Beno Udrih
Encyclopedia
Beno Udrih is a Slovenia
n professional basketball
player for the NBA
's Milwaukee Bucks
. He was traded to the Bucks on June 23, 2011 after spending four seasons in Sacramento.
Udrih made his professional debut with a brief stint in the Slovenian secondary league in 1997, followed by three seasons in that country's premier league, the UPC Telemach League. He was named the 2000 Slovenian League Rookie of the Year, and has played for the Slovenian national team
since that same year. He played for Olimpija Ljubljana
in 2000–2002 season where he made great improvement and played in Euroleague for the first time. Udrih played for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 2002–2003 season, and split the 2003–2004 season among Avtodor Saratov
(Russia
) and Breil Milano
(Italy
). From 2004 to 2007 he played with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs
.
Prior to his NBA debut, he appeared in the Southern California Summer Pro League for the Spurs, and also appeared in three games with the Spurs squad in the 2004 Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue while averaging 10.3 PPG, 5 APG, 4.7 RPG, 1.33 SPG, 24.7 MPG, and shooting .542 (13–24).
in the summer of 2004 after being drafted with the 28th overall pick of the 2004 NBA Draft
, signing a 3-year, US$2.4 million contract, and served as a key backup for starting point guard
Tony Parker
. In Udrih's rookie season, he won a Rookie of the Month award. Following that achievement, he was selected for the Rookie Team for the Rookie Challenge during All Star Weekend. In the 2005 NBA playoffs
he won the championship with the Spurs. However, Udrih's playing time dropped significantly in the 2005–06 season with the Spurs signing Nick Van Exel
during the off-season, but increased again after the All-Star break due to an injury to Van Exel's elbow. In the following 2006–07 NBA season and playoffs (where the Spurs won another NBA championship) his minutes were very limited, as the Spurs signed veteran point guard Jacque Vaughn
to back up Tony Parker.
On October 27, 2007, Udrih was sent, along with cash considerations, by the Spurs to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for a protected 2008 second-round draft pick
. The Wolves immediately waived him. He was later signed by the Sacramento Kings
as a fill in for starting point guard Mike Bibby
, who was out with an injured thumb for an estimated two months. He stepped up well in his new role as starting point guard
, scoring a career-high of 27 points on November 26, 2007 in a 112–99 win against his former team, the San Antonio Spurs
. He averaged 12.8 points, 4.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds in 32 minutes per game in 65 games with the Kings in 2007–08.
On July 1, 2008, Udrih agreed to a 5-year contract with the Sacramento Kings after being courted by the Los Angeles Clippers
.
On June 23, 2011 he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks
as part of a three-way deal among the Sacramento Kings
and Charlotte Bobcats
.
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 80 || 2 || 14.4 || .444 || .408 || .753 || 1.0 || 1.9 || .5 || .1 || 5.9
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 55 || 3 || 10.7 || .455 || .343 || .780 || 1.0 || 1.7 || .3 || .0 || 5.1
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 73 || 1 || 13.0 || .369 || .287 || .883 || 1.1 || 1.7 || .4 || .0 || 4.7
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 65 || 51 || 32.0 || .463 || .387 || .850 || 3.3 || 4.3 || .9 || .2 || 12.8
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 73 || 72 || 31.1 || .461 || .310 || .820 || 3.0 || 4.7 || 1.1 || .2 || 11.0
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 79 || 41 || 31.4 || .493 || .377 || .837 || 2.8 || 4.7 || 1.1 || .1 || 12.9
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 79 || 64 || 34.6 || .500 || .357 || .864 || 3.4 || 4.9 || 1.2 || .1 || 13.7
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 503 || 234 || 24.3 || .466 || .358 || .835 || 2.3 || 3.5 || .8 || .1 || 9.6
| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 21 || 0 || 11.5 || .359 || .270 || .857 || .8 || 1.0 || .4 || .1 || 3.7
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 7 || 0 || 6.7 || .333 || .167 || .800 || .6 || 1.1 || .0 || .0 || 3.6
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 8 || 0 || 2.5 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || .1 || .1 || .0 || .0 || .3
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 36 || 0 || 8.6 || .333 || .244 || .857 || .6 || .9 || .2 || .0 || 2.9
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player for the NBA
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
's Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
. He was traded to the Bucks on June 23, 2011 after spending four seasons in Sacramento.
