Edin Atić (born January 19, 1997) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Río Breogán of the Liga ACB. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)[1] and weighing 195 lbs.[2] (88 kg), Atić is mainly a shooting guard-small forward, but he can also play as a point forward. He also represents the senior Bosnian national basketball team.
 Atić warming up with AEK Athens in 2015. | |
| No. - – Breogán | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 19, 1997 Bugojno, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2019: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2015 | Spars Sarajevo |
| 2015–2018 | AEK Athens |
| 2016 | → Spaes Sarajevo |
| 2016–2017 | → Trikala Aries |
| 2018–2020 | Mega Bemax |
| 2020–2021 | Igokea |
| 2021–2023 | Budućnost |
| 2023–2024 | Igokea |
| 2024–present | Breogán |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life
editAtić was born in Bugojno,[3] Bosnia and Herzegovina. Raised in Donji Vakuf, Atić started playing basketball with Spars Sarajevo. In 2013, he signed with Spars Sarajevo.
Professional career
editSpars Sarajevo
editIn 2013, Atić signed a deal with Bosnian club Spars Sarajevo, of the Bosnian Championship. He stayed a member of Spars Sarajevo from 2013 to September 2015, when the Greek club AEK bought his player rights with a transfer fee. In January 2016, he returned to Spars Sarajevo, after AEK loaned him back to the club, for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.
AEK Athens
editOn September 1, 2015, Greek club AEK Athens, of the Greek Basket League, confirmed that Atić would join the club from Spars Sarajevo, for a buyout transfer fee amount of €750,000. Atić signed a six-year contract with AEK,[4] that was worth €1.5 million net income.[5] In January 2016, AEK loaned him back to Spars Sarajevo for the rest of the season.[6]
Before the start of the 2016–17 Greek Basket League season, Atić managed to have some very good friendly games, including a 12-point game against the defending EuroLeague champions, CSKA Moscow. Due to this, AEK initially decided to keep him on their roster for the 2016–17 season, rather than loan him to another club again.[7][8]
However, due to FIBA's rules and regulations of the FIBA Champions League, he was ruled ineligible to play in the league, because he was not originally registered for the Greek League as a foreign player in the league's first roster designation period. Due to FIBA Champions League rules, such players cannot play in the league, unlike European-wide leagues like the EuroLeague and EuroCup, where no such limitations exist. As a result of this, AEK decided to loan him to another club for the 2016–17 season.[9] With AEK, he won the Greek Cup's, 2018 edition, and also the FIBA Champions League title. On July 14, 2018, Atić was released by the Greek club.
Trikala Aries
editOn November 2, 2016, AEK loaned Atić to the Greek club Trikala Aries, for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[10] However, after playing with Trikala in 7 games during the 2016–17 Greek Basket League season, his player loan was cancelled, and he returned to AEK.
National team career
editBosnian junior national team
editAtić played at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship with the Bosnian Under-18 junior national team, averaging 16.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game. He also played at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he led his team in scoring, at 16.0 points per game.[11] He also averaged 7.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game during the tournament.[12] His team finished the tournament in 4th place, and Atić was named to the All-Tournament Team.[13]
He also played at the 2nd-tier level 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B tournament, where he averaged 12.1 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game.[14]
Bosnian senior national team
editAtić is a member of the senior men's Bosnian national basketball team. With Bosnia, he played at the 2019 FIBA World Cup European qualification.
Career statistics
editDomestic Leagues
editRegular season
edit| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | 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 | Led the league | |
Note: Only games in the primary domestic competitions are included. Therefore, games in cup or European competitions are left out.
| Year | Team | League | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Trikala | GBL | 7 | 6.4 | .357 | .167 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.9 |
| 2017–18 | A.E.K. | GBL | 13 | 9.5 | .520 | .300 | .571 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| 2018–19 | Mega Basket | ABA | 20 | 19.5 | .397 | .343 | .553 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
FIBA Champions League
edit| † | Denotes seasons in which Atić won the FIBA Champions League |
| Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18† | A.E.K. | 7 | 9.1 | .588 | .000 | .500 | 1.9 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 3.0 |
Awards and accomplishments
editPro career
edit- FIBA Champions League Champion: (2018)
- Greek Cup Winner: 2018
Bosnian junior national team
edit- 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: All-Tournament Team
References
edit- ^ "EDIN ATIC Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Nationality BIH Born 19.01.1997 Place of birth Bugojno (BIH) Height 2.01m". Archived from the original on 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ^ 2016 Nike Hoop Summit: International Measurements.
- ^ "EDIN ATIC Bosnia and Herzegovina BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Nationality BIH Born 19.01.1997 Place of birth Bugojno (BIH)". Archived from the original on 2015-08-28. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ^ AEK Athens pens scoring prodigy Atic to six-year deal.
- ^ Ο ταλαντούχος κύριος Άτιτς (in Greek).
- ^ Atic joined Spars Sarajevo.
- ^ Edin Atic remains with AEK Athens for the entire season.
- ^ "Edin Atic remains in AEK B.C." Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ Φεύγει δανεικός και ο Έντιν Άτιτς από την ΑΕΚ (in Greek).
- ^ Δανεικός στα Τρίκαλα ο Ατιτς (in Greek).
- ^ "BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ACCUMULATED STATISTICS". Archived from the original on 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ^ Edin ATIC (BIH) participated in 3 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
- ^ "MVP CHARALAMPOPOULOS HEADLINES ALL-STAR FIVE". Archived from the original on 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ^ Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 - Edin Atic.
- ^ "AEK at the Basketball Champions League 2017-2018".
External links
edit- Edin Atić at fiba.com
- Edin Atić Archived 2015-08-28 at the Wayback Machine at fibaeurope.com
- Edin Atić at eurocupbasketball.com
- Edin Atić at eurobasket.com
- Edin Atić at baskethotel.com (Greek League (in English))
- Edin Atić at esake.gr (Greek League (in Greek))
- Edin Atić Archived 2017-07-01 at the Wayback Machine at draftexpress.com
- Edin Atić at nbadraft.net