Marko Tomas Explained

Marko Tomas
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:215
Nationality:Croatian
Birth Date:3 January 1985
Birth Place:Koprivnica, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Draft Year:2007
Career Start:2001
Career End:2021
Years1:2001–2005
Team1:Zagreb
Years2:2005–2007
Team2:Real Madrid
Years3:2007–2008
Team3:Fuenlabrada
Years4:2008–2009
Team4:Real Madrid
Years5:2009–2010
Team5:Cibona
Years6:2010–2012
Team6:Fenerbahçe
Years7:2012–2015
Team7:Cedevita
Years8:2015–2016
Team8:TED Ankara Kolejliler
Years9:2016–2017
Team9:Cedevita
Years10:2017–2018
Team10:Cibona
Years11:2018
Team11:Zabok
Years12:2018–2019
Team12:Gaziantep
Years13:2019–2020
Team13:Igokea
Years14:2020–2021
Team14:Gaziantep
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Marko Tomas (born 3 January 1985) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He represented the Croatian national basketball team internationally. Standing at, he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.

Professional career

In 2007, Tomas won the Spanish League and ULEB Cup championships with Real Madrid. He was then sent to Fuenlabrada on loan to gain experience in the 2007–08 season.[1] On September 18, 2009, he was waived by Real.[2]

On September 20, 2009, he signed a one-year deal with Cibona.[3]

On June 23, 2010, he signed a two-year deal with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[4]

On August 7, 2012, Tomas signed a one-year contract with the Croatian team Cedevita.[5] [6] On July 24, 2013, he re-signed with Cedevita for two more seasons.[7]

On July 30, 2015, he signed with Turkish club TED Ankara Kolejliler for the 2015–16 BSL season.[8]

On October 29, 2016, Tomas returned to Cedevita for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[9]

On October 3, 2017, he signed an open contract with his former club Cibona.[10]

In October 2018 he joined another Croatian club: this time the less ambitious Zabok that was coached by his brother Ivan.[11] After playing just two games for Zabok he moved to Gaziantep of the Turkish Super League.[12]

On August 8, 2020, he has signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[13]

Career statistics

Euroleague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Real Madrid| 15 || 6 || 23.4 || .413 || .410 || .833 || 2.1 || 1.8 || .9 || .0 || 6.5 || 5.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| 17 || 3 || 13.3 || .439 || .313 || .846 || 1.7 || .6 || .6 || .1 || 5.3 || 5.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10| style="text-align:left;"| Cibona| 16 || 16 || 34.2 || .389 || .330 || .809 || 3.1 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .3 || 16.4 || 14.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Fenerbahçe| 15 || 14 || 22.7 || .402 || .418 || .676 || 3.1 || 1.3 || .7 || .0 || 8.5 || 6.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12| 6 || 3 || 16.4 || .280 || .286 || .750 || 1.7 || .3 || .8 || .0 || 3.5 || 1.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| Cedevita| 4 || 0 || 15.8 || .250 || .222 || .778 || 2.0 || .3 || .3 || .0 || 4.3 || 1.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15| 1 || 0 || 25.3 || .222 || .200 || .000 || 4.0 || .0 || 1.0 || .0 || 5.0 || 3.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 74 || 42 || 22.3 || .389 || .350 || .790 || 2.4 || 1.2 || .8 || .1 || 8.5 || 7.0

Croatian national team

Tomas won the gold medal with the junior Croatian national basketball team at the European Junior Championship in 2002. He debuted for the senior Croatian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2005. He later played at the EuroBasket 2007, EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017. He also represented Croatia at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Personal life

Marko's older brother Ivan (born 1981) and younger brother Luka (born 1999) are both professionally tied to basketball. Ivan is a coach and former player while Luka is a player.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Marko Tomas jugará cedido en el Fuenlabrada. 30 July 2015. Elmundo.es. 14 August 2007. es.
  2. News: Real Madrid waives Marko Tomas. 30 July 2015. Sportando.com. 18 September 2009.
  3. News: Cibona brings aboard swingman Tomas. 30 July 2015. Euroleague.net. 20 September 2009.
  4. News: Fenerbahce Ulker tabs Marko Tomas. 30 July 2015. Euroleague.net. 23 June 2010.
  5. Web site: Cedevita Zagreb tabs Marko Tomas. Sportando. 10 September 2012.
  6. News: Cedevita Zagreb brings in veteran Tomas. 30 July 2015. Euroleague.net. 8 August 2012.
  7. News: Cedevita keep Marko Tomas for two more seasons. 30 July 2015. Sportando.com. 24 July 2013.
  8. News: Tomas from Cedevita to Turkey . 30 July 2015 . Abaliga.com . 30 July 2015 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20150804084110/http://www.abaliga.com/a9973/News/Tomas_from_Cedevita_to_Turkey.html . 4 August 2015 .
  9. News: Marko Tomas returns to Cedevita. 30 October 2016. aba-liga.com. 29 October 2016.
  10. News: Marko Tomas ponovno u dresu Cibone. October 3, 2017. sportnet.rtl.hr. October 3, 2017. hr.
  11. News: Brat je doveo veliko pojačanje: Marko Tomas igrač KK Zaboka. October 4, 2018. 24sata.hr. October 1, 2018. hr.
  12. News: Marko Tomas ima novi klub . October 4, 2018. germanijak.hr. October 15, 2018. hr.
  13. Web site: Tomas is back at Gaziantep. August 8, 2020. Sportando. En. August 18, 2020.
  14. News: Dinastija Tomas: Marko igra, Ivan je trener, a Luka je nada. October 4, 2018. vecernji.hr. January 1, 2017. The Tomas dynasty: Marko plays, Ivan is a coach and Luka is a prospect!. hr.