Marko Tomas
Croatian basketball player (born 1985)
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Marko Tomas (born 3 January 1985) is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He represented the Croatian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he played at the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Tomas playing for Cibona in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 January 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2001–2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Fuenlabrada | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Cibona | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Cedevita | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | TED Ankara Kolejliler | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Cedevita | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Cibona | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Zabok | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Gaziantep | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Igokea | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Gaziantep | ||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
In 2007, Tomas won the Spanish League and ULEB Cup championships with Real Madrid. He was then sent to Fuenlabrada on loan to gain experience in the 2007–08 season.[1] On 18 September 2009 he was waived by Real.[2]
On 20 September 2009 he signed a one-year deal with Cibona.[3]
On 23 June 2010 he signed a two-year deal with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[4]
On 7 August 2012 Tomas signed a one-year contract with the Croatian team Cedevita.[5][6] On 24 July 2013 he re-signed with Cedevita for two more seasons.[7]
On 30 July 2015 he signed with Turkish club TED Ankara Kolejliler for the 2015–16 BSL season.[8]
On 29 October 2016 Tomas returned to Cedevita for the rest of the 2016–17 season.[9]
On 3 October 2017 he signed an open contract with his former club Cibona.[10]
In October 2018 he joined another Croatian club: this time the less ambitious Zabok that was coached by his brother Ivan.[11] After playing just two games for Zabok he moved to Gaziantep of the Turkish Super League.[12]
On 8 August 2020 he signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[13]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance index rating |
| Bold | Career high |
Euroleague
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2005–06 | Real Madrid | 15 | 6 | 23.4 | .413 | .410 | .833 | 2.1 | 1.8 | .9 | .0 | 6.5 | 5.2 |
| 2008–09 | 17 | 3 | 13.3 | .439 | .313 | .846 | 1.7 | .6 | .6 | .1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | |
| 2009–10 | Cibona | 16 | 16 | 34.2 | .389 | .330 | .809 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.1 | .3 | 16.4 | 14.3 |
| 2010–11 | Fenerbahçe | 15 | 14 | 22.7 | .402 | .418 | .676 | 3.1 | 1.3 | .7 | .0 | 8.5 | 6.7 |
| 2011–12 | 6 | 3 | 16.4 | .280 | .286 | .750 | 1.7 | .3 | .8 | .0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| 2012–13 | Cedevita | 4 | 0 | 15.8 | .250 | .222 | .778 | 2.0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | 25.3 | .222 | .200 | .000 | 4.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | |
| Career | 74 | 42 | 22.3 | .389 | .350 | .790 | 2.4 | 1.2 | .8 | .1 | 8.5 | 7.0 | |
Croatian national team
Tomas won the gold medal with the junior Croatian national basketball team at the European Junior Championship in 2002. He debuted for the senior Croatian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2005. He later played at the EuroBasket 2007, EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017. He also represented Croatia at the 2008 Olympic Games and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
Personal life
Marko's older brother Ivan (born 1981) and younger brother Luka (born 1999) are both professionally tied to basketball. Ivan is a coach and former player while Luka is a player.[14]
