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  • Zeljko Rebraca
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2006-07 Statistics

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Born: Apr 9, 1972
Height: 7-0 /  2,13
Weight: 265  lbs. / 120,2  kg.
From : Serbia & Montenegro
Years Pro: 5

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2005-06:
Averaged 4.7 points and 2.2 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game…appeared in 29 games (two starts)…scored in double-figures twice…led the team in blocks in four games…missed 50 games due to injury…missed 25 games with an irregular heartbeat (11/25 to 1/20)…missed 12 games with chest pain (1/27 to 2/15)…missed 13 games with a strained left hamstring (3/3 to 3/26)…11/7/05 vs. Minnesota, scored six points (2-2 FG) and had three rebounds in 13:07…11/10/05 at Atlanta, scored six points and had four rebounds and two blocks in 19:24…11/13/05 at Philadelphia, scored eight points and had two rebounds in 16:52…11/15/05 vs. Milwaukee, scored six points and had two rebounds in 16:05…11/20/05 vs. Golden State, scored six points and had four rebounds in 17:17…1/22/06 vs. Golden State, returned to the lineup after missing 25 games with an irregular heartbeat and scored two points in 5:08…missed 12 games with chest pain (1/27 to 2/15)…4/7/06 vs. Sacramento, scored a season-high 10 points (4-6 FG) and had five rebounds in 23:24…PLAYOFFS: In three games, averaged 0.7 points and 1.3 rebounds in 7.3 minutes per game…

2004-05:
Averaged 5.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 16.0 minutes in 58 games...shot .568 from the floor (133-234 FG)...scored 10 or more points in 11 games and had two games of 10 or more rebounds...recorded two point-rebound double-doubles...missed 13 games due to injury, including six with back spasms from 12/4/04 - 12/17/04...missed five games on the Injured List with a sprained right wrist (4/3/05 - 4/13/05)...

2003-04:
Averaged 3.8 points and 2.4 rebounds per game…(Atlanta): Averaged 8.3 points and 3.0 rebounds in three games with the Hawks…missed 24 games with lower back soreness…2/22/04 at Houston, tied a career-high with nine field goals and scored a season-high 18 points…acquired by Atlanta along with Bob Sura, Chris Mills and a first round pick in a three-team trade that sent Rasheed Wallace and Mike James to Detroit with Chucky Atkins and Lindsey Hunter traded to Boston (2/19)…(Detroit): Averaged 3.1 points and 2.3 rebounds in 21 games with the Pistons…2/6/04 at New Orleans, scored 10 points and pulled down six rebounds…started two games…missed 13 games with back spasms and influenza.

2002-03:
Appeared in 30 games (12 starts) averaging 6.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.06 blocks and 16.3 minutes…In four playoff games, averaged 4.3 points and 18.0 minutes…Scored a career-playoff-high eight points and grabbed a career-playoff-high five rebounds in Game 4 at Orlando (4/27)…Scored 20-plus points once and 10-plus points six times during the regular season…Led the team in scoring once and rebounds once…Started the first 12 games of the season, averaging 5.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in 16.5 minutes per game…Played four minutes in a loss at New Jersey (12/21) and left the game in the second quarter with an irregular heartbeat…Missed the club’s next 50 games (45 on injured list) with an irregular heartbeat…Averaged 6.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 16.0 minutes in 26 games (12 starts) before being placed on the injured list…Activated from the injured list on 4/8, and scored eight points in 17 minutes at Philadelphia…Averaged 8.3 points (.526 FG), 4.3 rebounds and 18.0 minutes in four games after returning from the injured list…Missed the club’s final two games of the season with a sore back…Scored a season-high 21 points (5-6 FG, 11-12 FT) vs. New Jersey (12/15)…Scored 15 points (7-10 FG, 1-2 FT) with six rebounds in a season-high 28 minutes at Indiana (11/23).

