Danilo Djuricic (born February 20, 1999) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the

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of the

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(CEBL). He played college basketball for

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and Santa Clara.

High school

A Canadian of Serbian and Montenegrin descent, Djuricic played for the

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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". Ranked eighth in the Canadian National Player Rankings for the Class of 2017 (by northpolehoops.com), Djuricic committed to

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in September 2016.

College career

Djuricic was recruited to

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from

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. In his freshman year, November 16th, Djuricic had 14 points, 7 rebounds, 5 blocks in a losing effort against the

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. 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. Djuricic ended his freshman year averaging 4.9 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 14 minutes per game. 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. As a sophomore he averaged 6.2 points and 3.9 rebounds in 20 minutes per game with 11 total starts. 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. Djuricic finished his sophomore campaign averaging 6.1 points and 4.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 18 minutes per game. Djuricic unknowingly played his last game for Harvard in March of 2020 as he was left without a senior year as the Ivy League opted to cancel their season due to the Coronavirus pandemic. On March 5, 2021 Djuricic announced he would be playing at

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...

. He chose the Broncos over offers from

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and others.

Professional career

On January 13, 2022, Djuricic signed with BC Brno of the Czech NBL. On May 10, 2022, Djuricic signed with the

of the

. On December 9, 2022, Djuricic re-signed with BC Brno. On May 9, 2023, Djuricic re-signed with the Scarborough Shooting Stars.

National team career

Djuricic averaged 12.2 points and 9.2 rebounds a game at the

2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship The 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship was the men's international basketball competition that was held in Bahia Blanca, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country ...

s en route to winning silver. He also represented Canada at the

2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship The 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Spanish: 2016 FIBA Campeonato Mundial Sub-17) was the 4th edition of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U17 national team ...

s and was a key member of Canada's gold-winning squad at the

2017 FIBA Under-19 World Cup The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Arabic: 2017 كأس العالم لكرة السلة تحت 19 سنة فيبا) was the 13th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball champi ...

, averaging 10.4 points and 4.7 rebounds a game, while leading his team in three-pointers made (14/37 in seven contests).

References

External links

Harvard Crimson Bio

Canada Basketball BioFIBA Bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Djuricic, Danilo 1999 births Living people Basketball people from Ontario Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States Canadian men's basketball players Canadian people of Montenegrin descent Canadian people of Serbian descent Harvard Crimson men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Scarborough Shooting Stars players Small forwards Sportspeople from Brampton