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.
| HKK Široki | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power Forward |
| League | Championship of BiH & ABA 2 |
| Personal information | |
| Born | January 3, 1998 Osijek, Croatia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2012–present |
| Career history | |
| 2012–2014 | Vrijednosnice Osijek |
| 2014–2017 | Cedevita Junior |
| 2022 | Podgorica |
| 2022–2023 | Škrljevo |
| 2023–2024 | Ilirija |
| 2024–2025 | Široki |
Early career
editLuka 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
editIn 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
editKK Podgorica (2022)
editHe 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)
editIn November 2022, Luka signed with Škrljevo until the end of the 2022-2023 season. [5][6][7]
KD Ilirija (2023-2024)
editIn September 2023, Luka signed with Ilirija until the end of the 2023-2024 season. [8]
HKK Široki (2024-2025)
editIn September 2024, Luka signed with Široki until the end of the 2025-2026 season. [9]
National team career
editHe 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
edit| 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
edit| 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 | |
References
edit- ^ "Luka Barišić: Uvjeren sam da ću kroz godinu dvije naći svoj put i etablirati se kao igrač". Basketball.hr. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Luka Barišič Karijeru Nastavlja u Podgorici". Basketball.hr. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Get to know our very own Luka Barisic in this week's edition of Western Wednesday". WIU Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Luka Barišić potpisao za Podgoricu". Pobjeda.me. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Podgorica tabs rookie Luka Barisic in his first year in pro basketball". EuroBasket. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Osječanin Luka Barišić Novo Pojačanje Škrljeva". Sportski Kod. 3 November 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Luka Barisic (ex Skrljevo) joins Ilirija". EuroBasket. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Siroki Lands Luka Barišić". EuroBasket. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ "Luka Barišić Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Luka Barisic #35 Highland". NJCAA. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Luka Barisic #35 Highland". NJCAA. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
- ^ "Luka Barisic #40". ESPN. Retrieved March 22, 2023.