Đoko Šalić

Đoko Šalić (Serbian: Ђоко Шалић, born September 18, 1995) is a Serbian-Bosnian professional basketball player for Borac Čačak of the Adriatic League and the Basketball League of Serbia.

Đoko Šalić
Šalić with Spars at the 2013 NIJT.
No. 95 – Borac Čačak
PositionCenter
LeagueABA League
Basketball League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (1995-09-18) September 18, 1995
Sokolac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalitySerbian / Bosnian
Listed height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Partizan
2014–2015Spars Sarajevo
2015–2017Sutjeska
2017–2018Partizan
2018–2019Helios Suns
2019Dynamic
2020–2021Mladost Mrkonjić Grad
2021Wilki Morskie Szczecin
2022Cherkaski Mavpy
2022OKK Sloboda Tuzla
2022Labas Gas Prienai
2023Stade Rochelais
2023–presentBorac Čačak
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Serbia Serbia
U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place2015 ItalyU-20 Team
Bronze medal – third place2014 GreeceU-20 Team
U19 World Championship
Silver medal – second place2013 Czech RepublicU-19 Team
U18 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2012 Lithuania/LatviaU-18 Team

Professional career

Šalić played in youth categories of Spars Sarajevo. In 2013, he signed his first professional contract with Serbian team Partizan Belgrade.[1] In his first season with Partizan, he won the Serbian League defeating Crvena zvezda with 3–1 in the final series.[2] In November 2014, he terminated his contract with Partizan.[3] The next month, he returned to Spars Sarajevo for the rest of the season.[4] In September 2015, he signed with the Montenegrin club Sutjeska.[5]

In April 2019, Šalić signed for Serbian team Dynamic Belgrade.[6] On May 30, he scored 47 points in a 116–113 win over Novi Pazar.[7]

In July 2021, Šalić signed for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League.[8] On 1 January 2022, he was waived.[9] On 3 January, Šalić signed with Cherkaski Mavpy of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[10]

In 2022, he played for Labas Gas Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

Serbian national team

Šalić played for Serbian national team at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Prague and won a silver medal. He averaged 3.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.

References
  1. "PARTIZAN mt:s inks top prospect Salic". euroleague.net. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. "Ništa novo, Partizan je šampion!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  3. "Šalić i Rašković rastaju se s Partizanom". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 25 November 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. "Šalić: Trudit ću se da se što prije uklopim u ekipu". sport033.com (in Serbian). 19 December 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. "Djoko Salic inks with KK Sutjeska". Sportando.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  6. "Đoko Šalić u Superligi Srbije". mondo.rs. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  7. "Mega na +52 pred Zvezdu, Đoko Šalić postigao 47 poena!". b92.net. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  8. "Šalić potpisao za novi klub". bhbasket.ba. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. "Đoko Šalić se rastao sa Šćećinom". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  10. Obradovic, Igor (3 January 2022). "Cherkasy inks Djoko Salic". Eurobasket. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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