Danilo Djuricic

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Danilo Djuricic
No. 33–Scarborough Shooting Stars
Position Power forward / small forward
League CEBL
Personal information
Born (1999-02-20) February 20, 1999 (age 25)
Brampton, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school St. Michael's College
(Toronto, Ontario)
College
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022-2023 BC Brno
2022-present Scarborough Shooting Stars
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Egypt
FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Argentina National team

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]

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