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	\| birth_place = [[Zagreb]], Croatia		\| birth_place = [[Zagreb]], Croatia
	\| nationality = Croatian		\| nationality = Croatian
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	\| team1 = [[KK Cibona\|Cibona]]		\| team1 = [[KK Cibona\|Cibona]]
	\| years2 = 2018–2019		\| years2 = 2018–2019
	\| team2 = → Rudeš		\| team2 = → Rudeš
	\| years3 = 2022–2023		\| years3 = 2022–2023
	\| team3 = [[Bàsquet Girona\|Girona]]		\| team3 = [[Bàsquet Girona\|Girona]]
	\| years4 = 2023–2024		\| years4 = 2023–2024
	\| team4 = [[CB Gran Canaria\|Gran Canaria]]		\| team4 = [[CB Gran Canaria\|Gran Canaria]]
			\| years5 = 2024–present
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			\| team5 = [[Nanterre 92]]
	* 2× [[HT Premijer liga\|Croatian League]] champion ([[2018–19 Premijer liga\|2019]], [[2021–22 Hrvatski telekom Premijer liga\|2022]])		\| highlights = * 2× [[HT Premijer liga\|Croatian League]] champion ([[2018–19 Premijer liga\|2019]], [[2021–22 Hrvatski telekom Premijer liga\|2022]])
	* [[Krešimir Ćosić Cup\|Croatian Cup]] winner (2022)		* [[Krešimir Ćosić Cup\|Croatian Cup]] winner (2022)
	* [[Junior ABA League]] champion ([[2018–19 Junior ABA League\|2019]])		* [[Junior ABA League]] champion ([[2018–19 Junior ABA League\|2019]])
	* [[Junior ABA League MVP\|Junior Adriatic League MVP]] ([[2018–19 Junior ABA League\|2019]])		* [[Junior ABA League MVP\|Junior Adriatic League MVP]] ([[2018–19 Junior ABA League\|2019]])
	* [[Junior ABA League Ideal Starting Five\|All-Junior Adriatic League Team]] (2019)		* [[Junior ABA League Ideal Starting Five\|All-Junior Adriatic League Team]] (2019)
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	'''Roko Prkačin''' (born 26 November 2002) is a Croatian professional [[basketball]] player who ~~last~~ ~~played~~ for [[~~Bàsquet~~ ~~Girona\|Girona~~]] of the [[~~Liga~~ ~~ACB~~]]. Standing at {{height\|m=2.06}}, he plays at the [[Power forward (basketball)\|power forward]] position.		'''Roko Prkačin''' (born 26 November 2002) is a Croatian professional [[basketball]] player who is currently playing for [[Nanterre 92]] of the French [[Ligue nationale de basket]]. Standing at {{height\|m=2.06}}, he plays at the [[Power forward (basketball)\|power forward]] position.

