Dino Radončić

Dino Radončić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дино Радончић; born 8 January 1999) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.

Dino Radončić
No. 8 – Gipuzkoa Basket
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999
Giessen, Germany
NationalityMontenegrin
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017Real Madrid B
2017–2019Real Madrid
2018–2019→Burgos
2019→Murcia
2019–2020Murcia
2020Iberostar Tenerife
2020–presentZaragoza
2020–present→Gipuzkoa
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Radončić was born in Germany, where his father, Damir Radončić, played professional handball.[1] During his childhood, he also spent some time in Spain, where his father had signed with a club, before the family settled in Zrenjanin, Serbia, when he was eight years of age. Radončić started playing football, before turning to basketball, in the youth system of KK Uno Grande Zrenjanin.

Professional career

In the 2013–14 season, Radončić played with the youth ranks of FC Barcelona. He moved to Real Madrid's youth teams one year later, for the 2014–15 season.[2] He then played with Real Madrid's reserve team, Real Madrid B, in the 2015–16 season.

He also made his Spanish Liga ACB and EuroLeague debuts with Real Madrid's senior men's team, during the 2015–16 season. In the 2016–17 season, he also split playing time between Real Madrid's main team, and their reserve B team.

On 8 August 2018 Real Madrid loaned him to San Pablo Burgos for the 2018–19 season.[3]

On July 25, 2019, Radončić part ways with Real Madrid and signed a two-year deal with UCAM Murcia.[4] On February 25, 2020, he parted ways with UCAM Murcia.[5] One day later, he signed with Iberostar Tenerife of the Liga ACB.[6]

On August 11, 2020, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza.[7]

International career

Radončić had his first cap for the senior Montenegrin national basketball team in 2016, while playing in the EuroBasket 2017 qualifiers.[8] He also played with Montenegro at the main EuroBasket 2017 tournament.[9]

Career statistics
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

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

† Denotes season in which Radončić won the EuroLeague

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Real Madrid 102.4.000.000.5000.00.00.00.01.0-1.0
2017–18† 726.2.667.167.0000.40.10.10.01.0-0.1
Career 826.3 -.500.167.5000.40.10.10.01.0-0.2

See also

References
  1. "Radoncic is all ears when idols Rodriguez and Llull speak". ADIDAS Next Generation Tournament. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  2. "Del Barça al Madrid: los blancos fichan a Radoncic, uno de los mejores jóvenes de Europa - @KIAenZona". @KIAenZona (in Spanish). 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  3. "ACB.COM - Radoncic, talento para San Pablo Burgos en forma de cesión". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  4. "ACB.COM - Dino Radoncic renueva con el UCAM Murcia CB". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 25 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. "Murcia and Dino Radoncic agree to part ways". Sportando. February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  6. "Iberostar Tenerife ink Dino Radoncic". Sportando. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  7. "Zaragoza sign Dino Radoncic to a 4-year deal". Sportando. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  8. "FIBA EuroBasket 2017 - FIBA.com". FIBA.com. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  9. Dino RADONCIC (MNE).
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