Ivan Maraš

Ivan Maraš (Cyrillic: Иван Мараш; born April 20, 1986) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Okapi Aalst of the Belgian BNXT League.

Ivan Maraš
No. 3 – Okapi Aalst
PositionPower forward / center
LeaguePro Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1986-04-20) 20 April 1986
Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityMontenegrin
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2010Budućnost Podgorica
2010Metalac Valjevo
2010–2011Hemofarm
2011–2012Dexia Mons-Hainaut
2012–2013ETHA Engomis
2013Ilysiakos
2013–2014Al Manama
2014–2016Tsmoki-Minsk
2016Sanat Naft Abadan
2017Doxa Lefkadas
2017Cholet
2018Aris Thessaloniki
2018–2019Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2019–presentOkapi Aalst
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Turkey Team
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Russia Team

Professional career

Maraš started playing basketball for Budućnost Podgorica of the Montenegrin League from 2003, until 2010.[1] With Budućnost, he won three Montenegrin championships and three Montenegrin cups. Before the end of the 2009–10 season, he also signed with Metalac Valjevo.[2]

Then, Maraš joined Hemofarm, signing a two-year contract with the club.[3] On March 3, 2012, he left Hemofarm and joined the Belgian club Dexia Mons-Hainaut until the end of the season. At the end of the season, he renewed his contract with the club for another season.

In 2012, he signed a contract with the Cypriot team ETHA Engomis. During his season with the club, Maraš won the Cypriot Cup with ETHA and was also the MVP of the tournament. After his great performances with ETHA, Maraš joined Ilysiakos of the Greek Basket League for the rest of the season.[4]

On September 5, 2013, Maraš signed a contract for the upcoming season with the Bahraini team Al Manama.[5] With Al Manama, he won the Bahraini League. For the following two seasons, he played for Tsmoki-Minsk of the Belarus League. During his two-year spell with Tsmoki-Minsk, Maraš also played 3 games for Al Qadsia in Kuwait. With Tsmoki-Minsk, Maraš won two Belarusian championships and two Belarusian cups.

On October 6, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with the Iranian team Sanat Naft Abadan.[6] On February 6, 2017, he signed with Doxa Lefkadas until the end of the season, replacing Melsahn Basabe on the team's squad.[7] On April 20, 2017, he signed with Cholet of the LNB Pro A for the rest of the season.[8] In August 2017, he re-signed with Cholet.[9] On December 30, 2017, he parted ways with Cholet.[10] On January 4, 2018, he signed with Greek club Aris Thessaloniki for the rest of the 2017–18 season.[11]

He signed with Okapi Aalstar on July 4, 2019.[12] He re-signed for two seasons on June 12, 2020.[13] On August 11, 2021, Maraš extended his contract until 2023.[14]

References
  1. "Ivan Maras joins Buducnost". Sportando.com. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. "Metalac inks Ivan Maras". mlbb.d11.gr. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  3. "Hemofarm inks big man Maras". euroleague.net. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. "Ivan Maras heads to Ilysiakos". court-side.com. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  5. "Ivan Maras now playing for Al Manama". court-side.com. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  6. "Naft Abadan inks Ivan Maras". asia-basket.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  7. "Ivan Maras joins Doxa Lefkadas". Sportando.com. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  8. "Ivan Maras inks with Cholet". Sportando.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  9. "Ivan Maras re-signs with Cholet". Sportando.com. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. "Ivan Maras, Cholet part ways". Sportando.com. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  11. "Aris inks Ivan Maras". Eurohoops.net. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  12. Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 4, 2019). "Okapi Aalstar announces Ivan Maras". Sportando. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  13. Carchia, Emiliano (June 12, 2020). "Okapi Aalstar re-signs Ivan Maras, signs Nathan Kuta". Sportando. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  14. "IVAN MARAS NOG NOG TWEE JAAR BIJ OKAPI AALST". Okapi Aalst (in Flemish). 11 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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