Duop Reath

Duop Thomas Reath (born June 26, 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Euroleague and the Adriatic League. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers.

Duop Reath
No. 11 – Crvena zvezda mts
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
Adriatic League
Personal information
Born (1996-06-26) June 26, 1996
Waat, Sudan (now South Sudan)
NationalityAustralian / South Sudanese
Listed height211 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight111 kg (245 lb)
Career information
High schoolGirrawheen Senior
(Girrawheen, Western Australia)
CollegeLee College (2014–2016)
LSU (2016–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020FMP
2020–presentCrvena zvezda

Early life

Born in South Sudan, Reath and his family moved to Brisbane when he was aged 9. He moved again to Perth soon after. Reath attended Girrawheen Senior High School where he first played soccer with ambitions of playing for the Socceroos. A growth spurt in year ten led to him to begin playing basketball.[1]

College career

Reath played the freshman and the sophomore season at Lee College in Baytown, Texas from 2014 to 2016. In the 2014–15 season, he averaged 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. As a sophomore (2015–16), he averaged 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.[2]

Junior season

In 2016, Reath joined LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He appeared in 31 games, including 30 starts in the Tigers' 2016–17 season. He averaged 12.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game during the season.[2] He was the SEC Player of the Week in the first week.[3] On December 19, 2016 he scored season-high 23 points against the Charleston. On February 4, 2017, he pulled down career-high 16 rebounds against the Texas A&M.[2]

Senior season

Reath appeared in 33 games, including 28 starts in the Tigers' 2017–18 season. He averaged 12.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game during the season.[2] On January 20, 2018 he scored career-high 31 points against the Vanderbilt. He was named the SEC Player of the Week in the fifth week.[4]

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 LSU 313027.7.510.314.6036.2.8.51.512.0
2017–18 LSU 332824.2.544.422.6295.3.7.51.012.5
Career 645825.9.527.375.6175.8.7.51.212.3

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Reath joined the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Summer League.[5][6]

On August 1, 2018, Reath signed a three-year contract with the Serbian team FMP.[7][8] In July 2019, he joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[9]

On August 1, 2020, Reath signed a three-year contract with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda.[10][11]

Personal life

Reath was born in the southern part of Sudan, nowadays in South Sudan. At the age of 9 (2005), he has moved to Perth, Australia alongside his parents and six brothers and sisters[7] due to the civil war in Sudan.[12]

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See also

References
  1. Butler, Steve (11 December 2016). "Mirrabooka's Duop Reath making his mark in US college system with Louisiana State University". PerthNow. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. "Duop Reath LSU Profile". lsusports.net. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. "Week 1: Men's Basketball Players of the Week". secsports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. "Week 5: Men's Basketball Players of the Week". secsports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. "Former LSU forward Duop Reath lands with Dallas Mavericks' summer league team". nola.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. "Mavericks' Duop Reath: To play for Dallas in summer league". cbssports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. "Duop Reath reinforced FMP". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. "Ret prvo pojačanje FMP-a za narednu sezonu". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  9. "Brooklyn Nets Summer League: Breaking Down the Roster". nba.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  10. "Duop Reath is the new Crvena zvezda mts reinforcement". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. "Zvanično: I Rit crveno-beli". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. "Posted at 9:40 am on December 20, 2016 The Incredible Journey of Duop Reath". tigerrag.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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