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| Born | (1958-10-30)October 30, 1958 (age 67) Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Dunbar (Washington, D.C.) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Georgetown (1976–1980) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1980: 1st round, 19th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1980–1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 18, 44 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
| 1982–1983 | Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Lancaster Lightning | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Stats atBasketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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John Thomas Duren (born October 30, 1958) is an American former professionalbasketball player. A 6-foot-3-inch (191 cm)point guard fromDunbar High School inWashington, D.C., he playedcollege basketball with his high school teammateCraig Shelton atGeorgetown University from1976 to1980.[1] He was a gold medalist as a member of theUnited Statesbasketball team at the1979 Pan American Games. During his senior year, he was chosen for the1979–80 All-Big East First Team and was theBig East ConferencePlayer of the Year.[2]
Duren was selected with the 19th overall pick in the1980 NBA draft by theUtah Jazz. He played for the Jazz for two seasons before signing as afree agent with theIndiana Pacers[3] for1982–83, his final NBA season. His final professional season was in 1983–84 with theLancaster Lightning of theContinental Basketball Association.
| 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 |
Source[4]
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–81 | Utah | 40 | 11.5 | .327 | .000 | .556 | .9 | 1.4 | .5 | .1 | 1.8 | |
| 1981–82 | Utah | 79 | 9 | 13.4 | .451 | .273 | .730 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .3 | .1 | 3.4 |
| 1982–83 | Indiana | 82 | 24 | 17.5 | .453 | .000 | .796 | 1.3 | 2.4 | .8 | .1 | 4.5 |
| Career | 201 | 33 | 14.7 | .435 | .120 | .750 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .5 | .1 | 3.5 | |
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