Dušan Ristić
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Dušan Ristić (
Early career
Dušan grew up with
Ristić made his debut with the first team of
In January 2014, he went to Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas.[3]
College career
On 8 March 2014 Ristić committed to play basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. On Twitter, he announced that he will play his senior year for the Wildcats and finish his education. During his senior season, he was a teammate with future NBA draft first overall pick Deandre Ayton, where Ristić was the starting center that year, while Ayton played as the starting power forward that year. He became the all-time winningest player in program history with 115 victories, surpassing Matt Muehlebach (1988–91) and Kaleb Tarczewski (2013–16) at 110 win. His senior year, Ristic was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection, and a member of the Pac-12 all-tournament team. He also became 28th Wildcat in Arizona history to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds in a career.
College statistics
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2014–15 | Arizona | 36 | 0 | 8.6 | .615 | .800 | .512 | 2.1 | .5 | .5 | .25 | 3.4 |
2015–16 | Arizona | 34 | 9 | 16.5 | .550 | .375 | .634 | 3.8 | .8 | .1 | .7 | 7.1 |
2016–17 | Arizona | 36 | 34 | 22.8 | .556 | .500 | .765 | 5.5 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 10.9 |
2017–18 | Arizona | 35 | 35 | 27.1 | .569 | .400 | .790 | 6.9 | .9 | .4 | .5 | 12.2 |
Career | 141 | 78 | 18.7 | .565 | .467 | .698 | 4.6 | .5 | .3 | .5 | 8.4 |
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Ristić was originally named a member of the 2018 NBA Summer League Phoenix Suns, being reunited with Ayton in the process, but he later backed out on his decision there.[4][5]
On 16 July 2018 Ristić signed a three-year deal with Crvena zvezda.
Urbas Fuenlabrada
In June 2021, Ristić signed for Urbas Fuenlabrada of the Liga ACB.[12]
Galatasaray Nef
On 28 December 2022 he signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[13]
Lenovo Tenerife
On 23 June 2023 he signed with
Personal life
Ristić earned his bachelor's degree in psychology and sport management from the University of Arizona in 2018.[15]
References
- ^ "ABA League Profile". abaliga.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ "Euroleague Profile". Euroleague.net. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ "Dušan Ristić napustio Zvezdu" (in Serbian). b92.net. January 19, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
- ^ "Dusan Ristic to join Suns, Deandre Ayton for NBA Summer League, per report". azdesertswarm.com. June 23, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Arizona Basketball: Dusan Ristic Decides not to Join Suns Summer Roster". zonazealots.com. June 30, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "NOVI ZVEZDIN CENTAR Dušan Ristić potpisao za crveno-bele, a evo zašto će biti veliko pojačanje". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "Zvezda brings back big man Ristic". eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ "CENTAR NA POZAJMICI: Ristić u Astani". Večernje novosti. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Brescia punta sempre più in alto: ecco Ristic, la nuova torre della Germani" (in Italian). basketbrescialeonessa.it. July 24, 2020.
- ^ "Risolto consensualmente il contratto con Dusan Ristic" (in Italian). basketbrescialeonessa.it. January 27, 2021.
- ^ "Душан Ристич – в "Автодоре"" (in Russian). avtodor.ru. January 27, 2021. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
- ^ "NOVA STANICA U KARIJERI SRPSKOG KOŠARKAŠA: Bivši centar Zvezde našao klub u Španiji". Večernje novosti. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- Galatasaray. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Lenovo Tenerife officially signs Dusan Ristic". Sportando. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "RISTIĆ ZA "NOVOSTI": Da zaokružim priču iz 2014". Večernje novosti. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
External links
- Arizona Wildcats bio
- Dušan Ristić at aba-liga.com
- Dušan Ristić at draftexpress.com
- Dušan Ristić at euroleague.net
- Dusan Ristic at fiba.com