Javin Que DeLaurier (born April 7, 1998) is an American professional

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player for

Rytas Vilnius Rytas Vilnius is a Lithuanian professional basketball club based in Vilnius, Lithuania. The club was founded in 1997 from another club, Statyba, and has become one of the most successful Lithuanian basketball clubs. Rytas have won two EuroCup ...

of the LKL. He played four years of

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for the

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High school career

DeLaurier attended

St. Anne's-Belfield School St. Anne's-Belfield School is a co-educational, independent boarding and day school for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The school is located on in Charlottesville, Virginia, US, near the campus of the University of Virginia. History The ...

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. 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 teaming up with five-star prospect

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, where he averaged 10.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game leading them to an Adidas uprising championship in

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. 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.

Recruiting

DeLaurier was rated as a four-star recruit in the 2016 high school class. On September 27, 2015, DeLaurier committed to

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, choosing the Blue Devils over other offers from

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, and

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College career

DeLaurier played four seasons for the

from 2016 to 2020. He was a two-time ACC Tournament champion in 2017 and 2019.

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

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. As a freshman, DeLaurier 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.

Junior season (2018–2019)

In the 2019 season he shared the court with

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, and

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. DeLaurier was named team captain alongside

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. 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

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against

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. DeLaurier finished the season averaging 3.8 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. On April 22, 2019, DeLaurier alongside fellow junior Marques Bolden declared for the

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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

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named DeLaurier team captain again alongside Jack White and

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for the 2019–20 season. On December 3, 2019, DeLaurier scored 10 points and 6 rebounds in a 87-75 victory over

. In his senior season, DeLaurier averaged 3.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Greensboro Swarm (2021)

After going undrafted in the

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, DeLaurier signed a training camp deal with the

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. He was later waived on December 19, 2020. On January 27, 2021, DeLaurier was allocated to the

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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.

Niagara River Lions (2021)

On March 31, 2021, DeLaurier was signed by the

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of the

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. He averaged 14.8 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 1.2 steals per game.

Milwaukee Bucks / Wisconsin Herd (2021–2022)

In August 2021, DeLaurier joined the

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for the

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, 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

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, but was waived prior to the start of the season. In October 2021, he joined the

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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

. He appeared in one game for the Bucks, recording one rebound. On January 2, 2022, DeLaurier was reacquired and activated by the Herd.

ASK Karditsas (2022)

On August 21, 2022, DeLaurier signed overseas with

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of the

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Hapoel Holon (2022–2023)

On December 12, 2022, he signed with

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of the

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Personal life

DeLaurier's mother, C'ta, played college basketball for

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earning Atlantic 10 Tournament MVP honors in 1993. Also has three brothers, Ethan DeLaurier (currently playing for the Naval Academy) Eli DeLaurier who is a high major D1 recruit, and Jack DeLaurier

Career statistics

NBA

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References

External links

Duke Blue Devils bioUSA Basketball bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:DeLaurier, Javin 1998 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania Basketball players from Virginia BC Rytas players Centers (basketball) Duke Blue Devils men's basketball players Greensboro Swarm players Milwaukee Bucks players Sportspeople from Mission Viejo, California Basketball players from Orange County, California Undrafted National Basketball Association players Wisconsin Herd players