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Drago Pašalić
Pašalić with Bilbao Basket in the 2008–09 season
No. 33 – Donar
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueDutch Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1984-06-23) June 23, 1984 (age 40)
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
(now Croatia)
NationalityCroatian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Career information
NBA draft2005: undrafted
Playing career2000–present
Career history
2000–2005Split
2001–2002Solin
2005Ülkerspor
2006–2007PAOK
2007–2009Bilbao Basket
2009–2010Obradoiro
2010Cibona
2010–2011Azovmash Mariupol
2011–2012Helios Domžale
2012–2013Türk Telekom
2013Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2014Široki Primorka
2014–2015Al Arabi Doha
2015Czarni Słupsk
2015Zadar
2016MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza
2016–presentDonar
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia Croatia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 Germany
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Pescara Team Competition

Drago Pašalić (born June 23, 1984) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Donar Groningen of the Dutch Basketball League. He can play both power forward and center positions. In the beginning of his career he played for the Croatian national team.

Professional career

His first five years as a pro, Pašalić played for his hometown team Split. In the 2002–03 season, he won the A-1 Liga with Split.

He was an early entry candidate in the 2004 NBA draft but withdrew and became one again in 2005 but was not selected.[1]

On June 29, 2016, he signed with Donar Groningen of the Dutch Basketball League.[2] After the 2016–17 DBL regular season, he was named to the All-DBL Team.[3] In April 2017, Pašalić extended his contract with 2 more years.[4]

Personal

Pašalić is married to a wife from the Netherlands. They have three children. He has two daughters and one son. Ivan, Kiara and Kinge Pašalić. Off-season his place of residence is Split, Croatia.[citation needed]

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
2010–11 Cibona 7 6 23.4 .525 .235 .833 4.7 0.4 0 0.6 9.1 5.6
Career 7 6 23.4 .525 .235 .833 4.7 0.4 0 0.6 9.1 5.6

References

  1. ^ 2013 NBA Draft Media Guide, pp. 223-225.
  2. ^ "Donar signs Drago Pasalic". Donar.nl (in Dutch). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen". Basketballleague.nl. 11 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Slagter en Pasalic twee jaar langer bij Donar". oogtv.nl. 2017-04-11.

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