Ivica Zubac is a professional basketball player who plays as a center for the Los Angeles Clippers as of October 2024. Before the NBA, he initially progressed through Cibona's youth system before playing for Zrinjevac in the second division of Croatia in 2013–14. Due to the team's financial troubles, he left Cibona in February 2016 and signed with Mega Leks of Serbia.
Later, Zubac entered the 2016 NBA Draft and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers as the #32 pick in the second round. He assisted the Clippers in making their first-ever appearance in the Western Conference Finals during the 2021 NBA playoffs. In August 2024, he signed a three-year contract extension with the Clippers, worth $58.6 million. In his nine years with the NBA, he has played in 507 games, starting 374 and averaging 9.2 points, 1.2 assists and 7.4 rebounds, as of October 28, 2024.
What is Ivica Zubac’s nationality?
Ivica Zubac is of Croatian nationality. He competed at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship on behalf of the Croatian junior national team. During the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece, he averaged 17.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game and was named to the European basketball website eurobasket.com's All-World Championship Under-19 Second Team.
Zubac made the all-tournament second team and averaged double digits in scoring 15.8 points per game and rebounding 12.9 rebounds per game at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, along with 3.0 blocks per game.
Ivica Zubac’s Hometown
Zubac was raised in Citluk, a small Bosnian town located just east of the Croatian border, according to the NBA. Although he holds dual citizenship, he identifies as Croatian. He stated, "I live in the part of Bosnia-Herzegovina where we are the only Croatians, and we are the proudest in the world." "Croatia means everything to us."
Ivica Zubac’s Birthplace
Ivica Zubac was born in Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, on March 18, 1997. He said to NBA.com that Zoran Planinic, his cousin, was selected by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2003 NBA Draft but later returned to the Euroleague.
FAQs on Ivica Zubac
A. Ivica Zubac is of Croatian nationality. He was born in Mostar and raised in Citluk, in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
A. Ivica Zubac was drafted by the 2016 Los Angeles Lakers and stayed with them till 2019.
A. Ivica Zubac averaged 9.2 points in his nine season career on the NBA, as of October 2024.
A. Ivica Zubac stands 7 feet or 213 cm tall.
A. Ivica Zubac averaged 21.4 minutes in his nine season career on the NBA, as of October 2024.
