Zoran Planinić

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Zoran Planinić
Zoran Planinić warming up in the second game of the 2008 ACB Finals.
Zoran Planinić warming up in the second game of the 2008 ACB Finals.
Position Point guard/Shooting guard
Height ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Team TAU Cerámica
Born September 12, 1982 (1982-09-12) (age 25)
Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Flag of CroatiaCroatian
Draft 22nd overall, 2003
New Jersey Nets
Pro career 1999–present
Former teams Benston Zagreb (1999–2000)
Cibona Zagreb (2000–2003)
New Jersey Nets (2003–2006)
Awards 2001 A1 Liga MVP

Zoran Planinić (born September 12, 1982) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently a member of TAU Cerámica in Spanish ACB league's top division. He is a member of the Croatian national basketball team.

Planinić was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the former Yugoslavia, and played for Cibona Zagreb in 2001 and 2002 and was named the league MVP in 2001. He was part of the Croatian under-22 team which won the silver medal at the 2001 World Championship for 22-and-under.

The 6'7", 195 lb point guard was drafted 22nd overall by the New Jersey Nets in the 2003 NBA Draft and in three seasons has averaged four points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Planinić's three NBA seasons have been largely unnotable, with his only distinguishing moment coming in the 2005-06 NBA season, when he hit a spectacular fullcourt 77-foot, 3rd quarter ending buzzer beater at a home game against the Utah Jazz.

In the summer of 2006, Planinić and the Nets agreed to a buyout, in which he was sent back to Europe to spend the season with TAU Cerámica in Spain that also features talented NBA prospect Tiago Splitter.

With TAU Cerámica Planinić won Supercopa de España de Baloncesto in 2006 and 2007.

Planinić was part of the Croatian national basketball team at Eurobasket 2005 and Eurobasket 2007.

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