Boomers: we’re not taking Patty and Bryce
May 18, 2026
Duop Reath
- Nationality: AUS/SSD
- Date of Birth: 26/06/96
- Place of Birth: Waat (Sudan)
- Position: F/C
- Height (CM): 211
- Weight (KG): 111
- Junior Assoc:
- College: Lee College (2014–2016) / LSU (2016–2018)
- NBL DEBUT: 5/12/21
- AGE AT DEBUT: 25
- LAST NBL GAME: 1/05/22
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 25
- NBL History: Illawarra 2022
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Born in South Sudan, at age nine Reath and his family moved to Brisbane looking for better situation due to the civil war in Sudan. Shortly after they moved to Perth where he attended Girrawheen Senior High School. Reath first played soccer with ambitions of playing for the Socceroos until a growth spurt in year ten led to him playing basketball.
He then relocated to the United States of America to further his basketball career, playing at Lee College in Baytown, TX, United States of America, before moving to Louisiana State University.
FAMILY: Parents are Nyanen Juch and Thomas Duop. Siblings: Dinaay, Choi, Chat, Nyadang, Chuatwech and Sebit
NBL EXPERIENCE
Duop Reath made his NBL debut with the Illawarra Hawks at 25 years of age. He scored 18 points in his first game.
After pushing Perth to three games in the NBL21 semifinals, Illawarra entered its second season under Brian Goorjian with Justin Simon (to Ludwigsburg), Cam Bairstow (to Adelaide) and Max Darling (released) departing. Goorjian retained Tyler Harvey, Justinian Jessup and Sam Froling while adding Antonius Cleveland, Travis Trice, Harry Froling (via Brisbane) and Duop Reath (via Serbia). Trice was released before the season after choosing not to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, with Xavier Rathan-Mayes signed as his replacement.
Reath signed a one-year marquee deal with Illawarra in July 2021 after playing in Serbia and arrived in Wollongong having helped the Australian Boomers win their first Olympic medal in Tokyo under Goorjian. “Duop is a talent, there’s no doubting that,” said Goorjian. “His skill set, basketball IQ and flexibility has been on show.”
Illawarra opened its season at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on December 5, where Reath (18 points and 9 rebounds), Jessup (17 points and 3 steals) and Harvey (15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 steals) led the Hawks to an 81-71 victory, while former Hawk Bairstow (15 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists) was Adelaide’s best.
Reath (15.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks across 30 games) started every game and quickly established himself as one of the league’s most productive centres, averaging 20.3 points, 9 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks during Illawarra’s opening four games.
Reath suffered his only injury concern against Adelaide at the WIN Entertainment Centre on January 24, leaving during the first half with a hip injury after recording 6 points and 2 rebounds in less than nine minutes. Harry Froling (27 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals) made eight three-pointers and Harvey (19 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals) helped Illawarra defeat the 36ers 100-89, while Sunday Dech (20 points and 3 assists) led Adelaide. The injury did not cost Reath an appearance, with the centre playing all 28 regular-season games and both semifinals.
Reath delivered another major performance during Illawarra’s Indigenous Round game against South East Melbourne on March 17, making nine of his 11 shots and finishing with 22 points, 12 rebounds, and 1 steal. Harvey (22 points) and Cleveland (16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals) helped the Hawks defeat the Phoenix 103-97, while Zhou Qi (25 points and 8 rebounds) led South East Melbourne, with Reath awarded the Tyson Demos Medal as the game’s best player.
Duop double-double??
Reath’s extraordinary effort secured him the Tyson Demos Medal, for player of the game in our annual home Indigenous game ?#WeAreIllawarra #FlyAsOne #NBL22 pic.twitter.com/M6cP9F8Y6x
— Illawarra Hawks Basketball (@illawarrahawks) March 17, 2022
Reath’s best regular-season scoring game came at Nissan Arena on April 9, where he made 13 of his 15 shots and finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 1 assist as Illawarra defeated Brisbane 108-77 and collected its sixth consecutive win. Cleveland (18 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists) and Harvey (18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals) helped the Hawks record the highest score by any team during the NBL22 season, while Robert Franks (19 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 steals) led Brisbane.
