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DaJuan Summers

DaJuan Michael Summers (born January 24, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Rafael Barios of the Dominican Torneo Superior de Baloncesto (TSB). He played college basketball at Georgetown University. In the 2009 NBA draft, he was drafted 35th overall by the Detroit Pistons.[1]

DaJuan Summers
No. 35 – Rafael Barias
PositionSmall forward
LeagueTSB
Personal information
Born (1988-01-24) January 24, 1988 (age 36)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolMcDonogh School
(Owings Mills, Maryland)
CollegeGeorgetown (2006–2009)
NBA draft2009: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2011Detroit Pistons
2011Montepaschi Siena
2011–2012New Orleans Hornets
2012–2013Maine Red Claws
2013Los Angeles Clippers
2013–2014Budivelnyk Kyiv
2014–2015Gran Canaria
2015Westchester Knicks
2016–2017Pınar Karşıyaka
2017–2018Galatasaray
2018Seoul SK Knights
2019Levallois Metropolitans
2019–2020Shimane Susanoo Magic
2020Indios de Mayagüez
2021Mahram Tehran
2021Al-Ittihad Jeddah
2022Mahram Tehran
2023Homenetmen Beirut
2023Al-Muharraq
2023Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
2024Goyang Sono Skygunners
2024–presentRafael Barios
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

High school career

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Summers attended the McDonogh School, a private school in Owings Mills, Maryland. As a junior in 2004–05, he averaged 20.4 points and 11.6 rebounds per game, helping McDonogh to a 23–6 record and to the MIAA A Conference final and a No. 5 ranking in the Baltimore Sun's final poll.[2]

As a senior in 2005–06, he averaged 29.2 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 3.0 blocks per game, leading McDonogh to a 19–6 overall record. He finished his high school career with 1,502 points and a two-time Baltimore Sun Baltimore County Player of the Year (junior and senior).[2]

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Summers was listed as the No. 9 small forward and the No. 23 player in the nation in 2006.[3]

College career

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Summers at Georgetown.

In his freshman season at Georgetown, Summers was named to the 2007 Big East All-Rookie team. In 37 games, he averaged 9.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[2]

In his sophomore season, he was a second team All-District 4 selection by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. In 33 games, he averaged 11.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.[2]

In his junior season, he played 31 games, averaging 13.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game.[4]

On March 30, 2009, he declared for the NBA draft, foregoing his final year of college eligibility.[5]

Professional career

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On June 25, 2009, Summers was selected with the 35th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons. In July 2009, he joined the Pistons for the 2009 NBA Summer League. In August 2009, he signed a multi-year deal with the Pistons.[6] In July 2010, he re-joined the Pistons for the 2010 NBA Summer League.

On July 3, 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Montepaschi Siena of Italy.[7] On October 30, 2011, he parted ways with Siena after just four games.[8]

On December 9, 2011, he signed with the New Orleans Hornets.[9] On February 7, 2012, he was waived by the Hornets.[10]

In September 2012, Summers signed with the Charlotte Bobcats.[11] However, he was later waived by the Bobcats on October 27, 2012.[12]

On December 3, 2012, Summers was acquired by the Maine Red Claws.[13] On February 4, 2013, Summers was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[14]

On March 15, 2013, Summers signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.[15] On March 25, 2013, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Clippers.[16] On April 4, 2013, he signed with the Clippers for the remainder of the season.[17] On July 9, 2013, Summers was waived by the Clippers.[18]

On July 31, 2013, Summers signed a one-year deal with Budivelnyk Kyiv of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[19] He sent his family home from Kyiv due to political unrest in Ukraine, but stayed to finish the season.[20]

In July 2014, Summers joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[21] On August 12, 2014, he signed with Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB.[22]

On September 22, 2015, Summers signed with the New York Knicks.[23] However, he was later waived by the Knicks on October 23 after appearing in four preseason games.[24] On November 2, he was acquired by the Westchester Knicks as an affiliate player of New York.[25] On November 23, he was named the D-League's Performer of the Week for games played Thursday, November 12, through Sunday, November 22. The honor marked the first of the 2015–16 season and the first in Westchester Knicks history.[26] The following day, he was ruled out for the rest of the season with a left Achilles tendon injury, an injury he suffered on November 20 in the final two minutes of the team's win over the Sioux Falls Skyforce[27] and was waived on November 24.[28] In three games, Summers led the Knicks to a 3–0 start and averaged 25.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game.[27]

On July 28, 2016, Summers signed with Turkish club Pınar Karşıyaka for the 2016–17 season.[29]

On August 3, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Galatasaray for the 2017–18 season.[30]

