Lisa Ann Karčić

Lisa Ann Karčić (born November 11, 1986 in New York City) is a Croatian American former professional basketball player. She was a member of the Croatian national team and competed with the team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2011, she won the Icelandic championship with Keflavík.

Lisa Ann Karčić
Personal information
Born (1986-11-11) November 11, 1986
New York City, New York, United States
NationalityAmerican / Croatian
Listed height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight81 kg (179 lb)
Career information
High schoolNew Hyde Park
CollegeVillanova University (2005–2009)
WNBA draft2009 / Undrafted
Playing career2009–2014
PositionPower forward / Center
Career history
2009–2010AEL Limassol
2010Leones Ponce
2010–2011Keravan
2011Keflavík
2011–2012Zamarat
2012–2013Hondarribia-Irun
2013–2014Novi Zagreb
Career highlights and awards

Club career

Nordic leagues

Karčić joined Naisten Korisliiga club Keravan Energia Team prior to the 2010–2011 season. Although the club finished last in the standings[1] she enjoyed a fine season statistical wise. In her last regular season game in Finland, she just missed out on a quadruple double with 26 points, 23 rebounds, 10 steals and 9 assists. For the season she averaged 18.6 points, 12.1 rebounds, 5.5 steals, 3.3 assists and 1.8 blocks. She led the league in steals and came in third in rebounds, assists and blocks.[2]

Shortly after the Finnish season ended, Karčić joined Icelandic Úrvalsdeild powerhouse Keflavík for the 2011 Icelandic playoffs after an injury to starter, and former Villanova Wildcats teammate, Jacquline Adamshick. Her first game was game 3 in Keflavík's semi-finals matchup against KR where Keflavík came out on top.[3][4] Keflavík edged out KR with a victory in game 4 of the series and advanced to the finals against Njarðvík.[5] On April 3, Karčić scored a buzzer beater to defeat Njarðvík in game 1 of the finals. For the game she had 15 points, 9 rebounds and 9 steals.[6][7][8] Keflavík went on to win game 2 and 3, sweeping Njarðvík from the finals.[9][10] In five playoffs games, Karčić averaged 11.0 points, 12.6 rebounds, 4.8 steals and 3.2 blocks.[11]

Spain

Karčić spent two seasons in the Spanish Liga Femenina, playing for Zamarat in 2011–2012 and for Hondarribia-Irun 2012–2013.[12]

Croatian national basketball team

Although born in the United States, Karčić holds a Croatian passport.[13] Her first games for the Croatian national team where at the EuroBasket Women 2011. Her best contribution was in the match against Latvia (best rebounder, 7 rebounds) and against Montenegro (8 rebounds). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Karčić competed again for the national team in the women's basketball event.[14]

Career

Awards and achievements
  • 1,897 points in high school career [15]
  • twice named Nassau player of the year [15]
  • three-time All-Long Island selection[15]
  • three-time All-State selection[15]
  • MVP of the state tournament when she led the Gladiators to the title[15]
  • best in three-point field goals in Villanova, two years in a row[15]

Finland

Iceland

Spain
  • Defensive player of the year (2012)[16]
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References
  1. "Naisten Korisliiga 2010–2011 standings". basket.fi. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  2. "Lisa Karcic". basket.fi. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  3. "Mikilvægur sigur eftir erfiðan sólarhring". Fréttablaðið. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 2017-08-08. (in Icelandic)
  4. "Leikur: Keflavík 76 - 64 KR". KKI.is. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 2017-08-08. (in Icelandic)
  5. "Með stórkostlegt lið í höndunum". 28 March 2011. Retrieved 2017-08-08. (in Icelandic)
  6. "Flautukarfa tryggði Keflavík sigurinn". Fréttablaðið. 4 April 2011. Retrieved 2017-08-08. (in Icelandic)
  7. Skúli Sigurðsson (4 April 2011). "Háspenna". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2017-08-08. (in Icelandic)
  8. "Lokasekúndur Keflavík-Njarðvík". Youtube.com. Leikbrot. 2 April 2011. Retrieved 2017-08-08. (in Icelandic)
  9. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 April 2011). "Tvöfalt hjá Keflavík". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 2017-08-08. (in Icelandic)
  10. Ólafur Már Þórisson (4 April 2011). "Mættar til að sigra". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2017-08-08. (in Icelandic)
  11. "Lisa Karcic". KKI.is. Retrieved 2017-08-08. (in Icelandic)
  12. Liga Femenina statistics
  13. John Jeansonne (21 July 2012). "Former New Hyde Park star Lisa Karcic, the pride of Croatia". newsday.com. Newsday. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
  14. "Lisa Ann Karcic". The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  15. New Hyde Park Patch Ken Ryan: What Ever Happened To Lisa Karcic?/ March 7, 2011
  16. (Croatian) Odlična obrambena igračica Lisa Karčić postala nova članica Novog Zagreba, author: Sportnet, May 17, 2013
    "Lisa Karčić ima hrvatsko i američko državljanstvo, a prošle je sezone nastupala za španjolski Hondarribia-Irun te je proglašena za najbolju obrambenu igračicu u Španjolskoj."
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