Dino Radončić (Cyrillic: Дино Радончић; born 8 January 1999) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player of Basketball Bundesliga and EuroLeague team Bayern Munich.

Dino Radončić
No. 8 – Bayern Munich
PositionPower forward / Small forward
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999 (age 25)
Giessen, Germany
NationalityMontenegrin
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017Real Madrid B
2017–2019Real Madrid
2018–2019Burgos
2019Murcia
2019–2020Murcia
2020Iberostar Tenerife
2020–2023Zaragoza
2020–2021Gipuzkoa
2023–presentBayern Munich
Career highlights and awards

Early life

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Radončić was born in Germany, where his father, Damir Radončić, played professional handball.[1] During his childhood, he also spent some time in Spain, where his father had signed with a club, before the family settled in Zrenjanin, Serbia, when he was eight years of age. Radončić started playing football, before turning to basketball, in the youth system of KK Uno Grande Zrenjanin.

Professional career

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In the 2013–14 season, Radončić played with the youth ranks of FC Barcelona. He moved to Real Madrid's youth teams one year later, for the 2014–15 season.[2] He then played with Real Madrid's reserve team, Real Madrid B, in the 2015–16 season.

He also made his Spanish Liga ACB and EuroLeague debuts with Real Madrid's senior men's team, during the 2015–16 season. In the 2016–17 season, he also split playing time between Real Madrid's main team, and their reserve B team.

On 8 August 2018 Real Madrid loaned him to San Pablo Burgos for the 2018–19 season.[3]

On July 25, 2019, Radončić part ways with Real Madrid and signed a two-year deal with UCAM Murcia.[4] On February 25, 2020, he parted ways with UCAM Murcia.[5] One day later, he signed with Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.[6]

On August 11, 2020, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza.[7] On September 14, 2023, he was signed by FC Bayern München.[8]

International career

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Radončić had his first cap for the senior Montenegrin national basketball team in 2016, while playing in the EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers.[9] He also played with Montenegro at the main EuroBasket 2017 tournament.[10]

Career statistics

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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

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Denotes seasons in which Radončić won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Real Madrid 1 0 2.8 .000 .500 1.0 -1.0
2017–18 7 2 6.4 .333 .167 .4 .1 .1 1.0 -0.1
2023–24 Bayern Munich 16 0 9.0 .429 .333 .636 2.1 .4 .3 .1 1.3 1.9
Career 24 2 8 .375 .222 .615 1.5 .3 .2 .0 1.2 1.2

Basketball Champions League

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018–19 UCAM Murcia 6 1 14.2 .400 .333 1.000 3.0 1.0 .2 2.5
2019–20 Canarias 1 0 6.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Career 7 1 13.0 .400 .333 1.000 2.7 1.0 .3 2.1

FIBA Europe Cup

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021–22 Zaragoza 5 2 26.9 .533 .273 .567 6.4 .8 1.0 .6 13.6
Career 5 2 26.9 .533 .273 .567 6.4 .8 1.0 .6 13.6

Domestic leagues

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Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16   Real Madrid ACB 5 1.5 .000 0.0
2016–17   Real Madrid ACB 1 11.2 .000 .000 .750 3.0 1.0 3.0
2017–18   Real Madrid ACB 24 11.9 .464 .267 .833 1.6 .7 .2 .1 3.0
2018–19   San Pablo Burgos ACB 14 14.0 .442 .385 .750 2.4 .8 .3 .1 3.7
2018–19   UCAM Murcia ACB 19 16.3 .506 .357 .433 3.1 .7 .3 .2 5.0
2019–20   UCAM Murcia ACB 18 18.8 .425 .348 .533 4.2 .3 .4 4.3
2019–20   Canarias ACB 5 12.8 .286 .333 .500 3.0 .6 .8 2.0
2020–21   Donosti Gipuzkoa ACB 36 28.1 .446 .245 .729 5.6 1.7 1.1 .3 10.9
2021–22   Zaragoza ACB 34 24.4 .523 .231 .742 4.8 .8 .6 .1 8.3
2022–23   Zaragoza ACB 16 15.9 .490 .000 .556 3.8 .5 .7 .1 4.1
2023–24   Bayern Munich II ProB 12 32.7 .500 .320 .746 8.8 3.5 1.8 .5 16.7
2023–24   Bayern Munich BBL 4 9.6 .750 1.000 1.000 3.7 .2 .5 2.5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Radoncic is all ears when idols Rodriguez and Llull speak". ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  2. ^ "Del Barça al Madrid: los blancos fichan a Radoncic, uno de los mejores jóvenes de Europa - @KIAenZona". @KIAenZona (in European Spanish). 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  3. ^ "ACB.COM - Radoncic, talento para San Pablo Burgos en forma de cesión". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. ^ "ACB.COM - Dino Radoncic renueva con el UCAM Murcia CB". www.acb.com (in European Spanish). 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Murcia and Dino Radoncic agree to part ways". Sportando. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "Iberostar Tenerife ink Dino Radoncic". Sportando. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  7. ^ "Zaragoza sign Dino Radoncic to a 4-year deal". Sportando. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "Die Bayern erweitern ihren Kader um Dino Radoncic". FC Bayern München. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  9. ^ "FIBA EuroBasket 2017 - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  10. ^ Dino RADONCIC (MNE).
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