Rašid Mahalbašić (born 7 November 1990) is a Slovenian-born Austrian professional
basketball
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player for
Sigal Prishtina
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The team currently competes in the Kosovo Sup ...
of the
Kosovo Basketball Superleague
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. Standing at , he can play at
power forward
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and
center
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positions.
Professional career
Mahalbašić played with Kelag Wörthersee Piraten of the
Austrian Bundesliga
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. In February 2010, he was on try-out at
Montepaschi Siena
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from
Italian Serie A.
In September 2010, Mahalbašić signed a six-year deal with
Fenerbahçe Ülker of the
Turkish Basketball League
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.
Mahalbašić was loaned to
Tofaş S.K.
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between December 2010 to February 2011 where he played 10 games. He played with 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blok performance against
Fenerbahçe Ülker.
He came back to
Fenerbahçe Ülker after
Mirsad Türkcan
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's shock injury, then he was loaned again, to
KK Split
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of Croatia for the rest of the 2010–11 season.
In January 2012, Mahalbašić parted ways with Fenerbahçe, and signed with Slovenia's
Zlatorog Laško for the rest of the 2011–12 season.
On September 21, 2012, he signed with
Asseco Prokom Gdynia
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of the
Polish Basketball League
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for the 2012–13 season.
On July 20, 2013, Mahalbašić signed a two-year deal with
ČEZ Basketball Nymburk
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of the Czech Republic
National Basketball League.
For the 2014–15 season he signed with
Astana
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, a team from the
VTB United League
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and Kazakh League.
On June 1, 2015, Mahalbašić signed a two-year contract with the Russian team
Nizhny Novgorod
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. After one season he left Nizhny and on September 26, 2016, signed with Turkish club
Yeşilgiresun Belediye. On December 5, 2016, he left Yeşilgiresun and signed with Spanish club
Real Betis Energía Plus for the rest of the season.
On July 3, 2017, Mahalbašić signed with German club
EWE Baskets Oldenburg
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.
On June 10, 2021, he signed with
AS Monaco
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of the French
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and the
EuroLeague
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.
On August 3, 2022, he has signed with
San Pablo Burgos of the
LEB Oro
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.
On November 28, 2023, he has signed with
Cedevita Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija (), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA League and the Premier A Slovenian Bask ...
of the
Adriatic League
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and the
Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
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.
In January 2025, he signed with
Sigal Prishtina
Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina ( English: ''Basketball Club Prishtina''), officially known as Sigal Prishtina due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina.
The team currently competes in the Kosovo Sup ...
of the
Liga Unike and the
Kosovo Basketball Superleague
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.
Austria national team
Mahalbašić averaged 15.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game, shooting 76% from the field goal and 53.3% on free throws, in 3 games with the
Austrian national team in the qualifications for the
Eurobasket 2009 Division B. when he won the tournament MVP.
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Career statistics
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References
External links
Rašid Mahalbašić
at eurobasket.com
Rašid Mahalbašić
at euroleague.net
at fiba.com
Rašid Mahalbašić
at tblstat.net
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1990 births
Living people
ABA League players
Arka Gdynia (basketball) players
Austrian expatriate basketball people in Germany
Austrian men's basketball players
Austrian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Austrian people of Bosniak descent
Austrian people of Slovenian descent
BC Astana players
BC Nizhny Novgorod players
CB Breogán players
CB Miraflores players
Centers (basketball)
Basketball Nymburk players
EWE Baskets Oldenburg players
Fenerbahçe men's basketball players
KB Prishtina players
KK Split players
Liga ACB players
Power forwards
Real Betis Baloncesto players
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Croatia
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Germany
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Poland
Slovenian men's basketball players
Slovenian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Slovenian people of Bosniak descent
Sportspeople from Jesenice, Jesenice
Tofaş S.K. players
Yeşilgiresun Belediye players
Naturalised basketball players
Halcones de Xalapa players
21st-century Austrian sportsmen