Alex Ducas

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Alex Ducas
No. 88–Oklahoma City Thunder
Position Shooting guard / small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 23)
Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
College Saint Mary's (2019–2024)
NBA draft 2024: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2019 Geraldton Buccaneers
2017–2019 BA Centre of Excellence
2024–present Oklahoma City Thunder
2024–present→Oklahoma City Blue
Career highlights and awards
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Medals
Men's basketball
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FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Jakarta

Alexander Ducas (born 11 December 2000) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He began his career in the Australian state leagues before moving to the United States in 2019 to play college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels. He played five seasons for the Gaels and earned second-team All-WCC in 2022 and 2024.

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Early life and career

Ducas was born and raised in Geraldton, Western Australia, [1] [2] where he attended Nagle Catholic College. [3]

In 2016, Ducas debuted for the Geraldton Buccaneers in the State Basketball League (SBL), averaging 2.27 points in 22 games. [4] In 2017, he played 13 games for the Buccaneers, averaging 5.67 points and 1.47 rebounds per game. [5] He also played five games for the BA Centre of Excellence in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), averaging 2.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. [6] In 2018, he averaged nine points in three SBL games for the Buccaneers [7] before returning to the Centre of Excellence and averaging 12.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 14 SEABL games. [8]

In 2019, Ducas played nine games for the Centre of Excellence in the NBL1, averaging 21.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game. [9] He finished the year with the Buccaneers and helped them win the SBL championship. [10] In 13 games, he averaged 15.54 points, 3.92 rebounds and 3.08 assists per game. [11]

While in Canberra at the Centre of Excellence, Ducas attended Lake Ginninderra College. [12] [13]

College career

On 5 November 2019, Ducas made his debut for Saint Mary's, recording 3 points and 2 rebounds against Wisconsin. [14] As a freshman, Ducas appeared in 33 games, starting in 11 games – which was more games as a true freshman than any Gael since Matthew Dellavedova. [15] In his sophomore season, Ducas suffered an ankle injury, causing him to appear in only 14 games. Prior to his injury, Ducas averaged 11.3 points on 35.7% from three. [15] He posted 10.3 points per game as a junior. [16] As a senior, Ducas averaged 12.5 points per game shooting 41.4% from beyond the arc. [17]

In his final season with Saint Mary's, Ducas started every single game for the third consecutive season, shooting a career-best 43.8% from three, making 81 – which was the ninth most in team history and second most in the WCC. [15] Against Davidson, Ducas registered a season-high 23 points on 7 made threes. [18] With Saint Mary's, Ducas won the 2024 WCC tournament and was named a second team All-WCC honoree for the second time. [19] Ducas averaged 9.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. [17]

As a fifth year guard, Ducas finished his collegiate career playing in a program-record 150 games and finished second all-time in program history with 278 threes. [20]

Professional career

Oklahoma City Thunder (2024–present)

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, [21] Ducas joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2024 NBA Summer League [22] and on 16 July 2024, he signed a two-way deal with them. [23] [20]

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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Saint Mary's 331115.1.478.414.7502.20.40.30.03.6
2020–21 Saint Mary's 14922.0.413.328.8424.40.50.50.17.9
2021–22 Saint Mary's 343429.8.409.387.8203.70.90.90.210.3
2022–23 Saint Mary's 353531.3.433.414.8684.31.00.90.412.5
2023–24 Saint Mary's 343428.1.453.438.7745.61.90.70.29.9
Career15012325.8.433.406.8284.01.00.7.29.0

Personal life

As of 2024, Ducas' father, Aaron, is an assistant coach for the Geraldton Buccaneers in the NBL1 West. [24]

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  2. ↑ O'Donoghue, Craig; Santa Maria, Jake (17 February 2023). "Alex Ducas remains strong prospect for Wildcats as they look to build defence". Geraldton Guardian . Archived from the original on 29 June 2024.
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