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Dino Rađa

Position
Power forward
Height
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Weight
265 lb (120 kg)
Born
April 24, 1967 (1967-04-24) (age 42)Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality
Croatian
Draft
40th overall, 1989Boston Celtics
Pro career
1987–2003
Former teams
Jugoplastika Split (1987–1990)Virtus Roma (1990–1993)Boston Celtics (1993–1997)Panathinaikos (1997 – 1999)KK Zadar (1999–2000)Olympiacos (2000 – 2001)Cibona Zagreb (2001–2002)KK Split (2002–2003)
Awards
Euroleague Final Four MVP 1989Greek League MVP 1998
Medal record
Men's Basketball
Silver
1988 Seoul
Yugoslavia
Silver
1992 Barcelona
Croatia
World Championships
Bronze
1994 Canada
Croatia
European Championships
Gold
1989 Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Gold
1991 Italy
Yugoslavia
Bronze
1987 Greece
Yugoslavia
Bronze
1993 Germany
Croatia
Bronze
1995 Greece
Croatia
Dino Rađa, transcribed in English as Dino Radja (born April 24, 1967, in Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia), is a retired Croatian basketball player. He was a member of the Jugoplastika team of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which he helped to two European Cup titles. In the United States he is best known for the three and a half seasons spent with the Boston Celtics of the NBA. Dino Rađa is currently the president of his first professional team KK Split.
Contents[hide]
1 Split
2 Rome
3 Boston
4 Return to Europe
5 National teams
6 Notes
7 External links
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[edit] Split
Rađa began his basketball life in his native town, as a junior at BC Dalvin. From there he went on to BC Split to polish his professional career. He marvelled with Jugoplastika and POP 84 (two most notable sponsorships borne by BC Split), as he and his friend Toni Kukoč led the team to the pinnacle of European club basketball twice in a row (1989 and 1990). Rađa would not stay in Split for a historic three-peat the club achieved, led by Kukoč, the following year, but would instead leave for Italy; although he was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 1989 NBA Draft, in 1990 he signed for Virtus Roma, where he spent the next three years.

[edit] Rome
Rađa averaged 18.1 points in his first season with Il Messaggero (Virtus Roma enjoyed sponsorship from that popular Roman newspaper at the time). European sports journalists voted him the second best European player that season, shadowed only by his former teammate and friend Kukoč. He improved his scoring average each of the next two seasons with the Roman club, averaging 20.2 and 21.5 points, respectively. In 1992 he led Virtus to a Korać Cup title.

[edit] Boston
He joined the Celtics in 1993. In his first season Radja averaged 15.1 points and 7.2 rebounds, earning All-NBA Rookie Second Team honors, along with Kukoč, at that time a rookie with the Chicago Bulls. He spent three successful years with the Celtics, averaging 16.7 points and 8.4 rebounds. In 1997 a trade that was to send Radja to the Philadelphia 76ers for Clarence Weatherspoon fell through when he failed his physical on June 24, 1997, which was a likely catalyst in his decision to leave the United States.

[edit] Return to Europe
He returned to Europe in 1997, joining Panathinaikos BC. He spent two years there, winning two Greek Championships, but returned in 1999 to his native Croatia, playing for BC Zadar. He left Panathinaikos because of a physical encounter with the president son in the locker room after the game. The president's son allegedly cursed Dino, but at that time Dino didn't know that the person he assaulted was the son of the club president.[1] The following year he returned to Greece, joining Panathinaikos' long-time rivals, Olympiacos BC, in an unsuccessful attempt to regain the Greek Championship. He returned, once again, to Croatia, joining BC Cibona for the 2001-2002 season. Radja finished his career in 2003, winning the Croatian championship with his first team, BC Split.

[edit] National teams
Radja was on the Yugoslavian team that won the silver medal in the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. He was also a part of golden Yugoslavian teams at the 1987 FIBA Junior World Championship[2] in Bormio, Italy, 1989 Eurobasket in Zagreb, and the 1991 Eurobasket in Rome.
Following Croatian independence, Radja became an important part of the Croatian national basketball team, most notably at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, where Croatia won the silver medal. Radja was also on the Croatian teams that won the bronze at the 1993 Eurobasket in Germany, 1994 World Championship in Toronto and the 1995 Eurobasket in Athens.

[edit] Notes
^ http://www.blog.hr/print/id/1623177546/dezbjego-show-slobodan-subotic.html (Croatian)
^ Since split into separate under-19 and under-21 events.

