Tomislav Zubčić

Tomislav Zubčić (born January 17, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays both the power forward and center positions.

Tomislav Zubčić
No. 1 – Napoli Basket
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1990-01-17) January 17, 1990
Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2012: 2nd round, 56th overall pick
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2008KK Rudeš
2008–2013Cibona
2013Lietuvos rytas
2013–2015Cedevita
2015–2016Oklahoma City Blue
2016Avtodor Saratov
2016–2017Nizhny Novgorod
2017Trabzonspor
2017–2018Telekom Baskets Bonn
2018–2019Igokea
2019Manresa
2019–2020Enisey
2020–2022Tofaş
2022–2023London Lions
2023–presentNapoli Basket
Career highlights and awards
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Croatia
World U-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 New Zealand U-19 Team
European U-18 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Greece U-18 Team

Professional career

NBA

On June 28, 2012, Zubčić was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the 56th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.[1] On June 30, 2015, his rights were traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Luke Ridnour and cash considerations.[2]

On September 17, 2016, the Thunder renounced to Zubčić's draft rights, making him eligible to sign with any NBA team.[3]

Europe

Zubčić grew up with KK Zadar youth teams and with Cibona Zagreb juniors. He spent the 2007–08 season with KK Rudeš before returning to Cibona for the 2008–09 season. He went on to win three championships with Cibona, departing the club on January 16, 2013, in order to join Lietuvos rytas of the Lithuanian League.[4][5] He played half a season with Lietuvos before returning to Croatia for the 2013–14 season, signing with Cedevita Zagreb on September 27, 2013.[6] He played for Cedevita until October 2015, leaving the club after appearing in just nine games to begin the 2015–16 season.[7]

D-League

On December 24, 2015, Zubčić was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue, the Thunder's D-League affiliate.[8] He made his debut the next day in a 99–84 loss to the Sioux Falls Skyforce.[9]

Return to Europe

On September 29, 2016, Zubčić signed a one-month contract with Russian club Avtodor Saratov.[10]

On December 2, 2016, he signed with Russian club Nizhny Novgorod for the rest of the season.[11]

On July 28, 2017, he signed with Turkish club Trabzonspor.[12]

On November 22, 2017, he signed with the German team Telekom Baskets Bonn.[13]

On August 20, 2018, he signed with Igokea.[14] On January 8, 2019, Zubčić left Igokea and signed for Baxi Manresa.[15]

In July 2019, Zubčić signed with Enisey, returning to the VTB United League.[16]

On December 25, 2020, he has signed with Tofaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[17]

On July 26, 2023, he signed with Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[18]

National team career

Zubčić won the bronze medal at the 2008 Junior European Championship. He later won a second bronze medal at the 2009 U-19 World Championship in New Zealand.[19]

References
  1. "NBA draft: Raptors use first-round selection on swingman Terrence Ross". NationalPost.com. June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
  2. "Thunder Acquires Trade Exception and Tomislav Zubcic". NBA.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  3. Horne, Erik (September 18, 2016). "Thunder renounces rights to forward Tomislav Zubcic". NewsOK.com. The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  4. "Tomislav Zubcic, Cibona Zagreb part ways". Sportando.com. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  5. "Lietuvos Rytas announced Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  6. "Tomislav Zubcic signs with Cedevita Zagreb". Sportando.com. September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  7. "Tomislav Zubčić izbačen iz Cedevite". Sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  8. "Blue Acquires Tomislav Zubcic". NBA.com. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  9. "Skyforce Roll Past Blue Christmas Day". NBA.com. December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  10. "Avtodor Saratov inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  11. "Nizhny Novgorod inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  12. "Trabzonspor inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  13. "Tomislav Zubcic verstärkt die Telekom Baskets". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  14. "Zubčić za jaču Igokeu". basketballsphere.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  15. "Zubčić leaving Igokea". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  16. "Tomislav Zubcic (ex Manresa) agreed terms with Enisey". eurobasket.com. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  17. "TOFAŞ Zubcic'i açıkladı" (in Turkish). Basketfaul. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  18. "GeVi Napoli officially signs Tomislav Zubčić". Sportando. July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  19. "Tomislav Zubčić – ABA player profile". aba-liga.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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