Marko Ramljak (born March 14, 1993) is a Croatian professional basketball player, currently playing for Zadar of the Croatian League. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he can play both shooting guard and small forward positions.
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| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | ABA League Croatian League | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 14, 1993 Posušje, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2016 | Zadar | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Cedevita | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Zrinjski Mostar | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Cibona | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Balkan Botevgrad | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Posušje | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Spars Sarajevo | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Zadar | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editRamljak grew up in Posušje where he drew attention to himself with his plays for the Croatian national basketball youth teams. He also participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics were his team won the silver medal.
Professional career
editRamljak signed his first professional contract with Zadar in September 2010.[1] Ramljak constantly improved his performances and during the 2012–13 season, his second season in Zadar, he had become one of the club's key players.
On August 27, 2016, Ramljak parted ways with Zadar to join Cedevita for the 2016–17 season, where he helped the team to win the Croatian Cup and the Croatian League titles.[2]
On September 6, 2017, Ramljak signed with Bosnian team Zrinjski Mostar.[3] In 36 games played during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 11.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Ramljak helped Zrinjski to win the Bosnian League title in 2018.
On April 22, 2019, Ramljak signed with the Israeli team Hapoel Be'er Sheva,[4] but eventually the deal fell through and he returned to play for Zrinjski for the rest of the season.[5] He joined Cibona in 2019 and averaged 8.2 points and 3.4 points per game. Ramljak was released by the team on July 15, 2020.[6]
In August 2020, Ramljak signed with Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian League.[7]
On January 17, 2021, he signed with Twarde Pierniki Toruń of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[8]
In September, 2021, he joined his home town club Posušje of the Bosnian League.[9] Ramljak averaged 17.2 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. On January 3, 2022, he signed with Spars Sarajevo.[10]
Personal life
editHis brothers, Tomislav (born 1985) and Ivan (born 1990) are also basketball players and have all played in the Croatia national basketball team youth selections.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Marko Ramljak potpisao na četiri godine". zadarskilist.hr (in Croatian). 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ "Marko Ramljak signs with Cedevita Zagreb". Sportando.basketball. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Marko Ramljak signs with HK Zrinjski". Sportando.basketball. September 6, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- ^ "רכש קרואטי: רמליאק מגיע לבאר שבע" (in Hebrew). basket.co.il. April 22, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- ^ "רמליאק לא קיבל שחרור בינ"ל ולא יגיע לב"ש" (in Hebrew). ONE.co.il. April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (July 15, 2020). "KK Cibona part ways with Marko Ramljak, Roko Badzim". Sportando. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Marko Ramljak pronašao klub u Bugarskoj". sportnet.hr (in Croatian). 24 August 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Marko Ramljak dołącza do Polskiego Cukru" (in Polish). plk.pl. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Marko Ramljak dołącza do Polskiego Cukru" (in Polish). plk.pl. January 17, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Alispahic, Harun (January 3, 2022). "Spars land Marko Ramljak". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Marko Ramljak u KK Posušje" (in Croatian). sumsova.org. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.