Roko Ukić

Roko Leni Ukić (born December 5, 1984) is a Croatian former professional basketball player.

He scored his first professional points on October 14, 2000, as his Split team won the game against Šibenik (93–79).

In the Croatian Cup final against Zadar, Ukić scored the winning buzzer beater.

[3] Rather than risk being buried on the bench as a reserve player in the NBA, Ukić opted to join Tau Cerámica of the Spanish ACB League, a team that had an open spot at the backup point guard position in 2005.

After spending a season with Baskonia, he moved to the Spanish League rivals, FC Barcelona, in the summer of 2006, where he also held the backup position at point guard.

[5] During his first NBA season, he appeared in 72 games, as a backup at point guard to his former Saski Baskonia teammate, José Calderón, wearing jersey #1 for the Raptors.

[6] On August 18, 2009, Ukić was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, along with Carlos Delfino, in exchange for Amir Johnson and Sonny Weems.

[8] After being waived by the Bucks during his second NBA season, in January 2010, Ukić returned to Europe, when he moved to the Turkish League team Fenerbahçe Ülker.

Fenerbahçe also reached the Top 16 phase of the EuroLeague, with Ukić posting averages of 13.2 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game.

Panathinaikos won away at BC Žalgiris, 78–73, with Ukić contributing 21 points, six assists, four rebounds, and a performance index rating of 28.

[21] On October 9, 2015, Ukić signed a two-month contract with Italian club Pallacanestro Varese.

On August 2, 2018, Ukić signed a one-year deal with French Pro A club Levallois Metropolitans.

With 1,471 points scored (as of September 2014[update]), he is third in the list of all-time top scorers for the Croatian national team.

In the summer of 2023, Roko's band Stereotrip, released their first album titled "Mimo svijeta".