Ante Delaš (born March 11, 1988) is a Croatian professional

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player for Ribola Kaštela of the Croatian second-tier First Men's Basketball League. He can play at both the

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and

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positions, making him a classical

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, despite his height (2.00 m) and thin physique.

Professional career

Delaš grew up in

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and made his pro debut with the team in 2005. He was loaned to KK Trogir competing in the top and second level Croatian basketball leagues. After spending a season in top level Alkar Sinj he was sold to

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where he played another two seasons in the Croatian League. In the 2012–13 season Zadar surprisingly reached the finals of the play-offs with Delaš profiling himself both as a leader and a legitimate scoring threat. KK Zadar also competed in the 2012-13 Adriatic league season. In his debut season in this league Delaš averaged 6.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 24 games. In the summer of 2013, he signed a three-year deal with Cedevita Zagreb. In June 2015, he left Cedevita. After playing only one game for Kaštela Ribola in the Croatian League, in October 2015 he returned to

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. In June 2016, he left Zadar, and signed with

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of the

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. On February 2, 2017, he parted ways with Mons-Hainaut. The next day, he signed with Basket Agropoli of the Italian

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. On August 22, 2017, Delaš signed a tryout contract with Lietkabelis Panevėžys. After one friendly game, he left the club for personal reasons. On August 31, 2017, he signed with Polish club

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for the 2017–18 season. After spending a season in Poland in which his team won the championship, in September 2018 he moved to the Romanian side Steaua București. In July 2020, Delaš moved to

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of the

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International career

After being a part of Croatian youth national team selections, he was called up by coach

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for the senior team. He was a member of the Croatian team at the 2013 European Championship, playing only a minor role in Croatia's 4th place performance.

Personal life

Ante Delaš is the older brother of

Mario Delaš Mario Delaš (born January 16, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Ribola Kaštela of the Croatian second-tier First Men's Basketball League. He is a 2.07 m (6'9 ") tall power forward / center. Professional career Mario De ...

, who is also a professional basketball player, and with whom he played with in

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and the

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References

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