Mario Hezonja

Basketball Player

Birthday February 25, 1995

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Croatia

Age 29 years old

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About

Croatian shooting guard and small forward who won the Spanish ACB League title with FC Barcelona Basquet in 2014. He was selected fifth overall in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic.

Before Fame

He began playing basketball for Dubrovnik at age 13. He later signed with the Croatian team Zagreb, with whom he won the Euroleague Basketball Nike International Junior Tournament.

Trivia

He received the prestigious Sportske Novosti Award for Fair Play in 2011. He was also named the Most Valuable Player of the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and he won the LEB Oro Rising Star award in 2013.

Family Life

He was born in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Associated With

He was teammates with fellow first-round NBA pick Dario Saric on Zagreb.