Chris Duhon
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| Full name | Chris Nicholas Duhon | |
| Nickname | You | |
| birthday | August 31, 1982 (38 years and 0 days) | |
| place of birth | Mamou , Louisiana , United States | |
| size | 185 cm | |
| Weight | 86 kg | |
| position | Point guard | |
| High school | Salmen, Slidell, Louisiana | |
| college | Duke | |
| NBA draft | 2004 , 38th Pick, Chicago Bulls | |
| league | NBA | |
| Jersey number | 21st | |
| Clubs as active | ||
2004–2008 Chicago Bulls 2008–2010 New York Knicks 2010–2012 Orlando Magic 2012–2013 Los Angeles Lakers
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Chris Nicholas Duhon (born August 31, 1982 in Mamou , Louisiana ) is an American basketball player.
Career
college
As a senior at Salmen High School in Slidell, Louisiana, Chris Duhon was named Louisiana State's Mr. Basketball. He also became a McDonalds All American, won the Three Point Shootout, and was awarded the Morgan Wooten and Naismith Sportsmanship Awards. Duhon then moved to Duke University in Durham , which has already produced numerous NBA stars.
In his freshman season (2000) Duhon had the task of being the sixth man to relieve the starting point guard Jay Williams. However, Carlos Boozer soon injured himself and Jay Williams moved to the position of shooting guard . Chris Duhon became the team's starting point guard. With this constellation Duke won the title in 2001.
In his sophomore season, Duhon remained point guard and Jason Williams continued as shooting guard. Chris Duhon mainly improved his defense and overview on the field during this season. Duhon achieved 2.3 steals and 5.9 assists per game.
Duhon has been the main player in the Duke Blue Devils since his junior season . So he led the team in the 2002-2003 season under the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA and contributed 9.2 points, 6.4 assists and 2.2 steals per game to the success. This makes him one of the ten best passers in the history of the NCAA Division I.
In his senior season, Chris Duhon achieved an average of 10.0 points, 6.0 assists, 2.2 steals and 4.1 rebounds per game. The team reached the Final Four again .
Duhon ended his career in Duke as the player with the most steals (300), most minutes played (4813) and the second most assists (819). He also had one of the best assist / turnover ratios in college history. In four years with Duhon, the college had a record of 123 wins and 21 losses. Only Shane Battier could get more wins with Duke (131). Duhon helped the Blue Devils win 3 ACC titles. He was a finalist for the Wooden Award 2004, the Naismith Award 2004 and the Adolph Rupp Trophy . He is the only player in the Atlantic Coast Conference to have 1200 points, 800 assists, 475 rebounds, 300 steals and 125 threesomes.
Chicago Bulls
In June 2004, the Chicago Bulls selected Chris Duhon in 38th place in the NBA Draft . In his rookie season, Duhon played all 82 games, averaging 5.9 points and 4.9 assists per game. His highest point game was against the Atlanta Hawks . He scored 24 points, all of them threesomes. 8 threesomes was a new franchise record, but it was broken the next year by Ben Gordon (9 threesomes). The Bulls signed Duhon again for the following 2005-06 season. In this he reached 8.7 points and 5.0 assists per game.
Duhon played a pivotal role in the first playoff series to be won since Michael Jordan . The team beat defending champions Miami Heat 4-0. Since Kirk Hinrich often got into foul problems in the series, Duhon got many minutes and played an important role in the four wins.
In the new season Duhon showed that he is a good point guard and filled the playmaker role solidly. In a game against the Golden State Warriors on February 7, 2008, he scored 34 points, 9 assists, 3 steals, 2 rebounds and 4 threesomes. On June 30, 2008, Chris Duhon's contract with the Bulls ended.
New York Knicks
On July 4th, Duhon signed a contract with the New York Knicks that made him $ 12 million in 2 years. He also had an offer from Orlando Magic , but not only wanted to be a backup for Jameer Nelson , he wanted to start himself. He could do this at the Knicks because Stephon Marbury went to the Boston Celtics .
On November 29, 2008, he scored against the Golden State Warriors with 22 assists, a new record for the New York Knicks. The team did not reach the playoffs in the 2008/2009 season.
Orlando Magic
On July 8, 2010, he signed a four-year contract with Orlando Magic , but never got beyond a reservist role.
Los Angeles Lakers
On August 10, 2012 Duhon was transferred to the Los Angeles Lakers along with Dwight Howard and Earl Clark . They released him on June 29, 2013.
Others
When Hurricane Katrina destroyed his high school town of Slidell , Duhon donated over 3,000 supply packages for those prisoners there.
NBA player Jarrett Jack is his cousin.
Web links
- Chris Duhon - player profile on basketball-reference.com
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- ↑ http://hoopshype.com/players/chris_duhon.htm
- ^ NN: Duke's McDonald's High School All-Americas And Game History. On: Duke Athletics website; Durham, NC, February 19, 2006. Retrieved March 3, 2019 (in English).
- ↑ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3473845
- ↑ Lakers waive Chris Duhon
- ↑ NN: Duhon's Relief Efforts Yield over 3,000 Boxes of Supplies. Over $ 450,000 has been raised to date to lend support to Slidell as it prepares to rebuild. ( Memento of Nov. 30, 2006 on the Internet Archive ) Archived from National Basketball Association website; New York, NY, September 22, 2005. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ↑ NN: Jarrett Jack # 1 Guard. ( February 13, 2007 memento on Internet Archive ) Archived from National Basketball Association — website; New York, NY, undated in 2007. Retrieved March 3, 2019 (in English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Duhon, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Duhon, Chris Nicholas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mamou , Louisiana |