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C
Center (basketball)
The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...

Ratko Varda
Ratko Varda
Ratko Varda is a professional basketball player. He is a 2.13 m center who plays for Union Olimpija.-Career:...

 
Deon Thompson
Deon Thompson
Deon Thompson is an American college basketball player that played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Thompson is 6'9" tall and played the forward position....

 
Robert Rothbart
Robert Rothbart
Robert Rothbart is a Bosnian-Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player playing the position of center for Union Olimpija.- Biography :Robert was born in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the time part of the former Yugoslavia...

 

PF
Power forward (basketball)
Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...

Damir Markota
Damir Markota
Damir Markota is a Croatian-Swedish professional basketball player at the forward position. He is 2.09 m tall and 118 kg in weight. His style of play has been compared to that of Vladimir Radmanović...

 
Gezim Morina  Goran Jagodnik
Goran Jagodnik
Goran Jagodnik is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Union Olimpija.-Professional career: Koper Hopsi Polzela...


SF
Small forward
The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...

Danny Green
Danny Green (basketball)
Daniel Richard "Danny" Green, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for KK Union Olimpija in Slovenia. He is a 6'6" guard-forward from North Carolina. Danny has the most wins in North Carolina history: he played in more games and had more wins than any Tar Heel before him...

 
Davis Bertans
Dāvis Bertāns
Dāvis Bertāns is a Latvian professional basketball player. He was born in Valmiera, Latvia, and is 2.08 m tall and he weighs 95 kg . He plays at the small forward position...

 
Dino Murić
Dino Murić
Dino Murić is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a 2.00 m tall Small forward.-External links:*...

 

SG
Shooting guard
The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...

Jaka Blažič
Jaka Blažič
Jaka Blažič is a Slovenian professional basketball player who currently plays for Union Olimpija. He is a 1.96 m tall shooting guard.-External links:*...

 
Sasu Salin
Sasu Salin
Sasu Salin is a Finnish professional basketball player. He is 1.91 m tall and he weighs 86 kg . He plays at point guard and Shooting Guard position. He is currently playing for Union Olimpija.-Notes:...

 
PG
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...

Aleksandar Ćapin
Aleksandar Capin
Aleksandar Ćapin is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a point guard and he is 186 cm tall and he weighs 84 kg.-Pro career:...

 
Ben Woodside
Ben Woodside
Ben Woodside is an American basketball player. He currently plays point guard for Union Olimpija in Slovenia.-High school:He attended Albert Lea High School where he set school career records for points, assists and steals.-College:...

 

In

Ben Woodside
Ben Woodside
Ben Woodside is an American basketball player. He currently plays point guard for Union Olimpija in Slovenia.-High school:He attended Albert Lea High School where he set school career records for points, assists and steals.-College:...

 (from   BCM Gravelines) Deon Thompson
Deon Thompson
Deon Thompson is an American college basketball player that played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels. Thompson is 6'9" tall and played the forward position....

 (from   Ikaros BC) Aleksandar Ćapin
Aleksandar Capin
Aleksandar Ćapin is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a point guard and he is 186 cm tall and he weighs 84 kg.-Pro career:...

 (from BC Žalgiris
BC Žalgiris
BC Žalgiris is a professional basketball team that is based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is one of the oldest teams in the Euroleague and plays domestically in the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga , and regionally in the VTB United League...

) Jaka Blažič
Jaka Blažič
Jaka Blažič is a Slovenian professional basketball player who currently plays for Union Olimpija. He is a 1.96 m tall shooting guard.-External links:*...

 (from   KD Slovan
KD Slovan
KK Geoplin Slovan or KD Slovan is a professional basketball team from Slovenia.-History:A beginning of the club is dating back to 1951 when Stane Urek suggested a formation of a basketball club Poljane at one of Ljubljana high schools. The club got its official right to play in April same year...

) Danny Green
Danny Green (basketball)
Daniel Richard "Danny" Green, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for KK Union Olimpija in Slovenia. He is a 6'6" guard-forward from North Carolina. Danny has the most wins in North Carolina history: he played in more games and had more wins than any Tar Heel before him...

 (from   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 ....

) Ratko Varda
Ratko Varda
Ratko Varda is a professional basketball player. He is a 2.13 m center who plays for Union Olimpija.-Career:...

