Javier Duren

Javier Duren (born July 1, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player. Duren played collegiate for the Yale Bulldogs, starting from 2011 till 2015.[1] He played the point guard position.[2] He currently works with Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals in their baseball operations department, working as a Baseball Development Analyst.[3]

Javier Duren
Duren playing with Yale in 2014
Personal information
Born (1993-07-01) July 1, 1993
St. Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High schoolOakville (Oakville, Missouri)
CollegeYale (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Undrafted
Playing career2015–2017
PositionPoint guard
Career history
2015–2016Aris Leeuwarden
2016–2017Kaposvári
2017Nokia
Career highlights and awards
  • DBL scoring leader (2016)
  • First-team All-Ivy League (2015)

Professional career

In July 2015, Duren was announced as the new point guard of Aris Leeuwarden.[4] He had a career-high 37 points against ZZ Leiden on March 29.[5] Duren eventually became the DBL scoring leader, averaging 17.7 points per game in the 2015–16 season.[6]

On August 11, 2016, he signed with Kaposvári KK in Hungary.[7]

On January 30, 2017, Duren signed with BC Nokia of the Finnish Korisliiga.[8]

On October 21, 2017, Duren was drafted by the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League.[9] On October 31, 2017, Duren was waived by the Magic after appearing in one preseason game.[10]

References
  1. Yale Bulldogs profile
  2. Eurobasket.com profile
  4. "Javier Duren nieuwe guard Aris". Arisleeuwarden.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  5. "Javier Duren – Player profile". Basketballleague.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  6. "Javier Duren topscorer DBL". Basketballleague.nl. 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  7. "Javier Duren a Yale-ről". Delfinek.hu. 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
  8. "Javier Duren korvaa Kentwan Smithin BC Nokian kokoonpanossa". Basket.fi. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  9. "Lakeland Magic pick 4 guards in G League Draft". The Ledger. 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  10. "Lakeland Magic Waive Donte McGill, Javier Duren, Andre Malone and TyQuane Goard". Lakeland Magic. 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
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