Stanko Barac
Encyclopedia
Stanko Barać is a Croatia
n professional basketball player, currently plays with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League
and Euroleague
. He has also played for the Croatian national team
.
, from the city of Široki Brijeg
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
He was selected by the Miami Heat
as the 39th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft
and was traded to the Indiana Pacers
. Barać remained in Europe, signing a 5-year deal with Baskonia, then known as TAU Cerámica, in August 2007. In October of that year, just before the start of the European season, Baskonia loaned him out to another ACB team, Pamesa Valencia for the 2007–08 season. He returned to Baskonia the following season, and In November 2010 signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him in Vitoria-Gasteiz through 2015.
On July 6, 2011 he signed a three-year deal with Anadolu Efes in Turkey
.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n professional basketball player, currently plays with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League
Turkish Basketball League
The Turkish Basketball League is the top men’s professional basketball league in Turkey, which is also called Turkish Premier Basketball League . There is also a Turkish Second Basketball League consisting of 2 divisions .-History:The first basketball game played in Turkey was at the Robert...
and Euroleague
Euroleague
Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...
. He has also played for the Croatian national team
Croatia national basketball team
The Croatian national basketball team represents Croatia at international tournaments. It is organized by the Croatian Basketball Federation...
.
Professional career
Barać started his basketball career with the team Široki Prima pivoHKK Široki
HKK Široki is a Bosnia-Herzegovinan basketball team from the town of Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The club currently plays in the Adriatic League and the Bosnian basketball championship....
, from the city of Široki Brijeg
Široki Brijeg
-Name:The name of the city means "the wide hill" in Croatian . The city is also sometime referred to as "Široki Brig" and among the inhabitants of Herzegovina simply as "Široki" . Between 1945 and 1990, the name was officially Lištica, after the river that flows through it.-Geography:The river...
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
.
He was selected by the Miami Heat
Miami Heat
The Miami Heat is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . They play their home games at American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami...
as the 39th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft
2007 NBA Draft
The 2007 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2007 at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. It was broadcast on television in 115 countries. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur U.S...
and was traded to the Indiana Pacers
Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association...
. Barać remained in Europe, signing a 5-year deal with Baskonia, then known as TAU Cerámica, in August 2007. In October of that year, just before the start of the European season, Baskonia loaned him out to another ACB team, Pamesa Valencia for the 2007–08 season. He returned to Baskonia the following season, and In November 2010 signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him in Vitoria-Gasteiz through 2015.
On July 6, 2011 he signed a three-year deal with Anadolu Efes in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.