Rašid Mahalbašić
Austrian basketball player (born 1990)
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Rašid Mahalbašić (born 7 November 1990) is a Slovenian-born Austrian professional basketball player for Sigal Prishtina of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he can play at power forward and center positions.
Mahalbašić playing for the Austrian national team | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 November 1990 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2006–present |
| Position | Center / power forward |
| Career history | |
| 2006–2010 | Wörthersee Piraten |
| 2010–2011 | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
| 2010–2011 | →Tofaş |
| 2011 | →Split |
| 2012 | Zlatorog Laško |
| 2012–2013 | Asseco Prokom |
| 2013–2014 | ČEZ Nymburk |
| 2014–2015 | Astana |
| 2015–2016 | Nizhny Novgorod |
| 2016 | Yeşilgiresun Belediye |
| 2016–2017 | Real Betis Energía Plus |
| 2017–2021 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2021 | Monaco |
| 2021–2022 | Breogán |
| 2022–2023 | San Pablo Burgos |
| 2023 | Cedevita Olimpija |
| 2023–2024 | Halcones de Xalapa |
| 2025 | Prishtina |
| 2025 | Halcones de Xalapa |
| Career highlights | |
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Professional career
Mahalbašić played with Kelag Wörthersee Piraten of the Austrian Bundesliga.[1] In February 2010, he was on try-out at Montepaschi Siena from Italian Serie A.[2]
In September 2010, Mahalbašić signed a six-year deal with Fenerbahçe Ülker of the Turkish Basketball League.[3]
Mahalbašić was loaned to Tofaş S.K. between December 2010 to February 2011 where he played 10 games. He played with 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 blok performance against Fenerbahçe Ülker.[4]
He came back to Fenerbahçe Ülker after Mirsad Türkcan's shock injury, then he was loaned again, to KK Split of Croatia for the rest of the 2010–11 season.[5]
In January 2012, Mahalbašić parted ways with Fenerbahçe, and signed with Slovenia's Zlatorog Laško for the rest of the 2011–12 season.[6][7]
On September 21, 2012, he signed with Asseco Prokom Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League for the 2012–13 season.[8][9]
On July 20, 2013, Mahalbašić signed a two-year deal with ČEZ Basketball Nymburk of the Czech Republic National Basketball League.[10]
For the 2014–15 season he signed with Astana, a team from the VTB United League and Kazakh League.[11]
On June 1, 2015, Mahalbašić signed a two-year contract with the Russian team Nizhny Novgorod.[12] After one season he left Nizhny and on September 26, 2016, signed with Turkish club Yeşilgiresun Belediye.[13] On December 5, 2016, he left Yeşilgiresun and signed with Spanish club Real Betis Energía Plus for the rest of the season.[14]
On July 3, 2017, Mahalbašić signed with German club EWE Baskets Oldenburg.[15]
On June 10, 2021, he signed with AS Monaco of the French LNB Pro A and the EuroLeague.[16]
On August 3, 2022, he has signed with San Pablo Burgos of the LEB Oro.[17]
On November 28, 2023, he has signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Adriatic League and the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League.
In January 2025, he signed with Sigal Prishtina of the Liga Unike and the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[18]
Austria national team
Mahalbašić averaged 15.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game, shooting 76% from the field goal and 53.3% on free throws, in 3 games with the Austrian national team in the qualifications for the Eurobasket 2009 Division B.[19] when he won the tournament MVP.[20]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Asseco Prokom | 10 | 4 | 21.5 | .582 | .000 | .591 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .5 | .4 | 9.1 | 11.1 |
| Career | 10 | 4 | 21.5 | .582 | .000 | .591 | 6.8 | 1.3 | .5 | .4 | 9.1 | 11.1 |
