF Danilo Djuricic's Stock is on the Rise - Today's U". www.todaysu.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
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    "St. Michael's College School: Danilo Djuricic '17 Verbally Commits to Harvard University". www.stmichaelscollegeschool.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
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    says, Adam (2015-04-22). "Canadian National Player Rankings, 2017 #NPHTop10 – Spring Edition". Northpolehoops.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
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    "Men's Basketball Secures Commitment from Djuricic, Visits from Bamba, Carter Jr. | Sports | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
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    "Men's Basketball Falls to Holy Cross in Sloppy Outing". The Harvard Crimson.
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    "Six Ivies Register Eight Wins to Highlight Second Week of Action". ivyleague.com. 2017-11-20.
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    "Danilo Djuricic, Harvard Men's Basketball". www.gocrimson.com.
  8. [8]
    "Russell's game-winner sends Rhode Island past Harvard 76-74". www.cbssports.com. November 16, 2018.
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    "Danilo Djuricic, Harvard Men's Basketball". www.gocrimson.com.
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    "Kirkwood, Djuricic lift Harvard past Yale 78-77". www.espn.com. February 8, 2020.
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    "Danilo Djuricic, Harvard Men's Basketball". www.gocrimson.com.
  12. [12]
    "Djuricic without a senior year at Harvard after Ivy League cancels winter season". Toronto Star. November 17, 2020.
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    "Schools entering the mix for Harvard grad transfer Danilo Djuricic". www.247sports.com. January 17, 2021.
  14. [14]
    "Danilo Djuricic starts his pro career at Brno". Eurobasket. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  15. [15]
    @scarboroughshootingstars (May 10, 2022). "Introducing Danilo Djuricic to the Scarborough Shooting Stars". Retrieved May 24, 2022 – via Instagram.
  16. [16]
    "COMEBACK DJURICICE". Instagram. Retrieved 2023-05-03.
  17. [17]
    "Scarborough Shooting Stars Re-Sign Djuricic for 2023 Season". CEBL.ca. May 9, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  18. [18]
    "Canada at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 - FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
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