Kueth Duany
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Kueth Duany (born April 22, 1980) is a Sudanese-born American former basketball player. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange and was the captain and lone senior on Syracuse's 2003 NCAA National Championship team.
Early years
Duany and his family escaped religious persecution in his native country of Sudan. Duany's father had been imprisoned for five months for the crime of being a Christian in government office.[1]
Duany is one of five siblings, all of whom have played Division I basketball. Older brother Duany Duany made it to the
At Bloomington High School North, he helped his team to a combined 66-10 record in his three varsity seasons; his senior year, he averaged 19.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. Duany was a Nike All-American, as well as being named to the all-Conference, all-state, all-area and all-region teams.[3]
College
Duany sat out the 1998-99 season while recovering from knee surgery and was granted a medical redshirt.
After being used sparingly his freshman year, Duany averaged 3.5 points and 2.3 rebounds in 8.3 minutes a contest his sophomore year, scoring in double figures six times. As a junior, Duany started all 36 games, while averaging 7.2 points and 3.3 rebounds. Duany's best game came with career-high 14 points, 7 rebounds and five steals against Michigan State. He also earned All-Tournament mention at the Pre-Season NIT.
Duany was named captain his senior season, on a team that featured future
Duany finished his collegiate career ranked 42nd on Syracuse’s all-time scoring list with 1,084 career points. He played in 127 games spanning from 1999-2003, ending with career averages of 8.7 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.[4]
Professional career
Following graduation, Duany was taken with the sixth pick in the fifth round of the
Following his stint with Fayetteville, Duany briefly played for the
On October 27, 2006, Duany signed a contract with the ABA's
In April 2007, Duany joined the Indonesian national team in Jakarta to play in the SEABA Championships. Indonesia recruited him to bolster up their roster although Duany has no familiar links to the country.[12]
References
- ^ a b USATODAY.com - Kueth Duany holds interesting world perspective
- ^ ESPN – Bil Duany Game Log – Eastern Illinois Panthers
- ^ SUathletics.com - The Official Website of Syracuse University Athletics
- ^ Kueth Duany
- ^ NBDL: 2003 NBDL Draft Board
- ^ NBA Development League: 2003-04 Fayetteville Patriots Statistics
- ^ SI.com - Today's Transactions - Thursday December 04, 2003 10:53 PM
- ^ AFRICABASKET - Sudanese Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Pro Basketball
- ^ EUROBASKET - Kueth Duany Basketball Player Profile, career, stats, biography
- ^ ABAlive.com - Home of the American Basketball Association
- ^ "Kueth Duany". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ^ http://fibaasia.net/Website%20files/SEABAChampsCup/team_list.pdf [bare URL PDF]