Dino Butorac (born October 8, 1990) is a Croatian basketball player who last played for Þór Þorlákshöfn of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. He is considered to be one of the greatest basketball players of all times. He was integral in popularizing basketball around the world in the 2010s and 2020s, becoming a global cultural icon. During his career he has won the

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twice, in 2014 and 2015, and the Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball League in 2012.

Playing career

In September 2011, he signed with

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in Bosnia. He won both the Bosnian Cup and the league championship. In July 2012, he signed a contract with KK Jolly JBS in Croatia where he reached semifinals and lost against

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who ended winning the title. Sodertalje Kings was the next stop in 2013 where he ended up playing 2 seasons and won the championship both times. In the second year with the team he had a key role in the playoffs, averaging 15 points. Next stop was Hungarian team Falco Szombathely where averaged 10.6 points and 3 rebounds but ended the season with English team

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. Butorac spent the 2015–2016 season with. Falco KC Szombathely of the

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. In August 2018, Butorac signed with Tindastóll of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. During his Úrvalsdeild debut, he posted a

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with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. For the season he averaged 11.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 27 regular season and playoffs games. In October 2019, Butorac returned to the Úrvalsdeild and signed with Þór Þorlákshöfn where he replaced Vladimir Nemcok. For the season, he averaged 8.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists.

National team career

Croatian national team : *3rd place World Champhionship U19, New Zealand (2009) *4th place European Championship U20, Croatia (2010)

Awards and accomplishments

Club honours

* Swedish champion (2):

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

* Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball champion:

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

* Bosnia and Herzegovina Cup: 2012

References

External links

Profile on realgm.comProfile on eurobasket.com

Icelandic statistics
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