[edit] External links
Career basketpedya.com
Dino Rađa Statistics at Basketball-Reference.com
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v • d • eEuroleague's 50 Greatest Contributors List
Players
Fragiskos Alvertis • Sergei Belov • Miki Berkovich • Dejan Bodiroga • Wayne Brabender • Juan Antonio Corbalan • Krešimir Ćosić • Mike D'Antoni • Dražen Dalipagić • Predrag Danilović • Mirza Delibašić • Vlade Divac • Aleksandar Đorđević • Nikos Galis • Manu Ginóbili • Saras Jasikevičius • Radivoj Korać • Toni Kukoč • Clifford Luyk • Pierluigi Marzorati • Bob McAdoo • Dino Meneghin • Bob Morse • Aldo Ossola • Theo Papaloukas • Anthony Parker • Dražen Petrović • Dino Rađa • Manolo Raga • Antonello Riva • Emiliano Rodríguez • Arvydas Sabonis • J.A. San Epifanio • Walter Szczerbiak • Panagiotis YannakisCoachesPedro Ferrándiz • Pini Gershon • Alexandar Gomelskiy • Dušan Ivković • Božidar Maljković • Ettore Messina • Aca Nikolić • Željko Obradović • Dan Peterson • Lolo SainzRefereesArtenik Aradabjian • Mikhail Davidov • Lubomir Kotleba • Yvan Mainini • Costas Rigas
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v • d • eEuroleague Final Four MVPs
1988: McAdoo 1989: Radja 1990: Kukoč 1991: Kukoč 1992: Danilović 1993: Kukoč 1994: Paspalj 1995: Sabonis 1996: Wilkins 1997: Rivers 1998: Savić 1999: Edney 2000: Rebrača 2001: McDonald/Ginóbili 2002: Bodiroga 2003: Bodiroga 2004: Parker 2005: Jasikevičius 2006: Papaloukas 2007: Diamantidis 2008: Langdon 2009: Spanoulis
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v • d • eGreek A1 League MVPs
1988 Galis 1989 Galis 1990 Galis 1991 Galis 1992 Sigalas 1993 Sigalas 1994 Sigalas 1995 Sigalas 1996 Sigalas 1997 Rivers 1998 Radja 1999 Bodiroga 2000 Bodiroga 2001 Ford 2002 Dikoudis 2003 Lakovič 2004 Diamantidis 2005 Lakovič 2006 Diamantidis 2007 Diamantidis 2008 Diamantidis 2009 Spanoulis
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v • d • eJugoplastika Split 1988-89 Euroleague Champions
Kukoč Rađa (Final4 MVP) Ivanović Perasović Sretenović Tabak Sobin Pavićević Ćizmic Buric Tomić Lovrić Coach Maljković
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v • d • eJugoplastika Split 1989-90 Euroleague Champions
Kukoč (Final4 MVP) Rađa Savić Ivanović Perasović Sretenović Tabak Sobin Pavićević Naglić Naumoski Radović Coach Maljković
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v • d • e1989 NBA Draft
First Round
Pervis Ellison · Danny Ferry · Sean Elliott · Glen Rice · J. R. Reid · Stacey King · George McCloud · Randy White · Tom Hammonds · Pooh Richardson · Nick Anderson · Mookie Blaylock · Mike Smith · Tim Hardaway · Todd Lichti · Dana Barros · Shawn Kemp · B. J. Armstrong · Kenny Payne · Jeff Sanders · Blue Edwards · Byron Irvin · Roy Marble · Anthony Cook · John Morton · Vlade Divac · Kenny Battle
Second Round
Sherman Douglas · Dyron Nix · Frank Kornet · Jeff Martin · Stanley Brundy · Jay Edwards · Gary Leonard · Pat Durham · Clifford Robinson · Michael Ansley · Doug West · Ed Horton · Dino Rađa · Doug Roth · Michael Cutright · Chucky Brown · Reggie Cross · Scott Haffner · Ricky Blanton · Reggie Turner · Junie Lewis · Haywoode Workman · Brian Quinnett · Mike Morrison · Greg Grant · Jeff Hodge · Toney Mack
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v • d • e1988 Olympic Silver Medalists Men's Basketball – Yugoslavia
Petrović Radulović Čutura Kukoč Paspalj Obradović Zdovc Vranković Divac Arapović Rađa Cvjetičanin Coach: Ivković
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v • d • e1992 Olympic Silver Medalists Men's Basketball – Croatia
Petrović Perasović Cvjetičanin Kukoč Alanović Arapović Tabak Vranković Gregov Komazec Rađa Naglić Coach: Skansi
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v • d • eCroatia squad - 1994 FIBA World Championship - Bronze medal
4 J. Vranković 5 Gregov 6 Komazec 7 Kukoč 8 Alanović 9 Žurić 10 Pejčinović 11 S. Vranković 12 Cvjetičanin 13 Jurić 14 Rađa 15 Mršić Coach: Djerdja
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