Dan Gadzuric biography
Date of birth : 1978-02-02
Date of death : -
Birthplace : The Hague, Netherlands
Nationality : Dutch
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-16
Credited as : Basketball player NBA, center for the Nets, NBA Draft
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Dan Gadzuric is a Dutch professional basketball player for the New Jersey Nets in the NBA.
Gadzuric, a center, attended preparatory school at The Governor's Academy in Massachusetts, U.S., before playing college basketball for the Bruins at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Career history:
Milwaukee Bucks (2002-2010)
Golden State Warriors (2010-2011)
New Jersey Nets (2011-present)
CAREER:
2009-10 :
Appeared in 32 games (six starts), averaging 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 9.8 minutes … Missed 11 games with a strained left patellar tendon … Recorded 20 DNP-CDs and was on the inactive list 28 times … Appeared in all seven playoff games, averaging 2.7 points and 3.4 rebounds in 10.9 minutes.
2008-09 :
Appeared in 67 games (26 starts), averaging 4.0 points and 3.8 rebounds in 14.0 minutes … Scored 10-plus points on nine occasions … Grabbed 10-plus boards four times … Recorded four double-doubles (all point/rebound), including a season-high 18 points to go with 12 rebounds at Miami (3/28) … Registered 12 DNP-CDs and was on the inactive list three times.
COLLEGE:
Played four years at UCLA, averaging 10.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks and 24.1 minutes in 122 career games … Named Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 as a senior … Finished college career ranked second in Bruins history in blocks (184), eighth in rebounds (896) and tied for eighth in field goal percentage (.594) … Earned Pac-10 All-Freshman honors in 1998-99 by averaging 8.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 20.0 minutes.
PERSONAL:
A native of Den Haag, Holland... Attended The Governor’s Academy in Byfield, MA from 1996-98... As a high school senior, he averaged 21 points, 17 rebounds and seven blocked shots per game while leading GDA to the State Class C championship and a 23-6 overall record ... As a prepster, also competed in soccer and track and field ... Likes R&B and reggae music ... Along with his wife, created the "Gadzuric Foundation" which has been involved in various different charitable projects since its inception ... Majored in history.
