Raško Katić

Raško Katić
	Katić with Oostende in 2016
No. 41 – Sloga Batočina
Position	Center
Personal information
Born	8 December 1980 (age 43); Kragujevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	114 kg (251 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2002: undrafted
Playing career	2002–present
Career history
2002–2004	Zastava
2004–2005	Crvena zvezda
2005	İTÜ
2005	Ergonom
2005–2009	Walter Tigers Tübingen
2009–2010	Hemofarm
2010–2012	Partizan
2012–2014	Crvena zvezda
2014–2015	CAI Zaragoza
2015–2017	Telenet Oostende
2017–2019	Spirou Charleroi
2019–2022	Radnički Kragujevac
2022	Stragari
2022–present	Sloga Batočina
Career highlights and awards
	Adriatic League champion (2011); 2× Serbian League champion (2011, 2012); 4× Serbian Cup winner (2011–2014); 2× Belgian League champion (2016, 2017); 2× Belgian Cup winner (2016, 2017); Adriatic League Final Four MVP (2013);
Men's basketball
Representing Serbia
World Cup

Raško Katić (Serbian: Рашко Катић, born 8 December 1980) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Sloga Batočina of the Second Regional Basketball League of Serbia.^[1] He represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he played the center position.

Professional career

Katić began his professional basketball career with KK Zastava in Kragujevac, where he played until mid-season 2003–04. In January 2004, he was hired by the Crvena zvezda, where he spent one year.

In January 2005, he signed with Turkish club İTÜ where he was released after appearing in only six games. He then returned to Serbia and played two games with KK Ergonom. Gaming capacity has been fully demonstrated in the uniform of the German team Walter Tigers Tübingen, where he became a favorite of the local audience. With them, he played four seasons (2005–2009).

In 2010, Katić came to Hemofarm where he played one season.^[2] In 2010, he signed with Partizan Belgrade.^[3] With them he spent two seasons, and played for the first time in his career in EuroLeague.

In August 2012, Katić returned to Crvena zvezda signing a two-year contract.^[4] On 29 September 2014, Katić signed a one-year deal with the Spanish club CAI Zaragoza.^[5] On 16 July 2015, Katić signed a one-plus-one year contract with the Belgian club Telenet Oostende.^[6] On 10 June 2016, he re-signed with Oostende for one more season.^[7] On 6 June 2017, Katić signed for Spirou Charleroi for the 2017–18 season.^[8]

In July 2019, Katić announced his retirement from playing career.^[9] Despite his announcement, on 1 August he signed for Kragujevački Radnički of the Second Men's League of Serbia.^[10]

On 10 October 2020, a 40-year old Katić scored 41 points in a 91–80 win over Napredak JKP.^[11]^[12]

National team career

Katić playing with the Serbian national basketball team.

Katić represented the Serbia men's national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2013. Katić was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2010–11	Partizan	16	9	17.0	.489	.000	.742	4.2	.3	.4	.3	6.9	7.1
2011–12	Partizan	7	0	10.7	.591	.000	.750	.9	.1	.3	.3	5.4	3.9
2013–14	Crvena zvezda	10	1	16.7	.429	.000	.647	2.7	.6	.5	.2	7.6	4.6
Career		33	10	15.6	.480	.000	.704	3.0	.4	.4	.2	6.8	5.6

References

^ "Raško Katić ima novi klub: Bivši reprezentativac Srbije u 42. godini pojačao Slogu". www.telegraf.rs. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ Hemofarm adds size with Katic
^ Partizan extends captain Bozic, inks center Katic
^ Red Star signs Rasko Katic
^ "Raško Katić cierra la pintura del CAI Zaragoza". ACB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
^ "Ostend fills paint with Katic". Eurocupbasketball.com. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
^ Rasko Katic extends with Oostende
^ LES NOUVEAUX VISAGES DU PROXIMUS SPIROU (VIDÉOS)
^ "Raško Katić u penziji". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
^ "PREOKRET: Raško Katić se ipak nije povukao!". espreso.rs. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
^ "Raško Katić u 40. godini ubacio 41 poen". b92.net. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^ "KK SPD Radnički d.o.o. 91 - 80 KK Napredak JKP". kls.rs. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

External links

Raško Katić at aba-liga.com
Raško Katić at acb.com
Raško Katić at euroleague.net
Raško Katić at fiba.com
Raško Katić at tblstat.net

[1] "Raško Katić ima novi klub: Bivši reprezentativac Srbije u 42. godini pojačao Slogu". www.telegraf.rs. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

[2] Hemofarm adds size with Katic

[3] Partizan extends captain Bozic, inks center Katic

[4] Red Star signs Rasko Katic

[5] "Raško Katić cierra la pintura del CAI Zaragoza". ACB.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 September 2014.

[6] "Ostend fills paint with Katic". Eurocupbasketball.com. 16 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.

[7] Rasko Katic extends with Oostende

[8] LES NOUVEAUX VISAGES DU PROXIMUS SPIROU (VIDÉOS)

[9] "Raško Katić u penziji". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 29 July 2019.

[10] "PREOKRET: Raško Katić se ipak nije povukao!". espreso.rs. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[11] "Raško Katić u 40. godini ubacio 41 poen". b92.net. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[12] "KK SPD Radnički d.o.o. 91 - 80 KK Napredak JKP". kls.rs. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

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