Daniel Emil-Luciano Dolenc (born 10 August 1993) is a Finnish professional basketball player who plays for SCM U Craiova in the Romanian Liga Națională. Dolenc started playing basketball in youth teams of Espoo Basket Team, continuing his senior career in 2010 with Tapiolan Honka, competing in Finnish first-tier Korisliiga.
| Craiova | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Liga Națională |
| Personal information | |
| Born | August 10, 1993 Espoo, Finland |
| Listed height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Tapiolan Honka Academy, (Espoo, Finland) |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2013 | Tapiolan Honka |
| 2013–2015 | Kouvot |
| 2015–2020 | BC Nokia |
| 2020–2021 | Swans Gmunden |
| 2021–2022 | Les Sables Vendee |
| 2022–2023 | Karhu Basket |
| 2023–2024 | M Basket Mažeikiai |
| 2024– | SCM U Craiova |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
edit2013–2015
editIn 2013, Dolenc signed for Kouvot. He played there for two seasons averaging 4.8 points and 2.6 rebounds.
2015–2020
editIn 2015, he signed for BC Nokia. He played there for five seasons averaging 8.5 points and 3.7 rebounds.
2020–2021
editAfter spending five seasons with BC Nokia, Dolenc moved to Austria to play for Swans Gmunden for the 2020–2021 season, where he averaged 10.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and shot 60% from the field.[1]
2021–2022
editIn 2021, he moved to France second-tier side Les Sables Vendée. He averaged 8.5 points and 4.6 rebounds.
2022–2023
editIn 2022, Dolenc returned to Finland to play with the Finnish reigning champions Karhu Basket. He averaged 10.2 points and 4.1 rebounds. The club advanced to the semi finals of the 2022–23 FIBA Europe Cup, and won the silver medal in Korisliiga.
2023–2024
editAfter a great season with Karhu Basket, Dolenc signed with Lithuanian club BC Mažeikiai of the LKL for the 2023–24 season. On 29 October 2023, Dolenc dislocated his kneecap in a match against BC Šiauliai, while fighting for a loose ball and simultaneously colliding with a teammate.[2]
SCM U Craiova
editDolenc signed with SCM U Craiova in the Romanian Liga Națională for the 2024–25 season.[3]
International career
editA former youth international, Dolenc has played 18 games for Finland senior national team.
Personal life
editDolenc was born in Espoo, Finland, to Finnish-Swedish mother and a father of Brazilian origin.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Daniel Dolenc ei pelkää isoa vastuuta – "Se oli sellainen asia mitä kaipasin"". www.basket.fi.
- ^ "Daniel Dolenc Liettuan liiganousijan korin alle". www.basket.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ Daniel Dolencin ura jatkuu Romaniassa, basket.fi, 1 September 2024
- ^ "Andre Dolenc & Maria Christine Halsas". www.federley.com.
- ^ "Family tree of Daniel Dolenc". Geneanet.
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