Duop Reath

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Duop Reath
No. 26 – Illawarra Hawks
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996 (age 25)
Waat, Sudan (now South Sudan)
NationalityAustralian / South Sudanese
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight111 kg (245 lb)
Career information
High schoolGirrawheen Senior
(Perth, Western Australia)
CollegeLee College (2014–2016)
LSU (2016–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020FMP
2020–2021Crvena zvezda
2021–presentIllawarra Hawks
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team

Duop Thomas Reath (born 26 June 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers. Reath was part of the Australian Basketball team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[1]

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 where he attended Girrawheen Senior High School. Reath first played soccer with ambitions of playing for the Socceroos until a growth spurt in year ten led to him playing basketball.[2]

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.[3]

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.[3] He was the SEC Player of the Week in the first week.[4] On 19 December 2016 he scored season-high 23 points against the Charleston. On 4 February 2017 he pulled down career-high 16 rebounds against the Texas A&M.[3]

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.[3] On 20 January 2018 he scored career-high 31 points against the Vanderbilt. He was named the SEC Player of the Week in the fifth week.[5]

College statistics[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 LSU 31 30 27.7 .510 .314 .603 6.2 .8 .5 1.5 12.0
2017–18 LSU 33 28 24.2 .544 .422 .629 5.3 .7 .5 1.0 12.5
Career 64 58 25.9 .527 .375 .617 5.8 .7 .5 1.2 12.3

Professional career[]

Serbian League (2018–2021)[]

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Reath joined the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Summer League.[6][7]

On 1 August 2018, Reath signed a three-year contract with the Serbian team FMP.[8][9] In July 2019, he joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[10]

On 1 August 2020, Reath signed a contract with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda for the 2020–21 season.[11][12]

Illawarra Hawks (2021–present)[]

On 19 June 2021, Reath signed with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League for the 2021–22 season.[13]

National team career[]

Reath was selected as a member of the Australia national team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[14]

Personal life[]

Reath was born in the southern part of Sudan, nowadays in South Sudan. At the age of 9 (2005), he moved to Perth, Australia alongside his parents and six brothers and sisters[8] due to the civil war in Sudan.[15]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Basketball REATH Duop - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d "Duop Reath LSU Profile". lsusports.net. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Week 1: Men's Basketball Players of the Week". secsports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Week 5: Men's Basketball Players of the Week". secsports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Former LSU forward Duop Reath lands with Dallas Mavericks' summer league team". nola.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Mavericks' Duop Reath: To play for Dallas in summer league". cbssports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Duop Reath reinforced FMP". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  9. ^ "Ret prvo pojačanje FMP-a za narednu sezonu". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Brooklyn Nets Summer League: Breaking Down the Roster". nba.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Duop Reath is the new Crvena zvezda mts reinforcement". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Zvanično: I Rit crveno-beli". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Duop Reath Signs with the Illawarra Hawks for NBL22". NBL.com.au. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Australia announces the final roster for Olympic Games". eurohoops.net. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  15. ^ "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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