@LiLiK_11, Lisa Karcic
LISA KARCIC, CROATIA
Sport: basketball
Age: 25
LI Connection: A two-time Nassau County player of the year and three-time All-Long Island player for New Hyde Park High School.
At a glance: A Villanova grad who has been playing professionally in Europe, she is using her dual citizenship, as the daughter of a Croatian-born father, to compete for Croatia in her first Olympics.
When she competes: July 28, 30, Aug. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11.
Credit: AP
Lisa Karcic is an Olympic-bound athlete who is a graduate of New Hyde Park High School. The 25-year-old athlete will compete on Croatia’s basketball team in the 2012 London Games. She is keeping her more than 150 followers updated on her preparations for the Olympics.
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