Đoko Šalić Explained

Đoko Šalić
Position:Center
Height M:2.10
Weight Kg:118
League:ABA League
Basketball League of Serbia
Team:Borac Čačak
Number:95
Birth Date:18 September 1995
Birth Place:Sokolac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality:Serbian / Bosnian
Draft Year:2017
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013–2014
Team1:Partizan
Years2:2014–2015
Team2:Spars Sarajevo
Years3:2015–2017
Team3:Sutjeska
Years4:2017–2018
Team4:Partizan
Years5:2018–2019
Team5:Helios Suns
Years6:2019
Team6:Dynamic
Years7:2020–2021
Team7:Mladost Mrkonjić Grad
Years8:2021
Team8:Wilki Morskie Szczecin
Years9:2022
Team9:Cherkaski Mavpy
Years10:2022
Team10:OKK Sloboda Tuzla
Years11:2022
Team11:Labas Gas Prienai
Years12:2023
Team12:Stade Rochelais
Highlights:
Years13:2023–present
Team13:Borac Čačak

Đoko Šalić (Serbian: Ђоко Шалић, born September 18, 1995) is a Serbian-Bosnian professional basketball player for Borac Čačak of the Adriatic League and the Basketball League of Serbia.

Professional career

Šalić played in youth categories of Spars Sarajevo. In 2013, he signed his first professional contract with Serbian team Partizan Belgrade.[1] In his first season with Partizan, he won the Serbian League defeating Crvena zvezda with 3–1 in the final series.[2] In November 2014, he terminated his contract with Partizan.[3] The next month, he returned to Spars Sarajevo for the rest of the season.[4] In September 2015, he signed with the Montenegrin club Sutjeska.[5]

In April 2019, Šalić signed for Serbian team Dynamic Belgrade.[6] On May 30, he scored 47 points in a 116–113 win over Novi Pazar.[7]

In July 2021, Šalić signed for Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League.[8] On 1 January 2022, he was waived.[9] On 3 January, Šalić signed with Cherkaski Mavpy of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague.[10]

In 2022, he played for Labas Gas Prienai of the Lithuanian Basketball League.

Serbian national team

Šalić played for Serbian national team at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Prague and won a silver medal. He averaged 3.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PARTIZAN mt:s inks top prospect Salic . euroleague.net . 10 September 2013 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20130714054441/http://www.euroleague.net/euroleaguenews/transactions/2013-14-signings/i/114737/8177/partizan-mt-s-inks-top-prospect-salic . July 14, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Ništa novo, Partizan je šampion!. b92.net. 21 June 2014. Serbian.
  3. News: Šalić i Rašković rastaju se s Partizanom. 14 April 2015. mondo.rs. 25 November 2014. sr.
  4. News: Šalić: Trudit ću se da se što prije uklopim u ekipu. 14 April 2015. sport033.com. 19 December 2014. sr.
  5. News: Djoko Salic inks with KK Sutjeska. 10 September 2015. Sportando.com. 8 September 2015.
  6. Web site: Đoko Šalić u Superligi Srbije . mondo.rs . 31 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Mega na +52 pred Zvezdu, Đoko Šalić postigao 47 poena! . b92.net . 31 May 2019.
  8. Web site: Šalić potpisao za novi klub . bhbasket.ba . 29 July 2021 . 29 July 2021.
  9. Web site: Đoko Šalić se rastao sa Šćećinom . mozzartsport.com . 1 January 2022.
  10. Web site: Obradovic . Igor . Cherkasy inks Djoko Salic . Eurobasket . 3 January 2022 . 3 January 2022.