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Tomislav Zubčić
Napoli Basket
Position	Power forward / center
League	Lega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born	January 17, 1990 (age 35); Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	242 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2012: 2nd round, 56th overall pick
	Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2008	Rudeš
2008–2013	Cibona
2013	Lietuvos rytas
2013–2015	Cedevita
2015–2016	Oklahoma City Blue
2016	Avtodor Saratov
2016–2017	Nizhny Novgorod
2017	Trabzonspor
2017–2018	Telekom Baskets Bonn
2018–2019	Igokea
2019	Manresa
2019–2020	Enisey
2020–2022	Tofaş
2022–2023	London Lions
2023–2024	Napoli Basket
2024	Anhui Wenyi
2024	Qadsia
2024–present	Napoli Basket
Career highlights and awards
	5× Croatian League champion (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015); 3× Croatian Cup winner (2009, 2014, 2015); Italian Cup winner (2024); Lithuanian League All-Star (2013);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia
World U-19 Championship
European U-18 Championship

Tomislav Zubčić (born 17 January 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Napoli Basket of the Lega Basket Serie A. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays both the power forward and center positions.

Professional career

NBA

On 28 June 2012, Zubčić was selected by the Toronto Raptors with the 56th overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft.^[1] On 30 June 2015, his rights were traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Luke Ridnour and cash considerations.^[2]

On 17 September 2016, the Thunder renounced to Zubčić's draft rights, making him eligible to sign with any NBA team.^[3]

Europe

Zubčić grew up with KK Zadar youth teams and with Cibona Zagreb 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 Lietuvos rytas of the Lithuanian League.^[4]^[5] He played half a season with Rytas before returning to Croatia for the 2013–14 season, signing with Cedevita Zagreb on 27 September 2013.^[6] He played for Cedevita until October 2015, leaving the club after appearing in just nine games to begin the 2015–16 season.^[7]

D-League

On 24 December 2015, Zubčić was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue, the Thunder's D-League affiliate.^[8] He made his debut the next day in a 99–84 loss to the Sioux Falls Skyforce.^[9]

Return to Europe

On 29 September 2016, Zubčić signed a one-month contract with Russian club Avtodor Saratov.^[10]

On 2 December 2016, he signed with Russian club Nizhny Novgorod.^[11]

On 28 July 2017, he signed with Turkish club Trabzonspor.^[12]

On 22 November 2017, Zubčić signed with German club Telekom Baskets Bonn.^[13]

On 20 August 2018, he signed with Igokea.^[14]

On 8 January 2019, Zubčić left Igokea and signed for Baxi Manresa.^[15]

In July 2019, he signed with Enisey, returning to the VTB United League.^[16]

On 25 December 2020, Zubčić signed with Tofaş, returning to the Basketbol Süper Ligi.^[17]

On 26 July 2023, he signed with Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.^[18]

Asia

On 21 May 2024, Zubčić signed with Anhui Wenyi of the National Basketball League.^[19]

On 31 July 2024, he was replaced by the club which hired Troy Gillenwater for his position.^[20]

On 2 October 2024, he signed with Qadsia of the Kuwaiti Division I Basketball League.^[21]

Second return to Europe

On 18 December 2024, Zubčić, once again, signed with Napoli Basket.^[22]

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.^[23]

