Dominik Mavra

Dominik Mavra (born June 15, 1994) is a Croatian professional basketball player who currently plays for Zadar of the Croatian League. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), he plays the point guard and shooting guard positions.

Dominik Mavra
No. 30 – Zadar
PositionPoint guard
LeagueABA League
Croatian League
Personal information
Born (1994-06-15) June 15, 1994
Zadar, Croatia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Zagreb
2013Split
2013–2015Cibona
2015–2016Dąbrowa Górnicza
2016–2017Karpoš Sokoli
2017Joventut
2017–2018MZT Skopje
2018Lietkabelis
2019Krka
2019–presentZadar
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Croatia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2012 Lithuania/Latvia U-18 Team
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
2010 Montenegro U-16 Team

Professional career

He started playing basketball in the Zadar youth selections, but was not recognized as a perspective talent a decided to move to Zagreb. Alongside teammates Dario Šarić and Mario Hezonja, he won the 2011 Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament. Unsatisfied with his status in the senior team in September 2012 he moved to the Belgian Pepinster, but quickly returned to Zagreb and signed a new contract, without playing any official game for Pepinster. As the situation was not changing to his benefit, in January 2013 Mavra moved to Split.[1][2] In April 2013, unsatisfied with his play time and unpaid salaries, he left Split.[3]

On December 27, 2013, he signed a contract with Cibona.[4] In his first season in Cibona, Mavra was spending a very limited time on the court and played a minor role in their surprising 2013–14 ABA League championship run. His role in the team changed in December 2014 following the departure of team's then starting point guard Jerel Blassingame, and Mavra started spending much more time on the court. He started the 2015/16 season with a considerable amount of time on court, but with the arrival of James Florence and new head coach Damir Mulaomerović Mavra was sided to the bench and in December 2015 decided to move to the Polish MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza where Dražen Anzulović was head coach.[5]

On October 12, 2016, Mavra signed with Macedonian club Karpoš Sokoli.[6]

On July 25, 2017, Mavra signed with Spanish club Joventut Badalona.[7] On November 3, 2017, he left Joventut [8] and signed with MZT Skopje.[9]On January 14, 2018, at the match of the 16th round between MZT Skopje Aerodrom and Cibona, Dominik Mavra achieved 18 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and a valuation of 34 in less than 35 minutes spent on court. He had the highest valuation of the round in the ABA League.[10]On February 5, 2018, he left MZT Skopje.[11]

On February 6, 2018, Mavra signed a contract with BC Lietkabelis of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[12]

On January 16, 2019, Mavra signed with Krka of the Slovenian League and ABA League.[13] He joined Zadar in 2019 and averaged 11 points and 5 assists per game. Mavra re-signed with the team on June 27, 2020.[14]

International career

He had a successful career with the Croatian national basketball team youth selections. He won gold at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He also played at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship and the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship where Croatia finished 8th and 4th respectively.[15]

He debuted for the Croatian national basketball team senior team at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifying games.[16]


References
  1. "Dominik Mavra pojačava Splićane" (in Croatian). crosarka.hr. 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  2. "Zlatni junior Dominik Mavra novi igrač Splita" (in Croatian). sportnet.hr. 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  3. "Dominik Mavra napustio Gripe, klub mu nije plaćao ni stan" (in Croatian). slobodnadalmacija.hr. 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2015-01-10.
  4. "Mavra joined Cibona at practices". abaliga.com. 2013-12-27. Archived from the original on 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2015-01-10.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Dominik Mavra napustio Cibonu" (in Croatian). crosarka.com. 2015-12-29.
  6. "Dominik Mavra is the new member of Karpoš Sokoli". aba-liga.com. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  7. "Dominik Mavra, nuevo base del Joventut: así enchufó el croata en la Liga Adriática" (in Spanish). gigantes.com. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  8. "Мавра го раскина договорот со Хувентуд, слободен е да потпише со МЗТ" (in Macedonian). sportmerdia.mk. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. "Доминик Мавра е нов кошаркар на МЗТ Скопје Аеродром" (in Macedonian). mztskopjeaerodrom.mk. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  10. "Round 16 MVP: Dominik Mavra (MZT Skopje Aerodrom)". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  11. "Дали „Лаки" ќе му донесе повеќе среќа на МЗТ Скопје". sportmedia.mk. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  12. "Basketball Transactions: Dominik Mavra (ex MZT Skopje) is a newcomer at Lietkabelis". eurobasket.com. February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  13. "Dominik Mavra reinforced Krka". aba-liga.com. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  14. "KK Zadar keeps Dominik Mavra". Sportando. June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  15. Dominik Mavra at FIBA (archive)
  16. Dominik Mavra at FIBA
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