Lovre Bašić

Lovre Bašić
Zabok
PositionPoint guard
LeagueCroatian League
Personal information
Born (1995-01-10) January 10, 1995 (age 29)
Zadar, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2019Zadar
2019–2020Vrijednosnice Osijek
2020–2021Liège Basket
2021–2022Jazine
2022Posušje
2022Široki
2022–2023Alkar
2023Nevėžis
2024–presentZabok
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Croatia
European U-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Czech Republic U-16 Team

Lovre Bašić (born 10 January 1995) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Zabok of the Croatian League. Standing at 1.90 m, he plays at the point guard position.

Playing career

Bašić grew up playing as a point guard for Zadar of the Croatian League. On the beginning of the 2015–16 season he became the second youngest captain in history of the club, Giuseppe Gjergja being the only younger one in 1957.[1]

In August, 2019, he moved to Vrijednosnice Osijek.[2]

In May 2020, Bašić moved to Liège Basket of the Belgian League.[3] He parted ways with the team on September 21, 2021.[4]

In November, 2021, Bašić signed with Jazine, the development team of Zadar competing in the Croatian second-tier Prva muška liga.[5] He averaged 12 points, 5.8 assists, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.4 steals per game.

On February 9, 2022, Bašić signed with HKK Posušje of the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[6]

In August 2022, Bašić signed with another club from Herzegovina, Široki.[7] In October 2022, Bašić reinjured his knee and was released from Široki.[8]

In December, 2022, Bašić signed with Alkar of the Croatian League.[9]

On 20 July 2023, Bašić signed with Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL).[10] On 13 December, he parted ways with the team.[11]

In January, 2024, Bašić signed with Egis Körmend of the Hungarian League.[12]

National team career

Bašić played with the Croatia national team youth selections. With the Croatia national under-16 team, he played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship where he won gold. He also played at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship where Croatia finished fourth.

Bašić debuted for the Croatia national B team at the 2018 Stanković Cup.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Bašić: Čast je biti kapetan Zadra" (in Croatian). kkzadar.net. 2015-08-30. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  2. ^ "Lovre Bašić iz Dalmacije u Slavoniju". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Lovre Basic ima novi klub prvi puta u karijeri odlazi u inozemstvo" (in Croatian). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Lovre Basic left Liege". eurobasket.com. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Lovre Bašić je novi igrač razvojne momčadi Zadra". basketball.hr (in Croatian). November 11, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
  6. ^ Zule, Zeljko (February 9, 2022). "Posusje lands Lovre Basic, ex Jazine". Eurobasket. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Lovre Bašić ima novi klub!". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Nakon teške ozljede Lovre Bašić napustio HKK Široki". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 28 October 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Sinj ima novog Alkara, Lovru Bašića!". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Komandos gynėjų grandį stiprina Lovre Bašičius". kknevezis.lt (in Lithuanian). 20 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  11. ^ "„Nevėžis" atsisveikino su pagrindiniu komandos įžaidėju". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Kormend signs Lovre Basic". Eurobasket. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Vuković i Bašić s B reprezentacijom osvojili Kup Borislava Stankovića". ezadar.rtl.hr (in Croatian). 20 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
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