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Dušan Ristić
Ristić with Crvena zvezda in September 2013
No. 14 – Élan Chalon
PositionCenter
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1995-11-27) 27 November 1995 (age 28)
Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
High schoolSunrise Christian Academy
(Wichita, Kansas)
CollegeArizona (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Radnički FMP
2013,
2018–2021		Crvena zvezda
2019–2020→Astana
2020–2021→Brescia
2021→Avtodor
2021–2022Fuenlabrada
2022–2023Galatasaray Nef
2023–2024Lenovo Tenerife
2024San Pablo Burgos
2024–presentÉlan Chalon
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
U18 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Lithuania/Latvia Team

Dušan Ristić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Ристић; born 27 November 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

Early career

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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 during the 2013–14 ABA League season.[1] He also played two games in the Euroleague.[2] However, he decided not to sign professional contract with club.

In January 2014, he went to Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas.[3]

College career

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On 8 March 2014 Ristić committed to play basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. 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 NBA draft first overall pick Deandre Ayton, 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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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Arizona 36 0 8.6 .615 .800 .512 2.1 .5 .5 .25 3.4
2015–16 Arizona 34 9 16.5 .550 .375 .634 3.8 .8 .1 .7 7.1
2016–17 Arizona 36 34 22.8 .556 .500 .765 5.5 .4 .3 .4 10.9
2017–18 Arizona 35 35 27.1 .569 .400 .790 6.9 .9 .4 .5 12.2
Career 141 78 18.7 .565 .467 .698 4.6 .5 .3 .5 8.4

Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Ristić was originally named a member of the 2018 NBA Summer League Phoenix Suns, being reunited with Ayton in the process, but he later backed out on his decision there.[4][5]

On 16 July 2018 Ristić signed a three-year deal with Crvena zvezda.[6][7] In July 2019, Ristić was loaned out to Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship and the VTB United League for the 2019–20 season.[8] 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.[9] In January 2021, he was transferred from Brescia to Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League for the rest of the 2020–21 season.[10][11]

Urbas Fuenlabrada

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In June 2021, Ristić signed for Urbas Fuenlabrada of the Liga ACB.[12]

Galatasaray Nef

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On 28 December 2022 he signed with Galatasaray Nef of the Turkish Basketball Super League.[13]

Lenovo Tenerife

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On 23 June 2023 he signed with Lenovo Tenerife of the Liga ACB.[14]

Élan Chalon

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On July 23, 2024, he signed with Élan Chalon of the LNB Pro A.[15]

Personal life

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Ristić earned his bachelor's degree in psychology and sport management from the University of Arizona in 2018.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "ABA League Profile". abaliga.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Euroleague Profile". Euroleague.net. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Dušan Ristić napustio Zvezdu" (in Serbian). b92.net. January 19, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "Dusan Ristic to join Suns, Deandre Ayton for NBA Summer League, per report". azdesertswarm.com. June 23, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Arizona Basketball: Dusan Ristic Decides not to Join Suns Summer Roster". zonazealots.com. June 30, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "NOVI ZVEZDIN CENTAR Dušan Ristić potpisao za crveno-bele, a evo zašto će biti veliko pojačanje". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  7. ^ "Zvezda brings back big man Ristic". eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "CENTAR NA POZAJMICI: Ristić u Astani". Večernje novosti. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "Brescia punta sempre più in alto: ecco Ristic, la nuova torre della Germani" (in Italian). basketbrescialeonessa.it. July 24, 2020.
  10. ^ "Risolto consensualmente il contratto con Dusan Ristic" (in Italian). basketbrescialeonessa.it. January 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "Душан Ристич – в "Автодоре"" (in Russian). avtodor.ru. January 27, 2021. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "NOVA STANICA U KARIJERI SRPSKOG KOŠARKAŠA: Bivši centar Zvezde našao klub u Španiji". Večernje novosti. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "Dušan Ristić Galatasaray Nef'te!" (in Turkish). Galatasaray. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  14. ^ "Lenovo Tenerife officially signs Dusan Ristic". Sportando. June 23, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "Dusan Ristic, nouvelle recrue de l'Elan Chalon". elanchalon.com (in French). July 23, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  16. ^ "RISTIĆ ZA "NOVOSTI": Da zaokružim priču iz 2014". Večernje novosti. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
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