On July 12, 2019, he has signed with Levallois Metropolitans of the LNB Pro A.[31] Summers later joined Shimane Susanoo Magic, averaging 17.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game. On October 11, 2020, he signed with Indios de Mayagüez of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).[32]

In September 2023, Summers signed with the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) as the team's import for the 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[33] After a 0–4 start, he was released from the team and replaced by Demetrius Treadwell.[34]

Career statistics

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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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 Detroit 44 0 9.2 .354 .357 .711 1.0 .4 .2 .2 3.0
2010–11 Detroit 22 1 9.0 .406 .429 .450 .5 .1 .1 .0 3.4
2011–12 New Orleans 15 6 13.9 .431 .313 .778 1.5 .7 .5 .0 4.5
2012–13 L.A. Clippers 2 0 3.5 .250 .000 .000 1.0 .5 .0 .0 1.0
Career 83 7 9.9 .384 .367 .642 1.0 .3 .2 .1 3.3

Euroleague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2011–12 Montepaschi Siena 1 1 18.4 .500 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 4.0 .0
2013–14 Budivelnyk Kyiv 10 8 27.8 .426 .222 .806 4.6 1.0 1.5 .6 12.3 12.5
Career 11 9 26.9 .436 .222 .806 4.3 .9 1.4 .5 11.5 11.4

References

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  1. ^ "NBA.com: DRAFT 2009". NBA.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "DaJuan Summers Bio". GUHoyas.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "DaJuan Summers Recruiting Profile". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "DaJuan Summers". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "DaJuan Summers Declares for NBA Draft". BleacherReport.com. March 30, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "Detroit Pistons sign 2009 draft picks DaJuan Summers and Jonas Jerebko". Sportando.com. August 7, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  7. ^ "Montepaschi announces former Pistons DaJuan Summers". Sportando.com. July 3, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Montepaschi Siena and DaJuan Summers part ways". Sportando.com. October 30, 2011. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Hornets add nine players to training camp". HoopsHype.com. December 9, 2011. Archived from the original on March 14, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "New Orleans Hornets waive G Squeaky Johnson, G/F DaJuan Summers". NOLA.com. February 7, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Bobcats add Jeff Adrien, Paris Horne, Josh Owens, DaJuan Summers to training camp". HoopsHype.com. September 25, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  12. ^ "Bobcats waive Josh Owens and DaJuan Summers". HoopsHype.com. October 27, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  13. ^ "RED CLAWS ACQUIRE DAJUAN SUMMERS". NBA.com. December 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 18, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  14. ^ "2013 NBA Development League All-Star Game Rosters Announced". NBA.com. February 4, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  15. ^ "DAJUAN SUMMERS SIGNED TO A 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 15, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  16. ^ "DAJUAN SUMMERS SIGNED TO A SECOND 10-DAY CONTRACT". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. March 25, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  17. ^ "DAJUAN SUMMERS SIGNED FOR REST OF SEASON". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. April 4, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  18. ^ "Clippers waive forward DaJuan Summers". InsideHoops.com. July 9, 2013. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  19. ^ "BUDIVELNIK signs Summers at forward". Euroleague.net. July 31, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
  20. ^ Ellis, Vince (July 13, 2014). "Former Piston DaJuan Summers had 'humbling' experience in Ukraine". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
  21. ^ "Brooklyn Nets Announce Summer League Roster". NBA.com. July 1, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  22. ^ "DaJuan Summers signs with Gran Canaria". Sportando.com. August 12, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  23. ^ "Knicks Sign Travis Trice and DaJuan Summers". NBA.com. September 22, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  24. ^ "Knicks Waive Five Players". NBA.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
  25. ^ "Westchester Knicks Finalize 2015–16 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  26. ^ "DaJuan Summers Wins Performer of the Week". NBA.com. November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  27. ^ a b "DaJuan Summers Suffers Season-Ending Injury". NBA.com. November 24, 2015. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  28. ^ "2015-2016 Westchester Knicks Transactions History". RealGM.com. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  29. ^ Pinar Karsiyaka agreed to terms with DaJuan Summers
  30. ^ "Galatasaray bolsters frontcourt with Summers". Eurocupbasketball.com. August 3, 2017. Archived from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
  31. ^ "DaJuan Summers signs with Metropolitans 92". Sportando. July 12, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  32. ^ Modesti, Luis (October 11, 2020). "DaJuan Summers (ex Shimane SM) agreed terms with Mayaguez". Eurobasket. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  33. ^ Dy, Richard (September 16, 2023). "Summers perfect for Rain or Shine". The Manila Times. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  34. ^ "Rain or Shine brings in new import in bid to stop the bleeding". Spin.ph. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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