Luka Žorić

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Bozalegenda (talk | contribs) at 16:34, 22 November 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Luka Žorić
Žorić with Fenerbahçe Ülker in December 2013
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1984-11-05) November 5, 1984 (age 39)
Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career1999–present
Career history
1999–2000Borik Puntamika
2001–2005Cibona
2001–2002Zabok
2002–2003Karlovac
2003–2004Dubrava
2004–2005Braunschweig
2005Dubrovnik
2005–2006Union Olimpija
2006–2007Šibenka
2007–2008Cibona
2008–2011Zagreb
2011–2013Unicaja Málaga
2013–2015Fenerbahçe Ülker
2015–2016Cedevita Zagreb
2016Sevilla
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia Croatia
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Italy Team

Luka Žorić (born November 5, 1984) is a Croatian professional basketball player who last played for Real Betis Energía Plus of the Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he plays at the center position.

Professional career

In March 2011, Žorić received the award for Most Valuable Player of the NLB Adriatic League while playing for KK Zagreb.[1]

On June 9, 2011, Žorić signed a three-year contract with the Spanish team Unicaja Málaga.[2] On July 26, 2013, Žorić signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[3][4] Unicaja received 850,000 euros of buyout from Fenerbahçe, as he was still under contract.[5]

On July 28, 2015, Žorić returned to Croatia and signed with Cedevita for the 2015–16 season.[6]

On August 10, 2016, he signed with Spanish club Baloncesto Sevilla.[7] On November 22, 2016, he parted ways with Sevilla.[8]

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
2005–06 Union Olimpija 2 0 3.0 .000 .000 .000 .5 .0 .0 .0 .0 -2.5
2007–08 Cibona 4 1 7.0 .600 .000 .000 .5 .0 .0 .0 1.5 -.3
2011–12 Unicaja 16 14 23.7 .525 .000 .683 6.1 .8 .5 .9 11.7 13.7
2012–13 24 22 23.4 .562 .000 .758 5.3 .8 .3 1.0 12.4 13.8
2013–14 Fenerbahçe 24 7 18.9 .556 .000 .769 3.6 .2 .2 .6 8.3 7.0
2014–15 23 1 13.0 .542 .000 .682 2.9 .4 .1 .5 5.8 6.3
Career 93 45 18.6 .548 .000 .726 4.1 .5 .2 .7 8.8 9.2

References

  1. ^ "Luka Žorić MVP lige". hrsport.net (in Croatian). 17 March 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Unicaja lands big man Zoric for three years". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Fenerbahçe Ülker sign Neman Bjelica, Luka Zoric and Linas Kleiza". Sportando.net. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Bjelica, Zoric ve Kleiza için imza töreni". fenerbahce.or (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Fenerbahce increased the offer to buyout [sic] Zoric's contract to €850.000". sportando.net. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Cedevita lands experienced forward Zoric". Euroleague.net. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Baloncesto Sevilla lands Luka Zoric". Sportando.com. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Luka Zoric, Real Betis Energia Plus part ways". Sportando.com. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

External links