Mario Delaà ¡ (born January 16, 1990) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Ribola Kaà ¡tela of the Croatian second-tier First Men's Basketball League. He is a 2.07 m (6'9 ") tall power forward / center.
Mario Delaà ¡ made his professional debut in KK Split, during the 2006âÂÂ07 season. In January 2010, he signed a contract with BC à ½algiris for the next seasons. During the 2010âÂÂ11 season, he was loaned to KK Cibona and BC à  iauliai. He spent most of the 2011âÂÂ12 season on loan in the à ½algiris subsidiary BC Baltai, returning to the à ½algiris team in March 2012. He signed with Obradoiro CAB in the summer of 2013. On June 30, 2014, he signed a multi-year deal with Cedevita Zagreb. In the first days of 2016, after spending the first half of the 2015âÂÂ16 season in Cedevita, without playing a single minute, he moved to the Estonian side Kalev/Cramo for the rest of the season. On September 19, 2016, he signed with the Italian Serie A club Orlandina Basket. On February 14, 2018, he parted ways with Orlandina. Two days later, he signed with Pallacanestro Varese for the remainder of the season.
In December, 2019 Delaà ¡ returned to Split of the Croatian League. After spending a month and playing only four games for Split, in January 2020, Delaà ¡ moved to XL Extralight Montegranaro of the Italian second-tier Serie A2.
On January 11, 2021, Delaà ¡ signed with GTK Gliwice of the PLK.
In August, 2021, Delaà ¡ signed with Gipuzkoa of the Spanish second-tier LEB Oro.
After spending a season in the Spanish third-tier Club Melilla Baloncesto where he averaged only 1.9ppg and 2.6rpg, in August 2024 Delaà ¡ joined Ribola Kaà ¡tela of the Croatian second-tier First Men's Basketball League.
Delaà ¡ represented his country's junior national teams in Under-16, Under-18, Under-19 and Under-20 competitions, winning bronze medals at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Cup. He was selected to the All-Tournament Teams of both championships, and also won the MVP award in the latter tournament, averaging 20 points per game. His first call-up to the senior men's Croatian national basketball team came in 2013. He was a part of the Croatian team that took 4th place at the 2013 EuroBasket, where he played only a minor role in his team's success.
He is the younger brother of Ante Delaà ¡, who is also a professional basketball player, and with whom he played with in Split, Cedevita and the Croatian national basketball team.