Karlo Matković

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Karlo Matković
No. 17 – Mega Basket
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueABA League
Basketball League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 (age 20)
Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina
NationalityBosnian / Croatian
Listed height2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight105 kg (231 lb)
Career information
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–presentCedevita/Cedevita Olimpija
2019–2020→ OKK Beograd
2020–present→ Mega Basket
Career highlights and awards

Karlo Matković (born 30 March 2001) is a Bosnian–Croatian professional basketball player for the Mega Basket of the ABA League and the Basketball League of Serbia.

Early career[]

In 2017, Matković participated in the Jordan Brand Classic camp. In August 2018, he participated at the Basketball Without Borders Europe camp in Belgrade, Serbia.[1]

Professional career[]

During the 2018–19 Croatian League season, Matković was promoted to the Cedevita senior team. In April 2019, he signed his first professional contract for Cedevita.[2] In September 2019, he was loaned to OKK Beograd for the 2019–20 Serbian League season season.[3][4] In August 2020, he was loaned to Mega Soccerbet for the 2020–21 ABA season.[5] Following the 2020–21 season Matković declared for the 2021 NBA draft. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.[6]

National team career[]

Matković was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-18 team at the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship in Latvia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 8.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[7]

In November 2021, Matković expressed his interest to represent Croatia internationally in the senior competitions, if called.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jokic, Vucevic Headline Basketball Without Borders Europe 2018". global.nba.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  2. ^ "Karlo Matković potpisao prvi profesionalni ugovor s Cedevitom". basketball.hr. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Veliki talent hrvatske košarke odlazi u beogradski klub". germanijak.hr. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Karlo Matković novi igrač OKK Beograd". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Karlo Matković 17 Krilni centar/Centar". bcmegabasket.net. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  6. ^ "NBA announces 51 early entry candidates withdraw from 2021 Draft". nba.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ "U18 BH 2018 - Karlo MATKOVIĆ". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Hrvat koji igra u Beogradu odigrao senzacionalnu utakmicu! Ima samo 20 godina i želi dres Hrvatske". sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 10 November 2021.

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