Drago Pašalić (pronounced [drǎgo paʃǎliːt͡ɕ]; born June 23, 1984) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He is the current technical director of Donar. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he played both power forward and center positions. In the beginning of his career he played for the Croatian national team. He is a one-time Croatian League and two-time Dutch League champion.
His first five years as a pro, Pašalić played with his hometown team, Split. In the 2002–03 season, he won the Croatian Championship with the club.
He was an early entry candidate in the 2004 NBA draft but withdrew and became one again in 2005 but was not selected.[1] On June 29, 2016, he signed with Donar Groningen of the Dutch Basketball League.[2] After the 2016–17 DBL regular season, he was named to the All-DBL Team.[3] In April 2017, Pašalić extended his contract with two more years.[4] His contract was not renewed after the 2018–19 season.[5] Pašalić won two DBL championships with Donar.
On August 14, 2019, he has signed with ZZ Leiden of the Dutch Basketball League. [6] After the 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak in March 2020, Pašalić retired.[7]
In July 2021, Pašalić became the head of technical business of Heroes Den Bosch's youth academy.[8] On March 15, 2022, Pašalić signed with Donar to become its full-time technical director starting from the 2022–23 season.[9]
Pašalić is married to a wife from the Netherlands. They have three children; two daughters, Kiara and Kinge, and a son, Ivan Pašalić. His off-season place of residence is Breda, the Netherlands.[citation needed]
On September 30, 2020, it was announced Pašalić had suffered a cardiac arrest.[10]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010–11 | Cibona | 7 | 6 | 23.4 | .525 | .235 | .833 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 5.6 |
Career | 7 | 6 | 23.4 | .525 | .235 | .833 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 5.6 |
Split
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