Early career
Udrih is left-handed, and comes from a family of basketball players. His father Silvo played for Rudar Trbovlje.Udrih made his professional debut with a brief stint in the Slovenian secondary league in 1997, followed by three seasons in that country's premier league, the UPC Telemach League. He was named the 2000 Slovenian League Rookie of the Year, and has played for the Slovenian national team
Slovenia national basketball team
The Slovenian National Basketball Team is a team that is selected by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia to compete in major international basketball events in representation of Slovenia....
since that same year. He played for Olimpija Ljubljana
KK Union Olimpija
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in 2000–2002 season where he made great improvement and played in Euroleague for the first time. Udrih played for Maccabi Tel Aviv in the 2002–2003 season, and split the 2003–2004 season among Avtodor Saratov
Avtodor
Avtodor Saratov is a professional basketball team from Saratov, Russia. It is one of the most storied teams in provincial Russia.- Notable players :-External links:**...
(Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
) and Breil Milano
Olimpia Milano
Olimpia Milano is a Lega Basket Italian professional basketball team, based in Milan, Italy, founded in 1936 by Milan businessman Adolfo Bogoncelli. Its colors are red and white, and the team is sometimes referred as "Scarpette Rosse" because team officials imported from the United States red...
(Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
). From 2004 to 2007 he played with the NBA's San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
.
Prior to his NBA debut, he appeared in the Southern California Summer Pro League for the Spurs, and also appeared in three games with the Spurs squad in the 2004 Reebok Rocky Mountain Revue while averaging 10.3 PPG, 5 APG, 4.7 RPG, 1.33 SPG, 24.7 MPG, and shooting .542 (13–24).
NBA career
Udrih signed with the San Antonio SpursSan Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
in the summer of 2004 after being drafted with the 28th overall pick of the 2004 NBA Draft
2004 NBA Draft
The 2004 NBA Draft was held on June 24, 2004 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York and was broadcast live on ESPN at 7:00 pm . In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible...
, signing a 3-year, US$2.4 million contract, and served as a key backup for starting point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
Tony Parker
Tony Parker
William Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA....
. In Udrih's rookie season, he won a Rookie of the Month award. Following that achievement, he was selected for the Rookie Team for the Rookie Challenge during All Star Weekend. In the 2005 NBA playoffs
2005 NBA Playoffs
The 2005 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season.The San Antonio Spurs, the number two ranked team in the Western Conference, won the 2005 NBA Playoffs by defeating the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, 4-3 in the NBA Finals...
he won the championship with the Spurs. However, Udrih's playing time dropped significantly in the 2005–06 season with the Spurs signing Nick Van Exel
Nick Van Exel
Nickey Maxwell "Nick" Van Exel is a retired American professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Atlanta Hawks...
during the off-season, but increased again after the All-Star break due to an injury to Van Exel's elbow. In the following 2006–07 NBA season and playoffs (where the Spurs won another NBA championship) his minutes were very limited, as the Spurs signed veteran point guard Jacque Vaughn
Jacque Vaughn
Jacque Vaughn is an American former professional basketball player. He last played for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA and is currently serving as an assistant coach for the team.-High school career:...
to back up Tony Parker.
On October 27, 2007, Udrih was sent, along with cash considerations, by the Spurs to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for a protected 2008 second-round draft pick
2008 NBA Draft
The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2008 at the Washington Mutual Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, including...
. The Wolves immediately waived him. He was later signed by the Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
as a fill in for starting point guard Mike Bibby
Mike Bibby
Michael "Mike" Bibby is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. He is a 6'2" point guard, and he attended Shadow Mountain High School in Phoenix, Arizona and played collegiately at the University of Arizona. In...
, who was out with an injured thumb for an estimated two months. He stepped up well in his new role as starting point guard
Point guard
Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...
