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Basketball players from Croatia and Bosna-Herzegovina in the US
http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9360/1/Basketball-players-from-Croatia-and-Bosna-Herzegovina-in-the-US.html
By Vedran Joseph Nazor
Published on 11/28/2007
 
Toni Kukoc (left) played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks. Have you ever stopped and wondered how many players there are from Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina at the university level in the United States? It is an impressive list.

This is a lot of basketball players!
Croatian and BiH Basketball Players in the USA

Updated on Nov 27, 2007
Croatian Men Players
Name CM Pos Born Team
Alujevic Josko 201 F 83 Loyola, MD (NCAA D1)
Baran Nikola 201 F/C 87 Northwestern (NCAA D1)
Bjelogrlic Ozren 201 F Liberty (NCAA D1)
Buljan Zvonko 204 F/C 87 Vincennes JC (JUCO)
Devcic Hrvoje 191 G Gulf Coast CC (JUCO)
Devic Sasa 186 G 86 High School USA (JUCO)
Dogan Dino 213 F/C 87 Citadel (NCAA D1)
Egeric Zeljko 206 F IUPU-Ft.Wayne (NCAA D1)
Funcic Ivan 196 G W.Virginia Tech (NAIA)
Gagulic Mario 208 C Highland CC (JUCO)
Galic Davor 193 G 88 NC-Greensboro (NCAA D1)
Giricek Gordan 197 G 77 Utah J. (NBA)
Grkovic Dejan 203 F 84 NC-Wilmington (NCAA D1)
Grubisic Antonio 198 F Chestnut Hill (NCAA D2)
Hgre Dominik 203 G/F Delaware St. (NCAA D1)
Jukic Mislav 201 F 87 St.Francis,PA (NCAA D1)
Koran Tomislav 186 G Casper CC (JUCO)
Kostic Ivan 200 G/F 84 Occidental (NCAA D3)
Kovacevic Ivan 198 G 87 California (NCAA D1)
Kovacevic Ivan 210 C 84 St.Bonaventure (NCAA D1)
Krajnovic Djordje 203 C Collin County CC (JUCO)
Kukoc Toni 210 F 68 Milwaukee B. (NBA)
Markusovic Frane 208 C 85 American (NCAA D1)
Mrkic Matej 203 C 86 Seton Hill (NCAA D2)
Muhek Hrvoje 201 F Ohio Valley (NCAA D2)
Paladin Ivan 191 G Skidmore (NCAA D3)
Pavlovic Dennis 185 G Scottsdale JC (JUCO)
Peljusic Ivan 203 F 87 Northwestern (NCAA D1)
Pikunic Ante 201 F S.Carol.Upstate (NCAA D1)
Platenik Ivan 201 F 83 Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA D2)
Poscic Matija 208 C 85 De Paul (NCAA D1)
Redzic Alen 198 F Cent.Conn.St. (NCAA D1)
Saric Frane 201 F 80 Big Valley S. (ABA)
Stula Mario 201 F 87 De Paul (NCAA D1)
Thomas Daniel Pitt.-Bradford (NCAA D3)
Tolic Ivan 206 C 83 Northwestern (NCAA D1)
Toljan Damjan 191 G Highland CC (JUCO)
Toncinic Filip 213 C 84 Texas A&M - C.C. (NCAA D1)
Topie Andraje 206 F Delaware St. (NCAA D1)
Ugrinoski Aleksandar 192 G 88 Utah F. (D-League)
Vlasic Marin 192 G 87 Collin County CC (JUCO)
Zeravica Neven 206 F 88 Citadel (NCAA D1)
Croatian Women Players
Name CM Pos Born Team
Bedalov Gordana 193 F 84 Florida Intern. (NCAA D1)
Bosilj Monika 178 G 85 Florida Intern. (NCAA D1)
Ciglar Iva 170 G 85 Florida Intern. (NCAA D1)
Jericevic Karmen 173 G Midland Lutheran (D1)
Krajacic Maja 193 C 89 Florida Intern. (NCAA D1)
Milevoj Iva 173 G 84 Winthrop (NCAA D1)
Pender Matea 186 G 82 Md-Balt.County (NCAA D1)
Stimac Katarina 188 F 84 Towson (NCAA D1)
Bosnian Men Players
Name CM Pos Born Team
Aljic Admir 201 F 85 Park (NAIA)
Andelija Allen 191 G Alabama So. CC (JUCO)
Bravo Ognjen 187 G 81 Cheyney St. (NCAA D2)
Cizmic Dino 196 G 89 High School USA (JUCO)
Devic Sasa 186 G 86 High School USA (JUCO)
Dzepina Ante 202 C 85 Highland CC (JUCO)
Hodzic Adnan 206 C Lipscomb (NCAA D1)
Hodzic Sabahudin 217 C 84 Newman (NAIA)
Karacic Gordon 210 C 81 Md-Balt.County (NCAA D1)
Karic Elvir 201 F 82 Georgia G. (ABA)
Klimovic Milos 201 F 86 Binghamton (NCAA D1)
Kuljanin Vladimir 208 C 85 NC-Wilmington (NCAA D1)
Kuvac Gordan 196 F 77 Cheyney St. (NCAA D2)
Lazic Sasa 206 C 86 Mobile (AL) (NAIA)
Medinic Mirza 208 C Alabama So. CC (JUCO)
Minic Drazen 208 F 82 Lubbock Christian (NAIA)
Osmanovic Ismar 201 C Park (NAIA)
* Pajevic Nedim 206 F 85 UCSB (NCAA D1)
Pistoljevic Husein 188 G Longwood (NCAA D1)
Rizvic Esmir 213 C 82 Texas Tech (NCAA D1)
Stojnic Dusko 206 C 85 Des Moines Area CC (JUCO)
Tarcin Ermin 203 F Mountain St. (NAIA)
Tarzin Ermin 203 F Mountain St. (NAIA)
Bosnian Women Players
Name CM Pos Born Team
Borovina Sejla 191 G/F Indiana, PA (PSAC)
Mona Hozbo 175 G 87 Dodge City CC (D1)
Susic Masa 178 F 84 LIU Brooklyn (NCAA D1)

Sources:
http://www.usbasket.com/imports_dtl.asp?ImpCntry=CRO
http://www.usbasket.com/imports_dtl.asp?ImpCntry=CRO&Women=1
http://www.usbasket.com/imports_dtl.asp?ImpCntry=BIH
http://www.usbasket.com/imports_dtl.asp?ImpCntry=BIH&Women=1


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