Damir Mršić

Damir Mršić (born 25 October 1970) is a retired Bosnian professional basketball player.^[1] He also holds Turkish citizenship, under the name Demir Kaan, since 2003.^[2] He is one of Fenerbahçe's legendary club players, and was mostly known for his supreme three-point shooting ability.

Damir Mršić

Personal information
Born	(1970-10-25) 25 October 1970 (age 53) Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Bosnian / Turkish
Listed height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
Playing career	1989–2010
Position	Shooting guard
Career history
1989–1992	Sloboda Dita
1992–1995	KK Split
1995–1997	Netaş
1997–2001	Troy Pilsner/Tuborg Izmir
2001–2002	Fenerbahçe
2002–2003	UNICS Kazan
2003–2004	Dynamo Moscow
2004–2010	Fenerbahçe
Career highlights and awards
3× Turkish League champion (2007, 2008, 2010) 2× Croatian Cup winner (1993, 1994) Russian Cup winner (2003) Turkish Cup winner (2010) Turkish Supercup winner (2007) Turkish League Top Scorer (2000) 2x Turkish Basketball All-Star Game (2005, 2006)

Professional career

Mršić started his club career playing with the Sloboda Dita Tuzla youth team. He became a professional in 1989, and played three years with Sloboda Dita Tuzla. In 1992, he transferred to KK Split, where he won the Croatian Cup, in 1993 and 1994.

In 1995, he transferred to the Turkish club Netaş, where he spent two years. After that, he spent 4 years at Tuborg İzmir, where he made a big impression in the Turkish League. Turkish giants Fenerbahçe Istanbul signed him for one year in 2001.

After his Fenerbahçe experience, he moved to Russia to play with UNICS Kazan, where he won the Russian Cup. The next year, he played with Dynamo Moscow. In 2004, he moved back to Turkey, to Fenerbahçe İstanbul, which was going to merge with Ülkerspor at the time, and become Fenerbahçe Ülker. He spent 6 years there, and then retired.

National team career

Mršić was a member of the senior Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team. With Bosnia, he played at the 2001 EuroBasket, the 2003 EuroBasket, and the 2005 EuroBasket.^[3]

Awards and accomplishments

Pro club titles

• 2× Croatian Cup Winner: (1993, 1994)
• Russian Cup Winner: (2003)
• 3× Turkish Super League Champion: (2007, 2008, 2010)
• Turkish Supercup Winner: (2007)
• Turkish Cup Winner: (2010)

Individual

• Turkish League Top Scorer: (2000)
• Turkish League Assists Leader: (2001)

Career statistics

Domestic leagues

Season	Team	League	GP	MPG	2P%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1997–98	Tuborg	TBL Regular Season	20	36.3	.598	.449	.852	3.2	4.5	18.7
		TBL Playoffs	3	38.3	.429	.346	.700	3.3	4.0	15.3
1998–99	Tuborg	TBL Regular Season	26	39.4	.599	.381	.789	3.2	4.4	22.7
		TBL Playoffs	3	40.0	.556	.429	1.000	4.0	4.0	24.0
1999–00	Troy	TBL Regular Season	26	38.4	.569	.417	.854	2.6	4.8	22.8
		TBL Playoffs	7	39.4	.533	.462	.917	4.2	5.4	21.9
2000–01	Troy	TBL Regular Season	25	38.5	.518	.368	.822	3.1	7.8	21.2
		TBL Playoffs	1	28.0	.667	.333	.600	1.0	9.0	14.0
2001–02	Fenerbahçe	TBL Regular Season	20	39.2	.549	.349	.902	3.4	4.3	21.1
		TBL Playoffs	5	39.8	.522	.422	.889	3.0	3.8	25.8
2002–03	UNICS Kazan	Russian Championship	24	---	.607	.440	.762	1.3	1.7	8.1
2003–04	Dynamo Moscow	Russian Championship	34	---	.444	.423	.850	1.9	3.2	13.4
2004–05	Fenerbahçe	TBL Regular Season	25	37.4	.488	.413	.795	3.0	4.5	20.2
		TBL Playoffs	7	38.3	.568	.413	.688	2.3	4.6	20.3
2005–06	Fenerbahçe	TBL Regular Season	28	34.7	.546	.429	.789	1.8	4.6	18.5
		TBL Playoffs	2	35.5	.000	.471	1.000	3.0	3.0	15.0
2006–07	Fenerbahçe Ülker	TBL Regular Season	30	24.5	.521	.443	.800	1.6	2.1	11.6
		TBL Playoffs	9	18.6	.429	.413	.917	1.3	1.4	8.2
2007–08	Fenerbahçe Ülker	TBL Regular Season	28	19.4	.533	.442	.828	1.0	1.9	8.4
		TBL Playoffs	10	21.4	.417	.360	.885	2.0	1.6	8.7
2008–09	Fenerbahçe Ülker	TBL Regular Season	28	19.3	.688	.416	.846	1.4	2.3	7.9
		TBL Playoffs	11	18.5	.500	.391	.857	1.0	1.2	6.6
2009–10	Fenerbahçe Ülker	TBL Regular Season	22	16.6	.412	.392	.821	1.0	1.0	6.3
		TBL Playoffs	8	10.1	1.000	.263	.000	0.3	0.1	2.1

References

1. TÜBAD; Aydin Ors roportage.
2. Sportive profile.
3. Damir Kaan MRSIC.

External links

• FIBA Profile
• FIBA Europe Profile
• Euroleague.net Profile
• TBLStat.net Profile