 (from   Asseco Prokom Gdynia) Robert Rothbart
Robert Rothbart
Robert Rothbart is a Bosnian-Israeli-Serbian professional basketball player playing the position of center for Union Olimpija.- Biography :Robert was born in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the time part of the former Yugoslavia...

 (from   Maccabi Haifa B.C.
Maccabi Haifa B.C.
Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club is a professional Israeli basketball club that belongs to the Maccabi Haifa association. After a 10-year absence, the team returned to the top division in 2008–09.-History:...

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Out

Giorgi Shermadini
Giorgi Shermadini
Giorgi Shermadini or Georgi Shermantini is a Georgian professional basketball player. He was born in the village of Natakhtari, in the then Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic on April 2, 1989. He is 2.16 m in height and he plays at the center position...

 (to   Panathinaikos)- return from a loan Kenny Gregory
Kenny Gregory
William Kendrick Gregory is an American professional basketball player. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions. He is 6 ft 5 ¾ in in height. He currently plays for KK Union Olimpija in Slovenia.-Amateur career:Gregory played high-school basketball at Independence High...

 Samo Udrih
Samo Udrih
Samo Udrih is a Slovenian professional basketball player.-Pro career:Udrih played with the Dallas Mavericks NBA Summer League team in 2005...

 Aloysius Anagonye
Aloysius Anagonye
Aloysius Anagonye is a Nigerian American professional basketball player with the KK Union Olimpija of the Adriatic Basketball League. A graduate of Michigan State University in 2003, Anagonye has also played for the Basket Livorno and theSutor Basket Montegranaro in Italy...

 Vladimir Boisa
Vladimir Boisa
Vladimir Boisa or Vladimer Boisa is a Georgian professional basketball player. He plays for KK Union Olimpija in the UPC Telemach League, Euroleague and Adriatic League.- National team :...

 Jaka Klobučar
Jaka Klobucar
-Pro career:Klobučar has played with Krka Novo Mesto, Geoplin Slovan, Partizan Belgrade and Union Olimpija.-Slovenian national team:Lorbek competed for the senior Slovenian national basketball team at the 2007 FIBA European Championship, Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008, 2009 FIBA European...

 (to   KK Krka) Vlado Ilievski
Vlado Ilievski
Vlado Ilievski is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He is a 1.88 m point guard who plays for Anadolu Efes.During his successful career, Ilievski played for KK Partizan, Antbirlik Antalya, FC Barcelona Bàsquet, Lottomatica Roma, VidiVici Bologna, Montepaschi Siena, Tau Cerámica, KK...

 (to   Anadolu Efes) Sašo Ožbolt
Sašo Ožbolt
Sašo Ožbolt is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is 191 cm tall and currently plays for Red Star Belgrade Ožbolt competed for Slovenia at the 2006 FIBA World Championship....

 (to   KK Zagreb
KK Zagreb
Košarkaški klub Zagreb is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League, the Adriatic League and in the 2011/12 season for the first time in ULEB Euroleague...

) Jan Špan
Jan Špan
Jan Špan is a professional basketball player. He is a 1.89 m tall Point guard.-External links:*...

 (to   KK Maribor
KK Maribor
KK Maribor is a professional basketball team that is based in Maribor, Slovenia. It is the member of the 1. SKL.- 2011-2012 Season :...

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Out on Loan

Gezim Morina (to   KD Hopsi Polzela
KD Hopsi Polzela
KD Hopsi Polzela is a professional basketball team that is based in Polzela, Slovenia. The team currently competes in the UPC Telemach League- 2011–2012 Season :Coach: Jernej Kobale-Honours:* Champions of Slovenian League...

) Erjon Kastrati (to   KK Škofja Loka
KK Škofja Loka
KK Škofja Loka is a professional basketball team that is based in Škofja Loka, Slovenia. It is member of the 1. SKL.-Notable Players: Saša Dončić Simon Finžgar Uroš Ivanovič Igor Jokič Andriy Lebendintsev Blaž Mahkovic Gezim Morina Dino Murić Edo Murić Tomasz Nowakowski Brane Savič...

) Affia Ambadiang (to   KK Škofja Loka
KK Škofja Loka
KK Škofja Loka is a professional basketball team that is based in Škofja Loka, Slovenia. It is member of the 1. SKL.-Notable Players: Saša Dončić Simon Finžgar Uroš Ivanovič Igor Jokič Andriy Lebendintsev Blaž Mahkovic Gezim Morina Dino Murić Edo Murić Tomasz Nowakowski Brane Savič...

