Stanko Barać

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Stanko Barać
Position Center
Height ft 1 in (2.16 m)
Weight 240 lb (110 kg)
League ACB
Team Pamesa Valencia
Born August 13, 1986 (1986-08-13) (age 21)
Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Flag of Croatia Croatian
Draft 2nd round, 39th overall, 2007
Miami Heat
Pro career 2005–present
Former teams Široki Prima pivo (2005–2007)
TAU Cerámica (2007)

Stanko Barać (born August 13, 1986 in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian professional basketball player, who plays basketball for the Croatian national team.

[edit] Professional career

Barać started his basketball career with the team Široki Prima pivo, from the city of Široki Brijeg in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He plays the for Croatian National Team.he played with

He was selected by the Miami Heat as the 39th overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft and was traded to the Indiana Pacers. After Signing a multi year contract with Spanish ACB team TAU Cerámica in August 2007[1], he was loaned to Pamesa Valencia on October 15, 2007, another ACB team, until the end of the season.[2] http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:-P0pvXDNzRhtlM:http://www.larioja.com/prensa/noticias/200708/14/fotos/037D2GP3_1.jpg http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:EK1Uzn2DCzkzyM:http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0bbTfas9MSeqq/610x.jpg daylife

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Tau locks up center Barac for 5 years
  2. ^ Pamesa gets center Barac on loan

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