Club legend Tim Coenraad (3.9 points across 29 games) was initially added as an injury replacement before being elevated to the full roster after Daniel Grida suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Reath was named Illawarra’s club MVP after shooting 49 percent from the field and 79 percent from the free-throw line. Harvey (16.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.7 steals) led the Hawks in scoring, while Cleveland (14.2 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1.2 blocks) was named the NBL Defensive Player of the Year and selected to the All-NBL First Team. Jessup (13.3 points and 3.8 rebounds) improved during the second season of his Next Stars contract, Rathan-Mayes (10.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.1 assists) provided another ball-handler alongside Harvey and Sam Froling (8.9 points and 7.5 rebounds) bounced back from an injury-affected season to become an important part of the frontcourt rotation.
Illawarra completed the regular season against Sydney at Qudos Bank Arena on April 24, where Reath (12 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 blocks), Jessup (24 points and 3 rebounds) and Cleveland (18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals) led the Hawks to an 87-84 victory, while Xavier Cooks (20 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 assists) was Sydney’s best. The win saw Illawarra finish second with a 19-9 record and secure home-court advantage for the semifinals.
The semifinal series opened at the WIN Entertainment Centre on April 29, where Reath delivered his best all-around game of the season, making five three-pointers and finishing with 26 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal, and 3 blocks. Cleveland (21 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 blocks) and Harvey (10 points and 8 rebounds) provided support, while Jaylen Adams (30 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists), Ian Clark (16 points) and Cooks (11 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks) led Sydney to an 89-79 victory.
Game two moved to Qudos Bank Arena, where Illawarra led by 15 points during the second quarter before being held to 33 points after half-time. Reath (20 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 blocks), Harvey (21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 steals) and Rathan-Mayes (14 points and 8 rebounds) led the Hawks, while Adams (29 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists), Jarell Martin (23 points and 9 rebounds), Clark (17 points) and Cooks (16 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 blocks) led Sydney as the Kings won 99-87 and completed the sweep.
Duop Reath played one season in the NBL. He averaged 15.5 points, 7 rebounds, and 0.9 assists in 30 NBL games.
CAREER RANKINGS:
– 43rd in blocks per game.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2021-22 | 25 | Illawarra | 19-9 (2) | 30 | 827.5 | 467 | 212 | 29 | 88 | 124 | 19 | 49 | 35 | 63 | 183 | 376 | 49% | 46 | 105 | 44% | 137 | 271 | 51% | 46% | 55% | 28 | Totals | 30 | 828 | 467 | 212 | 29 | 88 | 124 | 19 | 49 | 35 | 63 | 183 | 376 | 48.7% | 46 | 105 | 43.8% | 137 | 271 | 50.6% | 47% | 55% | 28 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2021-22 | 25 | Illawarra | 19-9 (2) | 30 | 27.6 | 15.6 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 49% | 1.5 | 3.5 | 44% | 4.6 | 9.0 | 51% | 46% | 55% | 28 | Total | 30 | 27.6 | 15.6 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 6.1 | 12.5 | 48.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 43.8% | 1.5 | 3.5 | 50.6% | 47% | 55% | 28 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Kalamunda (2014)
Reath joined Kalamunda Eastern Suns for the 2014 State Basketball League season, appearing in seven games. Reath recorded an 11-point outing against the Stirling Senators on 6 July 2014, a game in which he also played 30 minutes, shot 5-of-10 from the field and collected seven rebounds.
