Croatian basketball player
Drago Pašalić (pronounced [drǎgo paʃǎliːt͡ɕ]; born June 23, 1984) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He is the current technical director of Donar. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he played both power forward and center positions. In the beginning of his career he played for the Croatian national team. He is a one-time Croatian League and two-time Dutch League champion.
Professional career
His first five years as a pro, Pašalić played with his hometown team, Split. In the 2002–03 season, he won the Croatian Championship with the club.
He was an early entry candidate in the 2004 NBA draft but withdrew and became one again in 2005 but was not selected.[1] On June 29, 2016, he signed with Donar Groningen of the Dutch Basketball League.[2] After the 2016–17 DBL regular season, he was named to the All-DBL Team.[3] In April 2017, Pašalić extended his contract with two more years.[4] His contract was not renewed after the 2018–19 season.[5] Pašalić won two DBL championships with Donar.
On August 14, 2019, he has signed with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League. [6] After the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020, Pašalić retired.[7]
Executive career
In July 2021, Pašalić became the head of technical business of Heroes Den Bosch's youth academy.[8] On March 15, 2022, Pašalić signed with Donar to become its full-time technical director starting from the 2022–23 season.[9]
Personal
Pašalić has three children; two daughters, Kiara and Kinge, and a son, Ivan Pašalić.
On September 30, 2020, it was announced Pašalić had suffered a cardiac arrest.[10]
Career statistics
EuroLeague
Honours and titles
Club
Split
Donar
Individual
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