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Alex Ducas
Alexander Ducas (born 11 December 2000) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He began his career in the Australian state leagues before moving to the United States in 2019 to play college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels. He played five seasons for the Gaels and earned second-team All-WCC in 2022 and 2024. Early life and careerDucas was born and raised in Geraldton, Western Australia,[1][2] where he attended Nagle Catholic College.[3] In 2016, Ducas debuted for the Geraldton Buccaneers in the State Basketball League (SBL), averaging 2.27 points in 22 games.[4] In 2017, he played 13 games for the Buccaneers, averaging 5.67 points and 1.47 rebounds per game.[5] He also played five games for the BA Centre of Excellence in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), averaging 2.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.[6] In 2018, he averaged nine points in three SBL games for the Buccaneers[7] before returning to the Centre of Excellence and averaging 12.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 14 SEABL games.[8] In 2019, Ducas played nine games for the Centre of Excellence in the NBL1, averaging 21.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[9] He finished the year with the Buccaneers and helped them win the SBL championship.[10] In 13 games, he averaged 15.54 points, 3.92 rebounds and 3.08 assists per game.[11] While in Canberra at the Centre of Excellence, Ducas attended Lake Ginninderra College.[12][13] College careerOn 5 November 2019, Ducas made his debut for Saint Mary's, recording 3 points and 2 rebounds against Wisconsin.[14] As a freshman, Ducas appeared in 33 games, starting in 11 games – which was more games as a true freshman than any Gael since Matthew Dellavedova.[15] In his sophomore season, Ducas suffered an ankle injury, causing him to appear in only 14 games. Prior to his injury, Ducas averaged 11.3 points on 35.7% from three.[15] He posted 10.3 points per game as a junior.[16] As a senior, Ducas averaged 12.5 points per game shooting 41.4% from beyond the arc.[17] In his final season with Saint Mary's, Ducas started every single game for the third consecutive season, shooting a career-best 43.8% from three, making 81 – which was the ninth most in team history and second most in the WCC.[15] Against Davidson, Ducas registered a season-high 23 points on 7 made threes.[18] With Saint Mary's, Ducas won the 2024 WCC tournament and was named a second team All-WCC honoree for the second time.[19] Ducas averaged 9.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[17] As a fifth year guard, Ducas finished his collegiate career playing in a program-record 150 games and finished second all-time in program history with 278 threes.[20] Professional careerOklahoma City Thunder (2024–present)After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft,[21] Ducas joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2024 NBA Summer League[22] and on 16 July 2024, he signed a two-way deal with them.[23][20] He scored his first NBA points in January 2025 after a back injury sidelined him for nearly two months.[24] Career statistics
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Personal lifeAs of 2024, Ducas' father, Aaron, is an assistant coach for the Geraldton Buccaneers in the NBL1 West.[25] References
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