Ronald Dupree

Ronald Edmund Dupree, Jr. (born January 26, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who played six seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played numerous seasons in the NBA Development League, and spent time in Europe and Argentina. After developing Ben Simmons at LSU as the director of student development, and serving as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada Reno, Dupree was hired to be a scout for the Milwaukee Bucks.

Ronald Dupree

Personal information
Born	(1981-01-26) January 26, 1981 Biloxi, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Biloxi (Biloxi, Mississippi)
College	LSU (1999–2003)
NBA draft	2003 / Undrafted
Playing career	2003–2014
Position	Small forward
Number	8, 12, 20, 21
Career history
2003–2004	Huntsville Flight
2004	Chicago Bulls
2004–2005	Detroit Pistons
2005–2006	Minnesota Timberwolves
2006–2007	Detroit Pistons
2007–2008	Tulsa 66ers
2008	Seattle SuperSonics
2008–2009	Tulsa 66ers
2009	Utah Flash
2009–2010	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2010–2011	Toronto Raptors
2011	Utah Flash
2012	Regatas Corrientes
2012	Andrea Costa Imola
2013	Los Angeles D-Fenders
2013	Reno Bighorns
2013–2014	Hapoel Jerusalem
Career highlights and awards
NBA D-League All-Defensive Second Team (2011) All-NBA D-League Third Team (2009) NBA D-League All-Star (2009) 2x Second-team All-SEC (2002, 2003) Third-team All-SEC (2001)
Career statistics
Points	555 (3.5 ppg)
Rebounds	339 (2.2 rpg)
Assists	100 (0.6 apg)

College career

Dupree played at Louisiana State University (LSU) under Coach John Brady. He averaged 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 12.7 minutes per game in the Tigers' 2000 Sweet Sixteen season. He was named All-SEC Second Team in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. During his sophomore season he led the SEC in scoring at 17.3 points per game and was second in rebounding with 8.8 per game. In each of his last three years he ranked second in the SEC in rebounding with averages of 8.8 (2000–2001), 8.5 (2001–2002), and 8.3 (2002–2003). He also never finished lower than seventh in the league in scoring in his final three seasons. He finished his LSU career as the school's eighth-most-prolific scorer and sixth-best rebounder.

Professional career

Dupree went undrafted in 2003, but signed during the 2003–04 season with the Chicago Bulls. After his rookie season, he signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons, but was infrequently used by coach Larry Brown. Dupree was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves prior to the 2005–06 season for a second-round draft pick. He re-signed with the Pistons on July 17, 2006. On December 14, 2007, he was waived so the Pistons could make room for other players obtained in a trade with the Charlotte Bobcats. He was signed to a ten-day contract by the Seattle SuperSonics on April 3, 2008, becoming the last player to sign with the Sonics.[1]

Dupree started the 2008–2009 season with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Developmental League. Halfway through the season he was traded to the Utah Flash, and helped take that team to the D-League finals. Dupree was invited to training camp with the Utah Jazz for preparation to the 2009–2010 season. However, he did not make their final roster.[2]

He signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Toronto Raptors on September 16, 2010. Dupree was released from the Toronto Raptors roster on October 19, 2010. He was re-signed by Toronto on December 26, 2010,[3] but waived again on January 5, 2011.[4]

He signed with the Argentine team Regatas Corrientes in January 2012. He then signed with the Italian team Andrea Costa Imola Basket in February 2012. In September 2012, he joined the Memphis Grizzlies,[5] but he did not make the team's regular season roster.[6]

On January 4, 2013, Dupree was acquired by the Los Angeles D-Fenders.[7] On February 25, 2013, Dupree was traded to the Reno Bighorns.[8] On August 8, 2013, he signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Jerusalem.[9]

On September 10, 2014, he announced his retirement and became a student assistant on the LSU men's basketball staff.[10]

NBA career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2003–04	Chicago	47	8	19.0	.394	.444	.629	3.6	1.2	.7	.4	6.2
2004–05	Detroit	47	0	10.0	.480	.500	.617	2.0	.5	.1	.2	3.2
2005–06	Minnesota	36	0	7.4	.524	.000	.341	1.4	.4	.3	.0	2.2
2006–07	Detroit	19	0	4.9	.355	.000	.333	.9	.3	.3	.1	1.3
2007–08	Detroit	1	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2007–08	Seattle	4	0	4.5	.333	.000	1.000	2.0	.3	.3	.0	1.0
2010–11	Toronto	3	0	4.3	.250	.000	.000	1.0	.3	.0	.0	0.7
Career		157	8	11.2	.427	.385	.559	2.2	.6	.4	.2	3.5

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005	Detroit	14	0	2.7	.286	.000	.000	.4	.0	.0	.0	.3
Career		14	0	2.7	.286	.000	.000	.4	.0	.0	.0	.3

References

1. Washburn, Gary; Reporter, P.-I. (2008-04-04). "Sonics Notebook: Sonics sign Dupree to 10-day deal". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
2. Jazz Waive Dupree, Harris
3. "Raptors Re-Sign Dupree". Toronto Raptors. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
4. Raptors Waive Ronald Dupree
5. Memphis Grizzlies add Michael Dunigan, Ronald Dupree, Jarrid Famous, Jerome Jordan, D.J. Kennedy to training camp
6. Memphis Grizzlies waive Ronald Dupree, Jerome Jordan, Ronald Murray
7. D-Fenders Acquire Ronald Dupree
8. D-Fenders Trade for Jerome Jordan Archived 2013-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
9. "HAPOEL JERUSALEM picks up Dupree". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
10. "LSU basketball hires former player Ronald Dupree as student assistant".

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
• LSU Tigers bio