Luka Žorić signs with Zadar

Saturday, 29. December 2018 at 14:31

Zadar’s fans have received a big New Year’s present from the club’s management. Luka Žorić will wear the white & blue jersey until the end of the season!

Luka Zoric (Photo: Zadar/Zvonko Kucelin)

Zadar have completed a truly huge transfer in the last days of this year! The club announced that it has signed a contract with Luka Žorič until the end of the season!

Luka Žorić spent the last season in Cibona and he was the MVP of the 2017/18 ABA League regular season.

What is very interesting about this transfer is that Luka Žorić was born in Zadar 34 years ago, but this will be the first time that he will play for the hometown club.

“I am convinced that Luka will be a great addition to our team. We have been trying to sign him since the start of the season and I am very happy that we finally made a deal. His basketball qualities are well-known to everyone and I truly believe that Zadar will be much stronger with Žorić in the roster,” said Zadar’s Sports Director Branimir Longin.

Žorič should make his debut in Zadar’s jersey next week in the match against Petrol Olimpija.

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Luka Žorić u Zadru

Ugovor potpisan do kraja sezone

Luka Žorić i službeno je novi igrač košarkaškog kluba Zadar. 211 centimetara visoki centar dogovorio je suradnju sa Zadrom do kraja sezone. Tako će Žorić koji je rođeni Zadranin, u 35. godini života prvi puta zaigrati u dresu Zadra.

- Luka će, uvjeren sam, biti pravo pojačanje za našu momčad. On je bio naša velika želja od početka sezone i zadovoljan sam da smo se napokon uspjeli dogovoriti. Njegove igračke kvalitete su dobro poznate svim ljubiteljima košarke i vjerujem da će vrlo brzo doći u pravu formu i da ćemo s njim u momčadi biti znatno konkurentniji, kako u ABA ligi tako i u domaćem prvenstvu i kupu – rekao je sportski direktor Zadra Branimir Longin.

Košarkaški put Žorića je preko Borik Puntamike vodio u Cibonu, a nastupao je, između ostalih, za ljubljansku Olimpiju, Zagreb, Unicaju iz Malage, Fenerbahče, Cedevitu i Sevillu. Prošle je sezone bio MVP i najbolji strijelac regionalne ABA lige u dresu Cibone, gdje mu je trener bio Ante Nazor s kojim će opet surađivati, ovaj put u Zadru.

Žorić će u dresu Zadra debitirati u petak 4. siječnja kada Zadar u ogledu 14. kola ABA lige ugošćuje Petrol Olimpiju.

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