Dino Radja
(Born 1967)
Hall of Fame Induction: 2018
Card Shown: 2015-16
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Position: PF/C
Height: 6’11”
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Dino Radja was born in Split, Croatia in 1967 and is considered one of the greatest European basketball players of his time. Dino was a top player in Europe who won a number of titles in the Euro League as well as in the top basketball leagues in Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Greece. His four-year NBA career was brief, but Radja still showed the talent that made him one of the elite basketball players in the world. He also starred in international competition, representing Yugoslavia and Croatia.
Awards and Honors
- Radja played in the Olympics three times and helped lead his teams to two medals. In 1988, playing with Drazen Petrovic, Vlade Divac, and Toni Kukoc, Yugoslavia won the silver medal in Seoul, South Korea. In 1992, Croatia, with Radja, Petrovic, and Kukoc, lost to the USA Dream Team 117-85 and again earned a silver medal in Barcelona, Spain. In 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, the Croatian team finished in seventh place.
- Before he ever left to play in the NBA, Dino won back-to-back European titles with Jugoplastica in 1989 and 1990.
- Radja also won championships in the Yugoslavian, Greek, and Croatian basketball leagues.
- In 1991, Radja was named one of FIBA’s 50 Greatest Players.
- Dino was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 1993-94. That year he was also selected as the Rookie of the Month in November of 1993.
Points of Interest
- Dino was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 4oth overall pick in the second round of the 1989 NBA Draft.
- After being forced to honor his Euroleague contract, Radja finally made his way to the Celtics for the 1993-94 season. He played for four years for the Celtics, during one of the tougher stretches in the glorious Celtic history, and averaged 16.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game.
- Radja became the eighth European basketball player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He followed Sergei Belov (Russia), Kresimir Cosic (Croatia), Drazen Dalipagic (Bosnia), Drazen Petrovic (Croatia), Arvydas Sabonis (Lithuania), Sarunas Marciulionis (Lithuania), and Nikos Galis (Greece).
Statistics
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