Croatia – Preliminary Squad (15 players) – Group C

Roko Ukic (AEK – PG) 50 games 10.8 points, 4.0 assists, 2.7 rebounds – Cedevita
Marko Popovic (Fuenlabrada – PG) 33 games 12.8 points, 2.0 assists, 1.7 rebounds
Dominik Mavra (Sokoli – PG) 40 games 10.8 points, 4.0 assists, 2.6 rebounds – Joventut

Krunoslav Simon (Milano – SG) 48 games 11.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists – Efes
Filip Kruslin (Cedevita – SG) 67 games 7.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists
Marko Tomas (Cedevita – SG/SF) 46 games 8.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists

Bojan Bogdanovic (Wizards – SF) 81 games 13.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists – Pacers
Ivan Ramljak (Zadar – F) 37 games 9.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists – Cedevita

Dario Saric (Sixers – PF) 81 games 12.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists
Dragan Bender (Suns – PF) 43 games 3.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.5 assist
Tomislav Zubcic (Novgorod – PF/C) 37 games 10.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.0 assists – Trabzonspor

Darko Planinic (G. Canaria – C) 34 games 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.3 assist – Sassari
Luka Zoric (Cibona – C) 46 games 14.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists
Ivan Buva (Bilbao – C) 39 games 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.5 assist

COACH: Aco Petrovic

• 6 players from Rio Olympics 2016 roster are in the preliminary squad and 6 players are still included from EuroBasket 2015 team.

Average age of preliminary squad: 27.7 years
Number of players under the age of 20: 1 player
Number of players aged 20-25: 2 players
Number of players aged between 25-30: 6 players
Number of players over the age of 30: 5 players
The youngest player in the squad: Dragan Bender – 19
The oldest player in the squad: Marko Popovic – 35
Average height of preliminary squad: 203.0 average
Number of players under 190 cm: 1 player
Number of players with a height between 190-200 cm: 4 players
Number of players over 200 cm: 9 players
The shortest player in the squad: Marko Popovic – 1.85
The tallest player in the squad: Dragan Bender – 2.16

Distribution of players according to the leagues they play in club level: (Last year)

ABA Liga: 5 players
A1 Liga (Croatia): 5 players
NBA: 4 players
ACB Liga Endesa (Spain): 3 players
Lega Basket (Italy): 1 player
EuroLeague: 1 player
VTB Ligi: 1 player
Super League (FYROM): 1 player
Stoiximan.gr Basket League (Greece): 1 player

Schedule of pre-tournament friendlies:

08 August Croatia-France (Orleans)
09 August Croatia-Lithuania (Orleans)
12 August Croatia-Slovenia (Croatia)
14 August Croatia-Ukraine (Croatia)
24 August Croatia-Slovenia (Slovenia)
25 August Croatia-Slovenia (Slovenia)

Depth Chart

PG: Roko Ukic – Marko Popovic – Dominik Mavra
SG: Krunoslav Simon – Filip Kruslin
SF: Bojan Bogdanovic – Marko Tomas – Ivan Ramljak
PF: Dario Saric – Dragan Bender – Tomislav Zubcic
C:  Darko Planinic – Luka Zoric – Ivan Buva

Unavailable / Out or Injured Players

Luka Babic, Rok Stipcevic, Mario Hezonja, Mira Bilan, Damjan Rudez, Ante Tomic and Ante Zizic will not play Eurobasket 2017.

News

• Tonia Katic, Luka Bozic, Domagoj Bosnjak, Nik Slavica, Hrvoje Peric, Damjan Rudez, Ante Zizic, Ivica Zubac, Mario Hezonja and Zeljko Sakic were removed from the preliminary squad.
• Bilan out of the Croatian national team