{{short description|Croatian basketball player}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Ivan Buva | image = Ivan Buva with the Rytas Vilnius during Game 5 of the 2022 LKL Finals (2).jpg | caption = Buva with Rytas Vilnius during the 2022 LKL Finals | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|5|6}} | birth_place = Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | nationality = Croatian | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 250 | league = Serie A2 | team = Pistoia Basket 2000 | position = Center | number = 25 | draft_year = 2013 | career_start = 2011 | career_end = | years1 = 2011–2012 | team1 = Križevci | years2 = 2012–2013 | team2 = Cedevita | years3 = 2013–2014 | team3 = Široki | years4 = 2014–2015 | team4 = Cantù | years5 = 2015–2016 | team5 = Felice Scandone | years6 = 2016–2017 | team6 = Bilbao | years7 = 2017–2018 | team7 = İstanbul BB | years8 = 2018 | team8 = Valencia | years9 = 2018 | team9 = Anhui Dragons | years10 = 2018–2019 | team10 = Beşiktaş | years11 = 2019 | team11 = AS Monaco Basket | years12 = 2019–2020 | team12 = Gaziantep Basketbol | years13 = 2021 | team13 = JL Bourg Basket | years14 = 2021–2022 | team14 = Rytas Vilnius | years15 = 2022–2023 | team15 = Shiga Lakes | years16 = 2023–2024 | team16 = Toyama Grouses | years17 = 2024 | team17 = Scaligera Basket Verona | years18 = 2024–2025 | team18 = Tabiat Eslamshahr | years19 = 2025 | team19 = Al Riyadi Beirut | years20 = 2026–present | team20 = Pistoia Basket 2000 | highlights = * Lithuanian League champion (2022) * Bosnian Cup winner (2014) * Lithuanian League MVP (2022) * All-LKL Team (2022) * All-Champions League Second Team (2022) }}
'''Ivan Buva''' (born May 6, 1991) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Pistoia Basket 2000 of the Serie A2. Standing at 2.08 m, he plays at the center position.
==Professional career== During his career, Buva has played in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Spain, China and Turkey.
On May 3, 2018, Buva signed with Valencia Basket in Spain for the rest of the 2017–18 season.<ref>https://sportando.basketball/en/spain/acb/273089/ivan-buva-signs-with-valencia.html {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
On July 31, 2018, Buva signed a lucrative contract with Anhui Dragons in China.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ivan Buva signs a rich contract in NBL with Anhui Dragons |url=https://sportando.basketball/en/asia/china/284127/ivan-buva-signs-a-rich-contract-in-nbl-with-anhui-wenyi.html |publisher=Sportando |accessdate=July 31, 2018 |date=July 31, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
In September 2018 Buva signed a one-year deal with the Turkish side Beşiktaş Sompo Japan Istanbul.<ref>{{cite web |title=Besiktas add Buva to their roster |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Croatia/news/548598/Besiktas-add-Buva-to-their-roster |publisher=eurobasket.com|accessdate=September 20, 2018 |date=September 20, 2018 }}</ref>
On September 30, 2019, he has signed with Monaco of the LNB Pro A.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/ivan-buva-signs-with-monaco/|title=Ivan Buva signs with Monaco|date=September 30, 2019|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref>
On October 29, 2019, he has signed with Gaziantep Basketbol of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/ivan-buva-joins-gaziantep/|title=Ivan Buva joins Gaziantep|date=October 29, 2019|publisher=Sportando|language=En|access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref>
On January 12, 2021, he signed with JL Bourg Basket of the French League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crosarka.com/povratak-u-eurokup-hrvatski-internacionalac-pojacao-francusku-momcad/|title=Povratak u Eurokup: Hrvatski internacionalac pojačao francusku momčad!|date=12 January 2021|publisher=crosarka.com|language=Croatian|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> After playing seven matches for Bourg, in February 2021, he signed with Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian League.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Croatia/news/667983/Ivan-Buva-(ex-Bourg)-joins-Rytas|title=Ivan Buva (ex Bourg) joins Rytas|date=12 February 2021|publisher=eurobasket.com|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> He helped Rytas win the Lithuanian championship in 2022 - the first since 2010.
On 17 September 2024, Buva joined the Tabiat Eslamshahr of the Iranian Basketball Super League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ivan Buva (ex Verona) is a newcomer at Tabiat |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Iran/news/891776/Ivan-Buva-ex-Verona-is-a-newcomer-at-Tabiat |website=Eurobasket.com |access-date=11 November 2024 |date=17 September 2024}}</ref>
On July 23 2025, Buva joined Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Ivan_Buva/Italy/Acqua_Vitasnella_Cantu/179424 Eurobasket.com profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150801220737/http://www.pallacanestrocantu.com/team.aspx?id=6&idg=30&lang=IT ''Pallacanestrocantu.com'' profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924190851/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/leagueid/FRA/ot/1/pid/6041239/season/2015/tid/6000003/playerview.html FIBA profile]
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