Krešimir Lončar

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Krešimir Lončar
File:Presentació de Loncar - 15.jpeg
Lončar in 2014
Alba Berlin
Position Power forward / Center
League Basketball Bundesliga
Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1983-02-12) February 12, 1983 (age 41)
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Listed height 6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight 251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2005 / Undrafted
Playing career 1999–present
Career history
1999–2000 KK Split
2000–2002 DJK s.Oliver Würzburg
2002–2003 Benetton Treviso
2003–2004 Teramo Basket
2004–2006 Kyiv
2006–2008 Lokomotiv Rostov
2008–2010 UNICS Kazan
2010–2014 Khimki
2014–2015 Valencia
2015–present Alba Berlin
Career highlights and awards

Krešimir Lončar (born February 12, 1983) is a Croatian professional basketball player who plays for Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)., he plays both the power forward and center positions.

Professional career

File:KresimirLoncarBCKhimki.jpg
Lončar, playing for Khimki in 2011

In July 2008, Lončar signed a two-year contract with UNICS Kazan.[1] With UNICS he won the Russian Cup in 2009 and was also named the MVP.[2] UNICS Kazan ended up third in the 2009–10 Russian Superleague season.

In June 2010, he signed a two-year-deal with BC Khimki.[3] In his first season with BC Khimki he was selected to play the All Star Game 2011.[4] In April 2011, BC Khimki won the championship of VTB United League and Krešimir was voted the best power forward of the tournament.[5] In June 2012, he extended his contract with Khimki for two more seasons.[6]

On 2 July 2014, he signed a two-year deal with Valencia Basket.[7] He left Valencia after one season.[8]

On October 1, 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the German team Alba Berlin.[9]

Croatian national team

Lončar was also a member of the Croatian national basketball team. With them he played at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and the Eurobasket 2009 in Poland.

Both at the Olympics and the Eurobasket Croatia ended up sixth. Therefore they are directly qualified for the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey where Lončar was also part of the Croatian national team.

Video gallery

  • Loncar 1.ogv

    Words in his presentation as a Valencia Basket player.

  • Loncar 2.ogv

    Lončar descrives himself as a player.

  • Loncar 3.ogv

    Lončar talks about the return of Valencia Basket into Euroleague for the 2014/15 season.

  • Loncar 4.ogv

    Lončar alanyses the team for the 2014/15 season.

  • Loncar 5.ogv

    Lončar explains how he decided to join Valencia.

References

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External links

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