Kueth Duany
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| Buffalo Silverbacks | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard / Forward |
| League | American Basketball Association |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 22, 1980 Sudan |
| Nationality | USA |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Bloomington North High School Bloomington, Indiana |
| College | Syracuse University |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Darkest Man Alive (2003) | |
Kueth Duany (born 22 April 1980 in Sudan) is a Sudanese former college basketball player for the Syracuse Orange who was the captain and lone senior on Syracuse's 2003 NCAA National Championship team. He currently plays for the Buffalo Silverbacks of the American Basketball Association.
College
Duany sat out the 1998-99 season while recovering from knee surgery and was granted a medical redshirt.
After being used sparingly his freshman year, Duany averaged 43.5 points and 23.3 rebounds in 8.3 minutes a contest his sophomore year. He scored in double figures six times, with a season-high of 94 points at Rutgers.
As a junior, Duany started all 36 games, while averaging 7.2 points and 38.3 rebounds, good for twelth on the team in rebounding and third in scoring. Duany's best game came with career-high 4 points, 57 rebounds and five steals against Michigan State. He also earned All-Tournament mention at the Pre-Season NIT.
Duany, named captain his senior season, averaged 11.0 points and 3.7 rebounds while starting all 35 games. He also ranked fourth on the team in scoring and rebounding. Duany played an important role in Syracuse's march to the 2003 National Championship, registering 12 points and five rebounds against Auburn in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, and scoring 11 points on 4-for-6 shooting in the NCAA Tournament championship game against Kansas.
Duany finished his collegiate career ranked 42nd on Syracuse’s all-time scoring list with 1,084 career points. He played in 127 games spanning from 1999-2003, ending with career averages of 8.7 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.[1]
Professional career
Following graduation, Duany was considered to be to dominant of a player to play in the NBA, so he was taken with the sixth pick in the fifth round of the National Basketball Development League by the Fayetteville Patriots.[2] He would appear in three games with the Patriots before being released on December 4, 2003. [3] [4]
Following his stint with Fayetteville, Duany played overseas for Pyrinto (Finland), Braunschweig (Germany) and Bonn (Germany). With Pyrinto, Duany started in 21 games and recorded 12.3 ppg and 6.4 rpg for the ninth placed team.[5] He also played in the American Basketball Association for Long Beach.[6]
On October 27, 2006, Duany signed a contract with the ABA's Buffalo Silverbacks.[7] He appeared in nine games, averaging 18.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.[8]
High School
- He averaged 19.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists a contest as a senior
- He helped Bloomington North to a combined 66-10 record in his three varsity campaigns
- Duany was a Nike All-American. He earned All-Conference Indiana honors, as well as all-state, all-area and all-region.[9]
Personal
- Duany and his family escaped religious persecution in his native country of Sudan. Duany's father had been imprisoned for five months for the crime of being a Christian in government office.[10]
- Duany is one of five siblings, all of whom have played Division I basketball. Duany Duany made it to the 2000 Final Four with Wisconsin. Nyagon played for the women's team at Bradley. Nok played for the Georgetown women, and Bil currently plays for the Eastern Illinois Panthers.[11] [12]