Ivica Zubac

Ivica Zubac

Zubac with the Lakers during the 2016 NBA Summer League
No. 33 – Los Angeles D-Fenders
Position Center
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born (1997-03-18) March 18, 1997
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality Croatian
Listed height 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2016 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32nd overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Zrinjevac
2014–2016 Cibona
2016 Mega Leks
2016–present Los Angeles Lakers
2016–present →Los Angeles D-Fenders
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Croatia
FIBA U19 World Championship
2015 Greece National team

Ivica Zubac (Croatian pronunciation: [iʋit͡sa zubat͡s], i-VI-tsa ZU-buts; born 18 March 1997) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Los Angeles D-Fenders, on assignment from the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected by the Lakers in the second round of the 2016 NBA draft.

Professional career

Europe (2013–2016)

Zubac came through the youth ranks of Cibona Zagreb and then played for KK Zrinjevac Zagreb in the second Croatian division during the 2013–14 season. He made the roster of Cibona Zagreb's men's team the following season, becoming a part of a group of prospects including Nik Slavica and Ante Žižić after the departure of Dario Šarić. He played in Croatia's top-tier A1 league and in the Adriatic League his first year and also saw action in the FIBA Europe Cup his second year.[1] In February 2016, he left Cibona because of the financial difficulties of the team, and signed with Mega Leks of Serbia.[2]

Los Angeles Lakers (2016–present)

On June 23, 2016, Zubac was selected with the 32nd overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.[3] On July 7, he signed with the Lakers and joined the team for the 2016 NBA Summer League.[4] Zubac made his NBA debut on November 2, 2016, scoring six points as the fill-in starter for Timofey Mozgov, as the Lakers defeated the Atlanta Hawks 123–116.[5] On November 16, Zubac was assigned the Los Angeles D-Fenders, the Lakers' D-League affiliate.[6] He was recalled by the Lakers on November 18,[7] and reassigned again on November 22.[8]

National team career

Zubac represented the Croatian national team during the U16 European Championships in 2013.[9] He averaged 17.6 points and 7.9 rebounds a contest during the 2015 U19 World Championships in Greece,[10] while receiving All-World Championships U19 Second Team honors by eurobasket.com.[11] Zubac averaged double digits in scoring (15.8ppg) and rebounding (12.9rpg) to go along with 3.0 blocks per game at the U18 European Championships the same year,[12] while making the all-tournament second team (by eurobasket.com).[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Ivica Zubac | FIBA Europe Cup". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Zubac posvađao Cibonu i Cedevitu, a potpisao za Mega Leks". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). February 16, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lakers Draft Ivica Zubac with 32nd Overall Pick". NBA.com. June 23, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lakers Sign Clarkson, Deng, and Zubac". NBA.com. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Williams lifts Lakers to 123-116 comeback win over Hawks". ESPN.com. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lakers Assign Ivica Zubac to Los Angeles D-Fenders". NBA.com. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lakers Recall Ivica Zubac From D-Fenders". NBA.com. November 18, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lakers' Ivica Zubac: Assigned to D-League". CBSSports.com. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ivica Zubac | U16 European Championship Men (2013) | FIBA Europe". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ivica ZUBAC at the Players of the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ "World Championships U19 2015 - Men Basketball". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ivica Zubac | U18 Europe Championship Men - Division A". FIBAEurope.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ "European Championships U18 2015 - Men Basketball". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

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