Josip Sobin

Josip Sobin
Anwil Włocławek
Position Center
League Polish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1989-08-31) August 31, 1989
Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2011 / Undrafted
Playing career 2006–present
Career history
2006–2013 Split
2008–2009Trogir
2013–2015 Zadar
2015–2016 Fuenlabrada
2016–present Anwil Włocławek

Josip Sobin (born August 31, 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League. He plays at the power forward and center positions. His father Goran Sobin, was also a basketball player and a two-time winner of the European Cup (1989, 1990) with Jugoplastika.

Career

Sobin grew up in KK Split and made his pro debut with the team in 2006. During the 2008–09 season he was loaned to KK Trogir competing in the top level Croatian basketball league. He spent three more seasons in Split playing in the Croatian League and the 2012–13 season in the Adriatic League also (9.3 pts, 5.0 rbs, 1.2 ass). After the club suffered a financial breakdown, in September 2013 he signed a three-year contract with Zadar.[1] In December 2014, he was named the ABA League MVP of the month.[2] In June 2015, he left Zadar due to the financial problems of the club.[3] In July 2015, he signed with Spanish club Fuenlabrada for the 2015–16 season.[4] On June 30, 2016, he signed with Polish club Anwil Włocławek.[5]

References

  1. "Službeno: Josip Sobin tri godine u Zadru". ezadar.hr (in Croatian). 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
  2. "Interview with December MVP Josip Sobin". abaliga.com. 2015-01-09. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015.
  3. "Josip Sobin leaves KK Zadar". sportando.com. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. "Josip Sobin moves to Fuenlabrada". Sportando.com. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  5. "Josip Sobin inks with Anwil". Sportando.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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