Luka Žorić (born November 5, 1984) is a former Croatian professional

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player. Standing at , he played at the

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position.

Professional career

In March 2011, Žorić received the award for Most Valuable Player of the NLB Adriatic League while playing for

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. On June 9, 2011, Žorić signed a three-year contract with the Spanish team

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. On July 26, 2013, Žorić signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker. Unicaja received 850,000 euros of buyout from Fenerbahçe, as he was still under contract. On July 28, 2015, Žorić returned to Croatia and signed with

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for the 2015–16 season. On August 10, 2016, he signed with Spanish club Baloncesto Sevilla. On November 22, 2016, he parted ways with Sevilla. On January 5, 2017, he returned to his former club Cibona for the rest of the season. On July 8, 2017, he re-signed with Cibona. On December 29, 2018, Žorić signed a contract with

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until the end of the season. In September 2019, Žorić signed with

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playing in the second-tier Croatian First League.

Career statistics

Euroleague

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References

External links

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

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoric, Luka 1984 births Living people ABA League players Baloncesto Málaga players Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players Centers (basketball) Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Croatian expatriate basketball people in Germany Croatian expatriate basketball people in Spain Croatian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Croatian expatriate basketball people in Slovenia Croatian men's basketball players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players KK Cedevita players KK Cibona players KK Šibenik players KK Olimpija players KK Zabok players KK Zagreb players KK Zadar players Liga ACB players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Real Betis Baloncesto players Basketball players from Zadar 2010 FIBA World Championship players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players KK Dubrava players KK Borik Puntamika players