Raško Katić (Serbian: Рашко Катић, born 8 December 1980) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Sloga Batočina of the Second Regional Basketball League of Serbia.[1] He represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he played the center position.

Raško Katić
Katić with Oostende in 2016
No. 41 – Sloga Batočina
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1980-12-08) 8 December 1980 (age 44)
Kragujevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight114 kg (251 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2002: undrafted
Playing career2002–present
Career history
2002–2004Zastava
2004–2005Crvena zvezda
2005İTÜ
2005Ergonom
2005–2009Walter Tigers Tübingen
2009–2010Hemofarm
2010–2012Partizan
2012–2014Crvena zvezda
2014–2015CAI Zaragoza
2015–2017Telenet Oostende
2017–2019Spirou Charleroi
2019–2022Radnički Kragujevac
2022Stragari
2022–presentSloga Batočina
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 Spain Team

Professional career

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Katić began his professional basketball career with KK Zastava in Kragujevac, where he played until mid-season 2003–04. In January 2004, he was hired by the Crvena zvezda, where he spent one year.

In January 2005, he signed with Turkish club İTÜ where he was released after appearing in only six games. He then returned to Serbia and played two games with KK Ergonom. Gaming capacity has been fully demonstrated in the uniform of the German team Walter Tigers Tübingen, where he became a favorite of the local audience. With them, he played four seasons (2005–2009).

In 2010, Katić came to Hemofarm where he played one season.[2] In 2010, he signed with Partizan Belgrade.[3] With them he spent two seasons, and played for the first time in his career in EuroLeague.

In August 2012, Katić returned to Crvena zvezda signing a two-year contract.[4] On 29 September 2014, Katić signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza.[5] On 16 July 2015, Katić signed a one-plus-one year contract with the Belgian club Telenet Oostende.[6] On 10 June 2016, he re-signed with Oostende for one more season.[7] On 6 June 2017, Katić signed for Spirou Charleroi for the 2017–18 season.[8]

In July 2019, Katić announced his retirement from playing career.[9] Despite his announcement, on 1 August he signed for Kragujevački Radnički of the Second Men's League of Serbia.[10]

On 10 October 2020, a 40-year old Katić scored 41 points in a 91–80 win over Napredak JKP.[11][12]

National team career

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Katić playing with the Serbian national basketball team.

Katić represented the Serbia men's national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2013. Katić was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Career statistics

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Legend
  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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2010–11 Partizan 16 9 17.0 .489 .000 .742 4.2 .3 .4 .3 6.9 7.1
2011–12 Partizan 7 0 10.7 .591 .000 .750 .9 .1 .3 .3 5.4 3.9
2013–14 Crvena zvezda 10 1 16.7 .429 .000 .647 2.7 .6 .5 .2 7.6 4.6
Career 33 10 15.6 .480 .000 .704 3.0 .4 .4 .2 6.8 5.6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Raško Katić ima novi klub: Bivši reprezentativac Srbije u 42. godini pojačao Slogu". www.telegraf.rs. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. ^ Hemofarm adds size with Katic
  3. ^ Partizan extends captain Bozic, inks center Katic
  4. ^ Red Star signs Rasko Katic
  5. ^ "Raško Katić cierra la pintura del CAI Zaragoza". ACB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Ostend fills paint with Katic". Eurocupbasketball.com. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  7. ^ Rasko Katic extends with Oostende
  8. ^ LES NOUVEAUX VISAGES DU PROXIMUS SPIROU (VIDÉOS)
  9. ^ "Raško Katić u penziji". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  10. ^ "PREOKRET: Raško Katić se ipak nije povukao!". espreso.rs. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Raško Katić u 40. godini ubacio 41 poen". b92.net. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  12. ^ "KK SPD Radnički d.o.o. 91 - 80 KK Napredak JKP". kls.rs. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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