Dalibor Ilić ( sr-cyr, Далибор Илић; born 4 March 2000) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the

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and the EuroLeague.

Early career

Born in Višegrad, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ilić started to play basketball for youth system of his hometown team

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. In 2015, he joined youth teams of Igokea from

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. He won the third place at the 2017–18 Junior ABA League season with the Igokea U19 team. Over six season games, he averaged 20.8 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Ilić won the third place at the

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season with the Igokea U19 team. Over six season games, he averaged 26.7 points, 16.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.

Professional career

In 2016, Ilić was promoted to the Igokea first team. On 30 October 2016 he made his ABA League debut in a game against Cedevita. In March 2019, was loaned out to Mega Bemax for the rest of the 2018–19 Serbian League season. Following the 2020–21 season Ilić declared himself for the

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. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft. On 14 July 2022, Ilić signed a four-year contract with Serbian club Crvena zvezda of the EuroLeague.

National team career

Ilić was a member of the Serbian U16 team at the

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. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 7.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He was a member and the team captain of the Serbian U18 team that won the gold medal at the

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. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 9.3 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game. Ilić was a member of the Serbian under-19 team that finished 7th at the

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in Heraklion, Greece. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 10.9 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

References

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