) Đorđe Mičić (to   KK Škofja Loka
KK Škofja Loka
KK Škofja Loka is a professional basketball team that is based in Škofja Loka, Slovenia. It is member of the 1. SKL.-Notable Players: Saša Dončić Simon Finžgar Uroš Ivanovič Igor Jokič Andriy Lebendintsev Blaž Mahkovic Gezim Morina Dino Murić Edo Murić Tomasz Nowakowski Brane Savič...

) Jure Gabrovšek (to   KK Triglav)

Notable successes

SFR Yugoslavia:
  • Champions of former Yugoslavian League
    YUBA Liga
    The Yugoslav Basketball League was the name of two successive national basketball leagues:* the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia league from 1945 to 1992* the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro from 1992 to 2006...

     (6): 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1970

Slovenia
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...

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  • Champions of Slovenian League
    Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
    The Premier A Slovenian Basketball League , abbreviated as 1. A SKL and known for sponsorship reasons as the Telemach League , is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia...

     (15): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
  • Champions of Slovenian National Cup (17): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 , 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Champions of Slovenian Super Cup
    Slovenian Basketball Super Cup
    The Slovenian Basketball Super Cup is a men’s professional basketball competition in Slovenia and it is played by the Champion of the Slovenian League and the wiiner of the Slovenian National Cup.-Results:...

     (6): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009


International competitions:
  • Champions of Adriatic League (1): 2001-02
  • Champions of Saporta Cup
    Saporta Cup
    Saporta Cup was the name of the second-tier level European professional club basketball competition, where the National Cup winners from all over Europe played against each other. The competition was organized by FIBA Europe...

     (1): 1993-94
  • 3rd place in Euroleague
    Euroleague
    Euroleague Basketball, commonly known as the Euroleague, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different countries, members of FIBA Europe. For sponsorship reasons, for five seasons starting with 2010–2011, it is...

    : 1996-97
  • Euroleague Semifinals (2): 1961-62, 1966-67 (Final Four)
  • SBA League Champions (2): 1994, 1995

Notable players

  • Slovenia: Borut Bassin Sani Bečirovič
    Sani Becirovic
    Sani Bečirović is a Slovenian 1.96 m professional basketball player currently plays for the Benetton Treviso, that plays at both point guard and shooting guard positions...

     Primož Brezec
    Primož Brezec
    Primož Brezec is a Slovenian professional basketball player with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian Super League. He is a 7 ft 1 in tall center. Brezec has played seven seasons in the NBA.-Europe:...

     Ivo Daneu
    Ivo Daneu
    Ivo Daneu is a retired Slovenian basketball player and coach.He played for Branik Maribor and Olimpija Ljubljana , won Yugoslav league in 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1966 and 1970)....

     Jaka Daneu Goran Dragić-  Gregor Fučka
    Gregor Fucka
    Gregor Fučka is a retired Italian basketball player of Slovenian origin. A 215 cm forward-center, he was a European Player of the Year Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.- Pro career :...

     Boris Gorenc Dušan Hauptman Roman Horvat Vinko Jelovac
    Vinko Jelovac
    Vinko Jelovac , is a former Croatian basketball player and coach.A long time KK Olimpija player, Jelovac competed at 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics with Yugoslav basketball team. He also competed at World basketball Championships. Jelovac was named Slovenian Sportsman of the year in 1973 and 1974.-...

     Goran Jurak
    Goran Jurak
    Goran Jurak is a Slovenian professional basketball player currently playing for Pallacanestro Biella in Italy....

     Jaka Klobučar
    Jaka Klobucar
    -Pro career:Klobučar has played with Krka Novo Mesto, Geoplin Slovan, Partizan Belgrade and Union Olimpija.-Slovenian national team:Lorbek competed for the senior Slovenian national basketball team at the 2007 FIBA European Championship, Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008, 2009 FIBA European...

     Slavko Kotnik Domen Lorbek
    Domen Lorbek
    Domen Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player and younger brother of Erazem Lorbek. He is 199 cm tall.-Pro career:...

     Erazem Lorbek
    Erazem Lorbek
    Erazem Lorbek is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.-Pro career:...

     Marko Milič
    Marko Milic
    Marko Milič is a Slovenian professional basketball player. Milič's father, Vladimir, was a shot putting champion in the former Yugoslavia. His mother, Metka Papler, is a former successful sportswoman of the same origin...

