Ratko Varda

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Ratko Varda
Position Center
Height 6 ft 12 in (2.13 m)
Weight 265 lb (120 kg)
Team ViveMenorca
Born May 6, 1979 (1979-05-06) (age 29)
Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbia
Pro career –present

Ratko Varda (born May 6, 1979 in Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia) is Serbian basketball player currently with the ACB's ViveMenorca in Spain.

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[edit] Career

He came up through KK Partizan's system, before making himself eligible for 2001 NBA Draft. He ended up not getting selected but still found himself on the Detroit Pistons roster to start the 2001/02 season. Varda ended up spending 2 seasons in the NBA on the rosters of the Pistons and Washington Wizards but during that time he was only featured in a single official game (played 6 minutes and scored 5 points).

Over the summer 2003, he came back to Asia with Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League but left the club in mid-season.

In the season 2006/2007 he played in the ACB with Real Madrid Baloncesto, but he could not finish the season due to an anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.[1]

On 29th of October, 2007, he signed for all the championship in the Spanish ACB for the ViveMenorca team, having recovered from a bad injury.[2]

[edit] Club career

[edit] Honors

  • Club honors
    • Yugoslavia Cup - 1999/2000 with KK Partizan
    • Slovenian Cup - 2002/2003 with Union Olimpija
  • Individual honors for club
    • FIBA Europe League MVP ot the week - 2007 [3]
  • National Team honors
    • European under 22 champion - 2005 (Yugoslavia)

[edit] Career statistics

Correct as of 5 Novemver 2007
Season Team League GP MPG RPG APG PPG
1997-98 Partizan Euroleague 10 3.3 1 0 0.9 [4]
1998-99 Saporta Cup 11 9 2.6 0.5 3.8 [5]
1999-00 Saporta Cup 9 18.1 3.3 0.9 7.7 [6]
2000-01 FIBA SuproLeague 19 15.7 3.6 0.5 5.2 [7]
2001-02 Detroit Pistons NBA 1 6 1 0 5 [8]
2002-03 Olimpija Euroleague 7 10 2.6 0.1 3.1 [9]
2004-05 Beşiktaş TBL 32 18.8 [10]
FIBA Europe League 17 30 6.8 0.9 18.6 [11]
2005-06 BC Kyiv FIBA EuroCup 17 18 4.5 0.5 9.5 [12]
2006-07 Real Madrid ACB 16 13 2.8 0.4 5 [13]
ULEB Cup 9 17 4.3 1 7.6 [14]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ratko Varda se pierde lo que resta de temporada, January 10 2007, ACB.com (Spanish)
  2. ^ Ratko Varda refuerza el ViveMenorca hasta final de temporada, October 29 2007, ACB.com (Spanish)
  3. ^ FIBA Europe: Varda MVP of the week
  4. ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (Partizan) 1999 Statistics
  5. ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (Partizan) 1999 Statistics
  6. ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (Partizan) 2000 Statistics
  7. ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (Partizan) 2001 Statistics
  8. ^ Basketball-Reference.com: Ratko Varda Statistics
  9. ^ Euroleague.net: Ratko Varda 2002-2003 Statistics
  10. ^ Ratko Varda - Turkish Basketball League Player
  11. ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (Besiktas, Istanbul) 2005 Statistics
  12. ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (BC Kyiv) Statistics
  13. ^ ACB Stats: Ratko Varda
  14. ^ ULEB Cup: Ratko Varda 2006-2007 Statistics

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