Tomislav Zubčić (born January 17, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Qadsia of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays both the power forward and center positions.
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| No. 41 – Qadsia | |
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 17, 1990 Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012: 2nd round, 56th overall pick |
| Selected by the Toronto Raptors | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2008 | Rudeš |
| 2008–2013 | Cibona |
| 2013 | Lietuvos rytas |
| 2013–2015 | Cedevita |
| 2015–2016 | Oklahoma City Blue |
| 2016 | Avtodor Saratov |
| 2016–2017 | Nizhny Novgorod |
| 2017 | Trabzonspor |
| 2017–2018 | Telekom Baskets Bonn |
| 2018–2019 | Igokea |
| 2019 | Manresa |
| 2019–2020 | Enisey |
| 2020–2022 | Tofaş |
| 2022–2023 | London Lions |
| 2023–2024 | Napoli Basket |
| 2024 | Anhui Wenyi |
| 2024–present | Qadsia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
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Professional career
editNBA
editOn 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
editZubčić 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 Rytas 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
editOn 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
editOn 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]
Asia
editOn May 21, 2024, Zubčić joined to Anhui Wenyi of the National Basketball League.[19] On July 31, 2024, Zubčić was replaced by Troy Gillenwater.[20] Zubčić averaged 15.37 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.26 assists in 19.49 minutes in 19 games.
On October 2, 2024, Zubčić joined to Qadsia of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League.[21]
National team career
editZubčić 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.[22]
References
edit- ^ "NBA draft: Raptors use first-round selection on swingman Terrence Ross". NationalPost.com. June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
- ^ "Thunder Acquires Trade Exception and Tomislav Zubcic". NBA.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
- ^ Horne, Erik (September 18, 2016). "Thunder renounces rights to forward Tomislav Zubcic". NewsOK.com. The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ "Tomislav Zubcic, Cibona Zagreb part ways". Sportando.com. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "Lietuvos Rytas announced Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "Tomislav Zubcic signs with Cedevita Zagreb". Sportando.com. September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
- ^ "Tomislav Zubčić izbačen iz Cedevite". Sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "Blue Acquires Tomislav Zubcic". NBA.com. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Skyforce Roll Past Blue Christmas Day". NBA.com. December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Avtodor Saratov inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- ^ "Nizhny Novgorod inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ "Trabzonspor inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Tomislav Zubcic verstärkt die Telekom Baskets". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Zubčić za jaču Igokeu". basketballsphere.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Zubčić leaving Igokea". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Tomislav Zubcic (ex Manresa) agreed terms with Enisey". eurobasket.com. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "TOFAŞ Zubcic'i açıkladı" (in Turkish). Basketfaul. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "GeVi Napoli officially signs Tomislav Zubčić". Sportando. July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ "克罗地亚国手托米斯拉夫·祖布西奇加盟安徽文一". 文一集团. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "安徽文一签约CBA悍将特洛伊·吉伦沃特". 文一集团. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
由于NBL只允许每支队伍同时注册三名外援，因此吉伦沃特将替换祖布西奇，和达卡里·约翰逊以及皮埃尔·杰克逊组成全新外援组合，并与国内球员携手并肩。
- ^ "Qadsia sign a second foreign player". Eurobasket.com. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Tomislav Zubčić – ABA player profile". aba-liga.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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