     Boštjan Nachbar Radoslav Nesterovič
    Radoslav Nesterovic
    Radoslav "Rašo" Nesterović , usually referred to in English as Rasho Nesterovic , is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. He holds citizenship in both Slovenia and Greece. In the NBA he played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and Toronto Raptors...

     Sašo Ožbolt
    Sašo Ožbolt
    Sašo Ožbolt is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is 191 cm tall and currently plays for Red Star Belgrade Ožbolt competed for Slovenia at the 2006 FIBA World Championship....

     Pavle Polanec Uroš Slokar
    Uroš Slokar
    Uroš Slokar is a Slovenian professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's Toronto Raptors.-Pro career:After playing two seasons in the Slovenian basketball league, Slokar moved to Italy's Serie A in 2003, where he represented Benneton Treviso and Pallalcesto Amatori Udine...

     Slobodan Subotič
    Slobodan Subotic
    Slobodan "Piksi" Subotić ) is a retired professional basketball player. A 2.01 m talented swingman, his incredible shooting ability helped Aris Thessaloniki qualify for three Euroleague final fours between 1988 and 1990. Subotić followed a successful career as a coach...

     Marko Tušek
    Marko Tušek
    - Honors :Clubs Honors*Slovenian League champion - 93/94, 95/96, 96/97, 97/98 with KK Union Olimpija*Slovenian Cup champion - 93/94, 94/95, 96/97, 97/98 with KK Union Olimpija*Champions of Cup Winners - 93/94 with KK Union Olimpija...

     Beno Udrih
    Beno Udrih
    Beno Udrih is a Slovenian 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. -Early career:...

     Samo Udrih
    Samo Udrih
    Samo Udrih is a Slovenian professional basketball player.-Pro career:Udrih played with the Dallas Mavericks NBA Summer League team in 2005...

     Gašper Vidmar Peter Vilfan
    Peter Vilfan
    Peter Vilfan is a Slovenian basketball player.Vilfan played for KK Union Olimpija and the Yugoslavia national team, with which he won a gold medal in the 1978 FIBA World Championship in Manila.-Club career:...

     Jurij Zdovc Miha Zupan
    Miha Zupan
    Miha Zupan Miha Zupan Miha Zupan (born September 13, 1982 in Kranj, Slovenia, is a Slovenian professional basketball player. Despite being deaf since birth, he plays among hearing players at the highest level in Europe...

     Aljoša Žorga
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: Edin Bavčić
    Edin Bavcic
    Edin Bavčić is a Bosnian professional basketball player. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors in the second round of the 2006 NBA Draft, 56th overall...

    -  Mirza Begić
    Mirza Begić
    Mirza Begić is a Slovenian professional basketball player of Bosnian origin. He is 7 ft 3 in tall and he can play at Center. He is currently playing with the pro club Real Madrid in Spain.-Pro career:Begić began his career playing with the Sloboda Dita Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina...

     Jasmin Hukić
    Jasmin Hukić
    Jasmin Hukić is a Bosnian professional basketball player who currently plays for BC Donetsk in Ukraine. He is former captain of Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team.-External links:...

    - -  Ivica Jurković Haris Mujezinović-  Aleksej Nešović Aleksandar Radojević
    Aleksandar Radojevic
    Aleksandar Radojević is a professional basketball player who plays for APOEL in Cyprus.-Early life:Radojević was born in either Herceg Novi, or Bijela,Montenegro, or Trebinje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, all in the now former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

    -  Hasan Rizvić
    Hasan Rizvić
    Hasan Rizvić is a naturalized Slovenian basketball player of Bosnian origin performing on Center position. Grown up with Bosnian club Čelik Rizvić moved to Slovenian League when he was 18 years old where he spent 6 seasons , received Slovenian citizenship and started to play for Slovenian junior...


    • Croatia Marino Baždarić
      Marino Baždaric
      Marino Baždarić is a Croatian professional basketball player currently a member of KK Cedevita in Croatian A-1 Liga top division.- Clubs :* Rijeka - HKS - 1995/1996...

       Krešimir Ćosić
      Krešimir Cosic
      Krešimir Ćosić was a Croatian professional basketball player who represented Yugoslavia internationally, a member of FIBA Hall of Fame and Basketball Hall of Fame...

