Rudan comes back to Dinamo

KK Dinamo Zagreb (Premijer Liga) added 25-year-old ex-international power forward Matej Rudan (208cm-85kg-2001) to their roster for the 2026-27 season. Rudan is making a comeback to Zagreb, having played there before. He previously played for Cibona (Premijer Liga) last season, averaging 9.8ppg and 3.6rpg in 11 games. He also helped Cibona reach the Croatian Cup Semifinals. In addition, Rudan played 8 games in the FIBA Europe Cup, averaging 8.0ppg, 3.3rpg, 1.9apg, and 1.0bpg.
During the 2024-25 season, he split time between KK Dinamo Zagreb and KK Spartak Office Shoes Subotica in the Serbian league.
He was also a member of the Croatian international program for some years. Rudan played for Croatian Senior National Team between 2021 and 2023 and previously for the Under 18 National Team in 2019.
He also represented Croatia at the FIBA World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers three years ago. During this event, he scored an average of 4.5 points per game and had 3 rebounds per game.
Rudan is a highly experienced player who has played for teams in Germany, Serbia, Spain, and Croatia. He has played for Bayern Muenchen, Bayern, and FC Bayern in Germany, BC Mega Superbet Beograd in Serbia, Breogan Lugo and FC Barcelona in Spain, and Omis and Cibona Zagreb U18 team in Croatia.
Rudan's team reached the Serbian Cup final in 2023. He was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Serbian League Honorable Mention in 2023.


KK Dinamo Zagreb roster for 2026-27:

Guards:
Mateo Vidovic
Luke Avdalovic

Forward:
Filip Bjelanovic

Center:
Frane Antic