2001-02:
Appeared in 74 games (four starts), averaging 6.9 points (.505 FG, .771 FT), 3.9 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.38 steals and 1.14 blocks in 15.9 minutes per game…Appeared in five playoff games, averaging 4.2 points, 2.0 rebounds and 13.8 minutes…Suffered a broken right hand in practice prior to the second round and did not dress in five games against Boston…Named to the 2001-02 NBA All-Rookie Second Team…Among NBA rookies ranked 2nd in field goal percentage (.505), 5th in free throw percentage (.771), 7th in blocks (1.14 bpg), T9th in rebounds (3.9 rpg) and 13th in scoring (6.9 ppg)…Started two games in April vs. Atlanta (4/8) and Chicago (4/10), averaging 21.0 points while shooting 72.7% (16-22 FG) from the field and 100% (10-10 FT) from the line, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 5.5 blocks and 34.0 minutes…Led the team in points once and rebounds twice…Scored 10-plus points 22 times and 20-plus points once…Grabbed 10-plus rebounds twice and recorded one double-double…Shot 50% or better 36 times with the Pistons going 25-11 in those games…When he made five-plus field goals in a game the Pistons had a record of 9-2…In games when he logged 20-plus minutes (19 games) he averaged 11.5 points (86-139 FG), 5.9 rebounds and 1.32 blocks in 24.2 minutes…Recorded a career-high 24 points in a career-high-tying 34 minutes vs. Chicago (4/10)…Registered his first career double-double with 18 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks in a career-high-tying 34 minutes vs. Atlanta (4/8)…Named to the got Milk? Rookie Challenge during NBA All-Star 2002 in Philadelphia, scoring 14 points (7-10 FG) with nine rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes…Missed back-to-back games with a lower back strain vs. Toronto (1/15) and at Indiana (1/18)…Spent five games on the injured list with a fractured right orbital bone from 3/7 to 3/15…Missed one additional game with the eye injury at Milwaukee (3/16).

PRE-NBA:
Spent his entire professional career prior to 2001-02 playing in Europe, earning a silver medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta for Yugoslavia....Acquired by Pallacanestro Benetton Treviso (Italy) from KK Partizan Belgrade in 1995....Played with Benetton Treviso until 1998-99....Moved to Panathinaikos AO Athens (Greece) in 1999-00....Since 1990, eight of the teams he has played on have won championships in Europe....Awarded as one of the Ambassadors of Good Will by the Yugoslavian Government in 1998....Earned Most Valuable Player honors in the Italian League All-Star Game in 1999 and was named Most Valuable Player of Europe in FIBA competition that same year....Named Most Valuable Player of the Greek Cup and Most Valuable Player of the Final Four in Thesaloniki in 2000.

CLUB ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

  • 2001 – Reached Final Four in Paris vs. Macabi (2nd Place)
  • 2000 – Champion of Greece (Panathinaikos), Champion of Europe (Panathinaikos Greece in Thesaloniki)
  • 1999 – Champion of Saporta Cup – Benetton Treviso (Italy)
  • 1998 – Reached Final Four Barcelona – Benetton Treviso (Italy), Cup of Italy
  • 1997 – Champion of Italy – Benetton Treviso (Italy)
  • 1993 – Champion of Yugoslavia – BC Partizan (Yugoslavia)
  • 1992 – Champion of Yugoslavia – BC Partizan (Yugoslavia), Euroleague Champion – BC Partizan (Yugoslavia)
  • 1991 – Champion of Yugoslavia – BC Partizan (Yugoslavia)
  • 1990 – Champion of Yugoslavia – BC Partizan (Yugoslavia)

    NATIONAL TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
  • 1998 – World Champion in Athens, Greece (Earned MVP Honors)
  • 1997 – Champion of Europe in Barcelona, Spain
  • 1996 – Olympic Silver Medalist for Yugoslavian National Team
  • 1995 – Champion of Europe in Athens, Greece

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    Personal

    • Name is pronounced "Zelch-ko Ru-brah-sha"
    • Born in Apatin, Yugoslavia
    • Nicknames include "Z" and "Zelly"
    • Resides in Italy and Serbia-Montenegro during the offseason

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