Zoran Planinić
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.jpg) Planinić with Khimki in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 12 September 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2003: 1st round, 22nd overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1999–2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10, 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Benston Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Cibona | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | TAU Cerámica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Khimki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Zoran Planinić (born September 12, 1982) is a Croatian former professional basketball player.
Early years
Planinić was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the former Yugoslavia. He started his basketball career at HKK Brotnjo Čitluk from Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina and was noticed by KK Cibona where he continued his junior career.[1][2]
Professional career
In the 1999–2000 season, he started his professional career on loan to Benston Zagreb.[1]
He returned to Cibona Zagreb in 2000 and he was named the Croatian League MVP in 2001. He stayed with Cibona until 2003.
In the 2003 NBA draft, the 6-foot-7-inch-tall (201 cm) (in shoes),[3] 210-pound (95 kg) point guard/shooting guard was drafted 22nd overall by the New Jersey Nets. In three NBA seasons he averaged 4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Planinić's three NBA seasons were not notable, with his only distinguishing moment coming in the 2005–06 season, when he hit a spectacular full-court, 77-foot, 3rd-quarter-ending buzzer beater at a home win, on 9 November 2005, against the Utah Jazz.[4]
Planinić's final NBA game was Game 2 of the 2006 Eastern Conference Semi-finals on 10 May 2006 against the Miami Heat. New Jersey lost the game 89 - 111 with Planinić recording 1 assist and 1 steal.
In the summer of 2006, Planinić and the Nets agreed to a buyout, in which he was sent back to Europe to spend the season with TAU Cerámica of the Spanish ACB League, a team that also featured talented NBA prospect Tiago Splitter. With TAU Cerámica, Planinić won the Spanish Supercup championship in both 2006 and 2007, and the Spanish League championship in 2008.
On 25 June 2008 Planinić signed a two-year contract with the Russian Superleague A club CSKA Moscow.[5] On 17 June 2010, he signed a 2+1 year contract with the Russian PBL club BC Khimki.[6]
On 27 July 2013 he signed a two-year contract with Anadolu Efes.[7][8] In January 2014, he hit a long-range buzzer beater in the last second of the game to defeat Olimpia Milano by a score of 61–60.[9] In his first season with the team, he averaged 8.4 points and 3.7 assists, over 23 EuroLeague games. In the summer of 2014, Dušan Ivković was appointed as Efes' head coach, and Planinić lost his place in the team. Despite that, he was still under contract for the 2014–15 season.[10]
Career statistics
| 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
| * | Led the league |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Cibona | 5 | 1 | 16.8 | .294 | .000 | .000 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | 2.0 | -1.4 |
| 2001–02 | 8 | 7 | 24.8 | .508 | .500 | .683 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | .4 | 12.1 | 11.0 | |
| 2002–03 | 18 | 9 | 22.2 | .430 | .235 | .593 | 2.8 | 2.8 | .8 | .1 | 7.8 | 7.2 | |
| 2006–07 | Baskonia | 18 | 11 | 24.2 | .457 | .281 | .677 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 1.3 | .3 | 9.3 | 11.6 |
| 2007–08 | 25* | 23 | 24.7 | .515 | .375 | .662 | 2.8 | 3.1 | .9 | .2 | 10.6 | 12.1 | |
| 2008–09 | CSKA | 19 | 4 | 18.7 | .447 | .341 | .680 | 1.8 | 2.1 | .5 | .3 | 7.0 | 7.2 |
| 2009–10 | 21 | 17 | 21.4 | .455 | .295 | .649 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | |
| 2010–11 | Khimki | 10 | 6 | 29.0 | .488 | .290 | .710 | 4.2 | 3.1 | .9 | .2 | 11.1 | 13.2 |
| 2012–13 | 22 | 22 | 30.8 | .447 | .164 | .667 | 3.9 | 6.3* | 1.1 | .1 | 12.4 | 15.2 | |
| 2013–14 | Anadolu Efes | 23 | 9 | 23.5 | .394 | .298 | .737 | 2.4 | 3.7 | .9 | .0 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| Career | 169 | 109 | 24.0 | .453 | .289 | .668 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .9 | .2 | 9.3 | 9.8 | |
Croatian national team
Planinić was part of the Croatian junior national teams that won the bronze medal at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Cup and the silver medal at the 2001 FIBA Under-21 World Cup.
Planinić was also a part of the senior men's Croatian national basketball teams at EuroBaskets 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009.
Personal life
Ivica Zubac, who plays for the Los Angeles Clippers as of 2025, is Planinić's cousin.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Njegov doprinos vrlo važan" (in Croatian). hrsport.net. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
- ^ "Zoran Planinić". Brotnjo Sport. brotnjo-sport.info. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ NBA.com Official Player Profile.
- ^ Carter scores 21 as Nets cruise past Jazz.
- ^ CSKA Moscow signs Planinic to 2 year deal.
- ^ "Zoran Planinic will continue his career in Khimki". Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ Anadolu Efes officially sign Zoran Planinic
- ^ "ANADOLU EFES plans future with Planinic". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ "Zoran Planinic scores the most incredible game winning buzzer beater you'll ever see". sportando.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "OTAC DARIJA ŠARIĆ U ŠOKU 'Ivkovićevi potezi su suludi, možda ćemo tražiti raskid!'". jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ "Ivica Zubac credits cousin Zoran Planinic for his motivation". 11 May 2020.
External links
- Career statistics from NBA.com · Basketball Reference
- Euroleague.net Profile