Damjan Rudež

Damjan Rudež
No. 10 – UCAM Murcia
Position Power forward
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1986-06-17) 17 June 1986
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career 2002–present
Career history
2002–2004 Zrinjevac
2004–2006 Oostende
2006–2008 Split
2008–2009 Union Olimpija
2009–2011 Cedevita
2011–2012 Cibona
2012–2014 Zaragoza
2014–2015 Indiana Pacers
2015–2016 Minnesota Timberwolves
2016–2017 Orlando Magic
2017–2018 Valencia
2018 Monaco
2018–present Murcia
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia Croatia
Mediterranean Games
2009 PescaraTeam

Damjan Rudež (Croatian pronunciation: [damjan ru:deʒ] (DAHM-yahn ROO-dezh); born 17 June 1986) is a Croatian professional basketball player for UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB. He represents the Croatian national team. Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m), he plays the power forward position.

Professional career

Europe

From 2002 to 2004, Rudež played for the junior team of Zrinjevac and occasionally for the senior team. From 2004 to 2006, he played for the Belgian club Oostende, where he won his first championship in 2006. From 2006 to 2008, he played for Split.

In June 2008, he signed a two-year deal with Union Olimpija. In 2009, he left Olimpija and signed with Cedevita Zagreb.

On 7 July 2011, he signed a one-year deal with Cibona Zagreb.[1]

In August 2012, he signed a one-year deal with CAI Zaragoza of Spain.[2] On 26 June 2013, he re-signed with Zaragoza on a two-year deal.[3][4] In June 2014, he requested a buy-out from his contract with Zaragoza.[5]

NBA

On 11 July 2014, Rudež signed a three-year deal with the Indiana Pacers.[6][7] During 2014–15 NBA season, Rudež led all rookies in three-point field goal percentage.[8]

On 12 July 2015, Rudež was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Chase Budinger.[9] On 27 June 2016, the Timberwolves declined the $1.2 million team option on Rudež's contract for the 2016–17 season, making him an unrestricted free agent.[10]

On 8 September 2016, Rudež signed with the Orlando Magic.[11] On 7 September 2017, he re-signed with the Magic.[12] On 13 October 2017, he was waived by the Magic.[13]

Return to Europe

On 26 October 2017, Rudež signed a three-month contract with Spanish club Valencia Basket.[14] Following the expiration of his contract, on 29 January 2018, he parted ways with Valencia.[15] On 16 July 2018, Rudež signed a one-year contract with Spanish club UCAM Murcia.[16]

NBA 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Indiana 68215.4.452.406.696.7.8.2.14.8
2015–16 Minnesota 3308.4.403.3401.000.6.3.1.02.3
2016–17 Orlando 4507.0.352.313.000.6.4.3.01.8
Career 146211.2.424.373.774.6.6.2.03.3

National team career

On 3 August 2008, he was called into the senior Croatian national basketball team to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics, after Damir Markota withdrew from the team, due to injury.[17]

In 2009, he won the gold medal at the XVI Mediterranean Games, which were held in Pescara, Italy. He also represented Croatia at the EuroBasket 2015,[18] where they were eliminated in the eighth-finals by the Czech Republic.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "KK Cibona lands Rudez and Kovacevic". Sportando. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  2. ↑ CAI Zaragoza puts Damjan Rudez at forward
  3. ↑ CAI ZARAGOZA re-signs Rudez
  4. ↑ CAI Zaragoza keep Damjan Rudez
  5. ↑ Damjan Rudez to workout with Cleveland Cavaliers
  6. ↑ Pacer Sign Free Agents C.J. Miles and Damjan Rudez; Re-sign Lavoy Allen
  7. ↑ Sources: Pacers reach agreement with European shooter Damjan Rudez
  8. ↑ NBA Player 3-Point Shooting Statistics - 2014-15
  9. ↑ "Timberwolves Acquire Damjan Rudez from Indiana". NBA.com. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  10. ↑ Gauruder, Dana (27 June 2016). "Timberwolves Decline Option On Damjan Rudez". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Orlando Magic Sign Six Players". NBA.com. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Magic Re-Sign Damjan Rudez". NBA.com. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Magic Waive Kalin Lucas and Damjan Rudez". NBA.com. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Valencia adds versatile forward Rudez". Euroleague.net. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  15. ↑ Damjan Rudez leaves Valencia
  16. ↑ "ACB.COM - Damjan Rudez, nuevo soldado de los Tercios del UCAM Murcia CB". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  17. ↑ CRO – Rudez called by Croatia after meniscus injury knocks out Markota
  18. ↑ "CROATIA UNVEIL AMBITIOUS EUROBASKET SQUAD". eurobasket2015.org. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "CZECHS MAKE FIRST QUARTER-FINAL TRIP". eurobasket2015.org. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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