Dušan Ristić

Dušan Ristić (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Ристић; born November 27, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League. He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats.

Dušan Ristić
Ristić with Crvena zvezda in September 2013.
Avtodor Saratov
PositionCenter
LeagueVTB United League
Personal information
Born (1995-11-27) November 27, 1995
Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)
Listed weight112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
High schoolSunrise Christian Academy
(Wichita, Kansas)
CollegeArizona (2014–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2013Radnički FMP
2013,
2018–present		Crvena zvezda
2019–2020→Astana
2020–2021→Basket Brescia Leonessa
2021–present→Avtodor Saratov
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
U18 European Championship
2012 Lithuania/LatviaTeam

Early career

Dušan grew up with Crvena zvezda youth team. Ristić made his debut with Zvezda second team Radnički FMP during the 2012–13 season.

Ristić made his debut with the first team of Crvena zvezda during the 2013–14 ABA League season.[1] He also played two games in the Euroleague.[2] However, he decided not to sign professional contract with club.

On January 2014, he went to Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas.[3]

College career

On March 8, 2014, Ristić, committed to play basketball for the Arizona Wildcats. On Twitter, he announced that he will play his senior year for the Wildcats and finish his education. During his senior season, he was a teammate with future NBA draft first overall pick Deandre Ayton, where Ristić was the starting center that year, while Ayton played as the starting power forward that year. He became the all-time winningest player in program history with 115 victories, surpassing Matt Muehlebach (1988-91) and Kaleb Tarczewski (2013-16) at 110 win. His senior year, Ristic was a second-team All-Pac-12 selection, and a member of the Pac-12 all-tournament team. He also became 28th Wildcat in Arizona history to score 1,000 points and grab 500 rebounds in a career.

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Arizona 3608.6.615.800.5122.1.5.5.253.4
2015–16 Arizona 34916.5.550.375.6343.8.8.1.77.1
2016–17 Arizona 363422.8.556.500.7655.5.4.3.410.9
2017–18 Arizona 353527.1.569.400.7906.9.9.4.512.2
Career 1417818.7.565.467.6984.6.5.3.58.4

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Ristić was originally named a member of the 2018 NBA Summer League Phoenix Suns, being reunited with Ayton in the process, but he later backed out on his decision there.[4][5]

On July 16, 2018, Ristić signed a three-year deal with Crvena zvezda.[6][7] In July 2019, Ristić was loaned out to Astana of the Kazakhstan Championship and the VTB United League for the 2019–20 season.[8] In July 2020, he returned to the Zvezda after his one-year loan. In July 2020, Ristić was loaned to Brescia Leonessa for the 2020–21 season.[9] In January 2021, he was transferred from Brescia to Avtodor Saratov of the VTB United League for the rest of the 2020–21 season.[10][11]

Personal life

Ristić earned his bachelor's degree in psychology and sport management from the University of Arizona in 2018.[12]

References
  1. "ABA League Profile". abaliga.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  2. "Euroleague Profile". Euroleague.net. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  3. "Dušan Ristić napustio Zvezdu" (in Serbian). b92.net. January 19, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  4. "Dusan Ristic to join Suns, Deandre Ayton for NBA Summer League, per report". azdesertswarm.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  5. "Arizona Basketball: Dusan Ristic Decides not to Join Suns Summer Roster". zonazealots.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  6. "NOVI ZVEZDIN CENTAR Dušan Ristić potpisao za crveno-bele, a evo zašto će biti veliko pojačanje". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  7. "Zvezda brings back big man Ristic". eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  8. "CENTAR NA POZAJMICI: Ristić u Astani". novosti.rs. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  9. "Brescia punta sempre più in alto: ecco Ristic, la nuova torre della Germani" (in Italian). basketbrescialeonessa.it. 24 July 2020.
  10. "Risolto consensualmente il contratto con Dusan Ristic" (in Italian). basketbrescialeonessa.it. 27 January 2021.
  11. "Душан Ристич – в «Автодоре»" (in Russian). avtodor.ru. 27 January 2021.
  12. "RISTIĆ ZA "NOVOSTI": Da zaokružim priču iz 2014". novosti.rs. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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