D. J. Seeley

D. J. Seeley
No. 11 – U-BT Cluj-Napoca
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLiga Națională
ABA League
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1989-11-28) November 28, 1989
Redding, California, U.S.
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
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Dennis Jerome Seeley (born November 28, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for U-BT Cluj-Napoca of the Romanian Liga Națională. He played college basketball for California and Cal State Fullerton. He has won National Cup competitions in five different countries as a professional, and national titles in two countries.[1]

Prep career

Seeley played prep basketball in the San Joaquin Valley of California, starting his career at Tokay High School in Lodi, California. He helped the team to the CIF NorCal State final in the 2005-2006 season.[2] He moved on to Modesto Christian High School, where he was named to the Best in the West team by the Long Beach Press-Telegram as a senior, again taking part in the CIF NorCal championship game.[3] Seeley signed a letter of intent to play basketball for the Golden Bears of the University of California for the Signing Class of 2008.[4] He was ranked as the 60th best prospect in his class by RSCIHoops.[5]

College career

During his freshman campaign, Seeley saw action in 26 games for the Golden Bears.[6] The most memorable moment came versus Washington when Seeley tied the game in double overtime after being fouled on a made field goal and converting the free throw, a game the Golden Bears would go on to win. The following season, Seeley held a similar role off the bench for the Bears. At the end of season, transferred to Cal State Fullerton.

After sitting out the 2010-2011 season, Seeley saw a much larger role in his first season with the Titans than he experienced at Cal. He averaged over 17 points a game, with a game high of 32 in the final game of the year versus Loyola Marymount University in the College Insider Postseason Tournament (CIT).[7] Seeley also tied for the conference lead in free throws attempted, and was named to the All-Big West 1st team.[8] For his senior season, he again averaged over 17 points per game, scoring over 30 points on three separate occasions.[9] He also lead the conference in steals per game. He was named to the All-Big West 2nd team with his teammate, Kwame Vaughn.[10]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Seeley joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2013 NBA Summer League. Seeley saw action in 4 games, averaging 11 minutes per game.[11] On July 27, 2013, he signed with Radnički Kragujevac of Serbia for the 2013–14 season.[12] In February 2014, he left Radnički[13] and signed with Medi Bayreuth of Germany for the rest of the season.[14]

On November 1, 2014, Seeley was selected by the Delaware 87ers with the 19th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Development League Draft.[15] 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.[16]

On July 26, 2015, Seeley signed with Beşiktaş of Turkey.[17] On December 2, 2015, he left Beşiktaş and signed with Herbalife Gran Canaria for the rest of the season.[18]

On June 28, 2016, Seeley signed a one-year deal, with an option for another one, with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.[19]

On June 27, 2017, Seeley returned to Gran Canaria for a second stint, signing a one-year deal.[20]

On August 13, 2018, Seeley signed with the Lithuanian team Rytas Vilnius for the 2018–19 season.[21]

On July 29, 2019, Seeley signed with a one-year deal, with an option for another one, Spanish club Casademont Zaragoza.[22] After averaging 11 points, three rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, Seeley re-signed with the team on July 2, 2020.[23] 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.[24]

On August 1, 2021, he has signed with Buducnost VOLI of the Adriatic League and the Prva A Liga.[25]

On July 30, 2022, he has signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque of the LNB Pro A.[26]

On January 18, 2023, Seeley signed back with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga.[27]

On July 28, 2023, Seeley signed with the Romanian team U-BT Cluj-Napoca.[28] On September 19, 2024, he signed another one year contract with Cluj.[29]

Career statistics

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

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

  1. ^ https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/en/eurocup/players/dennis-seeley/profile/004862/
  2. ^ Writer, Mike Bush/News-Sentinel Sports (2016-01-28). "The boys are back in town; Tokay to honor 2005-06 champion basketball team". Lodinews.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  3. ^ "D.J. Seeley - Men's Basketball". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  4. ^ "D.J. Seeley, California Golden Bears, Shooting Guard". 247Sports. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  5. ^ "Men's Recruiting Services Consensus Index (RSCI) Rankings - 2008". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  6. ^ "D.J. Seeley - Men's Basketball". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  7. ^ "D.J. Seeley 2011-12 Game Log". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  8. ^ "2011-12 Men's Big West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  9. ^ "D.J. Seeley 2012-13 Game Log". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  10. ^ "2012-13 Men's Big West Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  11. ^ "Los Angeles Lakers Stats - NBA Summer League - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 2026-03-05.
  12. ^ "Radnicki Kragujevac sign rookie D.J. Seeley". Sportando.com. July 27, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  13. ^ "Di Džej Sili napustio Radnički". b92.net (in Serbian). February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
  14. ^ "DJ Seeley moves to Medi Bayreuth". Sportando.com. February 13, 2014. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  15. ^ "87ers announce 2014 Draft picks". NBA.com. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Besiktas signs D.J. Seeley". Sportando.com. July 26, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  18. ^ "DJ Seeley signs with Gran Canaria". Sportando.com. December 2, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  19. ^ "Seeley announced by Maccabi Tel Aviv". Eurohoops.net. June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  20. ^ "D.J. Seeley regresa al Herbalife Gran Canaria". cbgrancanaria.net (in Spanish). June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  21. ^ "D.J. Seeley inks with BC Rytas". Sportando.basketball. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  22. ^ "DJ Seeley has been officially added to the roster of Zaragoza". Sportando. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  23. ^ Lupo, Nicola (July 2, 2020). "D.J. Seeley re-signs with Zaragoza". Sportando. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  24. ^ Yahyabeyoglu, Fersu (December 3, 2020). "Bayern lands DJ Seeley, ex Zaragoza". Eurobasket. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  25. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 1, 2021). "KK Buducnost lands DJ Seeley". Sportando. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  26. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 30, 2022). "DJ Seeley joins Gravelines-Dunkerque". Sportando. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  27. ^ "München holt D.J. Seeley zurück". basketball.de (in German). January 18, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  28. ^ "Din Euroligă, direct la U-Banca Transilvania! D.J. Seeley este noul fundaș al campioanei României". u-bt.basketball. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  29. ^ "D.J. Seeley revine la U-Banca Transilvania!". u-bt.basketball (in Romanian). Retrieved 2024-09-19.
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