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D.O.B.: 17.01.1990.

HEIGHT: 6’10”/209cm

WEIGHT: N/A

PERSONAL: name pronounced “Tommy-slav Zub-chich”…born in Zadar, Croatia…distant relative of Croatian Olympics gold medalist Martina Zubcic (taekwondo)…made his first basketball steps in basketball school “Prvi Kos” (“The First Basket”) in Zadar…as a member of BC Zadar was tagged as “unprospective” by some  highly ranked club officials…came to Cibona in 2006 via Ljubljana and Treviso..starred for Cibona’s cadet and junior selections 2006-2009…

ACCOMPLISHMENTS: played for Croatia at the 2006 Cadet European Championship in Spain…played at the 2008 Junior European Championship where Croatia won the bronze medal…won the 2009 Croatian Cup with Cibona….won the 2008/09 and 2009/10 Croatian Championships with Cibona…won the bronze medal at the 2009 U-19 World Championship in New Zealand…participated in both 2008 Adidas Nations Camp and 2010 Nike Hoops Summit in Portland…

WHAT HE ALREADY HAS: lenght and wingspan…court-sense and court-vision…outside shot…defensive tonacity…quick hands…solid rebounder…nice feel for an assist to a open teammate…can lead the fastbreak…can create something on any given occasion…

WHAT HE NEEDS TO IMPROVE: ball handling…post-up moves vs smaller defenders…needs to post up closer to the basket…

COMPARISON: Jan Vesely. But only if he gets a real chance to develop at his natural position – small forward.

CROHOOPS.COM TOP 20 CROATIAN PROSPECTS TRACKER: #1 on 01-10-2009…#2 on 01-06-2010…#7 on 08-08-2010…#2 on 22-10-2010

RECENT UPDATE: Playing the small forward position, Zubcic sure looked like Andrei Kirilenko at certain moments. On the defensive end he guarded much smaller BC Zagreb guards while on the offensive end he spotted up for wide open spots and often roamed around for offensive put-backs. He was definitely the best player on the floor  recording as much as 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 block in just 24 minutes of action. He considerably helped Bogdanovic to ignite the crowd – 31-10-2010

@ Montepaschi Siena: had standard 11 points and 5 rebounds in 22 minutes while proving that not only he can battle with poise for the inside position but he can also hand some playmaking duties. – 04-11-2010

his most briliant performance of the season came in a 85-86 home loss to CEZ Nymburk. While not rushing things at all he was able to score 19 points(4-4 threes) to go along with 9 rebounds in only 29 minutes of action. He demonstrated a great level of confidence and frequently demanded the ball from PG Rok Stipcevic. He will most likely continue to thrive and excell playing the small forward position as the season progresses. For the season he is averaging 22.0 minutes, 11.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 1.0 steal while shooting 54.3% for two-pointers and 44.4% for three-pointers. Actually he has made 8 out of his last 11 three-point goals attempeted which accounts for 72%. – 09-11-2010

vs Regal Barcelona: this was definitely not the one of the versatile 6’10” Zubcic’s strong performances. He missed a couple of open three pointers, easily turned the ball over couple of times and lacked overall intensity on both ends of the floor. However he did showcase his almost limitless potential with a thundering one-handed tomahawk jam in the lane over two Barcelona’s defenders – 26-11-2010

TOP VIDEOS: Interview with Tomislav Zubcic 17-02-2009…2009 WJC Final, USA vs Croatia – Tomislav Zubcic Highlights… Adriatic League 2010-11: BC Zagreb 77, Cibona 87 – Tomislav Zubcic Postgame Statement…