Lisa Ann KarÃÂiÃÂ (born November 11, 1986, in New York City) is a Croatian American former professional basketball player. She was a member of the Croatian national team and competed with the team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2011, she won the Icelandic championship with KeflavÃÂk.
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KarÃÂiàjoined Naisten Korisliiga club Keravan Energia Team prior to the 2010âÂÂ2011 season. Although the club finished last in the standings she enjoyed a fine season statistical wise. In her last regular season game in Finland, she just missed out on a quadruple double with 26 points, 23 rebounds, 10 steals and 9 assists. For the season she averaged 18.6 points, 12.1 rebounds, 5.5 steals, 3.3 assists and 1.8 blocks. She led the league in steals and came in third in rebounds, assists and blocks.
Shortly after the Finnish season ended, KarÃÂiàjoined Icelandic ÃÂrvalsdeild powerhouse KeflavÃÂk for the 2011 Icelandic playoffs after an injury to starter, and former Villanova Wildcats teammate, Jacquline Adamshick. Her first game was game 3 in KeflavÃÂk's semi-finals matchup against KR where KeflavÃÂk came out on top. KeflavÃÂk edged out KR with a victory in game 4 of the series and advanced to the finals against NjarðvÃÂk. On April 3, KarÃÂiàscored a buzzer beater to defeat NjarðvÃÂk in game 1 of the finals. For the game she had 15 points, 9 rebounds and 9 steals. KeflavÃÂk went on to win game 2 and 3, sweeping NjarðvÃÂk from the finals. In five playoffs games, KarÃÂiàaveraged 11.0 points, 12.6 rebounds, 4.8 steals and 3.2 blocks.
KarÃÂiàspent two seasons in the Spanish Liga Femenina, playing for Zamarat in 2011âÂÂ2012 and for Hondarribia-Irun 2012âÂÂ2013.
Although born in the United States, KarÃÂiÃÂ holds a Croatian passport. Her first games for the Croatian national team where at the EuroBasket Women 2011. Her best contribution was in the match against Latvia (best rebounder, 7 rebounds) and against Montenegro (8 rebounds). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, KarÃÂiÃÂ competed again for the national team in the women's basketball event.