Tomislav Zubčić (born January 17, 1990) is a Croatian professional
basketball player for the
London Lions of the
British Basketball League (BBL). Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays both the
power forward and
center positions.
Professional career
NBA
On June 28, 2012, Zubčić was selected by the
Toronto Raptors with the 56th overall pick in the
2012 NBA draft
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. On June 30, 2015, his rights were traded to the
Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for
Luke Ridnour and cash considerations.
On September 17, 2016, the Thunder renounced to Zubčić's draft rights, making him eligible to sign with any NBA team.
Europe
Zubčić grew up with
KK Zadar youth teams and with
Cibona Zagreb juniors. He spent the 2007–08 season with KK Rudeš before returning to Cibona for the 2008–09 season. He went on to win three championships with Cibona, departing the club on January 16, 2013, in order to join
Lietuvos rytas of the
Lithuanian League. He played half a season with Lietuvos before returning to Croatia for the 2013–14 season, signing with
Cedevita Zagreb
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on September 27, 2013. He played for Cedevita until October 2015, leaving the club after appearing in just nine games to begin the 2015–16 season.
D-League
On December 24, 2015, Zubčić was acquired by the
Oklahoma City Blue, the Thunder's
D-League
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affiliate. He made his debut the next day in a 99–84 loss to the
Sioux Falls Skyforce.
Return to Europe
On September 29, 2016, Zubčić signed a one-month contract with Russian club
Avtodor Saratov
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.
On December 2, 2016, he signed with Russian club
Nizhny Novgorod for the rest of the season.
On July 28, 2017, he signed with Turkish club
Trabzonspor.
On November 22, 2017, he signed with the German team
Telekom Baskets Bonn.
On August 20, 2018, he signed with
Igokea. On January 8, 2019, Zubčić left Igokea and signed for
Baxi Manresa
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.
In July 2019, Zubčić signed with
Enisey, returning to the
VTB United League.
On December 25, 2020, he has signed with
Tofaş of the Turkish
Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
National team career
Zubčić won the bronze medal at the
2008 Junior European Championship. He later won a second bronze medal at the
2009 U-19 World Championship in New Zealand.
References
External links
Eurocup profile*
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1990 births
Living people
ABA League players
Bàsquet Manresa players
Basketball players from Zadar
BC Avtodor Saratov players
BC Enisey players
BC Rytas players
BC Nizhny Novgorod players
Croatian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Croatian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Croatian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Croatian men's basketball players
KK Cedevita players
KK Cibona players
KK Igokea players
Oklahoma City Blue players
Power forwards (basketball)
Telekom Baskets Bonn players
Tofaş S.K. players
Toronto Raptors draft picks
Trabzonspor B.K. players