Luka Žorić

Luka Žorić
	Žorić with Fenerbahçe Ülker in December 2013.
Personal information
Born	November 5, 1984 (age 40); 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	2006: undrafted
Playing career	1999–2020
Position	Center
Career history
1999–2001	Borik Puntamika
2001–2005	Cibona
2001–2002	→ Zabok
2002–2003	→ Karlovac
2003–2004	→ Dubrava
2004–2005	→ Braunschweig
2005	→ Dubrovnik
2005–2006	Union Olimpija
2005–2006	→ Postojnska jama
2006	Dubrovnik
2006–2007	Šibenka
2007–2008	Cibona
2008	Zabok
2008–2011	Zagreb
2011–2013	Unicaja Málaga
2013–2015	Fenerbahçe Ülker
2015–2016	Cedevita
2016	Sevilla
2017–2018	Cibona
2018–2019	Zadar
2019–2020	Samobor
Career highlights and awards
	2× Croatian League champion (2011, 2016); Turkish League champion (2014); Turkish Super Cup champion (2013); 4× Croatian Cup winner (2002, 2010, 2011, 2016); 2× Adriatic League MVP (2011, 2018); Adriatic League Top Scorer (2018);
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia
Mediterranean Games

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.

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	2	0	3.0	.000	.000	.000	.5	.0	.0	.0	.0	-2.5
2007–08	Cibona	4	1	7.0	.600	.000	.000	.5	.0	.0	.0	1.5	-.3
2011–12	Unicaja	16	14	23.7	.525	.000	.683	6.1	.8	.5	.9	11.7	13.7
2012–13	Unicaja	24	22	23.4	.562	.000	.758	5.3	.8	.3	1.0	12.4	13.8
2013–14	Fenerbahçe	24	7	18.9	.556	.000	.769	3.6	.2	.2	.6	8.3	7.0
2014–15	Fenerbahçe	23	1	13.0	.542	.000	.682	2.9	.4	.1	.5	5.8	6.3
2015–16	Cedevita	16	0	13.0	.438	.000	.909	2.1	.6	.3	.3	5.3	3.8
Career		109	45	17.7	.537	.000	.742	3.8	.5	.3	.6	8.3	8.4

References

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

External links

Luka Žorić at acb.com
Luka Žorić at euroleague.net
Luka Žorić at fiba.com

[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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