Dario Drežnjak
 Drežnjak in 2023 | |
| Napoli Basket | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | LBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 24 March 1998 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Listed height | 204 cm (6 ft 8 in) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| 2016–2021 | Široki |
| 2021–2024 | Zadar |
| 2024–present | GeVi Napoli |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Dario Drežnjak (born March 24, 1998) is a Croatian professional basketball player for GeVi Napoli of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.04 m, he plays at the forward positions.
Professional career
[edit]Drežnjak started playing basketball in seventh grade of elementary school. Before playing basketball, he trained karate.[1]
Drežnjak started his professional career in Široki, the same club he started playing basketball as a youngster. After a successful season in the ABA League Second Division, in July 2021, Drežnjak signed with Zadar of the Croatian League and ABA League. After a bad start in Zadar, he started playing better in the second part of 2021–22 season. During the 2022–23 season, Drežnjak was the second best scorer in Zadar after Luka Božić.[2] In July 2023, he renewed his contract with Zadar for another season.[3]
On August 12, 2024, he signed with GeVi Napoli of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[4]
National team career
[edit]Drežnjak played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-16 basketball team at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. He was called up for the Bosnia and Herzegovina senior national basketball team but declined, wanting to play for Croatia. He played for Croatia at the EuroBasket 2025 qualification games.
Personal life
[edit]Dario's younger brother Mateo (born 1999) is also a professional basketball player and has played with his brother in Široki as well as the Croatia national basketball team.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "DARIO DREŽNJAK: 'Nama sportašima iz Hercegovine uvijek je želja igrati za Hrvatsku'". nacional.hr (in Croatian). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "DARIO DREŽNJAK: 'Nama sportašima iz Hercegovine uvijek je želja igrati za Hrvatsku'". zadarski.hr (in Croatian). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "DARIO DREŽNJAK: 'Nama sportašima iz Hercegovine uvijek je želja igrati za Hrvatsku'". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Ingaggiato Dario Drežnjak". napolibasket.it (in Italian). August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
- ^ "Dario i Mateo Drežnjak - Srce pripada Hercegovkama". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at aba-liga.com
- Dario Drežnjak at Eurobasket.com
- Dario Dreznjak at FIBA
- Profile at proballers.com
- Profile at realGM