John Duren
John Thomas Duren is an American former professional basketball player. A point guard from Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., he played college basketball with his high school teammate Craig Shelton at Georgetown University from 1976 to 1980. He was a gold medalist as a member of the United States basketball team at the 1979 Pan American Games. During his senior year, he was chosen for the 1979–80 All-Big East First Team and was the Big East Conference Player of the Year.
Duren was selected with the 19th overall pick in the 1980 [NBA draft] by the Utah Jazz. He played for the Jazz for two seasons before signing as a free agent with the Indiana Pacers for 1982–83, his final NBA season. His final professional season was in 1983–84 with the Lancaster Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association.