Dalibor Bagarić

Dalibor Bagarić (born February 7, 1980)[1] is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He had a stint with the NBA's Chicago Bulls from 2000 to 2003.

Dalibor Bagarić
Dalibor Bagarić with Cibona in 2010.
Personal information
Born (1980-02-07) February 7, 1980
Munich, West Germany
NationalityCroatian / German
Listed height7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Listed weight290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 24th overall
Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career1996–2016
PositionCenter
Number44, 11
Career history
1996–1997Karlovac
1997–1998Benston Zagreb
1998–1999Cibona
1999–2000Benston Zagreb
20002003Chicago Bulls
2003–2004Olympiacos
2004–2006Fortitudo Bologna
2006–2007Akasvayu Girona
2007–2009Fortitudo Bologna
2009–2010Cibona
2010Dubrava
2010–2011Maroussi
2011Blancos de Rueda Valladolid
2011–2012Cedevita
2012Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut
2012–2013Amchit Club
2013KK Zabok
2013Étoile Sportive du Sahel
2014KK Zabok
2014Al-Ahli Benghazi
2014–2015Brose Baskets Bamberg
Career highlights and awards
Career NBA statistics
Points251 (2.6 ppg)
Rebounds238 (2.5 rpg)
Assists37 (0.4 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Professional career

A 7'1" (2.17 m) center born in Munich, West Germany, Bagarić had averaged 18.3 points and 10.4 rebounds per game for the Croatian team Benston Zagreb before the Bulls selected him with the 24th pick in the 2000 NBA draft. Bagarić never averaged more than 2.6 points and 2.5 rebounds per game during his time with the Bulls.

He returned to Europe after the Bulls bought out his contract in 2003, and began playing for the Greek club Olympiacos. In 2004, he moved to Italian club Fortitudo Bologna. In the summer of 2006, he transferred to CB Girona of the Spanish ACB league. On September 2007 he returned to Fortitudo Bologna after signing on a one-year contract.[2] In November 2010 he signed with Maroussi.[3] At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, Bagarić signed with CB Valladolid, but left the club in late November, returning to Croatia and signing with Cedevita. In September 2012, he signed a one-month deal with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut in Lebanon.[4] In December 2012, he signed with the Lebanese club Amchit. In the 2013–14 season, he played for Étoile Sportive du Sahel in Tunisia, KK Zabok in Croatia and Al-Ahli Benghazi in Libya.[5] In 2014, he signed with Brose Baskets Bamberg of the Basketball Bundesliga where he signed on December 2, 2014 a contract extension.[6]

On June 9, 2016, Bagarić announced his retirement.[7]

National team career

With the junior national teams of Croatia, Bagarić won the gold medal at the 1996 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

He was also a member of the senior Croatian national basketball team. He has played at the EuroBasket 2003 and EuroBasket 2005.

References

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