Toni Prostran

Toni Prostran
No. 10 – Nevėžis Kėdainiai
Position Point guard
League Lithuanian Basketball League
Baltic Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1991-04-09) April 9, 1991
Zadar, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Listed height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight 176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
Playing career 2007–present
Career history
2007–2010 Zadar
2010–2012 Zagreb
2012–2014 Zadar
2014–2015 Norrköping Dolphins
2015–2016 LF Norrbotten / BC Luleå
2016–present Nevėžis Kėdainiai
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Croatia
World U-19 Championship
2009 New Zealand Team competition
European U-18 Championship
2008 Greece Team competition

Toni Prostran (born April 9, 1991) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Nevėžis Kėdainiai of the Lithuanian Basketball League. He plays the point guard position.

Prostran was regarded as one of Europe's greatest talents. His very successful youth career started at the 2007 European U-16 Championship, where he took the title of top scorer and was chosen into the All-tournament team. In 2008 he was part of the Croatian team that won the bronze medal at the European U-18 Championship. The second bronze medal came a year later at the 2009 World U-19 Championship. Prostran was chosen for the All-Tournament team, as he was a few weeks later at the 2009 European U-18 Championship where he took the top scorer and assists title as well.[1]

After passing through the KK Zadar youth squads Prostran made his debut for the senior team in December 2007.[2] Not satisfied with the opportunities he got at Zadar, he moves to KK Zagreb in January 2010.[3] Expecting to move his career to another level, Prostran is disappointed at his new club and chooses to break up his contract and move back to KK Zadar in the summer of 2012.[4] After a more successful 2012-13 season (3.7 pts, 1.9 reb, 2.3 ass in the Adriatic league) in the summer of 2013 he renews his contract with KK Zadar.[5]

In June 2014 Prostran agreed to a one-year deal with Swedish league finalists Norrköping Dolphins.[6] He had 16.5 pts. 2.9 reb, 6.5 ass, and he was selected eurobasket.com All Swedish league first team and best Bosman player of the year. In the Summer of 2015 he moved to another Swedish club, LF Basket Norrbotten.[7]He had 15.8 pts, 3.2 reb, 7.7 ( most ass per game in the league ) ass and he was once again selected eurobasket.com All Swedish league first team and best Bosman player of the year.

References

  1. ↑ "Toni Prostran profile". euroleague.net. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  2. ↑ "Toni Prostran profile" (in Croatian). KK Zadar. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Prostran potpisuje za KK Zagreb". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Toni Prostran raskinuo ugovor sa Zagrebom i traži novi klub". tportal.hr (in Croatian). 2010-01-12. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  5. ↑ "I Toni Prostran potpisao". zdnews.hr (in Croatian). 2013-09-04. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  6. ↑ "Prostran moves to Sweden". abaliga.com. 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2014-06-14.
  7. ↑ "Toni Prostran prešao u Luleu". zadarskilist.hr (in Croatian). 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
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