Mario Delaš

Mario Delaš (born January 16, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for GTK Gliwice of the PLK. He is a 2.07 m (6'9 ​1⁄2") tall power forward / center.[1]

Not to be confused with Mario Delač.
Mario Delaš
No. 17 – GTK Gliwice
PositionPower forward / Center
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1990-01-16) January 16, 1990
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian
Listed height6 ft 9.5 in (2.07 m)
Listed weight227 lb (103 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2012 / Undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2010Split
2010–2013Žalgiris
2010→Cibona
2010–2011→BC Šiauliai
2011–2012→BC Baltai
2013–2014Obradoiro CAB
2014–2015Cedevita
2016Kalev/Cramo
2016–2018Orlandina Basket
2018Pallacanestro Varese
2018–2019Egis Körmend
2019–2020Split
2020–2021XL Extralight Montegranaro
2021–presentGTK Gliwice
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Croatia
World U-19 Championship
2009 New Zealand U-19 Team
European U-18 Championship
2008 Greece U-18 Team

Professional career

Mario Delaš made his professional debut in KK Split, during the 2006–07 season. In January 2010, he signed a contract with BC Žalgiris for the next three-and-half seasons.[2] During the 2010–11 season, he was loaned to KK Cibona[3] and BC Šiauliai. He spent most of the 2011–12 season on loan in the Žalgiris subsidiary BC Baltai, returning to the Žalgiris team in March 2013. He signed with Obradoiro CAB in the summer of 2013.[4] On June 30, 2014, he signed a multi-year deal with Cedevita Zagreb.[5] In the first days of 2016, after spending the first half of the 2015–16 season in Cedevita, without playing a single minute, he moved to the Estonian side Kalev/Cramo for the rest of the season.[6] On September 19, 2016, he signed with the Italian Serie A club Orlandina Basket.[7] On February 14, 2018, he parted ways with Orlandina.[8] Two days later, he signed with Pallacanestro Varese for the remainder of the season.[9]

In December, 2019 Delaš returned to Split of the Croatian League.[10] After spending a month and playing only four games for Split, in January 2020, Delaš moved to XL Extralight Montegranaro of the Italian second-tier Serie A2.[11]

On January 11, 2021, he has signed with GTK Gliwice of the PLK.[12]

National team career

Delaš represented his country's junior national teams in Under-16, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 competitions, winning bronze medals at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. He was selected to the All-Tournament Teams of both championships, and also won the MVP award in the latter tournament, averaging 20 points per game. His first call-up to the senior men's Croatian national basketball team came in 2013. He was a part of the Croatian team that took 4th place at the 2013 EuroBasket, where he played only a minor role in his team's success.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Ante Delaš, who is also a professional basketball player, and with whom he played with on Split, Cedevita and the Croatian national basketball team.

References
  1. Mario Delas | #17 | PF/C.
  2. Zalgiris inks prospect Mario Delas
  3. "CIBONA welcomes Mario Delas". euroleague.net. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
  4. "Mario Delaš u Španjolskoj, dogovoren prijelaz u Blusens Monbus" (in Croatian). hrsport.net. 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2013-09-26.
  5. "Mario Delaš i Fran Pilepić u Cedeviti, ostaje i Marko Tomas" (in Croatian). kkcedevita.hr. June 30, 2014. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
  6. "Mario Delaš u doprvaku Estonije" (in Croatian). crosarka.hr. 2 January 2016.
  7. "Mario Delas inks with Orlandina Basket". Sportando.com. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  8. "Mario Delas, Orlandina part ways". Sportando.com. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. "Mario Delas inks with Pallacanestro Varese". Sportando.com. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  10. "Na Gripe stiglo poznato ime: Mario Delaš nakon 10 godina ponovno u KK Splitu" (in Croatian). 16 December 2019.
  11. "Mario Delaš napustio Split, već ima novi klub". germanijak.hr (in Croatian). 20 January 2020.
  12. "Mario Delas signs with GTK Gliwice". Sportando. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
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