Dan Gadzuric
 Gadzuric with the Bucks | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 2, 1978 The Hague,Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Governor Dummer Academy (Byfield, Massachusetts) |
| College | UCLA(1998–2002) |
| NBA draft | 2002:2nd round, 34th overall pick |
| Selected by theMilwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 2002–2014 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2010 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2010–2011 | Golden State Warriors |
| 2011 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2011 | Jiangsu Dragons |
| 2012 | Texas Legends |
| 2012 | New York Knicks |
| 2013 | Marinos de Anzoátegui |
| 2014 | Petrochimi Bandar Imam |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 2,465 (4.7 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 2,326 (4.4 rpg) |
| Assists | 196 (0.4 apg) |
| Statsat NBA.com | |
| Statsat Basketball-Reference.com | |
Daniel Gadzuric(Serbian:Даниел Гаџурић,romanized:Daniel Gadžurić;born 2 February 1978) is aDutch-Serbianformer professionalbasketballplayer.
Gadzuric, acenter,attended preparatory school atThe Governor's AcademyinByfield, Massachusetts,before playingcollege basketballfor theBruinsatUniversity of California, Los Angeles(UCLA).
Professional career
[edit]Gadzuric was drafted by theMilwaukee Bucksduring the2002 NBA draft.
On June 22, 2010, Gadzuric andCharlie Bellwere traded to theGolden State WarriorsforCorey Maggette[1]after spending eight years with the Bucks.
On February 23, 2011, Gadzuric was traded to theNew Jersey Netsalong withBrandan Wrightin exchange forTroy Murphyand a second round pick.[2]
In October 2011, he signed with theJiangsu Dragonsin China.[3]
He was signed by theNew York Knickson April 20, 2012.[4]This ended up being his final season in the NBA, as Gadzuric's final game was on April 26, 2012, in a 104–84 win over the Charlotte Bobcats where he recorded 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block.
On July 16, 2012, Gadzuric,Jared Jeffries,the rights toGiorgos PrintezisandKostas Papanikolaouand a2016second round pick were traded to thePortland Trail BlazersforKurt ThomasandRaymond Felton.[5]
On July 19, 2012, Gadzuric was waived by thePortland Trail Blazers.[6]In September 2012, he joined thePhiladelphia 76ersfor their training camp.[7]However, he did not make their final roster.[8]
In February 2013, he joined theMarinos de Anzoáteguiof the VenezuelanLiga Profesional de Baloncesto(LPB).[9]With Marinos, he went on to lose the LPB finals toCocodrilos de Caracasafter a seven-game series.
On September 27, 2013, he signed with theLos Angeles Lakers.[10]However, he was waived on October 9.[11]
National team career
[edit]Gadzuric played for theNetherlands.He made his debut on December 26, 1997, in an exhibition game againstCubaat the Haarlem Basketball Week.[12]He went scoreless in 10 minutes of play, and it took ten years until he played another game with the Netherlands. In 2011, he played in another friendly game at the EuroJam 2011 tournament.[13]Gadzuric only played a fewFIBAofficial games for his national team.
Family
[edit]Gadzuric's mother is fromBelgrade,Serbia[14]and his father is fromKingstown,St. Vincent and the Grenadines.[15]
Accomplishments
[edit]Gadzuric was named to theMcDonald's All-American Team.
