Dardan Kapiti

Dardan Kapiti
No. 35 – Trepça
LeagueKosovo Superleague
Liga Unike
FEC
Personal information
Born (2000-03-22) March 22, 2000 (age 24)
Pristina, FR Yugoslavia
NationalityKosovan
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight213 lb (97 kg)
Career information
CollegeFlorida Atlantic (2019–2022)
Eastern Kentucky (2022–2023)
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
PositionCenter
Career history
2016–2017Kerasan
2023–presentTrepça
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Kosovo
2018 FIBA U18 European Championship Division C
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kosovo Under-18

Dardan Kapiti (born March 22, 2000) is a Kosovan professional basketball player for Trepça and member of the Kosovo national team.

Youth and college career

Kapiti started playing basketball with the youth team of Kerasan Pristina. In August 2017, he signed for the Dutch youth team of Apollo Amsterdam.[1] Kapiti later became part of the college teams Florida Atlantic Owls and Eastern Kentucky.[1]

Professional career

Kerasan (2016–2017)

Kapiti made his professional debut at the age of 16 in the 2016–17 Superleague season where he averaged 7.08 points in 13 games.[2]

Trepça (2023–present)

On August 6, 2023, Kapiti signed for Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague.[3] In the 2024-25 Champions League qualifiers, he averaged 10.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.0 assist in two games against Kervanos and Nymburk.

National team career

Kapiti played for Kosovo's under-16, under-18 and under-20 team.[1]

Kapiti debuted for the Kosovo national team on 28 June 2018 against Hungary in the 2019 World Cup qualification.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kapiti, ylli i Kosovës në SHBA". Epoka e Re (in Albanian). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Dardan Kapiti Profile". realgm.com.
  3. ^ "Ekskluzive: Dardan Kapiti pritet të prezantohet sot te Trepça". Asisti Online (in Albanian). 6 August 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Shkëlqeu ndaj Zvicrës, Dardan Kapiti beson se Kosova mund ta fitojë grupin". Koha Ditore (in Albanian). Retrieved 21 September 2024.