Luka Barišić

Luka Barišić (born January 3, 1998) is a Croatian professional basketball player for HKK Široki of the Championship of BiH and ABA 2. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays as a power forward. He played college basketball for the Highland Cougars, the UTSA Roadrunners, and the Western Illinois Leathernecks.

Luka Barišić

HKK Široki
Position	Power Forward
League	Championship of BiH & ABA 2
Personal information
Born	(1998-01-03) January 3, 1998 (age 27) Osijek, Croatia
Nationality	Croatian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
College	Highland Community College (2017–2019) University of Texas at San Antonio (2019–2021) Western Illinois University (2021–2022)
NBA draft	2022: undrafted
Playing career	2012–present
Career history
2012–2014	Vrijednosnice Osijek
2014–2017	Cedevita Junior
2022	Podgorica
2022–2023	Škrljevo
2023–2024	Ilirija
2024–2025	Široki

Early career

Luka was born in Osijek, Croatia, where he also started his basketball career for Vrijednosnice Osijek in the season 2014-2015. For the season 2015–2016, Barišić moved to Cedevita Zagreb. With Barišić Cedevita Zagreb won the 2017–18 U-19 League and participated in Adidas Next Generation Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. ^{[1] [2]}

College career

In 2018–2019, Barišić left for college in the United States. He started his college career at Highland Community College where he won All-American award in the NJCAA. After that, he moved to University of Texas at San Antonio, where he was coached by former NBA player Steve Henson. He graduated with his MBA degree from Western Illinois University, where he earned All-Summit League Honorable Mention and All-Newcomer Team. ^{[3] [4]}

Professional career

KK Podgorica (2022)

He started a professional career in Podgorica in Montenegro for Podgorica. In 2 games for Podgorica, Luka averaged 7.5ppg, 2.5rpg, and 2.0apg in ABA 2 league.

KK Škrljevo (2022-2023)

In November 2022, Luka signed with Škrljevo until the end of the 2022-2023 season. ^[5][6][7]

KD Ilirija (2023-2024)

In September 2023, Luka signed with Ilirija until the end of the 2023-2024 season. ^[8]

HKK Široki (2024-2025)

In September 2024, Luka signed with Široki until the end of the 2025-2026 season. ^[9]

National team career

He currently plays for the Croatia men's national basketball team. In 2016, he also represented Croatia at the FIBA U18 European Championship in Samsun, Turkey. His stats at that event were 6 games: 3.3ppg, 2.0rpg, 1.2apg. ^[10]

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	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Highland CC	28	28	23.2	.529	.396	.779	4.8	0.9	0.3	0.21	15.1
2018–19	Highland CC	28	28	25.4	.496	.390	.842	6.5	1.8	0.5	0.22	17.5
2019–20	UTSA	32	21	16.9	.427	.303	.816	3.1	0.8	0.5	0.24	6.6
2020–21	UTSA	14	0	12.0	.384	.300	.857	3.3	0.7	0.2	0.21	5.3
2021–22	Western Illinois	32	32	27.6	.324	.263	.794	5.9	1.4	0.3	0.3	14.1
Career		134	109	21.02	.448	.331	.817	4.7	1.2	0.36	0.24	11.7

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