Karlo Matković
| New Orleans Pelicans | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | NBA 27 |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2001-03-30) 30 March 2001 Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Nationality | Croatian / Bosnian |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 105 kg (231 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2022 / Round: 2 / Pick: 52nd overall |
| Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans | |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2022 | Cedevita/Cedevita Olimpija |
| 2019–2020 | → OKK Beograd |
| 2020–2022 | → Mega Basket |
| 2022—present | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Karlo Matković (born 30 March 2001) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for KK Mega Basket of the ABA League . He represents the Croatia national team internationally, although he played for Bosnia and Herzegovina at youth level.
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.[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 withdrew his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.[6]
In April 2022, Matković declared for the 2022 NBA draft.[7]. He was drafted with 52nd overall, but he will remain with KK Mega Basket
National team career
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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.[8] His team finished the last with a 0–7 record.
Croatia
In November 2021, Matković expressed his interest to represent Croatia internationally in the senior competitions, if called.[9] He made his debut for Croatia in February 2022, in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers match against Sweden.[10]
References
- ^ "Jokic, Vucevic Headline Basketball Without Borders Europe 2018". global.nba.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- ^ "Karlo Matković potpisao prvi profesionalni ugovor s Cedevitom". basketball.hr. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Veliki talent hrvatske košarke odlazi u beogradski klub". germanijak.hr. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Karlo Matković novi igrač OKK Beograd". sportsport.ba. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Karlo Matković 17 Krilni centar/Centar". bcmegabasket.net. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "NBA announces 51 early entry candidates withdraw from 2021 Draft". nba.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Četvorica hrvatskih košarkaša prijavila su se za NBA draft". index.hr. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "U18 BH 2018 - Karlo MATKOVIĆ". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "Hrvat koji igra u Beogradu odigrao senzacionalnu utakmicu! Ima samo 20 godina i želi dres Hrvatske". sportske.jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Nova bruka hrvatskih košarkaša: Damir Mulaomerović neuspješan na debiju". sportsport.ba (in Bosnian). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
- Karlo Matkovic at aba-liga.com
- Karlo Matkovic at realgm.com