NBA career statistics
[edit]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goalpercentage | 3P% | 3-point field goalpercentage | FT% | Free throwpercentage |
| RPG | Reboundsper game | APG | Assistsper game | SPG | Stealsper game |
| BPG | Blocksper game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee | 49 | 30 | 15.5 | .483 | .000 | .518 | 4.0 | .2 | .4 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee | 75 | 0 | 16.8 | .524 | .000 | .492 | 4.6 | .4 | .7 | 1.4 | 5.7 |
| 2004–05 | Milwaukee | 81 | 81 | 22.0 | .539 | .000 | .538 | 8.3 | .4 | .6 | 1.3 | 7.3 |
| 2005–06 | Milwaukee | 74 | 0 | 12.0 | .553 | .000 | .461 | 3.1 | .3 | .3 | .6 | 5.2 |
| 2006–07 | Milwaukee | 54 | 8 | 15.6 | .474 | .000 | .467 | 4.6 | .5 | .4 | .6 | 4.8 |
| 2007–08 | Milwaukee | 51 | 4 | 10.5 | .416 | .000 | .524 | 2.8 | .2 | .4 | .5 | 3.2 |
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee | 67 | 26 | 14.0 | .480 | .000 | .544 | 3.8 | .6 | .5 | .6 | 4.0 |
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee | 32 | 6 | 9.8 | .438 | .000 | .400 | 2.9 | .4 | .3 | .4 | 2.8 |
| 2010–11 | Golden State | 28 | 4 | 10.6 | .420 | .000 | .357 | 3.1 | .4 | .4 | .6 | 2.8 |
| 2010–11 | New Jersey | 14 | 5 | 11.9 | .415 | .000 | .385 | 3.5 | .2 | .2 | .8 | 2.8 |
| 2011–12 | New York | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 2.5 | .0 | .5 | .5 | .0 |
| Career | 527 | 164 | 14.8 | .500 | .000 | .498 | 4.4 | .4 | .5 | .9 | 4.7 | |
Playoffs
[edit]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | Milwaukee | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | .889 | .000 | .500 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .3 | 4.3 |
| 2010 | Milwaukee | 7 | 0 | 10.9 | .529 | .000 | .250 | 3.4 | .1 | .1 | .7 | 2.7 |
| Career | 12 | 0 | 8.3 | .633 | .000 | .286 | 2.4 | .3 | .2 | .5 | 3.3 | |
See also
[edit]
Sports portal- List of sportspeople with dual nationality
- List of European basketball players in the United States
References
[edit]- ^"Warriors Acquire Charlie Bell And Dan Gadzuric From Milwaukee".NBA.com.2010-06-22.Retrieved2010-06-23.
- ^"NETS Acquire F Wright and C Gadzuric from Golden State".NBA.com.2011-02-23.Retrieved2011-02-24.
- ^Dan Gadzuric inks with Jiangsu
- ^"Amare back, Gadzuric added".ESPN.com.2012-04-20.Retrieved2012-04-20.
- ^"Trail Blazers Acquire Jared Jeffries From New York".iamatrailblazersfan.com.2012-07-16. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-07-19.Retrieved2012-07-16.
- ^Blazers Officially Waive C Dan Gadzuric
- ^Sixers Announce 2012 Training Camp Roster
- ^"Sixers waive center Dan Gadzuric".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-10-20.Retrieved2012-10-19.
- ^Dan Gadzuric signs with Anzoátegui
- ^"Lakers add Dan Gadzuric to training camp".Archived fromthe originalon 2013-11-01.Retrieved2013-09-28.
- ^Lakers Waive Eric Boateng and Dan Gadzuric
- ^"Gadzuric speelt eerste Oranje interland sinds 1997 - NFLEurope.nl".Retrieved20 September2019.
- ^"Rentree Gadzuric hoogtepunt EuroJam 2011 - NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl".www.nu.nl.15 August 2011.Retrieved20 September2019.
- ^Milwaukee Bucks(20 February 2009)."Chat with Dan Gadzuric".Archived fromthe originalon 10 March 2009.Retrieved12 February2021.
- ^Carolyn White. "Netherlands teen makes big move in basketball".USA Today.February 4, 1998. 7C.
External links
[edit]
- Career statistics and player information fromNBA.comandBasketball-Reference.com
- UCLA Bruins bio
- Gadzuric Foundation
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Centers (basketball)
- Dutch expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Dutch men's basketball players
- Dutch people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent
- Dutch people of Serbian descent
- Golden State Warriors players
- Jiangsu Dragons players
- Marinos B.B.C. players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Milwaukee Bucks draft picks
- Milwaukee Bucks players
- NBA players from the Netherlands
- New Jersey Nets players
- New York Knicks players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC players
- Sportspeople from The Hague
- Texas Legends players
- UCLA Bruins men's basketball players
- The Governor's Academy alumni