Jasmin Hukić

Jasmin Hukić (born August 15, 1979) is a Bosnian retired professional basketball player who last played for Ilirija of the Slovenian League. He also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team. Standing at 2.04 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in), he plays at the small forward and power forward positions.

Jasmin Hukić
Personal information
Born (1979-08-15) August 15, 1979
Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian / Slovenian
Listed height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2001 / Undrafted
Playing career1996–2018
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
Career history
1996–2001Sloboda Dita
2001–2003Union Olimpija
2003–2004Hapoel Tel Aviv
2004–2005Hemofarm
2005–2006Ural Great
2006–2007Prokom Trelf Sopot
2007–2009Union Olimpija
2009–2010Benetton Treviso
2010–2011Donetsk
2011–2012Enisey Krasnoyarsk
2012Novipiù Casale Monferrato
2012–2013Petrochimi Bandar Imam
2013–2015Krka
2015–2016Cibona
2016–2018Ilirija
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Hukić began his playing career with the youth teams of Sloboda Dita in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his professional debut with Sloboda during the 1996–97 season. In 2001, he moved to Slovenian club Union Olimpija. In two years with Olimpija he won the first season of the Adriatic League. He was also a Slovenian League champion in 2002 and Slovenian Cup winner in 2002 and 2003. For the 2003–04 season he moved to Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv. In the 2004–05 season he played in Serbia with Hemofarm and won the Adriatic League.[1] In the 2005–06 season he played with Russian club Ural Great and won the FIBA EuroCup Challenge.[2] In the 2006–07 season he played with Polish club Prokom Trelf Sopot and won the Polish League championship.[3] From 2007 to 2009 he played once again with Slovenian club Union Olimpija. In his second stint with Olimpija he won two more Slovenian championships and Slovenian Cups.

In the 2009–10 season he played with Italian club Benetton Treviso.[4] In the 2010–11 season he played with Ukrainian club Donetsk.[5] The 2011–12 season he started with Russian club Enisey Krasnoyarsk but in January 2012 he moved to Italian club Novipiù Casale Monferrato for the rest of the season.[6] In December 2012, he signed with Iranian club Petrochimi Bandar Imam for the rest of the 2012–13 season.[7] In June 2013, he signed with Slovenian club Krka.[8] In his two year stint with Krka he was a two time Slovenian League champion and Slovenian Cup winner. For the 2015–16 season he signed with Croatian club Cibona.[9] From 2016, he plays in Slovenian club Ilirija.

National team career

He played with the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team at the EuroBasket 1999, EuroBasket 2001, EuroBasket 2003 and EuroBasket 2005.[10]

References
  1. Hemofarm prvak Jadranske lige (in Slovene)
  2. Ural Great Claim Trophy Despite Final Loss
  3. Prokom season 2006/2007
  4. Benetton inks Hukic
  5. Jasmin Hukic moves to BC Donetsk
  6. Novipiu Casale agreed to terms with Jasmin Hukic
  7. Petrochimi signs Jasmin Huki.
  8. Jasmin Hukic signs with Krka Novo Mesto.
  9. Cibona Zagreb signs Devon Saddler and Jasmin Hukic.
  10. Jasmin HUKIC (BIH) participated in 13 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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