Duop Reath

Duop Thomas Reath (born 26 June 1996) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League (FLB). He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers. Reath was part of the Australian Basketball team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[1]

Duop Reath
No. 26 – Beirut Club Basketball team
PositionCenter
LeagueFBL
Personal information
Born (1996-06-26) 26 June 1996
Waat, Sudan (now South Sudan)
NationalityAustralian / South Sudanese
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight111 kg (245 lb)
Career information
High schoolGirrawheen Senior
(Perth, Western Australia)
CollegeLee College (2014–2016)
LSU (2016–2018)
NBA draft2018 / Undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2020FMP
2020–2021Crvena zvezda
2021–2022Illawarra Hawks
2022Qingdao Eagles
2023-present[[Beirut Club Basketball team]]
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam

Early life

Born in South Sudan, Reath and his family moved to Brisbane when he was aged 9. He moved again to Perth soon after where he attended Girrawheen Senior High School. Reath first played soccer with ambitions of playing for the Socceroos until a growth spurt in year ten led to him playing basketball.[2]

College career

Reath played the freshman and the sophomore season at Lee College in Baytown, Texas from 2014 to 2016. In the 2014–15 season, he averaged 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. As a sophomore (2015–16), he averaged 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game.[3]

Junior season

In 2016, Reath joined LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). He appeared in 31 games, including 30 starts in the Tigers' 2016–17 season. He averaged 12.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game during the season.[3] He was the SEC Player of the Week in the first week.[4] On 19 December 2016 he scored season-high 23 points against the Charleston. On 4 February 2017 he pulled down career-high 16 rebounds against the Texas A&M.[3]

Senior season

Reath appeared in 33 games, including 28 starts in the Tigers' 2017–18 season. He averaged 12.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game during the season.[3] On 20 January 2018 he scored career-high 31 points against the Vanderbilt. He was named the SEC Player of the Week in the fifth week.[5]

College statistics
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 LSU 313027.7.510.314.6036.2.8.51.512.0
2017–18 LSU 332824.2.544.422.6295.3.7.51.012.5
Career 645825.9.527.375.6175.8.7.51.212.3

Professional career

Serbian League (2018–2021)

After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Reath joined the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Summer League.[6][7]

On 1 August 2018, Reath signed a three-year contract with the Serbian team FMP.[8][9] In July 2019, he joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2019 NBA Summer League.[10]

On 1 August 2020, Reath signed a contract with the Serbian team Crvena zvezda for the 2020–21 season.[11][12]

Illawarra Hawks (2021–2022)

On 19 June 2021, Reath signed with the Illawarra Hawks of the National Basketball League for the 2021–22 season.[13]

Reath joined the Phoenix Suns in the 2022 NBA Summer League.[14]

National team career

Reath was selected as a member of the Australia national team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[15]

Personal life

Reath was born in the southern part of Sudan, nowadays in South Sudan. At the age of 9 (2005), he moved to Perth, Australia alongside his parents and six brothers and sisters[8] due to the civil war in Sudan.[16]

See also

References
  1. "Basketball REATH Duop - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  2. Butler, Steve (11 December 2016). "Mirrabooka's Duop Reath making his mark in US college system with Louisiana State University". PerthNow. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "Duop Reath LSU Profile". lsusports.net. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. "Week 1: Men's Basketball Players of the Week". secsports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  5. "Week 5: Men's Basketball Players of the Week". secsports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  6. "Former LSU forward Duop Reath lands with Dallas Mavericks' summer league team". nola.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. "Mavericks' Duop Reath: To play for Dallas in summer league". cbssports.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  8. "Duop Reath reinforced FMP". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  9. "Ret prvo pojačanje FMP-a za narednu sezonu". novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. "Brooklyn Nets Summer League: Breaking Down the Roster". nba.com. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  11. "Duop Reath is the new Crvena zvezda mts reinforcement". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. "Zvanično: I Rit crveno-beli". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  13. "Duop Reath Signs with the Illawarra Hawks for NBL22". NBL.com.au. 19 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  14. "Phoenix Suns 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster | NBA.com". www.nba.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  15. "Australia announces the final roster for Olympic Games". eurohoops.net. 3 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  16. "Posted at 9:40 am on December 20, 2016 The Incredible Journey of Duop Reath". tigerrag.com. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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