      -  Jurica Golemac
      Jurica Golemac
      Jurica Golemac , is a Slovenian-Croatian professional basketball player. He is 2.12m tall and weighs 102 kg . He can play at both the forward and center positions...

       Emilio Kovačić
      Emilio Kovacic
      Emilio Kovačić is a former Croatian professional basketball player. A 2.08 m center with great rebounding skills and decent defensive abilities, he played many years in the Euroleague for KK Zadar, Union Olimpija and KK Cibona.Kovačić was a regular member of the Croatian national team and won the...

      -  Marijan Kraljević-  Stipe Modrić
      Stipe Modric
      Stipe Modrić is a professional basketball player with Slovene and Croatian nationality.Modrić was born in Sinj, Croatia, in 1979. He is 207 cm tall, and plays on the position of forward and power forward. During his career he has played for Alkar Sinj, Union Olimpija, EnBW Ludwigsburg,...

       Sandro Nicević
      Sandro Nicevic
      Sandro Nicević is a Croatian professional basketball player.-Pro career:In his professional career, Nicević has played with: Gradine Pula, Franck Zagreb, Benston Zagreb, Cibona Zagreb, Olimpija Ljubljana, Le Mans, AEK Athens, Unicaja Málaga, Beşiktaş, Benetton Treviso.-Croatian national...

       Joško Poljak-  Dženan Rahimić Damjan Rudež
      Damjan Rudez
      Damjan Rudež is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Cibona Zagreb. He is 6'10" in height...

       Luka Žorić
      Luka Žorić
      Luka Žorić is a Croatian professional basketball player who plays for Unicaja Málaga in Spain. In 2011 Luka received award for Most Valuable Player of the NLB Adriatic League while playing for KK Zagreb.- External links :* *...


    • Czech Republic Jiří Welsch
      Jirí Welsch
      Jiří Welsch is a Czech professional basketball player with Spirou Basket of the Basketball League Belgium. Welsch has played in the National Basketball Association league in the United States, having been drafted in 2002 by the Philadelphia 76ers.-Early years:Welsch began his professional career...


    • Finland Teemu Rannikko
      Teemu Rannikko
      Teemu Rannikko is a Finnish professional basketball player. He is 1.89 m tall and he weighs 88 kg . He plays at the point guard position. He is currently playing for Pallacanestro Varese.-External links:**...


    • Georgia-  Vladimir Boisa
      Vladimir Boisa
      Vladimir Boisa or Vladimer Boisa is a Georgian professional basketball player. He plays for KK Union Olimpija in the UPC Telemach League, Euroleague and Adriatic League.- National team :...

       Manuchar Markoishvili
      Manuchar Markoishvili
      |-| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="blue" | Manuchar Markoishvili|-| align="right" |Nickname:| Manu||-| align="center" colspan="2" | a|-| width="30%" align="right" | Position:| Shooting Guard|-| align="right" |Height:...

       Giorgi Shermadini
      Giorgi Shermadini
      Giorgi Shermadini or Georgi Shermantini is a Georgian professional basketball player. He was born in the village of Natakhtari, in the then Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic on April 2, 1989. He is 2.16 m in height and he plays at the center position...

      -  Vladimir Stepania
      Vladimir Stepania
      Vladimir Stepania is a retired Georgian professional basketball player, in the center position.-Basketball career:...

  • Israel Yotam Halperin
    Yotam Halperin
    Yotam Halperin is an Israeli professional basketball player. He is a 1.96 m tall combo guard.Halperin, who is Jewish, was born and raised in Tel Aviv and was the basketball star of Metrowest High School in Ra'anana...


    • Latvia Roberts Štelmahers
      Roberts Štelmahers
      Roberts Štelmahers is a retired Latvian professional basketball player, who played at the Point guard position.Štelmahers was a member of the Latvia national basketball team from 1992 to 2005 participating in four EuroBasket final tournaments in 1997, 2001, 2003 and 2005. He has played a total of...


    • Lithuania Šarūnas Jasikevičius
      Šarunas Jasikevicius
      Šarūnas Jasikevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Panathinaikos BC. He is a member of the Lithuanian national team, and plays the point guard position.-Early years:...

       Mindaugas Žukauskas
      Mindaugas Žukauskas
      Mindaugas Žukauskas is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. He was a captain of the Lithuanian national basketball team. In August 2006 Žukauskas transferred from Montepaschi to another Italian team Scavolini Pesaro...


