Mario Hezonja

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Mario Hezonja
No. 23 – FC Barcelona
Hezonja in 2012
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	ACB Euroleague
Personal information
Born	(1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	6 ft 7.5 in (202 cm)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Pro playing career	2012–present
Career history
2008–2010	KK Dubrovnik
2010–2012	KK Zagreb
2012–present	FC Barcelona
2012–2013	→ FC Barcelona B
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship MVP (2011) LEB Oro Rising Star (2013)

Mario Hezonja (born 25 February 1995) is a Croatian professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the ACB League.

Professional career

In 2011, he won the Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament with Zagreb, playing alongside Dario Šarić and Dominik Mavra.

In July 2012, Hezonja signed three-year contract (with option to extend for additional four years) with FC Barcelona.^[1] For the 2012–13 season, he played in the reserve team of the club: FC Barcelona Regal B of the LEB Oro, Spanish second division.

In 2012, he was nominated for the FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award.^[2]

In 2013, he was invited to be a part of the world team at the Nike Hoop Summit, but couldn't attend because of injury.

Croatian national team

Hezonja was named Most Valuable Player of the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, after leading his team with a double-double in the final, 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals.^[3]

Awards and accomplishments

Club honours

Nike International Junior Tournament (2011)

Croatian national team

2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship: 1 ! Gold
2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship: 3 ! Bronze

Individual

2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship: MVP^[4]
Dražen Petrović Award (2011)
2011 Nike International Junior Tournament: All-Tournament Team
Sportske novosti award for Fair Play (2011)^[5]
2012 FIBA Under-17 World Championship: All-Tournament Team
2013 Torneo de L'Hospitalet: All-Tournament Team
LEB Oro Rising Star (2013)^[6]

References

↑ Vera, Sergio. "Hezonja, la gran perla que aterriza en Barcelona" (in Spanish). Sport.es. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
↑ "Valanciunas Young Men’s POY 2012". FIBA Europe.com. 06/02/2013. Retrieved 2013-02-20. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ Casey, Dan (7 August 2011). "Super Mario Leads Croatia to Gold". FIBA Europe.com.
↑ Casey, Dan (07/08/2011). "MVP Hezonja Leads All-Tournament Team". FIBA Europe.com. Retrieved 2013-02-20. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "Košarkašice i Hezonja uz Ivicu i Blanku" (in Croatian). Kosarka.org. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
↑ Romero, Pablo (2013-06-24). "Un quinteto plagado de ilusiones" (in Spanish). AdeccoOro.com. Retrieved 2013-07-07.

External links

Mario Hezonja at euroleague.com
Mario Hezonja at eurobasket.com
Mario Hezonja at draftexpress.com
Mario Hezonja at acb.com

v t e FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship Most Valuable Player Award

1999: Gajić 2001: Tomović 2003: Aleksandrov 2004: Kuznetsov 2005: Diot 2006: Rubio 2007: Musli 2008: Valančiūnas 2009: Jogėla 2010: Šarić 2011: Hezonja 2012: Ulubay 2013: Peno

v t e FC Barcelona current roster

00 Pullen 4 Huertas 6 Dorsey 8 Sada 10 Abrines 11 Navarro 14 Todorović 16 Papanikolaou 23 Hezonja 24 Oleson 25 Lorbek 30 Lampe 34 Nachbar 44 Tomić Head coach: Pascual Assistant coaches: Julbé Zorzano García

Persondata
Name	Hezonja, Mario
Alternative names
Short description	Croatian professional basketball player
Date of birth	25 February 1995
Place of birth	Dubrovnik, Croatia
Date of death
Place of death

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