 Ristić withCrvena zvezda in September 2013 | |
| Kawasaki Brave Thunders | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | B.League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1995-11-27)27 November 1995 (age 30) |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 112 kg (247 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sunrise Christian Academy (Wichita, Kansas) |
| College | Arizona (2014–2018) |
| NBA draft | 2018:undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2013 | Radnički FMP |
| 2013 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2018–2021 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2019–2020 | →Astana (loan) |
| 2020–2021 | →Brescia (loan) |
| 2021 | →Avtodor (loan) |
| 2021–2022 | Fuenlabrada |
| 2022–2023 | Galatasaray Nef |
| 2023–2024 | Lenovo Tenerife |
| 2024 | San Pablo Burgos |
| 2024–2025 | Élan Chalon |
| 2025–present | Kawasaki Brave Thunders |
| Career highlights | |
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Dušan Ristić (Serbian Cyrillic:Душан Ристић; born 27 November 1995) is a Serbian professionalbasketball player forKawasaki Brave Thunders of theB.League. He played college basketball for theArizona Wildcats.
Dušan grew up withCrvena zvezda youth team. Ristić made his debut with Zvezda second teamRadnički FMP during the2012–13 season.
Ristić made his debut with the first team ofCrvena zvezda during the2013–14 ABA League season.[1] He also played two games in theEuroleague.[2] However, he decided not to sign professional contract with club.
In January 2014, he went to Sunrise Christian Academy inWichita, Kansas.[3]
On 8 March 2014 Ristić committed to play basketball for theArizona 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 futureNBA draftfirst overall pickDeandre 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.
| 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 |
After going undrafted in the2018 NBA draft, Ristić was originally named a member of the2018 NBA Summer LeaguePhoenix 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 toAstana of theKazakhstan Championship and theVTB 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 toBrescia Leonessa for the 2020–21 season.[9] In January 2021, he was transferred from Brescia toAvtodor Saratov of theVTB United League for the rest of the 2020–21 season.[10][11]
In June 2021, Ristić signed forUrbas Fuenlabrada of theLiga ACB.[12]
On 28 December 2022 he signed withGalatasaray Nef of the TurkishBasketball Super League.[13]
On 23 June 2023 he signed withLenovo Tenerife of theLiga ACB.[14]
On July 23, 2024, he signed withÉlan Chalon of theLNB Pro A.[15]
On June 9, 2025, he signed withKawasaki Brave Thunders of theB.League.[16]
Ristić earned his bachelor's degree inpsychology andsport management from theUniversity of Arizona in 2018.[17]
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