Rok Stipčević (born May 20, 1986) is a Croatian former professional

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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

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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

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References

External links

Rok Stipčević
at abaliga.com
Rok Stipčević
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Stipcevic, Rok 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