Kristijan Krajina
![]() Krajina in 2023 | |
No. 9 – New Taipei CTBC DEA | |
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Position | Center |
League | Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | Osijek, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | December 28, 1990
Nationality | Croatian |
Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
Listed weight | 111 kg (245 lb) |
Career information | |
College | Mount St. Mary's (2009–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–2016 | Šibenik |
2016–2019 | Zadar |
2019–2020 | VEF Rīga |
2020 | CSM U Oradea |
2020 | Cibona |
2021 | Fr ibourg Olympic |
2021 | Phoenix Brussels |
2021–2022 | GTK Gliwice |
2022–present | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
Career highlights and awards | |
Kristijan Krajina (born December 28, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for New Taipei CTBC DEA of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the center position.
Early life
[edit]A native of Osijek, Krajina moved to the United States as a high school senior and spent six years playing college basketball at the Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland.
Professional career
[edit]After college, he returned to Croatia to play professional basketball. In August 2015, Krajina signed a one-year contract with Šibenik.[1][2] After a successful season in Šibenik, he moved to Zadar in June 2016.[3]
On August 19, 2019, he has signed with VEF Rīga of the LEBL. [4] In February 2020, Krajina signed with CSM U Oradea of the Romanian League.[5]
On July 16, 2020, Krajina has signed with Cibona.[6] In November, 2020, his contract with Cibona was terminated.[7]
In February 2021, Krajina signed with Fribourg Olympic of the Swiss Basketball League.[8]
On August 31, 2021, Krajina signed with Phoenix Brussels of the BNXT League.[9] He averaged 10 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game. On December 7, 2021, Krajina signed with GTK Gliwice of the Polish Basketball League.[10]
On September 22, 2022, Krajina signed with New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League.[11] On July 24, 2023, Krajina re-signed with the New Taipei CTBC DEA.[12] On August 10, 2024, Krajina re-signed with the New Taipei CTBC DEA of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[13]
Personal life
[edit]Krajina's younger brother Filip (born 1995) is also a professional basketball player.[14] Krajina has been in a relationship with American-Croatian tennis player Bernarda Pera since 2018.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Slavonac u zadarskom ludilu". crosarka.hr (in Croatian). 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "GKK Šibenik doveo centra: Potpisao Osječanin Kristijan Krajina". sibenik.in (in Croatian). 3 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Centar Kristijan Krajina potpisao na tri godine". kkzadar.net (in Croatian). 6 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 19, 2019). "Kristijan Krajina signs with VEF Riga". Sportando. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "CSM CSU Oradea l-a legitimat pe croatul Kristijan Krajina" (in Romanian). unitedhoops.ro. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ "Kristijan Krajina signs a 1-year deal with Cibona". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Zadar part ways with Jonathan Galloway, Cibona terminate the contract with Kristijan Krajina". eurobasket.com. 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Fribourg tabs Kristijan Krajina, ex Cibona". eurobasket.com. 19 February 2021.
- ^ Vandeweyer, Erik (2021-08-31). "Kristijan Krajina is laatste nieuwkomer van Phoenix Brussels". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Skerletic, Dario (December 7, 2021). "Kristijan Krajina joins GTK Gliwice". Sportando. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
- ^ "歐式「靈巧硬漢」來了 克力斯加盟中信特攻". ETtoday. September 22, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ "「拋投大師」克力斯續約 中信特攻鎖定冠軍2連霸". ETtoday. July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "中信特攻續約「靈巧硬漢」克力斯 新賽季4名外援底定". ETtoday. August 10, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Ode Krajina u Slovačku!". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 5 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ "'Teško je održavati vezu na daljinu, ali nije nemoguće'". story.hr (in Croatian). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1990 births
- Living people
- ABA League players
- BK VEF Rīga players
- Brussels Basketball players
- Centers (basketball)
- Croatian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Croatian expatriate basketball people in Taiwan
- Croatian men's basketball players
- CSM Oradea (basketball) players
- Fribourg Olympic players
- GKK Šibenik players
- GTK Gliwice players
- KK Cibona players
- KK Zadar players
- Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball players
- Sportspeople from Osijek
- New Taipei CTBC DEA players
- T1 League imports
- T1 League All-Stars
- Taiwan Professional Basketball League imports