Mario Delaš

Not to be confused with Mario Delač.
Mario Delaš
No. 17 – Kalev/Cramo
Position Power forward
League Estonian League
FIBA Europe Cup
VTB United League
Personal information
Born (1990-01-16) 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
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2010 KK Split
2010–2013 Žalgiris Kaunas
2010 → KK Cibona
2010–2011 → BC Šiauliai
2011–2012 → BC Baltai
2013–2014 Obradoiro CAB
2014–2015 Cedevita Zagreb
2016–present Kalev/Cramo
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Croatia
World U-19 Championship
2009 New Zealand Team competition
European U-18 Championship
2008 Greece Team competition

Mario Delaš (born January 16, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Kalev/Cramo. He plays the power forward position. He is the younger brother of Ante Delaš, also a basketball player, with whom he played for Split, Cedevita and the Croatia national basketball 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] In the first days of 2016, after spending first half of the season 2015/16 in Cedevita with out playing a single minute, he moved to the Estonian side Kalev/Cramo.[5]

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.
  5. ↑ "Mario Delaš u doprvaku Estonije" (in Croatian). crosarka.hr. 2 January 2016.

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