Rašid Mahalbašić (born 7 November 1990) is a Slovenian-born Austrian professional basketball player for Halcones de Xalapa of the LNBP. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he can play at power forward and center positions.
 Mahalbašić playing for the Austrian national team | |
| No. 42 – Halcones de Xalapa | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / power forward |
| League | LNBP |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 7 November 1990 Jesenice, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovenian / Austrian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2010 | Wörthersee Piraten |
| 2010–2011 | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
| 2010–2011 | →Tofaş |
| 2011 | →Split |
| 2012 | Zlatorog Laško |
| 2012–2013 | Asseco Prokom |
| 2013–2014 | ČEZ Nymburk |
| 2014–2015 | Astana |
| 2015–2016 | Nizhny Novgorod |
| 2016 | Yeşilgiresun Belediye |
| 2016–2017 | Real Betis Energía Plus |
| 2017–2021 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2021 | Monaco |
| 2021–2022 | Breogán |
| 2022–2023 | San Pablo Burgos |
| 2023 | Cedevita Olimpija |
| 2023–present | Halcones de Xalapa |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Professional career
editMahalbašić played with Kelag Wörthersee Piraten of the Austrian Bundesliga.[1] In February 2010, he was on try-out at Montepaschi Siena from Italian Serie A.[2]
In September 2010, Mahalbašić signed a six-year deal with Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish Basketball League.[3]
Mahalbašić was loaned to Tofaş S.K. between December 2010 to February 2011 where he played 10 games. He played with 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blok performance against Fenerbahçe Ülker.[4]
He came back to Fenerbahçe Ülker after Mirsad Türkcan's shock injury, then he was loaned again, to KK Split of Croatia for the rest of the 2010–11 season.[5]
In January 2012, Mahalbašić parted ways with Fenerbahçe, and signed with Slovenia's Zlatorog Laško for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[6][7]
On September 21, 2012, he signed with Asseco Prokom Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League for the 2012–13 season.[8][9]
On July 20, 2013, Mahalbašić signed a two-year deal with ČEZ Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic National Basketball League.[10]
For the 2014–15 season he signed with Astana, a team from the VTB United League and Kazakh League.[11]
On June 1, 2015, Mahalbašić signed a two-year contract with the Russian team Nizhny Novgorod.[12] After one season he left Nizhny and on September 26, 2016, signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye.[13] On December 5, 2016, he left Yeşilgiresun and signed with Spanish club Real Betis Energía Plus for the rest of the season.[14]
On July 3, 2017, Mahalbašić signed with German club EWE Baskets Oldenburg.[15]
On June 10, 2021, he signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.[16]
On August 3, 2022, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the LEB Oro.[17]
On November 28, 2023, he has signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League.
Austria national team
editMahalbašić averaged 15.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game, shooting 76% from the field goal and 53.3% on free throws, in 3 games with the Austrian national team in the qualifications for the Eurobasket 2009 Division B.[18] when he won the tournament MVP.[19]
Career statistics
edit| 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
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Asseco Prokom | 10 | 4 | 21.5 | .582 | .000 | .591 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .5 | .4 | 9.1 | 11.1 |
| Career | 10 | 4 | 21.5 | .582 | .000 | .591 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .5 | .4 | 9.1 | 11.1 |
References
edit- ^ Player Profile on Austrian Bundesliga
- ^ "Mahalbasic: 5 days in Siena". Eurohopes.com. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Rasid Mahalbasic joins Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul". Eurobasket.com. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Rasid Mahalbasić 2010-11". TBLStat.net.
- ^ "Mahalbasic Rasid sent on loan to KK Split". Sportando.net. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Rashid Mahalbasic inks with Zlatorog Lasko". Sportando.net. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Mahalbasic confirms move to Zlatorog". Talkbasket.net. 22 January 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Asseco Prokom Gdynia signs Rasid Mahalbasic". Sportando. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "ASSECO PROKOM adds Mahalbasic at center". Euroleague. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "CEZ Nymburk adds size with Mahalbasic". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 20, 2013. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "BC Astana signs Rasid Mahalbasic". Sportando.com. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ^ "RASID MAHALBASIC JOINS NN". nn-basket.ru. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ Yesilgiresun tabs Rasid Mahalbasic
- ^ "Acuerdo hasta junio con el pívot Rasid Mahalbasic". realbetisbaloncesto.com (in Spanish). December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Rasid Mahalbasic signs with EWE Baskets Oldenburg". Sportando.com. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "Rasid Mahalbasic to finish his season with Monaco". Sportando. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
- ^ "Center Mahalbasic wechselt zu C.B. Burgos". krone.at (in German). August 3, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
- ^ Mahalbasic joins Fenerbahce Ulker
- ^ Estonia shock against Mahalbasic
External links
edit
- Rašid Mahalbašić at eurobasket.com
- Rašid Mahalbašić at euroleague.net
- Rašid Mahalbašić at fiba.com
- Rašid Mahalbašić at tblstat.net