Dan Gadzuric
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Position | Center |
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Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Team | Milwaukee Bucks |
Nationality | Netherlands |
Born | February 2, 1978 (age 29) The Hague, Netherlands |
College | UCLA |
Draft | 5th pick, 2nd round, 2002 Milwaukee Bucks |
Pro career | 2002–present |
Dan Gadzuric (Gadžurić in Serbian, pronounced /ɠɑːdʒʊɹitʃ/ (born February 2, 1978 in The Hague) is a Dutch professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA. Gadzuric, a center, attended Governor Dummer Academy before playing college basketball at UCLA. Gadzuric was named to the prestigious McDonald's All-American Team.
Gadzuric's mother is Serbian and his father is Vincentian. Gadzuric is very close to his Serbian heritage and once considered playing for the Serbia and Montenegro national team.
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2002 NBA Draft | ||
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First Round Yao Ming | Jay Williams | Mike Dunleavy, Jr. | Drew Gooden | Nikoloz Tskitishvili | Dajuan Wagner | Maybyner "Nene" Hilario | Chris Wilcox | Amare Stoudemire | Caron Butler | Jared Jeffries | Melvin Ely | Marcus Haislip | Fred Jones | Bostjan Nachbar | Jiri Welsch | Juan Dixon | Curtis Borchardt | Ryan Humphrey | Kareem Rush | Qyntel Woods | Casey Jacobsen | Tayshaun Prince | Nenad Krstić | Frank Williams | John Salmons | Chris Jefferies | Dan Dickau |
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Second Round Steve Logan | Roger Mason, Jr. | Robert Archibald | Vincent Yarbrough | Dan Gadzuric | Carlos Boozer | Milos Vujanić | David Andersen | Tito Maddox | Rod Grizzard | Juan Carlos Navarro | Mario Kasun | Ronald Murray | Jason Jennings | Lonny Baxter | Sam Clancy | Matt Barnes | Jamal Sampson | Chris Owens | Peter Fehse | Darius Songaila | Federico Kammerichs | Marcus Taylor | Rasual Butler | Tamar Slay | Mladen Sekularac | Luis Scola | Randy Holcomb | Corsley Edwards |
Categories: 1978 births | Living people | Serbian-Dutch people | Dutch basketball players | Milwaukee Bucks players | UCLA Bruins men's basketball players | McDonald's High School All-Americans | Caribbean Dutch people | People from Den Haag | University of California, Los Angeles alumni | Basketball biography stubs