Dušan Ristić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Ристић; born 27 November 1995) is a Serbian professional

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player for

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

of the

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. He played college basketball for the

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Early career

Dušan grew up with Crvena zvezda youth team. Ristić made his debut with Zvezda second team Radnički FMP during the 2012–13 season. Ristić made his debut with the first team of

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

during the 2013–14 ABA League season. He also played two games in the

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. However, he decided not to sign professional contract with club. In January 2014, he went to Sunrise Christian Academy in

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College career

On 8 March 2014 Ristić committed to play basketball for the

. On Twitter, he announced that he will play his senior year for the Wildcats and finish his education. During his senior season, he was a teammate with future

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first overall pick

Deandre Ayton Deandre Edoneille Ayton Sr. ( ; born July 23, 1998) is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A consensus five-star prospect in the Class of 2017 and a McDonald's All ...

, where Ristić was the starting center that year, while Ayton played as the starting power forward that year. He became the all-time winningest player in program history with 115 victories, surpassing Matt Muehlebach (1988–91) and Kaleb Tarczewski (2013–16) at 110 win. His senior year, Ristic was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection, and a member of the Pac-12 all-tournament team. He also became 28th Wildcat in Arizona history to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds in a career.

College statistics

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Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Ristić was originally named a member of the

2018 NBA Summer League The 2018 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Sacramento Kings's California Classic Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. The Sacr ...

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, being reunited with Ayton in the process, but he later backed out on his decision there. On 16 July 2018 Ristić signed a three-year deal with Crvena zvezda. In July 2019, Ristić was loaned out to

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of the Kazakhstan Championship and the

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for the 2019–20 season. In July 2020, he returned to the Zvezda after his one-year loan. In July 2020, Ristić was loaned to Brescia Leonessa for the 2020–21 season. In January 2021, he was transferred from Brescia to

Avtodor Saratov BC Avtodor (), commonly known as simply Avtodor and internationally as Avtodor Saratov, is a Russian professional basketball club based in Saratov. It plays in the VTB United League, the highest level of Russian basketball. In early 2022, after ...

of the

for the rest of the 2020–21 season.

Urbas Fuenlabrada

In June 2021, Ristić signed for Urbas Fuenlabrada of the

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Galatasaray Nef

On 28 December 2022 he signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish

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Lenovo Tenerife

On 23 June 2023 he signed with Lenovo Tenerife of the

Élan Chalon

On July 23, 2024, he signed with

of the

Personal life

Ristić earned his bachelor's degree in

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and

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from the

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in 2018.

Early career

College career

College statistics

Professional career

Urbas Fuenlabrada

Galatasaray Nef

Lenovo Tenerife

Élan Chalon

Personal life

References

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