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==National team career==

==National team career==

Ivišić was named to the [[Croatia men’s national under-16 and under-17 basketball team|Croatia national under-16 basketball team]] and played in the [[2019 FIBA U16 European Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/1332768/zvonimir-ivisic-declares-for-nba-draft/|title=Croatian forward Zvonimir Ivisic declares for NBA draft|first=Johnny|last=Askounis|website=EuroHoops.net|date=April 13, 2022|access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref> He also played for Croatia in the [[2023 FIBA U20 European Championship]]. He averaged 11.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article279141014.html|title=UK Admissions clears basketball recruit Zvonimir Ivišić|work=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]]|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>

Ivišić was named to the [[Croatia men’s national under-16 and under-17 basketball team|Croatia national under-16 basketball team]] and played in the [[2019 FIBA U16 European Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/1332768/zvonimir-ivisic-declares-for-nba-draft/|title=Croatian forward Zvonimir Ivisic declares for NBA draft|first=Johnny|last=Askounis|website=EuroHoops.net|date=April 13, 2022|access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref> He also played for Croatia in the [[2023 FIBA U20 European Championship]]. He averaged 11.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks per game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kentucky.com/sports/college/kentucky-sports/uk-basketball-men/article279141014.html|title=UK Admissions clears basketball recruit Zvonimir Ivišić|work=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]]|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=February 28, 2024}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Zvonimir also has a [[twin brother]], who’s named [[Tomislav Ivišić]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 October 2021 |title=Ivišići: Cilj nam je ulazak u ABA ligu |url=https://www.pobjeda.me/clanak/ivisici-cilj-nam-je-ulazak-u-aba-ligu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301083224/https://www.pobjeda.me/clanak/ivisici-cilj-nam-je-ulazak-u-aba-ligu |archive-date=1 March 2024 |access-date=1 March 2024 |work=[[Pobjeda]] |lang=sh}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

==Career statistics==

Latest revision as of 08:09, 22 December 2025

Catholic Bosnian basketball player (born 2003)

Zvonimir Ivišić (born 9 August 2003), nicknamed “Big Z”, is a Croatian college basketball player on the Illinois Fighting Illini of the Big Ten Conference. He formerly played for the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference.

Ivišić was born in Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina and moved to Šibenik, Croatia when he was 14 years old.[1] He played for SC Derby of the Montenegrin Basketball League and the ABA League from 2020 to 2023.[2] Ivišić declared for the NBA Draft in 2022 and 2023, but ultimately withdrew both times.[3]

Ivišić committed to play college basketball in the United States for the University of Kentucky.[4] He was not declared eligible to play by the NCAA until halfway into the Wildcats‘ season.[5] Ivišić made his collegiate debut on January 20, 2024, against Georgia and had 13 points, five rebounds, two assists, three blocks and two steals in 16 minutes played during a 105–96 win.[6] He averaged 5.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks over 15 games played during his freshman season.[7] Ivišić announced he would be entering the NCAA transfer portal shortly after it was reported that Kentucky head coach John Calipari would be leaving the program to become the head coach at Arkansas.[8]

Ivišić transferred to play at Arkansas, following Calipari.[9]

Following his sophomore season, Ivišić transferred to Illinois.[10]

National team career

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Ivišić was named to the Croatia national under-16 basketball team and played in the 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship.[11] He also played for Croatia in the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship. He averaged 11.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks per game.[12]

Zvonimir’s twin brother Tomislav Ivišić is also a former professional basketball player with whom he moved to Šibenik in Croatia from his hometown Vitez in Bosnia and Herzegovina when he was 14 to play for Šibenka. They both moved to Podgorica in Montenegro to play for SC Derby.[13] Tomislav joined the Illini a year before Zvonimir.[14]

  1. ^ “7-foot recruit Zvonimir Ivišić reportedly admitted to Kentucky”. Courier Journal. October 4, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  2. ^ “Zvonimir Ivišić NCAA eligibility: Kentucky fans fund Indy billboard”. Courier Journal. January 5, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  3. ^ “NBA Draft Scouting Report: Kentucky’s Zvonimir Ivisic”. SI.com. August 3, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Givony, Jonathan (August 1, 2023). “Top European prospect Zvonimir Ivisic commits to Kentucky”. ESPN.com. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  5. ^ “Zvonimir Ivišić declared eligible for No. 8 Kentucky. The 7-foot-2 Croatian makes immediate impact”. USA Today. January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  6. ^ “Kentucky basketball: Freshman center Zvonimir Ivišić dazzles in debut”. Courier Journal. January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  7. ^ “Former Wildcat ‘Big Z’ Ivisic commits to Hogs”. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. April 14, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  8. ^ Backus, Will (April 14, 2024). “Zvonimir Ivišić enters transfer portal: Kentucky big man exploring options after John Calipari’s departure”. CBS Sports. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  9. ^ Borzello, Jeff (April 15, 2024). “Zvonimir Ivisic to transfer from Kentucky to Arkansas”. ESPN.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  10. ^ “Official: Arkansas transfer center Zvonimir Ivisic signs with Illini, reunites with twin brother Tomislav”.
  11. ^ Askounis, Johnny (April 13, 2022). “Croatian forward Zvonimir Ivisic declares for NBA draft”. EuroHoops.net. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  12. ^ “UK Admissions clears basketball recruit Zvonimir Ivišić”. Lexington Herald-Leader. October 4, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  13. ^ “Ivišići: Cilj nam je ulazak u ABA ligu”. pobjeda.me. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  14. ^ “Illinois Adds Ivisic”. 6 May 2024.

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