Arijan Lakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Аријан Лакић, born 20 January 2000) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Zadar of the ABA League and the Croatian League.
No. 19 – Zadar | ||||||||||||||
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard | |||||||||||||
League | ABA League Croatian League | |||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Born | (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 22) Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian / Croatien | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2022 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2018–present | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | Crvena zvezda mts | |||||||||||||
2019–2021 | → Vrijednosnice Osijek | |||||||||||||
2021 | → Borac Čačak | |||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → Spars | |||||||||||||
2022–present | Zadar | |||||||||||||
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In 2009, Lakić started to play basketball for KK Sava from Belgrade. In Summer 2016, he was added to the Crvena zvezda U18 team.[1] He won the second place at the 2017–18 Junior ABA League season with the Zvezda. Over six season games, he averaged 5.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.[2]
On 7 February 2018, Lakić signed a four-year professional contract with Crvena zvezda.[3][4] Prior to the 2018–19 season, he was loaned out to FMP.[5] Later, he was cut off from the 2018–19 FMP season roster due to back injury. After a 15-month break due to the injury, he was loaned to Vrijednosnice Osijek of the Croatian League for the 2019–20 season in December 2019.[6][7][8] O 7 December 2019, Lakić made his professional debut in an 85–74 win over Šibenka. He recorded an assist and 2 steals in 8 minutes of playing time.[9] Through 11 games in the season, Lakić averaged four points, three rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.[10] In May 2021, Lakić was loaned to Borac Čačak for the 2021 Basketball League of Serbia playoffs.[11] In August 2021, he joined Bosnian club Spars Sarajevo for the 2021–22 season.[12][13]
On 21 July 2022, Lakić signed a two-year contract with Croatian club Zadar of the ABA League.[14][15]
Lakić was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that won the gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Latvia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 3.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game.[16]
His family originates from Benkovac, Croatia.[17]