| Javier Duren | |
| Position: | Point guard |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 185 |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1993 |
| Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| High School: | Oakville (Oakville, Missouri) |
| College: | Yale (2011–2015) |
| Draft Year: | 2015 |
| Career Start: | 2015 |
| Career End: | 2017 |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Team1: | Aris Leeuwarden |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Team2: | Kaposvári |
| Years3: | 2017 |
| Team3: | Nokia |
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Javier Duren (born July 1, 1993) is an American former professional basketball player. He played for the Yale Bulldogs from 2011 to 2015.[1] He played the point guard position.[2] Between 2019 and 2024, he worked with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB) in their baseball operations department in various roles including manager of video operations.[3]
In July 2015, Duren was announced as the new point guard of Aris Leeuwarden.[4] He had a career-high 37 points against ZZ Leiden on March 29.[5] Duren eventually became the DBL scoring leader, averaging 17.7 points per game in the 2015–16 season.[6]
On August 11, 2016, he signed with Kaposvári KK in Hungary.[7]
On January 30, 2017, Duren signed with BC Nokia of the Finnish Korisliiga.[8]
On October 21, 2017, Duren was drafted by the Lakeland Magic of the NBA G League.[9] On October 31, 2017, Duren was waived by the Magic after appearing in one preseason game.[10]