Dennis Jerome Seeley (born November 28, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for California and Cal State Fullerton.

D. J. Seeley
No. 11 – U-BT Cluj-Napoca
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1989-11-28) November 28, 1989 (age 34)
Redding, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High schoolModesto Christian
(Modesto, California)
College
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Radnički Kragujevac
2014Medi Bayreuth
2014–2015Delaware 87ers
2015Manresa
2015Beşiktaş
2015–2016Gran Canaria
2016–2017Maccabi Tel Aviv
2017–2018Gran Canaria
2018–2019Rytas Vilnius
2019–2020Zaragoza
2020–2021Bayern Munich
2021–2022Buducnost VOLI
2022BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque
2023Bayern Munich
2023-presentU-BT Cluj-Napoca
Career highlights and awards
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Professional career

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After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Seeley joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On July 27, 2013, he signed with Radnički Kragujevac of Serbia for the 2013–14 season.[1] In February 2014, he left Radnički[2] and signed with Medi Bayreuth of Germany for the rest of the season.[3]

On November 1, 2014, Seeley was selected by the Delaware 87ers with the 19th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft.[4] On April 9, 2015, after the end of the 2014–15 D-League season, he signed a one-month contract with La Bruixa d'Or Manresa of the Spanish Liga ACB.[5]

On July 26, 2015, Seeley signed with Beşiktaş of Turkey.[6] On December 2, 2015, he left Beşiktaş and signed with Herbalife Gran Canaria for the rest of the season.[7]

On June 28, 2016, Seeley signed a one-year deal, with an option for another one, with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[8]

On June 27, 2017, Seeley returned to Gran Canaria for a second stint, signing a one-year deal.[9]

On August 13, 2018, Seeley signed with the Lithuanian team Rytas Vilnius for the 2018–19 season.[10]

On July 29, 2019, Seeley signed with a one-year deal, with an option for another one, Spanish club Casademont Zaragoza.[11] After averaging 11 points, three rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, Seeley re-signed with the team on July 2, 2020.[12] He averaged 13.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. On December 3, Seeley signed with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga.[13]

On August 1, 2021, he has signed with Buducnost VOLI of the Adriatic League and the Prva A Liga.[14]

On July 30, 2022, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.[15]

On January 18, 2023, Seeley signed back with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga.[16]

On July 28, 2023, Seeley signed with the Romanian team U-BT Cluj-Napoca.[17] On September 19, 2024, he signed another one year contract with Cluj.[18]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2016–17 Maccabi 26 14 20.2 .430 .378 .887 2 2.6 0.5 0.2 7.3 7.0
Career 26 14 20.2 .430 .378 .887 2 2.6 0.5 0.2 7.3 7.0

References

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  1. ^ "Radnicki Kragujevac sign rookie D.J. Seeley". Sportando.com. July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  2. ^ "Di Džej Sili napustio Radnički". b92.net (in Serbian). February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "DJ Seeley moves to Medi Bayreuth". Sportando.com. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  4. ^ "87ers announce 2014 Draft picks". NBA.com. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  5. ^ "La Bruixa d'Or Manresa llega a un acuerdo con DJ Seeley". acb.com (in Spanish). April 9, 2015. Archived from the original on April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  6. ^ "Besiktas signs D.J. Seeley". Sportando.com. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  7. ^ "DJ Seeley signs with Gran Canaria". Sportando.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  8. ^ "Seeley announced by Maccabi Tel Aviv". Eurohoops.net. June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "D.J. Seeley regresa al Herbalife Gran Canaria". cbgrancanaria.net (in Spanish). June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  10. ^ "D.J. Seeley inks with BC Rytas". Sportando.basketball. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "DJ Seeley has been officially added to the roster of Zaragoza". Sportando. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  12. ^ Lupo, Nicola (July 2, 2020). "D.J. Seeley re-signs with Zaragoza". Sportando. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  13. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (December 3, 2020). "Bayern lands DJ Seeley, ex Zaragoza". Eurobasket. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  14. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 1, 2021). "KK Buducnost lands DJ Seeley". Sportando. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  15. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 30, 2022). "DJ Seeley joins Gravelines-Dunkerque". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  16. ^ "München holt D.J. Seeley zurück". basketball.de (in German). January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  17. ^ "Din Euroligă, direct la U-Banca Transilvania! D.J. Seeley este noul fundaș al campioanei României". u-bt.basketball. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  18. ^ "D.J. Seeley revine la U-Banca Transilvania!". u-bt.basketball (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
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