	== Early career ==		== Early career ==
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	In August 2018, [[KK Cibona\|Cibona]] decided to loan Prkačin to KK Rudeš of the second-tier Croatian First League.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Roko Prkačin iz Cibone ide na posudbu u Rudeš \|url=https://basketball.hr/vijesti/roko-prkacin-iz-cibone-ide-na-posudbu-u-rudes/5993\|website=basketball.hr \|date=20 August 2018\|access-date=10 January 2018\|language=Croatian}}</ref> After playing very well in Rudeš he was called-up for the Cibona senior team in January 2019.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Sjajni Roko Prkačin dominira nad seniorima \|url=http://www.germanijak.hr/vijesti/sjajni-roko-prkacin-dominira-nad-seniorima/53127\|website=germanijak.hr \|date=22 October 2018\|access-date=10 January 2018\|language=Croatian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Bitno je zvati se Roko - dva važna Cibonina poteza za spas sezone \|url=https://basketball.hr/vijesti/bitno-je-zvati-se-roko-dva-vazna-cibonina-poteza-za-spas-sezone/7362\|website=basketball.hr \|date=4 January 2019\|access-date=10 January 2018\|language=Croatian}}</ref> On 12 January 2019, Prkačin made his professional and [[Adriatic League]] debut for Cibona in a 89–68 loss to [[KK Cedevita Junior\|Cedevita]], making 6 points and 6 rebounds.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Round 15: Cedevita Zagreb 89 - 68 Cibona Zagreb \|url=https://www.aba-liga.com/match.php?id=88&lea=1&sez=18&tab=Boxscore \|website=aba-liga.com \|access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> Through 5 Adriatic League games in the [[2018–19 ABA League First Division\|2018–19 season]], Prkačin averaged 2.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Player Game Statistics 2018/19 Roko Prkačin \|url=https://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=2940&sez=18&lea=1 \|website=aba-liga.com \|access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> On 24 September 2020, Prkačin was promoted as the new [[team captain]] of Cibona, becoming the youngest captain in clubs history at 17 years and 10 months of age.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dečko star 17 godina i 10 mjeseci novi je kapetan Cibone: "Otac je sada najponosniji" \|url=https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/decko-star-17-godina-i-10-mjeseci-novi-je-kapetan-cibone-otac-je-sada-najponosniji/2216577.aspx \|website=index.hr \|access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref> Following the 2020–21 season Prkačin declared for the [[2021 NBA draft]]. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.<ref>{{cite web \|title=NBA announces 51 early entry candidates withdraw from 2021 Draft \|url=https://www.nba.com/news/nba-announces-51-early-entry-candidates-withdraw-from-2021-draft \|website=nba.com \|access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref>		In August 2018, [[KK Cibona\|Cibona]] decided to loan Prkačin to KK Rudeš of the second-tier Croatian First League.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Roko Prkačin iz Cibone ide na posudbu u Rudeš \|url=https://basketball.hr/vijesti/roko-prkacin-iz-cibone-ide-na-posudbu-u-rudes/5993\|website=basketball.hr \|date=20 August 2018\|access-date=10 January 2018\|language=Croatian}}</ref> After playing very well in Rudeš he was called-up for the Cibona senior team in January 2019.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Sjajni Roko Prkačin dominira nad seniorima \|url=http://www.germanijak.hr/vijesti/sjajni-roko-prkacin-dominira-nad-seniorima/53127\|website=germanijak.hr \|date=22 October 2018\|access-date=10 January 2018\|language=Croatian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Bitno je zvati se Roko - dva važna Cibonina poteza za spas sezone \|url=https://basketball.hr/vijesti/bitno-je-zvati-se-roko-dva-vazna-cibonina-poteza-za-spas-sezone/7362\|website=basketball.hr \|date=4 January 2019\|access-date=10 January 2018\|language=Croatian}}</ref> On 12 January 2019, Prkačin made his professional and [[Adriatic League]] debut for Cibona in a 89–68 loss to [[KK Cedevita Junior\|Cedevita]], making 6 points and 6 rebounds.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Round 15: Cedevita Zagreb 89 - 68 Cibona Zagreb \|url=https://www.aba-liga.com/match.php?id=88&lea=1&sez=18&tab=Boxscore \|website=aba-liga.com \|access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> Through 5 Adriatic League games in the [[2018–19 ABA League First Division\|2018–19 season]], Prkačin averaged 2.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Player Game Statistics 2018/19 Roko Prkačin \|url=https://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=2940&sez=18&lea=1 \|website=aba-liga.com \|access-date=12 April 2019}}</ref> On 24 September 2020, Prkačin was promoted as the new [[team captain]] of Cibona, becoming the youngest captain in clubs history at 17 years and 10 months of age.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dečko star 17 godina i 10 mjeseci novi je kapetan Cibone: "Otac je sada najponosniji" \|url=https://www.index.hr/sport/clanak/decko-star-17-godina-i-10-mjeseci-novi-je-kapetan-cibone-otac-je-sada-najponosniji/2216577.aspx \|website=index.hr \|access-date=25 September 2020}}</ref> Following the 2020–21 season Prkačin declared for the [[2021 NBA draft]]. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.<ref>{{cite web \|title=NBA announces 51 early entry candidates withdraw from 2021 Draft \|url=https://www.nba.com/news/nba-announces-51-early-entry-candidates-withdraw-from-2021-draft \|website=nba.com \|access-date=21 July 2021}}</ref>

			On July 21, 2022, Prkačin signed with [[Bàsquet Girona\|Girona]]. He averaged 6.5 points a contest in the Liga ACB during the 2022-23 season. He subsequently inked a deal with fellow ACB outfit [[CB Gran Canaria\|Gran Canaria]]. In the 2023-24 campaign, Prkačin saw the hardwood in 22 ACB contests, averaging 2.5 points per outing for the Gran Canaria team.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Roko Prkacin \|url=https://www.acb.com/jugador/temporada-a-temporada/id/30001980/tipo_id/1/competicion_id/1/fase_id/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acb.com%2F%2Fjugador%2Fver%2F30001980-Roko-Prkacin \|access-date=2024-07-26 \|website=Liga ACB \|language=es}}</ref>
	On July 21, 2022, Prkačin signed with [[Bàsquet Girona\|Girona]].

			On June 26, 2024, he agreed to terms with French side [[Nanterre 92]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-07-26 \|title=Nanterre signe Roko Prkacin, MVP de l'Euro U16 en 2018 \|url=https://www.bebasket.fr/nanterre-signe-roko-prkacin-mvp-de-leuro-u16-en-2018 \|access-date=2024-07-26 \|website=BeBasket.fr \|language=fr}}</ref>

	== National team career ==		== National team career ==

Revision as of 20:55, 26 July 2024

Roko Prkačin

Nanterre 92

Position

Power forward

Personal information

Born

26 November 2002 (age 21)
Zagreb, Croatia

Nationality

Croatian

Listed height

2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)

Listed weight

102 kg (225 lb)

Career information

Playing career

2018–present

Career history

2018–2022

Cibona

2018–2019

→ Rudeš

2022–2023

Girona

2023–2024

Gran Canaria

2024–present

Nanterre 92

Career highlights and awards

2× Croatian League champion (2019, 2022)
Croatian Cup winner (2022)
Junior ABA League champion (2019)
Junior Adriatic League MVP (2019)
All-Junior Adriatic League Team (2019)

Medals

Men's basketball

Representing Croatia
European U-16 Championship
	2018 Serbia	U-16 Team

Roko Prkačin (born 26 November 2002) is a Croatian professional basketball player who is currently playing for Nanterre 92 of the French Ligue nationale de basket. Standing at 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in), he plays at the power forward position.

