Justin Joseph Doellman (born 3 February 1985) is an American-born naturalized Kosovan former professional
basketball
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player who last played for
Baxi Manresa
Baxi is part of BDR Thermea, one of Europe's largest manufacturers and distributors of domestic and commercial water and space heating systems.
Baxi employs 6,400 people throughout Europe, with a turnover exceeding €1.2 billion. The gr ...
of the
Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays at the
power forward
The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to center (basketball), centers. When on Of ...
position.
College career
Doellman played four years of Division I
college basketball
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at
Xavier University
Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati and Evanston (Cincinnati), Ohio. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier has an undergraduate enrollment of 4,860 stud ...
, playing with the
Xavier Musketeers
The Xavier Musketeers are the 16 teams representing Xavier University in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field. The Musk ...
. He averaged 10.6 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in the
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges and ...
.
Professional career
Doellman started his pro career in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...
, where he spent three years in the
LNB Pro A
The LNB Pro A, currently known for sponsorship reasons as Betclic Élite, is the top-tier men's professional basketball league in France. The competition has existed since 1921. Since 1987, the Ligue Nationale de Basket has governed the league ...
.
In 2010, he signed with
Liga ACB squad
Meridiano Alicante, where he averaged 13.1 points and 6.2 rebounds in the Spanish League, and in the next summer, he played for
Assignia Manresa, where he became the second top scorer of the Spanish league, with 16.8 points per game. He was also voted the
Spanish League's MVP of the Month for the month of January.
In 2012, and after a great season, Doellman left Manresa to join
Valencia
Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
, where he signed for the next two seasons. He was named to the
All-EuroCup First Team in 2013 and 2014. With Valencia, he won the
2013–14 season of the
EuroCup, and he was named the
EuroCup Finals MVP. He was also named the
ACB Most Valuable Player of the
2013–14 ACB season. On 1 July 2014, Valencia announced that Doellman decided not to extend his contract with Valencia.
On 9 July 2014, Doellman signed a two-year contract with
Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ...
. On 28 July 2016, he re-signed with Barcelona for three more seasons. On 16 June 2017, Barcelona parted ways with Doellman.
On 11 October 2017, Doellman signed with Turkish club
Anadolu Efes for the 2017–18 season. In November 2017, he parted ways with Efes. On 16 January 2018, he signed with Montenegrin club
Budućnost for the rest of the season.
On 19 July 2018, Doellman signed a one-year deal with
Baxi Manresa
Baxi is part of BDR Thermea, one of Europe's largest manufacturers and distributors of domestic and commercial water and space heating systems.
Baxi employs 6,400 people throughout Europe, with a turnover exceeding €1.2 billion. The gr ...
of the
Liga ACB.
Kosovan national team
Doellman took
Kosovan citizenship, and agreed to play with the senior men's
Kosovan national basketball team, at the
EuroBasket 2017
EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar ...
's
qualification tournament.
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Career statistics
EuroLeague
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Orléans (;["Orleans"](_blank)
(US) and [2014–15
, style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3, ]Barcelona
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ...
, 26 , , 23 , , 24.2 , , .428 , , .355 , , .889 , , 4.3 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .2 , , 9.8 , , 10.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2015–16
, 28 , , 25 , , 24.2 , , .483 , , .429 , , .878 , , 4.0 , , .9 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 9.6 , , 10.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2016–17
, 15 , , 14 , , 20.0 , , .409 , , .536 , , .947 , , 3.1 , , 1.2 , , .9 , , .1 , , 7.8 , , 8.4
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, style="text-align:left;", Career
, style="text-align:left;",
, 63 , , 52 , , 24.0 , , .459 , , .368 , , .873 , , 4.2 , , 1.0 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 10.1 , , 10.8
Domestic leagues
Trophies and achievements
Trophies
*Cholet:
** French Leaders Cup: (2008)
* Valencia:
** EuroCup: (2014)
*Budućnost:
**Montenegrin Cup
The Montenegrin Cup ( Montenegrin and Serbian: ''Kup Crne Gore'') is the national football cup played in Montenegro, established in 2006. The winner of the cup is awarded a spot in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League if they h ...
(2018)
**ABA League
The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Ma ...
champion (2018
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)
Achievements
*Xavier:
** Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy
The Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy is the award given to the winner of regular season basketball games between the University of Dayton and Xavier University.
Origin of Competition
The first meeting between the two Catholic universities was a 24-1 ...
: (2007)
*Assignia Manresa:
** Spanish ACB League Player of the Month: ( January 2012)
*Valencia:
** Spanish ACB League Player of the Month: (May 2013
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** 2× All-EuroCup First Team: (2013
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, 2014
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** EuroCup Finals MVP: (2014
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** All-Spanish League Team: (2014)
** Spanish ACB League MVP: (2014
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)
References
External links
Justin Doellman
at acb.com
at fiba.com
Justin Doellman
at euroleague.net
at goxavier.com
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1985 births
Living people
American emigrants to Kosovo
American expatriate basketball people in France
American expatriate basketball people in Montenegro
American expatriate basketball people in Spain
American expatriate basketball people in Turkey
American men's basketball players
Anadolu Efes S.K. players
Basketball players from Kentucky
Basketball players from Cincinnati<