Andrija Žižić (born 14 January 1980) is a Croatian former professional
basketball
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player and executive. Standing of 2.07 m (6 ft 9 ½ in) tall, he played at both the
power forward
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and
center positions. He is currently the
sporting director
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for
Cibona of the
ABA League
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and the
Croatian League.
Professional career
In his career, some of the teams that Žižić played with were: Omiš, Solin,
Split
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Places
* Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia
* Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay
* Split Island, Falkland Islands
* Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua
Arts, enter ...
,
Cibona Zagreb
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,
FC Barcelona
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,
Olympiacos,
Panathinaikos. He won two
Croatian League championships (2003, 2004), and in the 2002–03 season, he was the top rebounder in the
Adriatic League
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(8.2 rebounds per game). He won the
Greek League championship and the
Greek Cup
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in the 2007–08 season.
On 17 July 2008, Žižić signed a two-year contract with the Turkish team
Galatasaray Cafe Crown. On 15 January 2009, he left Galatasaray, and signed with the Spanish club
CAI Zaragoza, for the rest of the season. On June 24, 2010, he signed with
ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne in France. On 28 February 2011, he left ASVEL, and signed with
Cedevita Zagreb, for the rest of the season.
In the summer of 2011, he returned to
Cibona Zagreb
Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball sports club, club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the ABA League JTD, Adriatic Basketba ...
. On 12 December 2013, he parted ways with Cibona. On 3 January 2014, he signed with
Astana
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. On 12 February 2014, he left Astana, and signed with
Maccabi Tel Aviv for the rest of the season. With Maccabi, the third club he joined in the 2013–14 season, he became a
EuroLeague
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champion, playing in the role of the team's third string
center.
In September 2014, he joined the
Italian second division side
Credito di Romagna Forli. On 6 January 2015, he left Forli, and signed with Pallacanestro Piacentina of the
Italian third division. On 5 March 2015, he parted ways with Piacentina.
In August 2015, he returned to Cibona Zagreb, playing alongside his younger brother,
Ante Žižić
Ante Toni Žižić (; born 4 January 1997) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He was selected 23rd overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2016 NBA draft.
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, in the process.
Andrija Zizic agreed to terms with Cibona Zagreb
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National team career
Žižić was a member of the senior Croatia national basketball team
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The biggest success Croatia has achieved was at the 1992 Barcelona Olym ...
. He also won a silver medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and a bronze medal at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, while playing with the Croatian national junior teams.
Post-playing career
Shortly after the 2015–16 season ended, Žižić announced his retirement from playing professional basketball, and he became the sporting director for Cibona Zagreb
Košarkaški klub Cibona, commonly referred to as Cibona Zagreb or simply Cibona, is a men's professional basketball sports club, club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is a founding member and shareholder of the ABA League JTD, Adriatic Basketba ...
.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2003–04
, style="text-align:left;", Cibona
, 19 , , 1 , , 22.1 , , .522 , , 1.000 , , .672 , , 5.3 , , .1 , , .2 , , .1 , , 11.1 , , 9.3
, -
, style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", 2004–05
, style="text-align:left;", Cibona
, 10 , , 10 , , 30.5 , , .532 , , .000 , , .617 , , 7.8 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , , , 14.5 , , 14.7
, -
, style="text-align:left;", Barcelona
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, 5 , , 2 , , 18.4 , , .448 , , , , .944 , , 4.8 , , .6 , , .2 , , , , 8.6 , , 10.8
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2005–06
, style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Olympiacos
, 23 , , 22 , , 20.6 , , .558 , , 1.000 , , .790 , , 4.4 , , .3 , , .6 , , .0 , , 8.3 , , 9.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2006–07
, 22 , , 22 , , 24.9 , , .571 , , .250 , , .798 , , 5.2 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .2 , , 12.2 , , 13.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2007–08
, style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos
, 18 , , 7 , , 14.0 , , .571 , , .000 , , .600 , , 1.7 , , .4 , , .2 , , , , 5.2 , , 2.1
, -
, style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2013–14†
, style="text-align:left;", Maccabi
, 10 , , 3 , , 4.9 , , .444 , , , , , , 1.3 , , .4 , , , , , , 0.8 , , 0.8
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career
, 107 , , 67 , , 20.0 , , .543 , , .375 , , .733 , , 4.3 , , .6 , , .4 , , .1 , , 9.0 , , 8.7
Personal life
Žižić is the older brother of the professional basketball player Ante Žižić
Ante Toni Žižić (; born 4 January 1997) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He was selected 23rd overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2016 NBA draft.
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, who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers
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of the National Basketball Association
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(NBA).
References
External links
Andrija Žižić
at aba-liga.com
at nba.com
at archive.fiba.com
at fiba.com
Andrija Žižić
at eurobasket.com
Andrija Žižić
at euroleague.net
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1980 births
Living people
ABA League players
ASVEL Basket players
Basket Zaragoza players
Centers (basketball)
BC Astana players
Croatian expatriate basketball people in France
Croatian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Croatian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Croatian men's basketball players
FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
Fulgor Libertas Forlì players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
KK Cedevita players
KK Cibona players
KK Split players
Liga ACB players
Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players
Olympiacos B.C. players
Panathinaikos B.C. players
Power forwards
Basketball players from Split, Croatia
21st-century Croatian sportsmen