Toni Prostran
{{short description|Croatian ex-basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Toni Prostran
| image =
| caption =
| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 179
| league =
| team = Career End
| number =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|04|09}}
| birth_place = Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
| nationality = Croatian
| draft_year = 2011
| career_start = 2007
| career_end = 2023
| years1 = 2007–2010
| team1 = Zadar
| years2 = 2010–2012
| team2 = Zagreb
| years3 = 2012–2014
| team3 = Zadar
| years4 = 2014–2015
| team4 = Norrköping Dolphins
| years5 = 2015–2016
| team5 = LF Norrbotten / BC Luleå
| years6 = 2016–2017
| team6 = Nevėžis Kėdainiai
| years7 = 2017
| team7 = Kolossos Rodou
| years8 = 2018
| team8 = Jämtland Basket
| years9 = 2018–2019
| team9 = Porto
| years10 = 2019–2020
| team10 = Saint-Vallier Basket Drôme
| years11 = 2020–2023
| team11 = Iserlohn Kangaroos
| cyears1 = 2023–2024
| cteam1 = Iserlohn Kangaroos (assistant)
| cyears2 = 2024–present
| cteam2 = Iserlohn Kangaroos
| highlights =
- 2× Croatian League champion (2008, 2011)
- Croatian Cup winner (2011)
- 2× All-Swedish league first team (2015, 2016)
- Lithuanian League assists leader (2017)
- Baltic League assists leader (2017)
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CRO}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U-19 Cup}}
{{MedalBronze| 2009 New Zealand |U-19 Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|European U-18 Championship}}
{{MedalBronze| 2008 Greece | U-18 Team}}
}}
Toni Prostran (born April 9, 1991) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and retired player. Standing at 1.83 m, he played at the point guard position.
Professional career
After passing through the KK Zadar youth squads, Prostran made his debut for the senior team in December 2007.{{cite web | url = http://www.kkzadar.net/roster-2012/prostran-toni-33 | title = Toni Prostran profile | accessdate = 2013-09-27 | publisher = KK Zadar|language = Croatian}} Not satisfied with the opportunities he got at Zadar, he moved to KK Zagreb, in January 2010.{{Cite web|url = http://www.tportal.hr/sport/kosarka/51154/Prostran-potpisuje-za-KK-Zagreb.html|title = Prostran potpisuje za KK Zagreb|date = 2010-01-12|accessdate = 2013-09-27|website = tportal.hr|language = Croatian}} Expecting to move his career to another level, Prostran was disappointed at his new club, and he choose to break up his contract, and move back to KK Zadar, in the summer of 2012.{{Cite web|url = http://www.hrsport.net/vijesti/442136/kosarka-1-hkl/toni-prostran-raskinuo-ugovor-sa-zagrebom-i-trazi-novi-klub/|title = Toni Prostran raskinuo ugovor sa Zagrebom i traži novi klub|date = 2010-01-12|accessdate = 2013-09-27|website = tportal.hr|language = Croatian}} After a more successful 2012–13 season (3.7 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game in the Adriatic league), in the summer of 2013, he renewed his contract with KK Zadar.{{Cite web|url = http://www.zdnews.hr/toniju-prostranu-visegodisnji-ugovor/|title = I Toni Prostran potpisao|date = 2013-09-04|accessdate = 2013-09-27|website = zdnews.hr|language = Croatian}}
In June 2014, Prostran agreed to a one-year deal with the Swedish league finalists Norrköping Dolphins.{{Cite web|url = http://www.abaliga.com/a7664/ABA_Contents/News/Prostran_moves_to_Sweden.html |title = Prostran moves to Sweden|date = 2014-06-12|accessdate = 2014-06-14|website =abaliga.com}} He averaged 16.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 6.5 assists per game, and he was selected to the eurobasket.com website's All Swedish league first team, and was also named the league's best Bosman player of the year by eurobasket.com. In the summer of 2015, he moved to another Swedish club, LF Basket Norrbotten.{{Cite web|url = http://www.zadarskilist.hr/clanci/01082015/toni--prostran--presao-u--luleu|title = Toni Prostran prešao u Luleu|date = 2015-08-01|accessdate = 2015-08-18|website = zadarskilist.hr|language = Croatian}} He averaged 15.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 7.7 assists per game (the most assists per game in the league), and he was once again named by the website eurobasket.com, to the All Swedish League first team, and as the league's best Bosman player of the year.
In October 2020, Prostran moved to Iserlohn Kangaroos playing in the third-tier German Pro-B league. He also took the position of the club's U16 team coach.{{Cite web|url = https://sport023.hr/2020/09/22/toni-prostran-u-njemackoj-postaje-trener-igrac/|title = Toni Prostran u Njemačkoj postaje trener - igrač|accessdate = 5 December 2020|website = sport023.hr| date=22 September 2020 |language = Croatian}} Prostran retired in February 2023 and was named assistant coach for the Iserlohn team.{{Cite web |title=Das Karriereende und der Beginn einer neuen Zeitrechnung: Toni Prostran tauscht Sneaker gegen Taktikboard und Platz an der Seitenlinie! |url=https://iserlohn-kangaroos.de/2023/02/21/das-karriereende-und-der-beginn-einer-neuen-zeitrechnung-toni-prostran-tauscht-sneaker-gegen-taktikboard-und-platz-an-der-seitenlinie/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Iserlohn Kangaroos |language=de}} On February 1st, 2024, he was promoted to the head coach position.{{Cite web |title=Iserlohn Kangaroos trennen sich von Headcoach Shirvan |url=https://iserlohn-kangaroos.de/2024/01/31/iserlohn-kangaroos-trennen-sich-von-headcoach-shirvan/ |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=Iserlohn Kangaroos |language=de}}
National team career
Prostran played with the Croatian junior national teams. His very successful youth career started at the 2007 European U-16 Championship, where he took the title of top scorer, and was chosen to the All-tournament team. In 2008, he was a part of the Croatian team that won the bronze medal at the European U-18 Championship. His second bronze medal came a year later, at the 2009 World U-19 Cup. Prostran was selected to the All-Tournament Team, as he also was a few weeks later at the 2009 European U-18 Championship, where he took the top scorer and assists titles as well.{{Cite web|url = http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=000048&seasoncode=E2011|title = Toni Prostran profile|accessdate = 2013-09-27|website = euroleague.net}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=922 Toni Prostran] at aba-liga.com
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.teamID_2168.compID_8aYeHlfuGF-mF5IqO8aFH1.season_2009.roundID_6637.playerID_58018.html Toni Prostran] at fibaeurope.com
- [http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Toni-Prostran-5089/ Toni Prostran] at draftexpress.com
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