Josh Duinker

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Josh Duinker

| image = Josh Duinker.jpg

| caption = Duinker playing for Cáceres in 2013

| position = Power forward / center

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 230

| league =

| team =

| number = 8

| nationality = Australian / Dutch

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|4|18}}

| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales

| high_school = {{nowrap|St. Pius X (Sydney, New South Wales)}}

| college = Richmond (2008–2012)

| draft_year = 2012

| career_start = 2012

| career_end = 2019

| years1 = 2012–2013

| team1 = Cáceres CB

| years2 = 2013–2014

| team2 = ZZ Leiden

| years3 = 2014–2015

| team3 = Sydney Kings

| years4 = 2015

| team4 = Nelson Giants

| years5 = 2015–2016

| team5 = Egis Körmend

| years6 = 2016

| team6 = Regatas Corrientes

| years7 = 2016–2017

| team7 = Defensor Sporting

| years8 = 2017

| team8 = Wellington Saints

| years9 = 2017–2019

| team9 = Kumamoto Volters

| highlights =

NZNBL champion (2017)
Hungarian Cup champion (2016)
NZNBL Most Outstanding Kiwi Forward/Centre (2015)
NZNBL Rookie of the Year (2015)
All-DBL Team (2014)
DBL Rookie of the Year (2014)
DBL All-Rookie Team (2014)
DBL All-Star (2014)

}}

Joshua Duinker ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|ʌ|ŋ|k|ər}} {{Respell|DUNK|ər}}; born 18 April 1989) is an Australian-Dutch former professional basketball player who last played for the Kumamoto Volters of the Japanese B.League . He has been a member of the Dutch national basketball team and holds a New Zealand passport because of his mother.{{cite web | last=McNae | first=Pete | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/sport/64194867/Giants-recruit-a-real-dunker/ | title=Giants recruit a real 'dunker' | work=Stuff.co.nz | date=16 December 2014 | accessdate=16 December 2014}}

Early life

Duinker was born and raised in Sydney, New South Wales to a Dutch father and a Kiwi mother. He attended St Pius X College where he was a four-year starter and captain for coach Neil Gibson. In November 2007, he graduated from St Pius X.{{cite web | url=http://www.richmondspiders.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205206276 | title=#11 Josh Duinker | work=RichmondSpiders.com | accessdate=17 June 2014}} In 2007, he also played for the Hornsby Spiders of the Waratah League.

College career

In January 2008, Duinker moved to the United States to attend the University of Richmond and play for the Spiders. He began practicing with the team and took classes in the spring semester but did not play in any games after redshirting the season.

In Duinker's four-year college career, he played 121 games while averaging 2.7 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. The Spiders managed to reach the Atlantic 10 Tournament final in 2010, but managed to one-up the next season, winning the 2011 Atlantic 10 Tournament and going on the NCAA Sweet 16.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/josh-duinker-1.html | title=Josh Duinker Stats | work=Sports-Reference.com | accessdate=17 June 2014}}

Professional career

Duinker went undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft. He later signed with Cáceres CB of Spain for the 2012–13 season. In 35 games, he averaged 7.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.

On 31 July 2013, Duinker signed with Zorg en Zekerheid Leiden of the Netherlands for the 2013–14 season.{{cite web | url=http://mlbb.d11.gr/feed-items/holland-zz-leiden-tab-josh-duinker | title=Holland - ZZ Leiden tab Josh Duinker | work=mlbb.gr | date=31 July 2013 | accessdate=17 June 2014}}

On 17 June 2014, Duinker signed a two-year deal with the Sydney Kings of the Australian National Basketball League.{{cite news | url=http://www.sydneykings.com/article/id/13nwcx2bgoz5p1li1tchpzv628 | title=KINGS SIGN TALENTED BIG MAN | work=SydneyKings.com | publisher=NBL.com.au | date=17 June 2014 | accessdate=17 June 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718154051/http://www.sydneykings.com/article/id/13nwcx2bgoz5p1li1tchpzv628 | archivedate=18 July 2014 | df=dmy-all }}

On 15 December 2014, Duinker signed with the Nelson Giants for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season. In May 2015, he declined to take up the second-year player option on his contract with the Sydney Kings, thus making him a free agent.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150515033858/http://www.nbl.com.au/article/id/1lkgthfth1291jcd5e4qb3p91 2015/16 Free Agency List]

After being tested by PBC Lukoil Academic in early September 2015,[https://www.eurobasket.com/Bulgaria/basketball.aspx?NewsID=420322 Josh Duinker (ex Nelson G.) agreed terms with Lukoil Academic Sofia] Duinker later signed with Egis Körmend of the Hungarian League for the 2015–16 season.[https://www.eurobasket.com/Hungary/basketball.aspx?NewsID=422579 Josh Duinker moved to Kormend]

In August 2016, Duinker signed with Argentine club Regatas Corrientes for the 2016–17 season.[http://www.basquetplus.com/articulo/dos-extranjeros-para-regatas-llegaron-sims-y-duinker Dos extranjeros para Regatas: llegaron Sims y Duinker] {{in lang|es}} In November 2016, he left Regatas and signed with Uruguayan club Defensor Sporting for the rest of the season.[http://basquetplus.com/articulo/cambio-en-regatas-se-va-josh-duinker-llega-chevon-troutman Cambio en Regatas: se va Josh Duinker, llega Chevon Troutman] {{in lang|es}}[http://dobleyfalta.com/un-australiano-nacionalizado-holandes-llega-defensor-sporting/ Un australiano, nacionalizado holandés llega a Defensor Sporting] {{in lang|es}} He left Defensor in February 2017.

On 8 March 2017, Duinker signed with the Wellington Saints for the 2017 New Zealand NBL season, returning to the country for a second stint.[http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/90214679/starstudded-wellington-saints-team-roll-into-season-with-only-one-import--by-choice Star-studded Wellington Saints team roll into season with only one import - by choice] On 11 April 2017, he was deemed a "restricted" (import) player for the rest of the 2017 season and beyond after Basketball New Zealand discovered Duinker made an appearance for the Netherlands national team in 2013—he was originally classed as a naturalised local player due to having a New Zealand passport.[http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/91456413/wellington-saints-josh-duinker-now-an-import-after-2013-appearance-for-the-netherlands-is-discovered Wellington Saints' Josh Duinker now an import after 2013 appearance for the Netherlands is discovered][http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/91489933/wellington-saints-forward-josh-duinker-disappointed-by-basketball-new-zealands-import-decision Wellington Saints forward Josh Duinker disappointed by Basketball New Zealand's import decision]

For the 2017–18 season, Duinker joined Japanese team Kumamoto Volters.