Rok Stipčević (born May 20, 1986) is a Croatian former professional
basketball
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player. Standing at , he played at the
point guard
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position.
Professional career
Stipčević grew up in Zadar, Croatia, where he started to play basketball for KK Zadar, joining the senior team in 2003. In the 2005–06 season he was loaned to
KK Borik Puntamika. He played for
Pallacanestro Varese
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in 2010–11 season. Stipičević is of
Arbanasi (
Albanian) origin.
On 11 July 2012, he signed one season with an option for a second one with
Emporio Armani Milano. He left them in January 2013, and signed with
Scavolini Pesaro until the end of the season. In September 2013, he signed a one-year deal with
Tofaş S.K. In September 2014 he signed with the Italian side
Virtus Roma.
On 14 July 2015, Stipčević signed a one-year contract with the Italian club
Dinamo Sassari.
After spending most of the 2018–19 season playing for
Rytas Vilnius in the
Lithuanian League, in June 2019 Stipčević signed a two-year deal with
Fortitudo Bologna. He averaged 3.5 points and 1.7 assist per game. On 18 August 2020, he signed with
Krka.
On 25 May 2023, Stipčević announced his retirement from professional basketball.
International career
He was a member of the Croatian Junior National Teams U16, U18, U20, and is a current member of the senior's National Team of Croatia. With them, he participated in the 2010 World Championship and the 2011 European Championship. He also represented Croatia at the
EuroBasket 2015, where they were eliminated in the eighth finals by
Czech Republic
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.
References
External links
Rok Stipčevićat abaliga.com
Rok Stipčevićat euroleague.net
at fiba.com
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1986 births
Living people
ABA League players
Arbanasi people
Basketball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Basketball players from Zadar
BC Rytas players
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Croatian expatriate basketball people in Italy
Croatian expatriate basketball people in Lithuania
Croatian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Croatian men's basketball players
Croatian people of Albanian descent
Dinamo Sassari players
Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
KK Borik Puntamika players
KK Cibona players
KK Krka players
KK Zadar players
Lega Basket Serie A players
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia
Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball
Olimpia Milano players
Olympic basketball players for Croatia
Pallacanestro Varese players
Virtus Roma players
Point guards
Basketball players from Maribor
Tofaş S.K. players
Victoria Libertas Pallacanestro players
2010 FIBA World Championship players
21st-century Croatian sportsmen