Ronald Dupree

Infobox NBA Player
name = Ronald Dupree

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caption =
league = NBA
position = Small forward
number = 12
height_ft = 6
height_in = 7
weight_lb = 209
team = Cleveland Cavaliers
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1981|1|26
birth_place = Biloxi, Mississippi
highschool =
college = LSU
draft = Not drafted
draft_year = 2003
career_start = 2003
former_teams = Chicago Bulls (2003–2004)
Detroit Pistons (2004–2005; 2006–2007)
Minnesota Timberwolves (2005–2006)
Seattle Super Sonics (2008)
awards =

Ronald Edmund Dupree (born January 26, 1981 in Biloxi, Mississippi) is an American professional basketball player. A 6'7" small forward, he plays with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA.

College career

Dupree played at Louisiana State University (LSU) under Coach John Brady. He averaged 4.9 points and 3.3 rebounds in 12.7 minutes per game in the Tigers' 2000 Sweet Sixteen season. He was named All-SEC Second Team in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. During his sophomore season he led the SEC in scoring at 17.3 points per game and was second in rebounding with 8.8 per game. In each of his last three years he ranked second in the SEC in rebounding with averages of 8.8(2000-2001), 8.5(2001-2002), and 8.3(2002-2003) RPG. He also never finished lower than seventh in the league in scoring in his final three seasons. He finished his LSU career as the school's eighth most prolific scorer and sixth best rebounder.

Professional career

Dupree went undrafted in 2003, but signed during the 2003-04 season with the Chicago Bulls. After his rookie season, he signed a contract with the Detroit Pistons, but was infrequently used by coach Larry Brown. Dupree was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves prior to the 2005-06 season for a second round draft pick. He re-signed with the Pistons on July 17, 2006. On December 14, 2007, he was waived so the Pistons could make room for other players obtained in a trade with the Charlotte Bobcats. He was signed to a ten-day contract by the Seattle SuperSonics on April 3, 2008. [ [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/357703_sonx04.html Sonics Notebook: Sonics sign Dupree to 10-day deal] ] Dupree has been added to the Cleveland Cavaliers 2008 training camp roster.

Dupree holds career averages of 3.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Chicago
47 || 8 || 19.0 || .394 || .444 || .629 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .7 || .4 || 6.2
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Detroit
47 || 0 || 10.0 || .480 || .500 || .617 || 2.0 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 3.2
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Minnesota
36 || 0 || 7.4 || .524 || .000 || .341 || 1.4 || .4 || .3 || .0 || 2.2
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Detroit
19 || 0 || 4.9 || .355 || .000 || .333 || .9 || .3 || .3 || .1 || 1.3
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Detroit
1 || 0 || 3.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Seattle
4 || 0 || 4.5 || .333 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.0 || .3 || .2 || .0 || 1.0
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
154 || 8 || 11.3 || .429 || .417 || .559 || 2.2 || .6 || .4 || .1 || 3.6
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Playoffs

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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Detroit
14 || 0 || 2.7 || .286 || .000 || .000 || .4 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .3
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
14 || 0 || 2.7 || .286 || .000 || .000 || .4 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .3
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Notes

External links

* [http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ronald_dupree/index.html NBA.com Profile]
* [http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=27829&SPID=2166&DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=174229&Q_SEASON=2001 LSUsports.net Profile]