Ivica Dukan

Ivica DukanChicago Bulls

Position| Director of International Scouting;
Special Assistant to General Manager
League| NBA
Personal information
Born|  (1956-09-27) September 27, 1956 (age 68)
Split, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality| Croatian
Listed height| 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
Playing career| 1973–1990
Position| Shooting guard
Career history
1973–1974| Solin
1974–1986| Jugoplastika
1988–1990| Crystal Palace
Career highlights

* 2× FIBA Korać Cup winner (1976, 1977)
* Yugoslav League champion (1977)
* Yugoslav Cup winner (1977)

Medals

Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Mediterranean Games
| 1979 Yugoslavia | Team

Ivica Dukan (born September 27, 1956), also known in the United States by his nickname Duke, is a Croatian basketball scout and former player who is currently the Director of International Scouting and Special Assistant to General Manager for the Chicago Bulls[1] of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

## Playing career

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Dukan scored the first three-point field goal in the Yugoslav League after introduction this rule prior to the 1984–85 season.[2]

Dukan played 55 games on the Yugoslavian national basketball team. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1979 Mediterranean Games in Split, Yugoslavia.

## Post-playing career

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Since 1991 Dukan has been affiliated to the Chicago Bulls organization.[3] In 1991 he served as a part-time scout for Vice President of Basketball Operations Jerry Krause. On August 20, 1992, he began his role as first Supervisor of European Scouting.[4][5] Later, he was Director of International Scouting. In 2013, he is promoted to the Special Assistant to the Bulls General Manager Gar Forman.[6]

## Personal life

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He and his wife Gordana have a son, Duje (born 1991), who is a professional basketball player.[7] He is the first Croatian who met with 44th President of the United States Barack Obama.[8]

## Awards and accomplishments

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* FIBA Korać Cup winner: 2 (with Jugoplastika: 1975–76, 1976–77)
* Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with Jugoplastika: 1976–77)
* Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with Jugoplastika: 1976–77)

## References

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1. ^ Chicago Bulls Staff Directory
2. ^ Souly: Pričica o trici, KOŠ Magazin
3. ^ "Take a trip around the world with the Duke Q&A with Ivica Dukan". Retrieved 16 July 2017.
4. ^ Ivica Dukan, nba.com
5. ^ 1992-93 Chicago Bulls Roster
6. ^ Ivica Dukan, realgm.com
7. ^ Dauster, Rob (13 March 2015). "Wisconsin's Duje Dukan went from United Center ballboy to a starring role". NBCSports.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
8. ^ Prvi Hrvat kod predsjednika Obame: 'Bacili smo ćakulu o Bullsima'

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Yugoslavia squad – 1979 Mediterranean Games – Silver medal

* 4 Gešoski
* 5 Marić
* 6 Žižić
* 7 Poljak
* 8 Pavličević
* 9 Nakić
* 10 Hadžić
* 11 Knego
* 12 Radovanović
* 13 Dukan
* 14 Petrović
* 15 Delibašić

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Jugoplastika 1975–76 FIBA Korać Cup champions

* 4 Mlađan Tudor
* 5 Branislav Stamenković
* 6 Ivica Škarić
* 7 Željko Jerkov
* 9 Branko Macura
* 10 Ratomir Tvrdić
* 11 Ivica Dukan
* 12 Damir Šolman
* 13 Duje Krstulović
* 14 Ivo Bilanović
* 15 Mirko Grgin
* Mihajlo Manović
* Drago Peterka
* Slobodan Bjelajac

* Head Coach: Petar Skansi

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Jugoplastika 1976–77 FIBA Korać Cup champions

* Jerkov
* Tvrdić
* Šolman
* Krstulović
* Tudor
* Grgin
* Manović
* Bilanović
* Macura
* Dukan
* Bjelajac
* Kruščić
* Coach: Skansi

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