Ratko Varda
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| Position | Center |
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| Height | 6 ft 12 in (2.13 m) |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Team | ViveMenorca |
| Born | May 6, 1979 Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbia |
| Pro career | –present |
Ratko Varda (born May 6, 1979 in Gradiška, SFR Yugoslavia) is Serbian basketball player currently with the ACB's ViveMenorca in Spain.
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[edit] Career
He came up through KK Partizan's system, before making himself eligible for 2001 NBA Draft. He ended up not getting selected but still found himself on the Detroit Pistons roster to start the 2001/02 season. Varda ended up spending 2 seasons in the NBA on the rosters of the Pistons and Washington Wizards but during that time he was only featured in a single official game (played 6 minutes and scored 5 points).
Over the summer 2003, he came back to Asia with Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League but left the club in mid-season.
In the season 2006/2007 he played in the ACB with Real Madrid Baloncesto, but he could not finish the season due to an anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.[1]
On 29th of October, 2007, he signed for all the championship in the Spanish ACB for the ViveMenorca team, having recovered from a bad injury.[2]
[edit] Club career
- KK Partizan - SCG (Serbia) - 1997/2001
- Detroit Pistons - NBA (USA) - 2001/2002
- Washington Wizards - NBA (USA) - 2002
- KK Union Olimpija - (Slovenia) - 2003
- Apollon Patras BC - A1 Ethniki (Greece) - 2003/2004
- Beşiktaş Cola Turka - TBL (Turkey) - 2004/2005
- BC Kyiv - Superleague (Ukranie) - 2005/2006
- Real Madrid - ACB (Spain) - 2006/2007
- ViveMenorca - ACB (Spain) - 2007–
[edit] Honors
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[edit] Career statistics
- Correct as of 5 Novemver 2007
| Season | Team | League | GP | MPG | RPG | APG | PPG | |
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| 1997-98 | Partizan | Euroleague | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | [4] |
| 1998-99 | Saporta Cup | 11 | 9 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 3.8 | [5] | |
| 1999-00 | Saporta Cup | 9 | 18.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 7.7 | [6] | |
| 2000-01 | FIBA SuproLeague | 19 | 15.7 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 5.2 | [7] | |
| 2001-02 | Detroit Pistons | NBA | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | [8] |
| 2002-03 | Olimpija | Euroleague | 7 | 10 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 3.1 | [9] |
| 2004-05 | Beşiktaş | TBL | 32 | 18.8 | [10] | |||
| FIBA Europe League | 17 | 30 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 18.6 | [11] | ||
| 2005-06 | BC Kyiv | FIBA EuroCup | 17 | 18 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 9.5 | [12] |
| 2006-07 | Real Madrid | ACB | 16 | 13 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 5 | [13] |
| ULEB Cup | 9 | 17 | 4.3 | 1 | 7.6 | [14] |
[edit] References
- ^ Ratko Varda se pierde lo que resta de temporada, January 10 2007, ACB.com (Spanish)
- ^ Ratko Varda refuerza el ViveMenorca hasta final de temporada, October 29 2007, ACB.com (Spanish)
- ^ FIBA Europe: Varda MVP of the week
- ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (Partizan) 1999 Statistics
- ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (Partizan) 1999 Statistics
- ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (Partizan) 2000 Statistics
- ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (Partizan) 2001 Statistics
- ^ Basketball-Reference.com: Ratko Varda Statistics
- ^ Euroleague.net: Ratko Varda 2002-2003 Statistics
- ^ Ratko Varda - Turkish Basketball League Player
- ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (Besiktas, Istanbul) 2005 Statistics
- ^ FIBA Europe: Ratko Varda (BC Kyiv) Statistics
- ^ ACB Stats: Ratko Varda
- ^ ULEB Cup: Ratko Varda 2006-2007 Statistics
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