Chris Duarte (basketball)

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Chris Duarte
Chris Duarte.jpg
Duarte in December 2019
No. 3–Sacramento Kings
Position Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1997-06-13) June 13, 1997 (age 26)
Montreal, Canada [1]
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolRedemption Christian Academy
(Troy, New York)
College
NBA draft 2021: 1st round, 13th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021–2023 Indiana Pacers
2022 →Fort Wayne Mad Ants
2023–present Sacramento Kings
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
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Christopher Theoret Duarte (born June 13, 1997) is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Northwest Florida State Raiders and the Oregon Ducks. At Northwest Florida State, he was named NABC NJCAA Player of the Year in 2019. At Oregon, he received the 2021 Jerry West Award as the nation's top collegiate shooting guard. He was selected 13th overall by the Indiana Pacers in the 2021 NBA draft. Duarte was selected to NBA All-Rookie Second Team honors.

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Early life and high school career

Duarte was born in Montreal, Canada and raised in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. [2] [1] [3] His father was Canadian & died when Duarte was six months old. He shared a love of basketball with his older brother Jean Michel. [3] He moved to New York to play his final two years of high school basketball at Redemption Christian Academy in Troy. [4] He participated in the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game. [5] Ranked the fifth-best player in New York by 247Sports, Duarte originally committed to play college basketball for Western Kentucky but instead started his career at Northwest Florida State College. [6]

College career

Northwest Florida State (2017–2019)

In his freshman season for Northwest Florida State College, Duarte averaged 12.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and two steals in 23.3 minutes per game, earning first-team All-Panhandle Conference honors and helping his team reach the Elite Eight round of the NJCAA Division I Championship. [7] [8] On September 20, 2018, he announced that he would continue his career at NCAA Division I program Oregon after one more season at Northwest Florida State. [9]

As a sophomore, Duarte averaged 19 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, helping his team return to the Elite Eight round of the NJCAA Division I Tournament. [10] He scored 32 points on 11-of-13 shooting against Palm Beach State College. [11] He was recognized as NABC NJCAA Player of the Year and was a first-team NJCAA Division I All-American. [12] Duarte was also named Panhandle Player of the Year by both the media and coaches vote. [13]

Oregon (2019–2021)

Duarte made his debut for Oregon on November 5, 2019, against Fresno State, finishing with 16 points in a 71–57 win. [14] On December 29, Duarte scored a junior season-high 31 points, shooting 12-of-15 from the field and 6-of-9 from three-point range, to go with six assists and five rebounds in a 98–59 win over Alabama State. [15] One day later, he was named Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week. [16] On January 23, 2020, Duarte recorded 30 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals in a 79–70 victory over USC. He set the Matthew Knight Arena record for single-game steals and became the first Division I player with at least 30 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals since Niagara's Alvin Young in 1999. Duarte was subsequently named Pac-12 Player of the Week for his second time and United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Player of the Week. [17] [18] He finished the season averaging 12.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, collecting both All-Pac-12 honorable mention and Pac-12 All-Defensive honorable mention. [19]

During the 2020–21 season, Duarte led the Ducks to an appearance in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. On April 3, 2021, Duarte was named recipient of the 2021 Jerry West Award as the top shooting guard in men's collegiate basketball. [20] Duarte was additionally recognized as the AP Pac-12 Player of the Year and an AP Third Team All-American. [21]

On March 29, 2021, Oregon head coach Dana Altman indicated in a press conference that Duarte would enter the 2021 NBA draft. [22]

Professional career

Indiana Pacers (2021–2023)

Duarte was selected with the 13th pick in the 2021 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers. [23] On August 4, 2021, he signed a rookie-scale contract with the Pacers. [24] On October 20, Duarte made his NBA debut, recording 27 points on 6-of-9 three-point shooting, five rebounds along with a steal to set the Pacers' franchise record for the most points in a rookie debut, in a 123–122 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. [25] Duarte participated in the NBA's 2022 Rising Stars Challenge alongside teammate Tyrese Haliburton. [26] On April 4, 2022, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a toe injury. [27] Duarte was selected to the 2022 NBA All-Rookie Second Team. [28]

Sacramento Kings (2023–present)

On July 6, 2023, Duarte was traded to the Sacramento Kings for two future second-round picks. [29]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Indiana 553928.0.432.369.8044.12.11.0.213.1
2022–23 Indiana 461219.5.369.316.8472.51.4.5.27.9
2023–24 Sacramento 591112.2.381.346.7881.8.7.5.13.9
Career1606219.7.405.347.8162.81.4.7.28.2

College

NCAA Division I

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Oregon 282830.1.414.336.7955.61.61.7.512.9
2020–21 Oregon 262634.1.532.424.8104.62.71.9.817.1
Career545432.0.473.380.8035.12.11.8.714.9

JUCO

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Northwest Florida State 32123.3.546.367.7006.71.82.0.412.1
2018–19 Northwest Florida State 333331.1.541.400.8087.12.51.21.119.0
Career653427.2.543.388.7656.92.21.6.715.6

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