Tomislav Zubčić (born 17 January 1990) is a Croatian professional

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player currently playing for

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of the

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. Standing at , he plays both the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

NBA

On 28 June 2012, Zubčić was selected by the

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with the 56th overall pick in the

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. On 30 June 2015, his rights were traded to the

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in exchange for

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and cash considerations. On 17 September 2016, the Thunder renounced to Zubčić's draft rights, making him eligible to sign with any NBA team.

Europe

Zubčić grew up with

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youth teams and with

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 ...

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 16 January 2013, in order to join

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of the Lithuanian League. He played half a season with Rytas before returning to Croatia for the 2013–14 season, signing with

Cedevita Zagreb Košarkaški klub Cedevita Junior (), also known as Cedevita Junior, is a men's basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. The club is named after its main sponsor Cedevita, and competes in the Croatian HT Premijer liga. Before its merge to Slove ...

on 27 September 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 24 December 2015, Zubčić was acquired by the

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, the Thunder's

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affiliate. He made his debut the next day in a 99–84 loss to the

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Return to Europe

On 29 September 2016, Zubčić signed a one-month contract with Russian club

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. On 2 December 2016, he signed with Russian club

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. On 28 July 2017, he signed with Turkish club

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. On 22 November 2017, Zubčić signed with German club

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. On 20 August 2018, he signed with Igokea. On 8 January 2019, Zubčić left Igokea and signed for

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. In July 2019, he signed with

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, returning to the

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. On 25 December 2020, Zubčić signed with

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, returning to the

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. On 26 July 2023, he signed with

of the Italian

Asia

On 21 May 2024, Zubčić signed with Anhui Wenyi of the National Basketball League. On 31 July 2024, he was replaced by the club which hired Troy Gillenwater for his position. On 2 October 2024, he signed with Qadsia of the

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Second return to Europe

On 18 December 2024, Zubčić, once again, signed with Napoli Basket.

National team career

Zubčić won the bronze medal at the 2008 Junior European Championship. He later won another bronze medal at the 2009 U-19 World Championship.

References

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