Javin DeLaurier

Javin Que DeLaurier (born April 7, 1998) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basketball League (GBL) and the Basketball Champions League (BCL). He played four years of college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.

High school career

DeLaurier attended St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia. As a sophomore, DeLaurier averaged 11.7 points, 12.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game. After his sophomore season concluded, DeLaurier was invited to the NBA Top 100 camp. As a junior, he averaged 21.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, 5.1 assists, and 4.2 blocks per game to lead his team to the quarterfinals of the 2015 state tournament. During the summer, Delaurier joined his AAU team, Team loaded Virginia on the Adidas Uprising Circuit, where he averaged 10.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game leading them to an Adidas uprising championship in Las Vegas. As a senior, he averaged 21.9 points, 12.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 3.3 blocks per game, earning All-Central Virginia Player of the Year honors.

DeLaurier was rated as a four-star recruit in the 2016 high school class. On September 27, 2015, DeLaurier committed to Duke, choosing the Blue Devils over other offers from North Carolina, Arizona, and Notre Dame. DeLaurier was part of a recruiting class that featured five-star recruits and future NBA players Jayson Tatum, Harry Giles III, Frank Jackson and Marques Bolden.

College career

Freshman season (2016–17)

On November 11, 2016, Delaurier scored 6 points and 8 rebounds in a 94–49 victory against Marist. On November 26, 2016, Delaurier scored 2 points, 5 rebounds and two blocks in a 93–58 win over Appalachian State University. As a freshman, DeLaurier received limited playing time and only appeared in 12 games averaging 1.6 points and 1.6 rebounds a game.

Sophomore season (2017–2018)

During his sophomore season, DeLaurier averaged 3.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game, as the reserve power forward behind Wendell Carter Jr.

Junior season (2018–2019)

In the 2019 season he shared the court with NBA All-Star Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, and Cam Reddish. DeLaurier was named team captain alongside Jack White. On November 14, 2018, DeLaurier scored 10 points and 6 rebounds in a 84–46 win over Eastern Michigan. The 2019 season ended with a loss in the Elite Eight against Michigan State. DeLaurier finished the season averaging 3.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. On April 22, 2019, DeLaurier declared for the 2019 NBA draft.

Senior season (2019–2020)

On May 29, 2019, DeLaurier announced he would return for his senior season. On June 7, 2019, DeLaurier underwent surgery on his elbow. On September 18, 2019, coach Mike Krzyzewski named DeLaurier team captain again alongside Jack White and Tre Jones for the 2019–20 season. On December 3, 2019, DeLaurier scored 10 points and 6 rebounds in a 87–75 victory over Michigan State. In his senior season, DeLaurier averaged 3.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Overall career

DeLaurier played four seasons for the Duke Blue Devils from 2016 to 2020. He was a two-time ACC Tournament champion in 2017 and 2019. During his four years at Duke, DeLaurier played a career 114 games including 23 starts and averaged 3.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, .658 shooting percentage. He also finished his final two seasons 100 blocked shots. In May 2020, DeLaurier graduated from Duke with a degree in International comparative studies.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, DeLaurier signed a training camp deal with the Charlotte Hornets. He was later waived on December 19, 2020.

On January 27, 2021, DeLaurier was allocated to the Greensboro Swarm from the Charlotte Hornets to participate in the 2021 G League Bubble. He played 7 games, averaging 2.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 11.1 minutes.

On March 31, 2021, DeLaurier was signed by the Niagara River Lions of the Canadian Elite Basketball League. He averaged 14.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 1.2 steals per game.

In August 2021, DeLaurier joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2021 NBA Summer League, recording no points in 12 minutes on 0–2 shooting, but grabbing 9 rebounds at his debut, a 85–83 loss to the Boston Celtics. On September 27, he signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, but was waived prior to the start of the season. In October 2021, he joined the Wisconsin Herd after a trade. In 12 games, he averaged 7.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 17.0 minutes per game while shooting 60% from the field.

On December 23, 2021, DeLaurier signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. He appeared in one game for the Bucks, recording one rebound. On January 2, 2022, DeLaurier was reacquired and activated by the Herd.

On August 21, 2022, DeLaurier signed overseas with Karditsa of the Greek Basket League.

On December 12, 2022, he signed with Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

Personal life

DeLaurier's mother, C'ta, played college basketball for Rutgers earning Atlantic 10 Tournament MVP honors in 1993. Also has three brothers, Ethan DeLaurier (currently playing for the Naval Academy) Eli DeLaurier who is at Providence College, and Jack DeLaurier

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