Ivica Žurić (born 9 January 1965 in

Šibenik Šibenik () is a historic city in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Šibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Šibenik-Knin County, and is also the ...

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) is a former

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n professional

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player. He was a versatile 2.06 m (6'9") tall

power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to centers. When on offense, they typically play with their ba ...

Professional career

Žurić competed in the EuroLeague for many years, wearing the jersey of

Cibona Zagreb Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the Adriatic Basketball Association, and competes ...

Croatian national team

Žurić was a member of the senior men's Croatian national team. With Croatia, he won the bronze medal at the

1994 FIBA World Championship The 1994 FIBA World Championship was the 12th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's teams. The tournament was hosted by Canada from August 4 to 14, 1994. The tournament was held at SkyDome and Maple L ...

, the bronze medal at the

1993 EuroBasket The 1993 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1993, was the 28th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by FIBA Europe. It was held in Germany between 22 June and 4 July 1993. Sixteen national teams entered ...

, and the bronze medal at the

1995 EuroBasket The 1995 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1995, was the 29th FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship held by FIBA Europe, which also served as Europe qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics, giving a berth to e ...

External links

FIBA Europe Profile
1965 births Living people Basketball players from Šibenik Croatian men's basketball players Yugoslav men's basketball players KK Cibona players KK Šibenik players Small forwards KK Zagreb players Power forwards (basketball) 1994 FIBA World Championship players {{Croatia-basketball-bio-stub