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Saša Zagorac
Zagorac in 2016
Personal information
Born (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 40)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2006: undrafted
Playing career2002–2020
Position Forward
Number17
Career history
2002–2004 Union Olimpija
2002–2003Birokrat SQL
2004–2005 Superfund Kapfenberg
2005KK Rogla Atras
2006Postojnska Jama Postojna
2006–2008 Caja Rural Melilla
2008–2009 Gandía
2009–2010Alaior Menorcarentals.com Coinga
2011 Shiraz
2011 Banca Tercas Teramo
2011–2012 Knet & Éniac
2012 Aget Service Imola
2013–2014 Grosuplje
2014–2015 Zlatorog Laško
2015–2016Union Olimpija
2016 Lukoil Academic
2017 Parma Basket
2017–2018 Soproni KC
2018 Krka
2018 Al-Riffa
2018-2019 Trefl Sopot
2019–2020 Cedevita Olimpija
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing   Slovenia
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2017 Turkey
Europe U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Czech Republic Team
Europe U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2002 Germany

Saša Zagorac (born 1 January 1984) is Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He stands 2.06 m and plays as forward. He is a younger brother of Željko Zagorac. [1] He announced his retirement on 18 July 2020. [2]

National team career

Zagorac was a member of Slovenia U18, U19, U20, and U21 national team. He played at 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship. [3] He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth-finals. [4] [5] In 2017 he became a champion in European Basketball Championship; with his experiences he played an important role in Slovenian team's mental preparation and scored some crucial points in semi-final's win over Spain.

References

  1. ^ "Željko in Saša Zagorac: Od pokvarjenega avta do lepila za protezo". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Saša Zagorac retired from basketball". Sportando. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ [1] [ bare URL]
  4. ^ "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ^ "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Saša Zagorac
Zagorac in 2016
Personal information
Born (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 40)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2006: undrafted
Playing career2002–2020
Position Forward
Number17
Career history
2002–2004 Union Olimpija
2002–2003Birokrat SQL
2004–2005 Superfund Kapfenberg
2005KK Rogla Atras
2006Postojnska Jama Postojna
2006–2008 Caja Rural Melilla
2008–2009 Gandía
2009–2010Alaior Menorcarentals.com Coinga
2011 Shiraz
2011 Banca Tercas Teramo
2011–2012 Knet & Éniac
2012 Aget Service Imola
2013–2014 Grosuplje
2014–2015 Zlatorog Laško
2015–2016Union Olimpija
2016 Lukoil Academic
2017 Parma Basket
2017–2018 Soproni KC
2018 Krka
2018 Al-Riffa
2018-2019 Trefl Sopot
2019–2020 Cedevita Olimpija
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing   Slovenia
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2017 Turkey
Europe U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Czech Republic Team
Europe U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2002 Germany

Saša Zagorac (born 1 January 1984) is Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He stands 2.06 m and plays as forward. He is a younger brother of Željko Zagorac. [1] He announced his retirement on 18 July 2020. [2]

National team career

Zagorac was a member of Slovenia U18, U19, U20, and U21 national team. He played at 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship. [3] He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth-finals. [4] [5] In 2017 he became a champion in European Basketball Championship; with his experiences he played an important role in Slovenian team's mental preparation and scored some crucial points in semi-final's win over Spain.

References

  1. ^ "Željko in Saša Zagorac: Od pokvarjenega avta do lepila za protezo". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Saša Zagorac retired from basketball". Sportando. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ [1] [ bare URL]
  4. ^ "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ^ "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

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