Alex Ducas

Australian basketball player (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alexander Ducas (born 11 December 2000) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL). He began his career in the Australian state leagues before moving to the United States in 2019 to play college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels. He played five seasons for the Gaels and earned second-team All-WCC in 2022 and 2024. He played for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 2024–25 season, on a two-way contract with the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He was a member of the Thunder's 2025 NBA championship-winning team.

LeagueNBL
Born (2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 25)
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Quick facts No. 4 – Brisbane Bullets, Position ...
Alex Ducas
No. 4 Brisbane Bullets
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueNBL
Personal information
Born (2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 25)
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeSaint Mary's (2019–2024)
NBA draft2024: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2019Geraldton Buccaneers
2017–2019BA Centre of Excellence
2024–2025Oklahoma City Thunder
2024–2025Oklahoma City Blue
2025–presentBrisbane Bullets
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
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Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Australia
FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2022 Jakarta
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Early life and career

Ducas was born and raised in Geraldton, Western Australia,[1][2] where he attended Nagle Catholic College.[3]

In 2016, Ducas debuted for the Geraldton Buccaneers in the State Basketball League (SBL), averaging 2.27 points in 22 games.[4] In 2017, he played 13 games for the Buccaneers, averaging 5.67 points and 1.47 rebounds per game.[5] He also played five games for the BA Centre of Excellence in the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL), averaging 2.4 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.[6] In 2018, he averaged nine points in three SBL games for the Buccaneers[7] before returning to the Centre of Excellence and averaging 12.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 14 SEABL games.[8]

In 2019, Ducas played nine games for the Centre of Excellence of the NBL1 in the league's inaugural season, averaging 21.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[9] He was named the NBL1 Youth Player of the Year.[10] He finished the year with the Buccaneers and helped them win the SBL championship for the 2019 SBL season.[11] In 13 games for the Buccaneers, he averaged 15.54 points, 3.92 rebounds and 3.08 assists per game.[12]

While in Canberra at the Centre of Excellence, Ducas attended Lake Ginninderra College.[13][14]

College career

On 5 November 2019, Ducas made his debut for Saint Mary's, recording 3 points and 2 rebounds against Wisconsin.[15] As a freshman, Ducas appeared in 33 games, starting in 11 games – which was more games as a true freshman than any Gael since Matthew Dellavedova.[16] In his sophomore season, Ducas suffered an ankle injury, causing him to appear in only 14 games. Prior to his injury, Ducas averaged 11.3 points on 35.7% from three.[16] He posted 10.3 points per game as a junior.[17] As a senior, Ducas averaged 12.5 points per game shooting 41.4% from beyond the arc.[18]

In his final season with Saint Mary's, Ducas started every single game for the third consecutive season, shooting a career-best 43.8% from three, making 81 – which was the ninth most in team history and second most in the WCC.[16] Against Davidson, Ducas registered a season-high 23 points on 7 made threes.[19] With Saint Mary's, Ducas won the 2024 WCC tournament and was named a second team All-WCC honoree for the second time.[20] Ducas averaged 9.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[18]

As a fifth year guard, Ducas finished his collegiate career playing in a program-record 150 games and finished second all-time in program history with 278 threes.[21]

Professional career

Oklahoma City Thunder (2024–2025)

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft,[22] Ducas joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2024 NBA Summer League,[23] but did not play.[24] On 16 July 2024, he signed a two-way contract with the Thunder.[25][21] He scored his first NBA points in January 2025 after a back injury sidelined him for nearly two months.[26] He featured in 21 NBA games during the regular season, averaging 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.[27] He also played in six games for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League during the 2024–25 season.[28] Although Ducas did not play for the Thunder during their playoff run, he was part of the squad that won the NBA championship in the 2025 NBA Finals, making him the ninth Australian-born player to earn an NBA title.[27]

Ducas re-joined the Thunder for the 2025 NBA Summer League, playing one game in Salt Lake City.[24]

Brisbane Bullets (2025–present)

On 28 July 2025, Ducas signed with the Brisbane Bullets of the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2025–26 season.[29]

National team career

Ducas played for Australia at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup.[30]

Ducas debuted for the Australian Boomers at the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup.[30] He later played for the Boomers during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers.[30]

In October 2025, Ducas was named in the Boomers squad for the first window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers.[31]

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
   Won an NBA championship

NBA

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2024–25 Oklahoma City 2106.0.400.4761.0001.2.2.2.01.7
Career 2106.0.400.4761.0001.2.2.2.01.7
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College

More information Year, Team ...
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Saint Mary's 331115.1.478.414.7502.20.40.30.03.6
2020–21 Saint Mary's 14922.0.413.328.8424.40.50.50.17.9
2021–22 Saint Mary's 343429.8.409.387.8203.70.90.90.210.3
2022–23 Saint Mary's 353531.3.433.414.8684.31.00.90.412.5
2023–24 Saint Mary's 343428.1.453.438.7745.61.90.70.29.9
Career 15012325.8.433.406.8284.01.00.7.29.0
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Personal life

As of 2024, Ducas' father, Aaron, is an assistant coach for the Geraldton Buccaneers in the NBL1 West.[32]

References

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