, scoring a career-high of 27 points on November 26, 2007 in a 112–99 win against his former team, the San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
. He averaged 12.8 points, 4.3 assists, 3.3 rebounds in 32 minutes per game in 65 games with the Kings in 2007–08.
On July 1, 2008, Udrih agreed to a 5-year contract with the Sacramento Kings after being courted by the Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles Clippers
The Los Angeles Clippers are a professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
.
On June 23, 2011 he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional basketball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. They are part of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1968 as an expansion team, and currently plays at the Bradley Center....
as part of a three-way deal among the Sacramento Kings
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
and Charlotte Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats
The Charlotte Bobcats is a professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association. The Bobcats were established in 2004 as an expansion team, two seasons after Charlotte's previous NBA...
.
Regular season
|-| align="left" | 2004–05
| align="left" | San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
| 80 || 2 || 14.4 || .444 || .408 || .753 || 1.0 || 1.9 || .5 || .1 || 5.9
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 55 || 3 || 10.7 || .455 || .343 || .780 || 1.0 || 1.7 || .3 || .0 || 5.1
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 73 || 1 || 13.0 || .369 || .287 || .883 || 1.1 || 1.7 || .4 || .0 || 4.7
|-
| align="left" | 2007–08
| align="left" | Sacramento
Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California, United States. They are currently members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association...
| 65 || 51 || 32.0 || .463 || .387 || .850 || 3.3 || 4.3 || .9 || .2 || 12.8
|-
| align="left" | 2008–09
2008–09 NBA season
The 2008–09 NBA season was the 63rd season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, and ended on Wednesday, April 15, 2009...
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 73 || 72 || 31.1 || .461 || .310 || .820 || 3.0 || 4.7 || 1.1 || .2 || 11.0
|-
| align="left" | 2009–10
2009–10 NBA season
The 2009–10 NBA season was the 64th season of the National Basketball Association . The 1,230-game regular season began on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, and ended on Wednesday, April 14, 2010....
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 79 || 41 || 31.4 || .493 || .377 || .837 || 2.8 || 4.7 || 1.1 || .1 || 12.9
|-
| align="left" | 2010–11
2010–11 NBA season
The 2010–11 NBA season was the 65th season of the National Basketball Association . The 2011 NBA All-Star Game was played on February 20, 2011 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat in six games, 4 games to 2, to win their first NBA title, and...
| align="left" | Sacramento
| 79 || 64 || 34.6 || .500 || .357 || .864 || 3.4 || 4.9 || 1.2 || .1 || 13.7
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 503 || 234 || 24.3 || .466 || .358 || .835 || 2.3 || 3.5 || .8 || .1 || 9.6
Playoffs
|-| align="left" | 2004–05
2005 NBA Playoffs
The 2005 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2004–05 season.The San Antonio Spurs, the number two ranked team in the Western Conference, won the 2005 NBA Playoffs by defeating the defending champions, the Detroit Pistons, 4-3 in the NBA Finals...
| align="left" | San Antonio
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio, Texas. They are part of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ....
| 21 || 0 || 11.5 || .359 || .270 || .857 || .8 || 1.0 || .4 || .1 || 3.7
|-
| align="left" | 2005–06
2006 NBA Playoffs
The 2006 NBA Playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2005–06 season. The Miami Heat won the first championship in the history of the franchise by defeating the Dallas Mavericks 4-2 in the 2006 NBA Finals...
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 7 || 0 || 6.7 || .333 || .167 || .800 || .6 || 1.1 || .0 || .0 || 3.6
|-
| align="left" | 2006–07
2007 NBA Playoffs
The 2007 NBA Playoffs was the postseason to the National Basketball Association's 2006–2007 season.There were four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket. The team with the better record wasn't necessarily the basis of seeding teams in...
| align="left" | San Antonio
| 8 || 0 || 2.5 || .000 || .000 || 1.000 || .1 || .1 || .0 || .0 || .3
|-
| align="left" | Career
| align="left" |
| 36 || 0 || 8.6 || .333 || .244 || .857 || .6 || .9 || .2 || .0 || 2.9