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Roko Ukic

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PositionPoint guard
Height / weight1.96 m / 86 kg
Born12 May 1984 (42 years)
NationalityCroatia flagCroatia

Roko Leni Ukic is a professional basketball player from Croatia who played in the NBA and currently is associated with Split in his homeland. The spot of Guard has been given to him.

The 2008-09 season was his first season in the NBA. Ukic acceded to a 3 year deal with the Toronto Raptors on 16th July 2008. As per his pre-draft profile, he has good ball handing skills, quickness and is aggressive off the dribble as well as a creative scorer. He had stints with the Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks before returning to Europe, playing wtih Fenerbahce, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens among others.

Roko Ukic has a weight of 183 lbs and height of 6 feet 5 inches. In 1992, he started playing basketball for KK Split. In 2000, he became the Most Valuable Player of the Croat cadet championship. In the same year, when he was 16 years old, he joined the senior team. In the 2002 European Junior Championship, he won the gold medal.

Career Highlights

Roko Ukic played for Toronto Raptors in the 2008-09 season. So far, he has represented the team in 39 games and has played for 481 minutes. His free throw percentage has been 0.824, 3-point field goal percentage has been 0.206 and field goal percentage has been 0.404. He has accumulated 169 points, 38 personal fouls, 73 assists and 39 rebounds.