Luka Barišić

Luka Barišić
HKK Široki
PositionPower Forward
LeagueChampionship of BiH & ABA 2
Personal information
Born (1998-01-03) January 3, 1998 (age 26)
Osijek, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014Vrijednosnice Osijek
2014–2017Cedevita Junior
2022Podgorica
2022–2023Škrljevo
2023–2024Ilirija
2024–2025Široki

Luka Barišić (born January 3, 1998) is a Croatian professional basketball player for HKK Široki of the Championship of BiH and ABA 2. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays as a power forward. He played college basketball for the Highland Cougars, the UTSA Roadrunners, and the Western Illinois Leathernecks.

Early career

Luka was born in Osijek, Croatia, where he also started his basketball career for Vrijednosnice Osijek in the season 2014-2015. For the season 2015–2016, Barišić moved to Cedevita Zagreb. With Barišić Cedevita Zagreb won the 2017–18 U-19 League and participated in Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. [1] [2]

College career

In 2018–2019, Barišić left for college in the United States. He started his college career at Highland Community College where he won All-American award in the NJCAA. After that, he moved to University of Texas at San Antonio, where he was coached by former NBA player Steve Henson. He graduated with his MBA degree from Western Illinois University, where he earned All-Summit League Honorable Mention and All-Newcomer Team. [3] [4]

Professional career

KK Podgorica (2022)

He started a professional career in Podgorica in Montenegro for Podgorica. In 2 games for Podgorica, Luka averaged 7.5ppg, 2.5rpg, and 2.0apg in ABA 2 league.

KK Škrljevo (2022-2023)

In November 2022, Luka signed with Škrljevo until the end of the 2022-2023 season. [5][6][7]

KD Ilirija (2023-2024)

In September 2023, Luka signed with Ilirija until the end of the 2023-2024 season. [8]

HKK Široki (2024-2025)

In September 2024, Luka signed with Široki until the end of the 2025-2026 season. [9]

National team career

He currently plays for the Croatia men's national basketball team. In 2016, he also represented Croatia at the FIBA U18 European Championship in Samsun, Turkey. His stats at that event were 6 games: 3.3ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.2apg. [10]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Highland CC 28 28 23.2 .529 .396 .779 4.8 0.9 0.3 0.21 15.1
2018–19 Highland CC 28 28 25.4 .496 .390 .842 6.5 1.8 0.5 0.22 17.5
2019–20 UTSA 32 21 16.9 .427 .303 .816 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.24 6.6
2020–21 UTSA 14 0 12.0 .384 .300 .857 3.3 0.7 0.2 0.21 5.3
2021–22 Western Illinois 32 32 27.6 .324 .263 .794 5.9 1.4 0.3 0.3 14.1
Career 134 109 21.02 .448 .331 .817 4.7 1.2 0.36 0.24 11.7

[11] [12] [13]

References

  1. ^ "Luka Barišić: Uvjeren sam da ću kroz godinu dvije naći svoj put i etablirati se kao igrač". Basketball.hr. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Luka Barišič Karijeru Nastavlja u Podgorici". Basketball.hr. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Get to know our very own Luka Barisic in this week's edition of Western Wednesday". WIU Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Malo nas je, al' nas ima! Hrvat tricom u završnici utakmice utišao 15 tisuća navijača ponajbolje momčadi NCAA lige Nebraske i oduševio slavnog trenera Roba Jetera". T-Portal. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Luka Barišić potpisao za Podgoricu". Pobjeda.me. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Podgorica tabs rookie Luka Barisic in his first year in pro basketball". EuroBasket. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "Osječanin Luka Barišić Novo Pojačanje Škrljeva". Sportski Kod. 3 November 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  8. ^ "Luka Barisic (ex Skrljevo) joins Ilirija". EuroBasket. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Siroki Lands Luka Barišić". EuroBasket. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Luka Barišić Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "Luka Barisic #35 Highland". NJCAA. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  12. ^ "Luka Barisic #35 Highland". NJCAA. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
  13. ^ "Luka Barisic #40". ESPN. Retrieved March 22, 2023.