10 Facts and Stats About Ante Zizic

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      1 / 10Ante Toni Zizic was born on January 4, 1997 in Croatia.

      thumbnail-image: Ante Toni Zizic was born on January 4, 1997 in Croatia.
      thumbnail-image: Zizic's older brother, Andrija, played professional basketball and inspired Ante. The two brothers were teammates at Cibona Zagreb, in the 2015–16 season. Andrija played in 107 EuroLeague games.
      thumbnail-image: Zizic was selected 23rd overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2016 NBA draft.
      thumbnail-image: Draft experts praised Zizic's hands, footwork and skills for a big man. In addition, Zizic had impressive measurables with a 7'3" wingspan and 9'3" standing reach.
      thumbnail-image: Zizic had a solid 2017 Summer League with his best game coming in a 93-69 blowout of the Golden State Warriors in which Zicic tallied 14 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in just 18 minutes of play.
      thumbnail-image: Last season, Zizic competed internationally with Darussafaka Dogus Istanbul in Turkey and KK Cibona Zagreb in Croatia. He took park in five different competitions in 2016-17, which included the Euroleague, Basketball Champions League, Adriatic League, the Turkish BSL and the Croatian A-1 league and played a total of 65 games.
      thumbnail-image: In 21 contests for Darussafaka Dogus in the Turkish BSL, Zizic averaged 8.9 points on .688 shooting from the field and 4.3 rebounds in 17.8 minutes per game.
      thumbnail-image: Zizic also played in 20 games for Darussafaka Dogus in the Euroleague, helping them reach the quarterfinals after averaging 9.0 points on .649 shooting from the field and 6.7 rebounds in 21.9 minutes.
      thumbnail-image: He had his highest scoring average in the Adriatic League for KK Cibona where he averaged 20.0 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.23 blocks in 29.8 minutes per game.
      thumbnail-image: Zizic was named as the 2015-16 Adriatic League Top Prospect which is given to the league’s best young player, aged 22 or under. Previous winners of this award include current NBA players Nikola Jokic and Dario Saric.