Murray Deshawn "Duke" Mondy (born December 2, 1990) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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. He played college basketball for the

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where he led the

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(NCAA) Division I in steals per game during his junior season, averaging 3.03 steals per game.

High school career

Mondy attended Catholic Central High School in

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and was rated a two-star recruit by both

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and

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. He received scholarship offers from

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and

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College career

Mondy started his career at Providence before transferring to Oakland following his sophomore season. Mondy led the

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in steals his sophomore season and led

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in steals his

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junior season. Oakland switched to the

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prior to his senior season. If Mondy leads the Horizon League in steals, he will become the first player in NCAA history to lead three different conferences in steals. Mondy majors in Integrative Studies at Oakland.

Freshman season

Mondy averaged 3.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as a true freshman at Providence. The team finished with a 12–19 record.

Sophomore season

During his last season at Providence, Mondy let the Big East in steals per game with 2.1. He averaged 7.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. He received the team's

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Defensive Player of the Year award.

Junior season

Due to NCAA transfer rules, Mondy transferred to Oakland and was required to sit out a season . He used his redshirt season during 2011–12 in order to have two years of eligibility remaining at Oakland. During his redshirt junior season in

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, Mondy led the NCAA Division I for steals per game, averaging 3.03. He also set the Oakland single season record with 100 steals. Mondy was named The Summit League's Newcomer of the Year and All-League Second Team after leading the league in steals and assists per game (6.0). He was the conference Player of the Week on January 7, 2013 after averaging 14.5 points, 5.5 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.0 rebounds against Nebraska–Omaha and

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Senior season

Mondy and teammate Dante Williams were arrested the morning of November 14 on rape charges in

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. The

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declined to press charges due to a lack of evidence. Oakland conducted its own internal investigation and also determined that no crime was committed. The players were suspended for two games for violating curfew. Mondy missed three games total, against

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, Gonzaga and Louisiana–Lafayette. Mondy set a career high for steals in a game against

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team with seven. He matched that total in his next game against No. 5

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. Mondy sprained the MCL in his knee December 22 against Robert Morris. He was expected to miss one to four weeks of games but only missed the team's next game against . In the January 26, 2014, game against Illinois–Chicago, Mondy made a

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at the buzzer to give Oakland a 76–75 win. Mondy received the inbounds pass under his own basket with 4.4 seconds on the clock. He dribbled the length of the court before hitting the pull up shot. Officials reviewed video of the play for approximately five minutes to determine if his foot was on the three-point line before confirming the attempt was indeed a three-pointer.

Statistics

''Bold italics'' indicates led NCAA Division I

Professional career

D-League

On November 1, 2014, Mondy was selected by the

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in the fourth round the 2014 NBA Development League Draft. However, he was later waived by the Vipers on November 14 prior to the start of the regular season. After sitting out the 2014–15 season, Mondy again entered the NBA Development League draft, this time being selected by the

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in the sixth round of the 2015 edition. He again failed to make the team's final roster, getting cut by the Knicks on November 7.

Arantia Larochette

In 2016, Mondy signed with Luxembourgish club Arantia Larochette in the

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Cape Breton Highlanders

In 2017, Mondy signed with Canadian club the

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NBA G League

On February 16, 2018, Mondy was acquired by the

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. On October 23, 2021, Mondy signed with the

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. He did not make the final roster.

Cafeteros de Armenia (2021)

On November 17, 2021, Mondy signed with the Cafeteros de Armenia of the

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Cangrejeros de Monagas (2023–2024)

On February 7, 2023, Mondy signed with the Cangrejeros de Monagas of the

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Grand Rapids Gold (2024–present)

On March 24, 2024, Mondy joined the

of the

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

Regular season

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References

External links

Oakland Golden Grizzlies bio
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