- Name
- Zvonimir Ivisic
- Position
- Forward
- Class
- FR
- Hometown (Last School)
- Vodice, Croatia
- Ht
- 7'2"
- Wt
- 220
- Seasons
- 2023-24
- Birthday
- August 19, 2003
Personal: Born Aug. 9 in Nova Bilo, Croatia … Parents are Mladenko and Marina Ivišić … Has three siblings, Nikola, Jelena and Tomislav … His twin brother, Tomislav, is his life’s greatest influence … Enjoys playing video games away from the court … His favorite movie is Harry Potter … His favorite TV show is Game of Thrones … Off the court talent is playing the harmonica … Listens to Lil Baby, Polo G, Lil Durk and Drake before games … Dunked for the first time at age 12 … Favorite former Wildcat is DeMarcus Cousins … Favorite basketball player ever is Prezen Petrovic.
High School: Averaged 11.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game in the FIBA U20 European Championship for his home country of Croatia … Also shot 34% from 3-point range and averaged nearly 20 minutes a game … In the past two seasons, he suited up for SC Derby in Montenegro … Averaged 5.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game in the Adriatic League … During the playoffs, he produced his best outing with 22 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks against European League side Partizan.
2023-24 (FRESHMAN)
Became eligible on Jan. 20, 2024, and made his debut for the Wildcats against Georgia … For the season, he appeared in 15 games … Averaged 5.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game … Connected on 57.7% from the field, 37.5% from 3-point range and 77.3% from the charity stripe … Had four double-figure scoring efforts … Led UK in rebounding three times and blocks in seven games … Tallied four games with three or more rejections … Had three points and five rebounds vs. Oakland … Scored seven points and blocked three shots vs. Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament … Pulled down a career-high nine boards vs. Arkansas, also adding 12 points and two blocks … Played a career-high in minutes for the second straight game with 21 minutes of action at Mississippi State … Registered a team-high three blocks … Had best game of the season vs. No. 13 Alabama, scoring a career-high 18 points on a career-best seven made field goals … Also led the team with a career-high four rejections in 20 minutes … Scored 11 points in 12 minutes, adding a team-high seven boards in a road win at Vanderbilt … Led the team in blocks in each of his first two games played … Made collegiate debut vs. Georgia, scoring 13 points in 16 minutes … He drained a trio of 3-pointers, while also leading the team with three blocks and tied for the team lead with five rebounds.
Ivisic entered the NCAA transfer portal and announced on April 15, 2024 that he would be transferring to Arkansas.
College Statistics:
NCAA
| Season | Team | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | OR | DR | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | G | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 177 | 30 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 83 | 15 | 11.8 | 57.69 | 77.27 | 37.50 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 5.5 | |
| Total | - | 177 | 30 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 83 | 15 | 12.6 | 58.33 | 77.27 | 43.48 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
Career Totals
| Season | MIN | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | OR | DR | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | G | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3P% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 177 | 30 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 83 | 15 | 11.8 | 57.69 | 77.27 | 37.50 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| Total | 177 | 30 | 52 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 83 | 15 | 12.6 | 58.33 | 77.27 | 43.48 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
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