Mario Delaš

Not to be confused with Mario Delač.
Mario Delaš
No. 17 Cedevita Zagreb
Position Power forward
League ABA League
Croatian League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born January 16, 1990
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Listed height 6 ft 9.55 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Pro career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2010 KK Split
2010–2013 Žalgiris Kaunas
2010KK Cibona
2010–2011BC Šiauliai
2011–2012 → BC Baltai
2013–2014 Obradoiro CAB
2014–present Cedevita Zagreb
Career highlights and awards

Mario Delaš (born January 16, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Cedevita Zagreb. He plays the power forward position. He is the younger brother of Ante Delaš, his teammate in the Croatia national team.

Professional career

Mario Delaš made his professional debut in KK Split during the 2006-07 season. In January 2010, he signed a contract with BC Žalgiris for the next three-and-half seasons.[1] During season 2010-2011 he was loaned to KK Cibona [2] and BC Šiauliai. Most of the 2011-2012 season he spent on loan in the Žalgiris subsidiary BC Baltai, returning to the Žalgiris team in March 2013. He signed with Obradoiro CAB in the summer of 2013.[3] On June 30, 2014, he signed a multi-year deal with Cedevita Zagreb.[4]

National team

Delaš represented his national team in U-16, U-18, U-19 and U-20 competitions, winning bronze medals at the 2008 European U-18 Championship and at the 2009 World U-19 Championship. He was selected in the All-Tournament Teams of both championships and also won the MVP award in the latter tournament, averaging 20 points per game. His first call-up for the senior Croatia national team came in 2013. He was part of the Croatian team that took 4th place at the 2013 European Championship, playing only a minor role in his team's success.

References

  1. Zalgiris inks prospect Mario Delas
  2. "CIBONA welcomes Mario Delas". euroleague.net. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  3. "Mario Delaš u Španjolskoj, dogovoren prijelaz u Blusens Monbus" (in Croatian). hrsport.net. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  4. "Mario Delaš i Fran Pilepić u Cedeviti, ostaje i Marko Tomas" (in Croatian). kkcedevita.hr. June 30, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.

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