Drago Pašalić

Drago Pašalić
	Pašalić with Bilbao Basket, in 2009.
Donar
Position	Technical director
League	BNXT League
Personal information
Born	June 23, 1984 (age 39); Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	107 kg (236 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2005: undrafted
Playing career	2000–2020
Position	Power forward / center
Number	33
Career history
2000–2005	Split
2001–2002	→Solin
2005	Ülkerspor
2006–2007	PAOK
2007–2009	Bilbao
2009–2010	Obradoiro
2010	Cibona
2010–2011	Azovmash
2011–2012	Helios
2012–2013	Türk Telekom
2013	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2014	Široki
2014–2015	Al-Arabi
2015	Czarni Słupsk
2015	Zadar
2016	Dąbrowa Górnicza
2016–2019	Donar
2019–2020	ZZ Leiden
Career highlights and awards
	Croatian League champion (2003); 2× Dutch League champion (2017, 2018); Croatian Cup winner (2004); 2× Dutch Cup winner (2017, 2018); Dutch Supercup winner (2016); All-DBL Team (2017);
Men's basketball
Representing Croatia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Mediterranean Games

Drago Pašalić (pronounced [drǎgo paʃǎliːt͡ɕ]; born June 23, 1984) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He is the current technical director of Donar. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he played both power forward and center positions. In the beginning of his career he played for the Croatian national team. He is a one-time Croatian League and two-time Dutch League champion.

Professional career[edit]

His first five years as a pro, Pašalić played with his hometown team, Split. In the 2002–03 season, he won the Croatian Championship with the club.

He was an early entry candidate in the 2004 NBA draft but withdrew and became one again in 2005 but was not selected.^[1] On June 29, 2016, he signed with Donar Groningen of the Dutch Basketball League.^[2] After the 2016–17 DBL regular season, he was named to the All-DBL Team.^[3] In April 2017, Pašalić extended his contract with two more years.^[4] His contract was not renewed after the 2018–19 season.^[5] Pašalić won two DBL championships with Donar.

On August 14, 2019, he has signed with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League. ^[6] After the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020, Pašalić retired.^[7]

Executive career[edit]

In July 2021, Pašalić became the head of technical business of Heroes Den Bosch's youth academy.^[8] On March 15, 2022, Pašalić signed with Donar to become its full-time technical director starting from the 2022–23 season.^[9]

Personal[edit]

Pašalić has three children; two daughters, Kiara and Kinge, and a son, Ivan Pašalić.

On September 30, 2020, it was announced Pašalić had suffered a cardiac arrest.^[10]

Career statistics[edit]

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[edit]


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2010–11	Cibona	7	6	23.4	.525	.235	.833	4.7	0.4	0	0.6	9.1	5.6
Career		7	6	23.4	.525	.235	.833	4.7	0.4	0	0.6	9.1	5.6

Honours and titles[edit]

Club[edit]

Split

Croatian League: 2002–03
Croatian Cup: 2004

Donar

Individual[edit]

All-DBL Team: 2016–17

References[edit]

^ 2013 NBA Draft Media Guide, pp. 223-225.
^ "Donar signs Drago Pasalic". Donar.nl (in Dutch). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
^ "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen". Basketballleague.nl. 11 April 2017.
^ "Slagter en Pasalic twee jaar langer bij Donar". oogtv.nl. 2017-04-11.
^ "Bericht van het bestuur: We will bounce back". Retrieved 29 June 2019.
^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 13, 2019). "Leiden sign Drago Pasalic". Sportando. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
^ "Het plotselinge einde van een lange basketballoopbaan". Basketball League. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
^ "Drago Pašalić en Teska Dinkla voorzien Heroes Basketball Academy van nieuw elan - Heroes Den Bosch - Basketball". Heroes Den Bosch. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ Buurke, Karel-Jan (15 March 2022). "Oud-speler Drago Pasalic wordt fulltime technisch directeur bij Donar (update)". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "Tužna vijest iz Nizozemske: Drago Pašalić u induciranoj komi". crosarka.com (in Croatian). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

External links[edit]

[1] 2013 NBA Draft Media Guide, pp. 223-225.

[2] "Donar signs Drago Pasalic". Donar.nl (in Dutch). 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[awards-3] "Jeter: MVP van het seizoen". Basketballleague.nl. 11 April 2017.

[4] "Slagter en Pasalic twee jaar langer bij Donar". oogtv.nl. 2017-04-11.

[5] "Bericht van het bestuur: We will bounce back". Retrieved 29 June 2019.

[6] Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 13, 2019). "Leiden sign Drago Pasalic". Sportando. Retrieved August 14, 2019.

[7] "Het plotselinge einde van een lange basketballoopbaan". Basketball League. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

[8] "Drago Pašalić en Teska Dinkla voorzien Heroes Basketball Academy van nieuw elan - Heroes Den Bosch - Basketball". Heroes Den Bosch. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[9] Buurke, Karel-Jan (15 March 2022). "Oud-speler Drago Pasalic wordt fulltime technisch directeur bij Donar (update)". www.rtvnoord.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[10] "Tužna vijest iz Nizozemske: Drago Pašalić u induciranoj komi". crosarka.com (in Croatian). 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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