Early career

Prkačin grew up in the youth system of Cibona. At a very early age he started to stand out among his teammates. With the U-16 Cibona team, in 2017 he won U-16 Europe Youth Basketball League Tournament. He was the tournament's top scorer and was named the MVP.^[1] He also played the 2017–18 Junior ABA League and 2018–19 Junior ABA League even though he was in average two to three years younger than his teammates.^[2]^[3] In June 2019, he attended the Basketball Without Borders Europe camp in Riga, Latvia.^[4]

Professional career

In August 2018, Cibona decided to loan Prkačin to KK Rudeš of the second-tier Croatian First League.^[5] After playing very well in Rudeš he was called-up for the Cibona senior team in January 2019.^[6]^[7] On 12 January 2019, Prkačin made his professional and Adriatic League debut for Cibona in a 89–68 loss to Cedevita, making 6 points and 6 rebounds.^[8] Through 5 Adriatic League games in the 2018–19 season, Prkačin averaged 2.2 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game.^[9] On 24 September 2020, Prkačin was promoted as the new team captain of Cibona, becoming the youngest captain in clubs history at 17 years and 10 months of age.^[10] Following the 2020–21 season Prkačin declared for the 2021 NBA draft. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.^[11]

On July 21, 2022, Prkačin signed with Girona. He averaged 6.5 points a contest in the Liga ACB during the 2022-23 season. He subsequently inked a deal with fellow ACB outfit Gran Canaria. In the 2023-24 campaign, Prkačin saw the hardwood in 22 ACB contests, averaging 2.5 points per outing for the Gran Canaria team.^[12]

On June 26, 2024, he agreed to terms with French side Nanterre 92.^[13]

National team career

Youth teams

Prkačin was a member of the Croatia under-17 team that took 7th place at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.^[14] In this tournament he averaged 12.3 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.^[15]

In the same summer of 2018, Prkačin played with the Croatia under-16 team that won the gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship held in Novi Sad.^[16] Over seven tournament games, he averaged 18.6 points, 10.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.0 blocks per game and was honored with the tournament's MVP title along with a spot in the All-Star Five team.^[17]

Senior team

On 27 November 2020, one day after his 18th birthday, Prkačin made his debut for the Croatia national team at the EuroBasket 2022 qualification in a 79–62 win over Turkey, making 6 points and one rebound.^[18]^[19]

Personal life

Roko is a son of the former professional basketball player Nikola Prkačin.^[20]

References

^ "Kadeti Cibone prvaci Europe!". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 27 May 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "FOTO: Prkačin se za rođendan počastio sa 16 koševa". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 26 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "#ABAFutureStars: Players To Watch". aba-liga.com. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "64 top boys and girls from 26 European countries head to Latvia for 18th Basketball Without Borders Europe Camp". pr.nba.com. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
^ "Roko Prkačin iz Cibone ide na posudbu u Rudeš". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 20 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "Sjajni Roko Prkačin dominira nad seniorima". germanijak.hr (in Croatian). 22 October 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "Bitno je zvati se Roko - dva važna Cibonina poteza za spas sezone". basketball.hr (in Croatian). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "Round 15: Cedevita Zagreb 89 - 68 Cibona Zagreb". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Player Game Statistics 2018/19 Roko Prkačin". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Dečko star 17 godina i 10 mjeseci novi je kapetan Cibone: "Otac je sada najponosniji"". index.hr. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^ "NBA announces 51 early entry candidates withdraw from 2021 Draft". nba.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "Roko Prkacin". Liga ACB (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-26.
^ "Nanterre signe Roko Prkacin, MVP de l'Euro U16 en 2018". BeBasket.fr (in French). 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
^ Croatia at 2018 FIBA U-17 World Cup
^ Roko Prkacin stats at 2018 FIBA U-17 World Cup
^ "Prkacin dominates instant classic, leads Croatia to first gold since 2011". FIBA. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ ""I told the coach to draw the last play up for me," says MVP Prkacin". FIBA. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ "Sin slavnog Hrvata debitirao za Hrvatsku s 18 godina: Ovo je slađe od rođendanske torte". vecernji.hr. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "27 November 2020, Croatia 79–62 Turkey". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
^ "Sin Nikše Prkačina osvaja Europu: Najsretniji sam kad čujem da je bolji od mene". index.hr (in Croatian). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

External links

Profile at aba-liga.com
Profile at realgm.com