Edin Atić (born January 19, 1997) is a Bosnian professional
basketball
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player for
Río Breogán of the
Liga ACB
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. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) and weighing 195 lbs. (88 kg), Atić is mainly a
shooting guard
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-
small forward
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, but he can also play as a
point forward
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. He also represents the senior
Bosnian national basketball team.
Early life
Atić was born in
Bugojno
Bugojno ( sr-cyrl, Бугојно) is a town and municipality in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the river Vrbas, to the northwest of Sarajevo. Accord ...
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. Raised in
Donji Vakuf
Donji Vakuf ( sr-Cyrl, Доњи Вакуф, ) is a town and municipality located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It was founded by Malkoçoğlu İbrahim Bey in 1572 an ...
, Atić started playing basketball with
Spars Sarajevo. In 2013, he signed with
Spars Sarajevo.
Professional career
Spars Sarajevo
In 2013, Atić signed a deal with Bosnian club
Spars Sarajevo, of the
Bosnian Championship. He stayed a member of Spars Sarajevo from 2013 to September 2015, when the Greek club
AEK bought his player rights with a transfer fee. In January 2016, he returned to Spars Sarajevo, after AEK
loaned him back to the club, for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.
AEK Athens
On September 1, 2015, Greek club
AEK Athens
A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens.
Establishe ...
, of the
Greek Basket League
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, confirmed that Atić would join the club from
Spars Sarajevo, for a buyout transfer fee amount of €750,000. Atić signed a six-year contract with AEK, that was worth €1.5 million
net income
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. In January 2016, AEK
loaned him back to Spars Sarajevo for the rest of the season.
Before the start of the
2016–17 Greek Basket League season, Atić managed to have some very good
friendly games, including a 12-point game against the defending
EuroLeague
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champions,
CSKA Moscow
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. Due to this, AEK initially decided to keep him on their roster for the 2016–17 season, rather than loan him to another club again.
However, due to
FIBA
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's rules and regulations of the
FIBA Champions League
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, he was ruled ineligible to play in the league, because he was not originally registered for the Greek League as a foreign player in the league's first roster designation period. Due to FIBA Champions League rules, such players cannot play in the league, unlike European-wide leagues like the
EuroLeague
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and
EuroCup, where no such limitations exist. As a result of this, AEK decided to
loan
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The document evidencing the deb ...
him to another club for the 2016–17 season. With AEK, he won the
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
's,
2018 edition, and also the
FIBA Champions League
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title. On July 14, 2018, Atić was released by the Greek club.
Trikala Aries
On November 2, 2016,
AEK loaned Atić to the Greek club
Trikala Aries, for the remainder of the 2016–17 season. However, after playing with Trikala in 7 games during the
2016–17 Greek Basket League season, his player loan was cancelled, and he returned to AEK.
National team career
Bosnian junior national team
Atić played at the
2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
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with the
Bosnian Under-18 junior national team, averaging 16.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. He also played at the
2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 32nd edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, which was held in Volos, Greece, from 23 July to 2 August 2015.
Participating teams
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, where he led his team in scoring, at 16.0 points per game. He also averaged 7.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game during the tournament. His team finished the tournament in 4th place, and Atić was named to the All-Tournament Team.
He also played at the 2nd-tier level
2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B tournament, where he averaged 12.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game.
Bosnian senior national team
Atić is a member of the senior men's
Bosnian national basketball team. With Bosnia, he played at the
2019 FIBA World Cup European qualification.
Career statistics
Domestic Leagues
Regular season
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2016–17
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Trikala
Trikala () is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece, and the capital of the Trikala (regional unit), Trikala regional unit. The city straddles the Lithaios river, which is a tributary of Pineios (Thessaly), Pineios. According to the Greek Natio ...
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GBL
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2017–18
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A.E.K.
A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens.
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GBL
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2018–19
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Mega Basket
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FIBA Champions League
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2017–18†
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A.E.K.
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Awards and accomplishments
Pro career
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FIBA Champions League
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Champion: (
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
)
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Greek Cup
The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.
The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
Winner:
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
Bosnian junior national team
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2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 32nd edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, which was held in Volos, Greece, from 23 July to 2 August 2015.
Participating teams
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* (3rd ...
: All-Tournament Team
References
External links
Edin Atićat fiba.com
at fibaeurope.com
Edin Atićat eurocupbasketball.com
Edin Atićat eurobasket.com
Edin Atićat baskethotel.com (Greek League )
Edin Atićat esake.gr (Greek League )
Edin Atić at draftexpress.com
Edin Atićat nbadraft.net
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1997 births
Sportspeople from Bugojno
Living people
ABA League players
AEK B.C. players
Aries Trikala B.C. players
Basketball League of Serbia players
Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players
21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Serbia
KK Budućnost players
KK Igokea players
KK Mega Basket players
OKK Spars players
Small forwards