Andrija Žižić

Andrija Žižić
Žižić with Panathinaikos in 2008
Cibona
PositionSporting director
LeagueABA League
Croatian League
Personal information
Born (1980-01-14) 14 January 1980 (age 44)
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2002: undrafted
Playing career1998–2016
PositionPower forward / center
Career history
1998–2003Split CO
2003–2004Cibona
2004–2005FC Barcelona
2005–2007Olympiacos
2007–2008Panathinaikos
2008–2009Galatasaray Cafe Crown
2009CAI Zaragoza
2009–2010Cedevita
2010–2011ASVEL Basket
2011Cedevita
2011–2013Cibona
2014Astana
2014Maccabi Tel Aviv
2014–2015Credito di Romagna Forli
2015Pallacanestro Piacentina
2015–2016Cibona
Career highlights and awards

EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season

  • Most 2-point field goals made in a game without a miss
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Croatia
World U-19 Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Portugal U-19 Team
European U-18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bulgaria U-18 Team

Andrija Žižić (born 14 January 1980) is a Croatian former professional basketball player and executive. Standing of 2.07 m (6 ft 9 ½ in) tall, he played at both the power forward and center positions. He is currently the sporting director for Cibona of the ABA League and the Croatian League.

Professional career

In his career, some of the teams that Žižić played with were: Omiš, Solin, Split, Cibona Zagreb, FC Barcelona, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos. He won two Croatian League championships (2003, 2004), and in the 2002–03 season, he was the top rebounder in the Adriatic League (8.2 rebounds per game). He won the Greek League championship and the Greek Cup in the 2007–08 season.

On 17 July 2008, Žižić signed a two-year contract with the Turkish team Galatasaray Cafe Crown.[1][2] On 15 January 2009, he left Galatasaray, and signed with the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza, for the rest of the season.[3] On June 24, 2010, he signed with ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne in France.[4] On 28 February 2011, he left ASVEL, and signed with Cedevita Zagreb, for the rest of the season.[5]

In the summer of 2011, he returned to Cibona Zagreb.[6] On 12 December 2013, he parted ways with Cibona.[7] On 3 January 2014, he signed with Astana.[8] On 12 February 2014, he left Astana, and signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv for the rest of the season.[9] With Maccabi, the third club he joined in the 2013–14 season, he became a EuroLeague champion, playing in the role of the team's third string center.[10]

In September 2014, he joined the Italian second division side Credito di Romagna Forli.[11] On 6 January 2015, he left Forli, and signed with Pallacanestro Piacentina of the Italian third division.[12] On 5 March 2015, he parted ways with Piacentina.[13]

In August 2015, he returned to Cibona Zagreb, playing alongside his younger brother, Ante Žižić, in the process.[14]

National team career

Žižić was a member of the senior Croatia national basketball team. He also won a silver medal at the 1998 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and a bronze medal at the 1999 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, while playing with the Croatian national junior teams.

Post-playing career

Shortly after the 2015–16 season ended, Žižić announced his retirement from playing professional basketball, and he became the sporting director for Cibona Zagreb.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

† Denotes seasons in which Žižić won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2003–04 Cibona 19 1 22.1 .522 1.000 .672 5.3 .1 .2 .1 11.1 9.3
2004–05 Cibona 10 10 30.5 .532 .000 .617 7.8 1.4 .6 — 14.5 14.7
Barcelona 5 2 18.4 .448 — .944 4.8 .6 .2 — 8.6 10.8
2005–06 Olympiacos 23 22 20.6 .558 1.000 .790 4.4 .3 .6 .0 8.3 9.6
2006–07 22 22 24.9 .571 .250 .798 5.2 1.0 .5 .2 12.2 13.0
2007–08 Panathinaikos 18 7 14.0 .571 .000 .600 1.7 .4 .2 — 5.2 2.1
2013–14† Maccabi 10 3 4.9 .444 — — 1.3 .4 — — 0.8 0.8
Career 107 67 20.0 .543 .375 .733 4.3 .6 .4 .1 9.0 8.7

Personal life

Žižić is the older brother of the professional basketball player Ante Žižić, who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

References

  1. ^ Galatasaray Cafe Crown lands Andrija Zizic.
  2. ^ Zizic Galatasaray Cafe Crown'da (Zizic for Gala).
  3. ^ Zizic signs for CAI Zaragoza
  4. ^ Asvel Basket adds big man Andrija Zizic
  5. ^ Andrija Zizic moves to KK Cedevita
  6. ^ Andrija Zizic moves to KK Cibona Zagreb
  7. ^ Andrija Zizic officially leaves Cibona Zagreb
  8. ^ Andrija Zizic signs with BC Astana
  9. ^ "Andrija Zizic Signs with Maccabi". maccabi.co.il. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  10. ^ Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv is the new king of Europe!
  11. ^ "Andrija Zizic (ex Maccabi T-A) agreed terms with Forli". eurobasket.com. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  12. ^ Andrija Zizic moves to Bakery Piacenza
  13. ^ Zizic leaves Piacentina
  14. ^ Andrija Zizic agreed to terms with Cibona Zagreb
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