Rašid Mahalbašić Explained

Rašid Mahalbašić
Position:Center / power forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:265
League:LNBP
Team:Halcones de Xalapa
Number:42
Birth Date:1990 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Jesenice, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Slovenian / Austrian
Draft Year:2012
Career Start:2006
Years1:2006–2010
Team1:Wörthersee Piraten
Years2:2010–2011
Team2:Fenerbahçe Ülker
Years3:2010–2011
Team3:Tofaş
Years4:2011
Team4:Split
Years5:2012
Team5:Zlatorog Laško
Years6:2012–2013
Team6:Asseco Prokom
Years7:2013–2014
Team7:ČEZ Nymburk
Years8:2014–2015
Team8:Astana
Years9:2015–2016
Team9:Nizhny Novgorod
Years10:2016
Team10:Yeşilgiresun Belediye
Years11:2016–2017
Team11:Real Betis Energía Plus
Years12:2017–2021
Team12:EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Years13:2021
Team13:Monaco
Years14:2021–2022
Team14:Breogán
Years15:2022–2023
Team15:San Pablo Burgos
Years16:2023
Team16:Cedevita Olimpija
Years17:2023–present
Team17:Halcones de Xalapa
Highlights:

Rašid Mahalbašić (born 7 November 1990) is a Slovenian-born Austrian professional basketball player for Halcones de Xalapa of the LNBP. Standing at, he can play at power forward and center positions.

Professional career

Mahalbašić played with Kelag Wörthersee Piraten of the Austrian Bundesliga.[1] In February 2010, he was on try-out at Montepaschi Siena from Italian Serie A.[2]

In September 2010, Mahalbašić signed a six-year deal with Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish Basketball League.[3]

Mahalbašić was loaned to Tofaş S.K. between December 2010 to February 2011 where he played 10 games. He played with 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blok performance against Fenerbahçe Ülker.[4]

He came back to Fenerbahçe Ülker after Mirsad Türkcan's shock injury, then he was loaned again, to KK Split of Croatia for the rest of the 2010–11 season.[5]

In January 2012, Mahalbašić parted ways with Fenerbahçe, and signed with Slovenia's Zlatorog Laško for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[6] [7]

On September 21, 2012, he signed with Asseco Prokom Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League for the 2012–13 season.[8] [9]

On July 20, 2013, Mahalbašić signed a two-year deal with ČEZ Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic National Basketball League.[10]

For the 2014–15 season he signed with Astana, a team from the VTB United League and Kazakh League.[11]

On June 1, 2015, Mahalbašić signed a two-year contract with the Russian team Nizhny Novgorod.[12] After one season he left Nizhny and on September 26, 2016, signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye.[13] On December 5, 2016, he left Yeşilgiresun and signed with Spanish club Real Betis Energía Plus for the rest of the season.[14]

On July 3, 2017, Mahalbašić signed with German club EWE Baskets Oldenburg.[15]

On June 10, 2021, he signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.[16]

On August 3, 2022, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the LEB Oro.[17]

On November 28, 2023, he has signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League.

Austria national team

Mahalbašić averaged 15.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game, shooting 76% from the field goal and 53.3% on free throws, in 3 games with the Austrian national team in the qualifications for the Eurobasket 2009 Division B.[18] when he won the tournament MVP.[19]

Career statistics

Euroleague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13| style="text-align:left;"| Asseco Prokom| 10 || 4 || 21.5 || .582 || .000 || .591 || 6.8 || 1.3 || .5 || .4 || 9.1 || 11.1|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:left;"| Career| style="text-align:left;"|| 10 || 4 || 21.5 || .582 || .000 || .591 || 6.8 || 1.3 || .5 || .4 || 9.1 || 11.1

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.basketballliga.at/index.php/spieler?player_id=10308&season_id=312 Player Profile on Austrian Bundesliga
  2. News: Mahalbasic: 5 days in Siena. 21 January 2014. Eurohopes.com. 12 February 2010.
  3. News: Rasid Mahalbasic joins Fenerbahce Ulker Istanbul. 21 January 2014. Eurobasket.com. 17 September 2010.
  4. News: Rasid Mahalbasić 2010-11. TBLStat.net.
  5. News: Mahalbasic Rasid sent on loan to KK Split. 20 July 2013. Sportando.net. 14 March 2011.
  6. News: Rashid Mahalbasic inks with Zlatorog Lasko. 20 July 2013. Sportando.net. 24 January 2012.
  7. News: Mahalbasic confirms move to Zlatorog. 20 July 2013. Talkbasket.net. 22 January 2012.
  8. Web site: Asseco Prokom Gdynia signs Rasid Mahalbasic. Sportando. 21 September 2012.
  9. Web site: ASSECO PROKOM adds Mahalbasic at center. Euroleague. 21 September 2012.
  10. News: CEZ Nymburk adds size with Mahalbasic . April 1, 2014 . Eurocupbasketball.com . July 20, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074359/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/sr/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2013-14/i/114965/8174/cez-nymburk-adds-size-with-mahalbasic . April 7, 2014 .
  11. News: BC Astana signs Rasid Mahalbasic. 21 August 2014. Sportando.com. 14 August 2014.
  12. News: RASID MAHALBASIC JOINS NN. 1 June 2015. nn-basket.ru. 1 June 2015.
  13. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/212712/yesilgiresun-tabs-rasid-mahalbasic.html Yesilgiresun tabs Rasid Mahalbasic
  14. News: Acuerdo hasta junio con el pívot Rasid Mahalbasic. December 6, 2016. realbetisbaloncesto.com. December 5, 2016. Spanish.
  15. News: Rasid Mahalbasic signs with EWE Baskets Oldenburg. 3 July 2017. Sportando.com. 3 July 2017.
  16. Web site: Rasid Mahalbasic to finish his season with Monaco. June 10, 2021. Sportando. En. June 11, 2021.
  17. Web site: Center Mahalbasic wechselt zu C.B. Burgos. August 3, 2022. krone.at. de. October 16, 2022.
  18. https://www.tblstat.net/news/36131 Mahalbasic joins Fenerbahce Ulker
  19. http://www.eurohopes.com/news/1077/estonia-shock-against-mahalbasic/ Estonia shock against Mahalbasic