Dante Exum

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Dante Exum
Point guard / Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1995-07-13) July 13, 1995
East Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Listed weight 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school Thomas Carr College (Melbourne, Victoria)
Lake Ginninderra (Canberra, ACT)

Dante Exum (born July 13, 1995) is an Australian basketball player. He is considered one of the best prospects for the 2014 NBA draft.[1][2]

Junior career

Exum played for the Keilor Basketball Association as a junior[3] and attended Lake Ginninderra Secondary College in Canberra where, in conjunction with, also attended the Australian Institute of Sport.

In April 2013, Exum participated in the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit for the World Select Team where he recorded 16 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a 112-98 win over the USA Junior Select Team.[4][5] In October 2013, he graduated from Lake Ginninderra and had the option to enrol in college and play college basketball during the 2013–14 season, but he decided against it.[6]

Exum competed in the Australian National High School Basketball Championships held between December 2013 and January 2014, going on to lead his team to the eventual title.[7][8]

On January 28, 2014, it was announced that Exum signed with agents from Landmark Sports and that he will declare for the 2014 NBA draft.[9]

International

Exum played for Australia in the 2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[10] Exum averaged 18.2 points and 3.8 assists over nine games at the 2013 FIBA U19 tournament, subsequently being named to the All-Tournament Team. He was also selected in the 2013 Boomers FIBA Oceania Championship squad where he played sparingly in both games.

Personal

Exum's father, Cecil, played college basketball at the University of North Carolina, a team which included Michael Jordan. He was drafted in 1984 by the Denver Nuggets of the NBA, and later settled in Australia where he played in the National Basketball League for the North Melbourne Giants, Melbourne Tigers and Geelong Supercats.[11]

References

  1. ↑ 2014 NBA Big Board: Wiggins leads deepest draft in years
  2. ↑ Chad Ford's Top 100 - 2014
  3. ↑ Former Keilor Thunder basketballer Dante Exum is shooting for NBA selection
  4. ↑ 2013 Nike Hoop Summit Game Recap
  5. ↑ 4.20.2013 - Nike Hoops Summit
  6. ↑ Dante Exum undecided on college
  7. ↑ Australian young gun Dante Exum focus of attention at Australian School Champs
  8. ↑ Australian teen Dante Exum set for NBA draft
  9. ↑ Dante Exum declares for draft
  10. ↑ Dante Exum, the FIBA U19 World Championships, and the Purest Form of NBA Draft Nerddom
  11. ↑ National Basketball Association scouts from US chasing local teenager Dante Exum

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