Luka Žorić

Luka Žorić (born November 5, 1984) is a former Croatian professional basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he played at the center position.

Luka Žorić
Žorić with Fenerbahçe Ülker in December 2013.
Personal information
Born (1984-11-05) November 5, 1984
Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2006 / Undrafted
Playing career1999–2020
PositionCenter
Career history
1999–2001Borik Puntamika
2001–2005Cibona
2001–2002→ Zabok
2002–2003→ Karlovac
2003–2004→ Dubrava
2004–2005→ Braunschweig
2005→ Dubrovnik
2005–2006Union Olimpija
2005–2006→ Postojnska jama
2006Dubrovnik
2006–2007Šibenka
2007–2008Cibona
2008Zabok
2008–2011Zagreb
2011–2013Unicaja Málaga
2013–2015Fenerbahçe Ülker
2015–2016Cedevita
2016Sevilla
2017–2018Cibona
2018–2019Zadar
2019–2020Samobor
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Croatia
Mediterranean Games
2009 ItalyTeam

Professional career

In March 2011, Žorić received the award for Most Valuable Player of the NLB Adriatic League while playing for KK Zagreb.[1]

On June 9, 2011, Žorić signed a three-year contract with the Spanish team Unicaja Málaga.[2] On July 26, 2013, Žorić signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[3][4] Unicaja received 850,000 euros of buyout from Fenerbahçe, as he was still under contract.[5]

On July 28, 2015, Žorić returned to Croatia and signed with Cedevita for the 2015–16 season.[6]

On August 10, 2016, he signed with Spanish club Baloncesto Sevilla.[7] On November 22, 2016, he parted ways with Sevilla.[8] On January 5, 2017, he returned to his former club Cibona for the rest of the season.[9] On July 8, 2017, he re-signed with Cibona.[10] On December 29, 2018, Žorić signed a contract with Zadar until the end of the season.[11]

In September 2019, Žorić signed with Samobor playing in the second-tier Croatian First League.[12]

Career statistics
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
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2005–06 Union Olimpija 203.0.000.000.000.5.0.0.0.0-2.5
2007–08 Cibona 417.0.600.000.000.5.0.0.01.5-.3
2011–12 Unicaja 161423.7.525.000.6836.1.8.5.911.713.7
2012–13 242223.4.562.000.7585.3.8.31.012.413.8
2013–14 Fenerbahçe 24718.9.556.000.7693.6.2.2.68.37.0
2014–15 23113.0.542.000.6822.9.4.1.55.86.3
2015–16 Cedevita 16013.0.438.000.9092.1.6.3.35.33.8
Career 1094517.7.537.000.7423.8.5.3.68.38.4

References
  1. "Luka Žorić MVP lige". hrsport.net (in Croatian). 17 March 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. "Unicaja lands big man Zoric for three years". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  3. "Fenerbahçe Ülker sign Neman Bjelica, Luka Zoric and Linas Kleiza". Sportando.net. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  4. "Bjelica, Zoric ve Kleiza için imza töreni". fenerbahce.or (in Turkish). Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  5. "Fenerbahce increased the offer to buyout [sic] Zoric's contract to €850,000". sportando.net. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  6. "Cedevita lands experienced forward Zoric". Euroleague.net. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. "Baloncesto Sevilla lands Luka Zoric". Sportando.com. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  8. "Luka Zoric, Real Betis Energia Plus part ways". Sportando.com. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  9. "Luka Zoric has signed with Cibona Zagreb". Sportando.com. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  10. "KK Cibona Zagreb keeps Luka Zoric and Marin Rozic". Sportando.com. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  11. "Luka Žorić signs with Zadar". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  12. "Samobor lands Luka Zoric". eurobasket.com. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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