
UNC backup center Ivan Matlekovic has entered the transfer portal after a limited season with the Tar Heels, where he played only four games due to a hand injury. The 7-footer from Croatia previously transferred from High Point University.
North Carolina reserve center Ivan Matlekovic has entered the transfer portal, becoming the latest Tar Heel to seek a move, Inside Carolina reported Wednesday.
The 7-footer from Sisak, Croatia, spent his only season at UNC in a limited role, appearing in four games and logging seven total minutes before a hand injury ended his season in January. He scored his only points of the year on a basket in the Tar Heelsâ 99-51 win over East Carolina on Dec. 22.
Matlekovic transferred to North Carolina after his freshman season at High Point, where he appeared in five games. Before coming to the United States, he played two seasons for HAKK Mladost Zagreb in Croatiaâs Prva Liga.
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Ivan Matlekovic entered the transfer portal after a limited role at UNC, where he played only four games before a hand injury ended his season.
During his time at UNC, Ivan Matlekovic logged seven total minutes and scored his only points in a game against East Carolina.


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