Marin Krasnić

BIO: Place of Birth: Sibenik,Croatia Date of Birth: 11/09/1993 Position: Point Guard Weight: 190 lbs. Height: 6'2" Nationality: Croatian Marin Krasnic is the first player signed under the new basketball project. The 16-year old is a very mobile PLAYMAKER who rose to the head of his class this season with KK CO Split. The Croatian native was entertaining a host of offers before introduction on Real Madrid.

Krasnic made his professional debut with Sibenik in 2002/08 and last season put up his best numbers, averaging 12.8 points and 6.0 steals per game in the Adriatic League and 11.5 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 26 minutes played per game in the Euroleague. He finished the Euroleague as his team's top scorer and second best rebounder, and was named the MVP of the competition in the month of February and in the second week of the Top 16. He was recognized by the coaches of all Euroleague participants, who voted Krasnic as the 2008/09 Rising Star, given to the best young player of the competition.

Messina is very familiar with what Krasnic brings to the table. In fact, Split nearly eliminated Messina's CKSA in the quarterfinals. Krasnic scored 26 points, pulled down four rebounds and had four assists, but it still wasn't enough to avoid losing 67-56. After that game, Ettore Messina said, “I think he is the best young player in Europe. I have seen many of his games over the last few seasons and he makes a better impression each time." After a solid Euroleague run and fresh off Adriatic Carrer; 2001-2002;KK DOSK-DRNIS 2002-2008;KK SIBENIK-DRAZEN PETROVIC 2008-2009;KK CO SPLIT 2010-Present;REAL MADRID