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Croatian basketball player (born 2001) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Karlo Matković (born 30 March 2001) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League, on assignment from the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He represents the Croatia national team internationally.
Karlo Matković in 2022 | |
| No. 17 – Birmingham Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center / power forward |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 30 March 2001 Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Nationality | Croatian / Bosnian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 253 lb (115 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2022: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick |
| Selected by the New Orleans Pelicans | |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2024 | Cedevita / Cedevita Olimpija |
| 2019–2020 | →OKK Beograd |
| 2020–2022 | →Mega Basket |
| 2024 | Birmingham Squadron |
| 2024–present | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2024–present | →Birmingham Squadron |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
In 2017, Matković participated in the Jordan Brand Classic camp. In August 2018, he participated at the Basketball Without Borders Europe camp in Belgrade, Serbia, representing Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
During the 2018–19 Croatian League season, Matković was promoted to the Cedevita senior team. In April 2019, he signed his first professional contract for Cedevita.[2] In September 2019, he was loaned to OKK Beograd for the 2019–20 Serbian League season.[3][4] In August 2020, he was loaned to Mega Soccerbet for the 2020–21 ABA season.[5] Following the 2020–21 season, Matković declared for the 2021 NBA draft, but withdrew his name from consideration on July 19, 2021.[6]
After declaring for the 2022 NBA draft in April 2022,[7] Matković was selected with the 52nd overall pick by the New Orleans Pelicans[8] and joined them for the 2022 NBA Summer League.[9] However, he didn't join the Pelicans for the 2022–23 NBA season[10][11] and on 23 July, he joined Cedevita Olimpija.[12][13]
On 4 February 2024, Matković left Cedevita.[14]
On 22 February 2024, Matković joined the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League[15] and on 14 July, he signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.[16] He made his NBA debut on 23 October, in a 123–111 win over the Chicago Bulls.[17] Throughout his debut season, he has been assigned several times to Birmingham.[18]
Matković was born to a Croat family in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina under-18 team at the 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship in Latvia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 8.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.[19] His team finished the last at the tournament with a 0–7 record.
In November 2021, Matković expressed his interest to represent Croatia internationally in the senior competitions, if called.[20] He made his debut for Croatia in February 2022, in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers match against Sweden.[21]
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