FIBA EXPERIENCE
Reath made his debut with Australias national team at the 2020 Olympics (Japan), where the team began their campaign by going undefeated, securing wins over Nigeria (84–67), Italy (86-83) and Germany (89–76). Behind the offensive firepower of Patty Mills (19 points), Australia then defeated Argentina (97–59) to advance to the semi finals. There, they lost to a star studded US team (97–78) which featured Kevin Durant (23 points), Devin Booker (20 points) and Jayson Tatum (11 points). Mills (20 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists) was again the top scorer for Australia. This set up a game against Slovenia for the bronze medal, where Luka Doncic (22 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists) and Mills (42 points, 3 rebounds, and 9 assists) led their respective countries in scoring, but Australia would make history, winning the game (107-93) and making history by securing the Boomers first Olympic medal. Joe Ingles (16 points and 9 rebounds), Jock Landale (14 points and 5 rebounds) and Matisse Thybulle (11 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals) were also key contributors in the medal winning game.
In 2023, Reath earned selection to Australias FIBA World Cup squad. The team went on to finish in tenth place, with a record of 3-2.
The following year, Reath was selected as a part of the 22-player Boomers squad that prepared for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | 3 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 57.1% | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | 5 | 73 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 81.0% | 6 | 8 | 75.0% | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1% | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 4 | 75.0% | Total | 12 | 121 | 63 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 25 | 35 | 71% | 7 | 14 | 50% | 6 | 7 | 86% |
FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | 3 | 10.3 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 57.1% | 0.3 | 1.3 | 25.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 | 27 | 5 | 14.6 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 81.0% | 1.2 | 1.6 | 75.0% | 0.6 | 0.6 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 24 | 4 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 57.1% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0% | 0.8 | 1.0 | 75.0% | Total | 12 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 71% | 0.6 | 1.2 | 50% | 0.5 | 0.6 | 86% |
NBA EXPERIENCE
After going undrafted in the 2018 NBA draft, Reath joined the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Summer League.
In July 2019, he joined the Brooklyn Nets for the 2019 NBA Summer League.
Reath also played for the Portland Trailblazers at the 2023 NBA Summer League and then signed a deal to play with the team for the 2023/24 season.
Reath played 178 games in the NBA. He averaged 5.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- October 2, 2023: Signed a contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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October 21, 2023: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.
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October 23, 2023: Signed a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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February 16, 2024: Converted from a two-way contract to a regular contract by the Portland Trail Blazers.
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February 1, 2026: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers with a 2027 2nd round draft pick and a 2030 2nd round draft pick to the Atlanta Hawks for Vit Krejci. Portland also received a trade exception 2027 2nd-rd pick is ATL own 2030 2nd-rd pick is NYK own.
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February 5, 2026: Waived by the Atlanta Hawks.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 84% | 55% | 65% | 98% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| Total | 183 | 376 | 48.7% | 46 | 105 | 43.8% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29 | Portland | C | 32 | 0 | 258 | 94 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 74 | 45% | 23 | 55 | 42% | 5 | 6 | 83% | 61% | 60% |
| 2025-26 | 29 | Portland | C | 32 | 0 | 258 | 94 | 38 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 74 | 45% | 23 | 55 | 42% | 5 | 6 | 83% | 61% | 60% |
| 2024-25 | 28 | Portland | C | 46 | 0 | 469 | 194 | 92 | 26 | 44 | 48 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 41 | 70 | 166 | 42% | 34 | 106 | 32% | 20 | 22 | 91% | 55% | 52% |
| 2023-24 | 27 | Portland | C | 68 | 20 | 1214 | 617 | 250 | 67 | 93 | 157 | 33 | 38 | 52 | 161 | 230 | 499 | 46% | 88 | 245 | 36% | 69 | 93 | 74% | 57% | 55% | Total | 178 | 20 | 2199 | 999 | 418 | 113 | 157 | 261 | 55 | 68 | 82 | 258 | 366 | 813 | 45% | 168 | 461 | 36% | 99 | 127 | 78% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29 | Portland | C | 32 | 0 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 45% | 0.7 | 1.7 | 42% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 83% | 61% | 60% |
| 2024-25 | 28 | Portland | C | 46 | 0 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 42% | 0.7 | 2.3 | 32% | 0.4 | 0.5 | 91% | 55% | 52% |
| 2023-24 | 27 | Portland | C | 68 | 20 | 17.9 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 46% | 1.3 | 3.6 | 36% | 1.0 | 1.4 | 74% | 57% | 55% | Total | 178 | 20 | 12.4 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 45% | 0.9 | 2.6 | 36% | 0.6 | 0.7 | 78% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Serbia - FMP (2018–2020), Crvena zvezda (2020–2021) | China - Qingdao Eagles (2022–2023) | Lebanon - Al Riyadi (2023)
Duop Reath spent the 2018–2019 and 2019–2020 seasons in Serbia with FMP after signing a three-year contract on 1 August 2018, playing in the Adriatic League (ABA League) and Serbia’s domestic competitions, and in the 2019–2020 ABA League season he averaged 11.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in 22.7 minutes per game across 20 appearances while shooting 43.4 percent from three-point range before the season was cancelled.
