Chris Duarte (basketball)

Christopher Theoret Duarte (born June 13, 1997) is a Dominican-Born Canadian college basketball player for the Oregon Ducks of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for Northwest Florida State College and was named NABC NJCAA Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2019.

Chris Duarte
Duarte in December 2019
No. 5 – Oregon Ducks
PositionShooting guard
LeaguePac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1997-06-13) June 13, 1997
Dominican Republic
NationalityDominican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolRedemption Christian Academy
(Troy, New York)
College
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school career

Duarte was born in Montreal, Quebec and grew up in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. An only child, he moved with his family to New York to play his final two years of high school basketball at Redemption Christian Academy in Troy.[1] He participated in the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic Regional Game.[2] Ranked the fifth-best player in New York by 247Sports, Duarte originally committed to play college basketball for Western Kentucky but instead started his career at Northwest Florida State College.[3]

College career

Northwest Florida State

2017 - 2018 Season

In his freshman season for Northwest Florida State College, Duarte averaged 12.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and two steals in 23.3 minutes per game, earning first-team All-Panhandle Conference honors and helping his team reach the Elite Eight round of the NJCAA Division I Championship.[4][5] On September 20, 2018, he announced that he would continue his career at NCAA Division I program Oregon after one more season at Northwest Florida State.[6]

2018 - 2019 Season

As a sophomore, Duarte averaged 19 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, helping his team return to the Elite Eight round of the NJCAA Division I Tournament.[7] He scored 32 points on 11-of-13 shooting against Palm Beach State College.[8] He was recognized as NABC NJCAA Division I Player of the Year and was a first-team NJCAA Division I All-American.[9] Duarte was also named Panhandle Player of the Year by both the media and coaches vote.[10]

Oregon

2019 - 2020 Season

Duarte made his debut for Oregon on November 5, 2019 against Fresno State, finishing with 16 points in a 71–57 win.[11] On December 29, Duarte scored a junior season-high 31 points, shooting 12-of-15 from the field and 6-of-9 from three-point range, to go with six assists and five rebounds in a 98–59 win over Alabama State.[12] One day later, he was named Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week.[13] On January 23, 2020, Duarte recorded 30 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals in a 79–70 victory over USC. He set the Matthew Knight Arena record for single-game steals and became the first Division I player with at least 30 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals since Niagara's Alvin Young in 1999. Duarte was subsequently named Pac-12 Player of the Week for his second time and United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Player of the Week.[14][15] He finished the season averaging 12.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, collecting both All-Pac-12 honorable mention and Pac-12 All-Defensive honorable mention.[16]

2020 - 2021 Season

On December 2nd, 2020, Oregon made their season debut with a loss against Missouri, Duarte scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.[17] In Oregon's 83-70 win over Seton Hall, Duarte scored 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and led the team with 6 assists.[18] In a 69-52 win over Eastern Washington, Duarte scored 3 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks and 3 assists.[19] On December 9th, in a game against Florida A&M, Duarte led the team in scoring with 23 points, he also recorded 1 rebound, 2 assists, 1 block, and 3 steals.[20]

Career statistics
Legend
  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

NCAA Division I
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Oregon 282830.1.414.336.7955.61.61.7.512.9

JUCO
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Northwest Florida State 32123.3.546.367.7006.71.82.0.412.1
2018–19 Northwest Florida State 333331.1.541.400.8087.12.61.21.119.0
Career 653427.2.543.388.7656.92.21.6.715.6

References
  1. Noteboom, Noah (February 1, 2020). "Ducks, defense and the Dominican Republic: Chris Duarte's journey to Eugene". Daily Emerald. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  2. Libert, Mike (April 17, 2017). "Chris Duarte weighs high-major options". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  3. Bishop, Chad (May 16, 2017). "WKU basketball receives committment [sic] from Duarte". WBKO. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  4. Stringer, Seth (September 21, 2018). "NWF State's Duarte commits to Oregon". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  5. Walker, Brendan (June 19, 2018). "Northwest Florida's Chris Duarte One of Top 2019 Guards". JUCORecruiting. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  6. "Chris Duarte commits to University of Oregon". Northwest Florida State College. September 20, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  7. Nemec, Andrew (April 12, 2019). "Chris Duarte, Oregon Ducks basketball signee, named NJCAA national player of the year". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  8. Skopil, Erik (April 11, 2019). "Oregon signee Chris Duarte named NJCAA Player of the Year". 247Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  9. "Northwest Florida State's Duarte Headlines NABC NJCAA All-America Team". National Association of Basketball Coaches. April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  10. Stringer, Seth (April 19, 2020). "NWF State's Duarte wins POY again". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  11. "Pritchard lifts No. 15 Oregon over Fresno State 71-57". ESPN. Associated Press. November 5, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  12. "Chris Duarte scores 31 as Oregon Ducks men's basketball rolls past Alabama State". The Oregonian. Associated Press. December 29, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  13. Prehm, Matt (December 30, 2019). "Chris Duarte named Pac-12 Player of the Week". 247Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  14. "Duarte Earns Second Pac-12 Player of the Week Honors". University of Oregon Athletics. January 27, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  15. "Oregon's Duarte is Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week". United States Basketball Writers Association. January 28, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  16. "2019-20 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference awards announced". Pac-12 Conference. March 9, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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  20. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=401268062. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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