Danilo Djuricic
{{short description|Canadian basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Danilo Djuricic
| position = Power forward / small forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 225
| league = CEBL
| team = Scarborough Shooting Stars
| number = 33
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|2|20}}
| birth_place = Brampton, Ontario
| nationality = Canadian
| highschool = St. Michael's College
(Toronto, Ontario)
| college = * Harvard (2017–2021)
- Santa Clara (2021)
| career_start = 2022
| years1 = 2022–2023
| team1 = BC Brno
| years2 = 2022–present
| team2 = Scarborough Shooting Stars
| highlights =
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|CAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Under-19 World Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Egypt|}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|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.
High school career
A Canadian of Serbian and Montenegrin descent,{{Cite web|url=https://www.todaysu.com/recruiting/cbb-recruiting/canadian-sophomore-pf-danilo-djuricic-stock-rise/|title=Canadian PF Danilo Djuricic's Stock is on the Rise - Today's U|website=www.todaysu.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-10}} 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".{{Cite web|url=http://www.stmichaelscollegeschool.com/news/item/index.aspx?LinkId=945&ModuleId=31|title=St. Michael's College School: Danilo Djuricic '17 Verbally Commits to Harvard University|website=www.stmichaelscollegeschool.com|access-date=2017-07-10}}
Ranked eighth in the Canadian National Player Rankings for the Class of 2017 (by northpolehoops.com),{{Cite web|url=http://northpolehoops.com/2015/04/22/canadian-national-player-rankings-2017-nphtop10-spring-edition/|title=Canadian National Player Rankings, 2017 #NPHTop10 – Spring Edition|last=says|first=Adam|date=2015-04-22|website=Northpolehoops.com|access-date=2017-07-10}} Djuricic committed to Harvard University in September 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/9/28/mbasketball-recruiting-2016-djuricic/|title=Men’s Basketball Secures Commitment from Djuricic, Visits from Bamba, Carter Jr. {{!}} Sports {{!}} The Harvard Crimson|website=www.thecrimson.com|language=en|access-date=2017-07-10}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/11/17/mens-bball-holy-cross-2017-gamer/|title=Men's Basketball Falls to Holy Cross in Sloppy Outing|publisher=The Harvard Crimson}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://ivyleague.com/news/2017/11/20/mens-basketball-weekly-awards-week-2.aspx?path=mbball|title= Six Ivies Register Eight Wins to Highlight Second Week of Action|date=2017-11-20|website=ivyleague.com}} Djuricic ended his freshman year averaging 4.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 14 minutes per game.{{Cite web|url=https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/danilo-djuricic/22206|title=Danilo Djuricic, Harvard Men's Basketball|website=www.gocrimson.com}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/gametracker/recap/NCAAB_20181116_HARV@RI/|title=Russell's game-winner sends Rhode Island past Harvard 76-74|date=November 16, 2018|website=www.cbssports.com}} As a sophomore he averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds in 20 minutes per game with 11 total starts.{{Cite web|url=https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/danilo-djuricic/22206|title= Danilo Djuricic, Harvard Men's Basketball|website=www.gocrimson.com}}
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.{{Cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/401173192|title= Kirkwood, Djuricic lift Harvard past Yale 78-77|date= February 8, 2020|website=ESPN}} Djuricic finished his sophomore campaign averaging 6.1 points and 4.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 18 minutes per game.{{Cite web|url=https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/danilo-djuricic/22206|title= Danilo Djuricic, Harvard Men's Basketball|website=www.gocrimson.com}}
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.{{Cite news|url= https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/2020/11/17/djuricic-without-a-senior-year-at-harvard-after-ivy-league-cancels-winter-season.html|title= Djuricic without a senior year at Harvard after Ivy League cancels winter season|publisher=Toronto Star|date= November 17, 2020}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/boston-college/Article/Basketball-recruiting-Virginia-Tech-Boston-College-Santa-Clara-Danilo-Djuricic-159439387/|title=Schools entering the mix for Harvard grad transfer Danilo Djuricic|date=January 17, 2021|website= www.247sports.com}}
Professional career
On January 13, 2022, Djuricic signed with BC Brno of the Czech NBL.{{cite web |title=Danilo Djuricic starts his pro career at Brno |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Czech-Republic/news/726392/Danilo-Djuricic-starts-his-pro-career-at-Brno |website=Eurobasket |access-date=January 13, 2022 |date=January 13, 2022}}
On May 10, 2022, Djuricic signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars of the Canadian Elite Basketball League.{{Cite instagram|user=scarboroughshootingstars|postid=CdY7YJIFR6U|title=Introducing Danilo Djuricic to the Scarborough Shooting Stars.|date=May 10, 2022|accessdate=May 24, 2022}}
On December 9, 2022, Djuricic re-signed with BC Brno.{{Cite web |title=COMEBACK DJURICICE |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl8p_IbqOlV/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=Instagram |language=en}}
On May 9, 2023, Djuricic re-signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars.{{cite web|title=Scarborough Shooting Stars Re-Sign Djuricic for 2023 Season|url=https://www.cebl.ca/scarborough-shooting-stars-re-sign-djuricic-for-2023-season|website=CEBL.ca|date=May 9, 2023|access-date=June 19, 2023}}
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).{{Cite web|url=https://fiba.com/world/u19/2017/Canada#tab=overview,cumulated_statistics|title=Canada at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup 2017 - FIBA.basketball|website=FIBA.basketball|language=en|access-date=2017-07-10}}
References
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External links
- [https://gocrimson.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/danilo-djuricic/22206 Harvard Crimson Bio]
- [https://www.basketball.ca/athlete/danilo-djuricic Canada Basketball Bio]
- [https://www.fiba.basketball/world/u19/2017/player/Danilo-Djuricic FIBA Bio]
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