Rok Stipčević
{{Short description|Croatian basketball player}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Rok Stipčević
| image = Rok Stipčević.jpg
| caption = Stipčević playing for Zadar in 2010
| position = Point guard
| height_m = 1.85
| weight_kg = 85
| league =
| team =
| number =
| nationality = Croatian
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|5|20}}
| birth_place = Maribor, SR Slovenia,
SFR Yugoslavia (modern Slovenia)
| draft_year = 2008
| career_start = 2003
| career_end = 2023
| career_number = 6, 24
| years1 = 2003–2010
| team1 = Zadar
| years2 = 2005–2006
| team2 = → Borik Puntamika
| years3 = 2010–2011
| team3 = Cibona
| years4 = 2011–2012
| team4 = Varese
| years5 = 2012
| team5 = Olimpia Milano
| years6 = 2013
| team6 = Victoria Libertas Pesaro
| years7 = 2013–2014
| team7 = Tofaş
| years8 = 2014–2015
| team8 = Virtus Roma
| years9 = 2015–2018
| team9 = Dinamo Sassari
| years10 = 2018–2019
| team10 = Rytas Vilnius
| years11 = 2019–2020
| team11 = Fortitudo Bologna
| years12 = 2020–2023
| team12 = Krka
| highlights = * 2× Croatian League champion (2005, 2008)
- 2× Croatian Cup winner (2005, 2007)
- Lithuanian Cup winner (2019)
- Slovenian Cup winner (2021)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{bk|CRO}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}
{{MedalGold|2009 Italy|Team}}
}}
Rok Stipčević (born May 20, 1986) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at {{height|m=1.86}}, he played at the point guard position.
Professional career
Stipčević grew up in Zadar, Croatia, where he started to play basketball for KK Zadar, joining the senior team in 2003. In the 2005–06 season he was loaned to KK Borik Puntamika. He played for Pallacanestro Varese in 2010–11 season.[http://www.pallacanestrovarese.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2476:colpo-cimberio-ingaggiato-il-play-croato-stipcevic&catid=12:altre-news&Itemid=83 COLPO CIMBERIO: INGAGGIATO IL PLAY CROATO STIPCEVIC] {{in lang|it}} Stipičević is of Arbanasi (Albanian) origin.{{cite web|url=https://www.zadarskilist.hr/clanci/07062011/arbanasi-su-se-prvo-doselili-u-zemunik|title=Arbanasi su se prvo doselili u Zemunik|date=2011-06-07|accessdate=2018-11-27}}
On 11 July 2012, he signed one season with an option for a second one with Emporio Armani Milano.{{cite web|title=Olimpia Milano officially announced Rok Stipcevic|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/40883/olimpia-milano-officially-announced-rok-stipcevic.html|work=Sportando|accessdate=31 August 2012}} He left them in January 2013, and signed with Scavolini Pesaro until the end of the season.{{cite news|title=Pesaro officially signs Rok Stipcevic|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/48790/pesaro-officially-signs-rok-stipcevic.html|accessdate=4 September 2013|newspaper=Sportando.net|date=4 January 2013}} In September 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Tofaş S.K.{{cite news|title=Tofas Bursa signs Rok Stipcevic|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/turkey/62710/tofas-bursa-signs-rok-stipcevic.html|accessdate=4 September 2013|newspaper=Sportando.net}} In September 2014 he signed with the Italian side Virtus Roma.{{cite web|title=Rok Stipcevic (ex Tofas) agreed terms with Virtus Acea|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Italy/basketball.aspx?NewsID=377923|work=eurobasket.com|accessdate=28 September 2014}}
On 14 July 2015, Stipčević signed a one-year contract with the Italian club Dinamo Sassari.{{cite news|title=Dinamo Sassari puts Stipcevic at point guard|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/67aqfl3pqpkhgfcm/dinamo-sassari-puts-stipcevic-at-point-guard|accessdate=14 July 2015|work=Euroleague.net|date=14 July 2015}}
After spending most of the 2018–19 season playing for Rytas Vilnius in the Lithuanian League, in June 2019 Stipčević signed a two-year deal with Fortitudo Bologna.{{cite news|title=Fortitudo Bologna signs Rok Stipcevic|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/fortitudo-bologna-signs-rok-stipcevic/|work=sportando|date=10 June 2019|accessdate=14 June 2019}} He averaged 3.5 points and 1.7 assist per game. On 18 August 2020, he signed with Krka.{{cite news |title=Rok Stipcevic joins Krka Novo Mesto |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/rok-stipcevic-joins-krka-novo-mesto/ |website=Sportando |accessdate=August 20, 2020 |date=August 20, 2020}}
On 25 May 2023, Stipčević announced his retirement from professional basketball.{{cite news|title=Rok Stipcevic announces his retirement|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/rok-stipcevic-announces-his-retirement/ |website=Sportando|date=25 May 2023|accessdate=9 September 2023}}
International career
He was a member of the Croatian Junior National Teams U16, U18, U20, and is a current member of the senior's National Team of Croatia. With them, he participated in the 2010 World Championship and the 2011 European Championship. He also represented Croatia at the EuroBasket 2015,{{cite news|title=CROATIA UNVEIL AMBITIOUS EUROBASKET SQUAD|url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_W0rFwutQJaUwHCCv5u3xf0.articleMode_on.html|accessdate=13 September 2015|work=eurobasket2015.org|date=4 September 2015|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913045910/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_W0rFwutQJaUwHCCv5u3xf0.articleMode_on.html|archivedate=13 September 2015}} where they were eliminated in the eighth finals by Czech Republic.{{cite news|title=CZECHS MAKE FIRST QUARTER-FINAL TRIP|url=http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_jqFXDJwUH0AvptWBlLCC63.articleMode_on.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914214822/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.coid_jqFXDJwUH0AvptWBlLCC63.articleMode_on.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=14 September 2015|accessdate=13 September 2015|work=.eurobasket2015.org|date=13 September 2015}}
References
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External links
{{commons category|Rok Stipčević}}
- [http://www.abaliga.com/player/490 Rok Stipčević] at abaliga.com
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=DGX Rok Stipčević] at euroleague.net
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150809060756/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6030033/playerview.html Rok Stipčević] at fiba.com
{{ABA League assists leaders}}
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