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Croatian basketball player (born 1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanko Barać (born 13 August 1986) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player.
Barać with Anadolu Efes | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Mostar, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | 13 August 1986
Nationality | Croatian |
Listed height | 7 ft 1.25 in (2.17 m) |
Listed weight | 279 lb (127 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2007: 2nd round, 39th overall pick |
Selected by the Miami Heat | |
Playing career | 2005–2016 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
2005–2007 | Široki Prima pivo |
2007–2011 | Saski Baskonia |
2007–2008 | →Pamesa Valencia |
2011–2014 | Anadolu Efes |
2015 | Cedevita |
2015–2016 | EA7 Emporio Armani Milano |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Barać was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and he started his basketball career with the team Široki Prima pivo, from Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
He was selected by the Miami Heat as the 39th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft and was traded to the Indiana Pacers.[1] In July 2016 they passed their rights to the Dallas Mavericks.[2][3]
Barać remained in Europe, signing a five-year contract with Saski Baskonia, then known as TAU Cerámica, in August 2007.[4] In the October of that year, just before the start of the European season, Saski Baskonia loaned him out to another ACB team, Pamesa Valencia for the 2007–08 season.[5] He returned to Saski Baskonia the following season, and In November 2010, he signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him in Vitoria-Gasteiz through 2015.[4]
On 6 July 2011 he signed a three-year contract with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League.[4]
On 5 January 2015 he signed a contract with the Croatian club Cedevita for the rest of the season.[6] With Cedevita, he won the Croatian League and Cup.
On 28 August 2015 he signed with EA7 Emporio Armani Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.[7]
He also plays for the Croatian national team.
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