Reath spent the 2020–2021 season in Serbia with Crvena zvezda after signing on 1 August 2020, appearing in the EuroLeague and the ABA League, where he played 23 EuroLeague games and averaged 4.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, and he was part of a championship-winning roster that captured the 2020–2021 ABA League title, the Serbian League championship, and the Serbian Cup alongside teammates including Jordan Loyd, Johnny O’Bryant, Ognjen Kuzmić, and Corey Walden, with individual highlights that included a 15-point, 7-rebound outing against Partizan in ABA League play and a 17-point performance in Serbian SuperLeague action against Borac.
Reath spent the 2022–2023 season in China with the Qingdao Eagles in the Chinese Basketball Association, playing 39 games and producing 18.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game while operating as a primary interior scorer and rim protector in CBA competition.
Reath spent part of 2023 in Lebanon with Al Riyadi Beirut, where he averaged 21.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game over 10 games in the West Asia Super League and finished as the Lebanese Basketball League Finals MVP while helping the club win the 2023 WASL West Asia League title and the 2022–2023 Lebanese league championship alongside teammates including Wael Arakji and Ater Majok.
COLLEGE
Duop Reath began his college basketball career at Lee College in Baytown, Texas, where he played as a freshman in the 2014–15 season and averaged 6.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting 56.6 percent from the field in his first year of junior college basketball.
He made a significant leap as a sophomore in the 2015–16 season, increasing his production to 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game while averaging 5.8 field goals made on 9.5 attempts, establishing himself as a high-level interior scorer and rebounder and earning a transfer opportunity to Division I basketball.
In 2016, Reath transferred to LSU of the Southeastern Conference and was immediately inserted into the rotation as a junior during the 2016–17 season, making 30 starts in 31 games while averaging 12.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 1.5 blocks per game in 27.7 minutes.
That junior season included 21 games scoring in double figures and seven double-doubles, with early-season performances earning him SEC Player of the Week honours after a 23-point, 14-rebound outing in LSU’s opener, along with a career-high 16 rebounds against Texas A&M on February 4, 2017, while shooting 51.0 percent from the field and ranking among the conference leaders in rebounding, field-goal percentage and blocked shots.
Reath continued as a key frontcourt starter in his senior season in 2017–18, playing 33 games with 28 starts and averaging 12.5 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 24.2 minutes while shooting 54.4 percent from the field and 42.2 percent from three-point range, both of which ranked among the top marks in the SEC.
During the 2017–18 campaign, he scored in double figures 19 times, recorded three double-doubles, and produced several career-best scoring performances, including a career-high 31 points at Vanderbilt on January 20, 2018, as well as 30 points against UNC Wilmington and 26 points versus Ole Miss.
Across his two seasons at LSU from 2016–17 to 2017–18, Reath appeared in 64 games with 58 starts, scored 786 total points, and reached double figures in scoring consistently while anchoring the Tigers’ frontcourt on both ends of the floor.
He finished his LSU career averaging 12.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 1.2 blocks per game across those two seasons, shooting 52.7 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from three-point range, establishing himself as one of the most efficient scoring big men in the conference during that period.
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