References

^ "NBA draft: Raptors use first-round selection on swingman Terrence Ross". NationalPost.com. June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
^ "Thunder Acquires Trade Exception and Tomislav Zubcic". NBA.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
^ Horne, Erik (September 18, 2016). "Thunder renounces rights to forward Tomislav Zubcic". NewsOK.com. The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
^ "Tomislav Zubcic, Cibona Zagreb part ways". Sportando.com. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
^ "Lietuvos Rytas announced Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
^ "Tomislav Zubcic signs with Cedevita Zagreb". Sportando.com. September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
^ "Tomislav Zubčić izbačen iz Cedevite". Sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
^ "Blue Acquires Tomislav Zubcic". NBA.com. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
^ "Skyforce Roll Past Blue Christmas Day". NBA.com. December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
^ "Avtodor Saratov inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
^ "Nizhny Novgorod inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
^ "Trabzonspor inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. July 28, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^ "Tomislav Zubcic verstärkt die Telekom Baskets". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
^ "Zubčić za jaču Igokeu". basketballsphere.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
^ "Zubčić leaving Igokea". aba-liga.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
^ "Tomislav Zubcic (ex Manresa) agreed terms with Enisey". eurobasket.com. July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
^ "TOFAŞ Zubcic'i açıkladı" (in Turkish). Basketfaul. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
^ "GeVi Napoli officially signs Tomislav Zubčić". Sportando. July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^ "克罗地亚国手托米斯拉夫·祖布西奇加盟安徽文一". 文一集团. May 21, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
^ "安徽文一签约CBA悍将特洛伊·吉伦沃特". 文一集团. July 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024. 由于NBL只允许每支队伍同时注册三名外援，因此吉伦沃特将替换祖布西奇，和达卡里·约翰逊以及皮埃尔·杰克逊组成全新外援组合，并与国内球员携手并肩。
^ "Qadsia sign a second foreign player". Eurobasket.com. October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
^ "TOMISLAV ZUBCIC TORNA A NAPOLI". Napoli Basket. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
^ "Tomislav Zubčić – ABA player profile". aba-liga.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

External links

[1] "NBA draft: Raptors use first-round selection on swingman Terrence Ross". NationalPost.com. June 28, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2012.

[2] "Thunder Acquires Trade Exception and Tomislav Zubcic". NBA.com. June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.

[3] Horne, Erik (September 18, 2016). "Thunder renounces rights to forward Tomislav Zubcic". NewsOK.com. The Oklahoman. Retrieved September 24, 2016.

[4] "Tomislav Zubcic, Cibona Zagreb part ways". Sportando.com. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.

[5] "Lietuvos Rytas announced Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. January 16, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.

[6] "Tomislav Zubcic signs with Cedevita Zagreb". Sportando.com. September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.

[7] "Tomislav Zubčić izbačen iz Cedevite". Sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). September 27, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2015.

[8] "Blue Acquires Tomislav Zubcic". NBA.com. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.

[9] "Skyforce Roll Past Blue Christmas Day". NBA.com. December 25, 2015. Retrieved December 25, 2015.

[10] "Avtodor Saratov inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

[11] "Nizhny Novgorod inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.

[12] "Trabzonspor inks Tomislav Zubcic". Sportando.com. July 28, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.

[13] "Tomislav Zubcic verstärkt die Telekom Baskets". telekom-baskets-bonn.de (in German). November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.

[14] "Zubčić za jaču Igokeu". basketballsphere.com. Retrieved August 20, 2018.

[15] "Zubčić leaving Igokea". aba-liga.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.

[16] "Tomislav Zubcic (ex Manresa) agreed terms with Enisey". eurobasket.com. July 31, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.

[17] "TOFAŞ Zubcic'i açıkladı" (in Turkish). Basketfaul. December 25, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

[18] "GeVi Napoli officially signs Tomislav Zubčić". Sportando. July 26, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.

[19] "克罗地亚国手托米斯拉夫·祖布西奇加盟安徽文一". 文一集团. May 21, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024.

[20] "安徽文一签约CBA悍将特洛伊·吉伦沃特". 文一集团. July 31, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2024. 由于NBL只允许每支队伍同时注册三名外援，因此吉伦沃特将替换祖布西奇，和达卡里·约翰逊以及皮埃尔·杰克逊组成全新外援组合，并与国内球员携手并肩。

[21] "Qadsia sign a second foreign player". Eurobasket.com. October 2, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.

[22] "TOMISLAV ZUBCIC TORNA A NAPOLI". Napoli Basket. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.

[23] "Tomislav Zubčić – ABA player profile". aba-liga.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

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