Stanko Barać (born 13 August 1986) is a retired Croatian professional

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player.

Professional career

Early years

Barać was born in

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and he started his basketball career with the team Široki Prima pivo, from

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, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was selected by the

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as the 39th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft and was traded to the

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. In July 2016 they passed their rights to the

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Spanish League

Barać remained in Europe, signing a five-year contract with

Saski Baskonia Club Deportivo Saski-Baskonia, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D commonly known as Saski Baskonia () and also simply as Baskonia, is a professional basketball team based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB and the EuroLea ...

, then known as TAU Cerámica, in August 2007. In the October of that year, just before the start of the European season, Saski Baskonia loaned him out to another ACB team, Pamesa Valencia for the 2007–08 season. He returned to Saski Baskonia the following season, and In November 2010, he signed a three-year contract extension that will keep him in Vitoria-Gasteiz through 2015.

Anadolu Efes

On 6 July 2011 he signed a three-year contract with

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of the

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Cedevita Zagreb

On 5 January 2015 he signed a contract with the Croatian club Cedevita for the rest of the season. With Cedevita, he won the Croatian League and

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EA7 Emporio Armani Milano

On 28 August 2015 he signed with EA7 Emporio Armani Milano of the Italian

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Croatian national team

He also plays for the Croatian national team.

References

External links

TBLStat.net ProfileEuroleague.net ProfileACB.com Profile
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