    • Mali Soumaila Samake
      Soumaila Samake
      Soumaila Samake is a Malian professional basketball player. A 7'0" 245 lb center, he was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft, and played for the Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers...


    • Montenegro Vladimir Golubović
      Vladimir Golubovic
      Vladimir Golubović is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays for Ukrainian club Azovmash.-External links:* *...

       Suad Šehović
      Suad Šehović
      Suad Šehović is a Montenegrin professional basketball player. He currently plays for Bosna Sarajevo.-External links:*...


    • Netherlands Remon van de Hare
      Remon van de Hare
      Remon van de Hare is a Dutch professional basketball player with BMC AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot league....


    • Nigeria Aloysius Anagonye
      Aloysius Anagonye
      Aloysius Anagonye is a Nigerian American professional basketball player with the KK Union Olimpija of the Adriatic Basketball League. A graduate of Michigan State University in 2003, Anagonye has also played for the Basket Livorno and theSutor Basket Montegranaro in Italy...

       Tunji Awojobi
      Tunji Awojobi
      Tunji Femi Awojobi is a retired Nigerian professional basketball player. A former boxer, Awojobi graduated from Boston University in 1997. Following graduation, he played in several European countries, most notably in Israel...

       Olumide Oyedeji
      Olumide Oyedeji
      Olumide Oyedeji is a Nigerian professional basketball player, most notably in the American National Basketball Association....


    • Poland Paweł Kikowski Szymon Szewczyk
      Szymon Szewczyk
      Szymon Szewczyk is a Polish professional basketball player.Szewczyk grew up with PKK Szczecin youth teams. He has been a member of the Polish Junior National Team, the Polish Under-20 National Team and the Polish “B” National Team...


    • Puerto Rico Andrés Rodríguez
      Andrés Rodríguez (basketball)
      Andrés Rodríguez is a professional basketball player currently playing in the Liga ACB with Obradoiro CAB....


    • Republic of Macedonia Dušan Bocevski-  Vlado Ilievski
      Vlado Ilievski
      Vlado Ilievski is a Macedonian professional basketball player. He is a 1.88 m point guard who plays for Anadolu Efes.During his successful career, Ilievski played for KK Partizan, Antbirlik Antalya, FC Barcelona Bàsquet, Lottomatica Roma, VidiVici Bologna, Montepaschi Siena, Tau Cerámica, KK...

  • Russia Vitaly Nosov

    • Serbia Nemanja Aleksandrov
      Nemanja Aleksandrov
      Nemanja Aleksandrov is a Serbian professional basketball player. The 2.10 m power forward currently plays with Scavolini Pesaro....

       Radisav Čurčić
      Radisav Curcic
      Radisav Ćurčić is a Serbian basketball player, who also holds an Israeli citizenship. He is 206 cm tall , and played center.His clubs included:...

      -  Ratko Varda
      Ratko Varda
      Ratko Varda is a professional basketball player. He is a 2.13 m center who plays for Union Olimpija.-Career:...


    • Turkey Ender Arslan
      Ender Arslan
      Ender Arslan is a Turkish professional basketball player of Galatasaray. He is a 1.90 m tall 82 kg point guard...


    • USA Walter Berry Kenny Gregory
      Kenny Gregory
      William Kendrick Gregory is an American professional basketball player. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions. He is 6 ft 5 ¾ in in height. He currently plays for KK Union Olimpija in Slovenia.-Amateur career:Gregory played high-school basketball at Independence High...

       Lorinza Harrington
      Lorinza Harrington
      Lorinza "Junior" Harrington Jr is an American professional basketball player. He recently joined the Polish club Trefl Sopot for the 2010-11 season.-Pro career:...

       Darren Henrie DeMarco Johnson
      DeMarco Johnson
      DeMarco Antonio Johnson is an American professional basketball player.At 6'9", 245 lb forward, Johnson attended and played collegiately for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was selected by the New York Knicks with the 9th pick of the 2nd round of the 1998 NBA Draft...

      -  Ariel McDonald
      Ariel McDonald
      Ariel Rene McDonald is an American-Slovenian basketball player, playing the point guard position for the Italian club Montepaschi Siena...

       Jimmy Oliver
      Jimmy Oliver
      Jimmy Allen Oliver is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round of the 1991 NBA Draft.-1987-1989:...

       Marque Perry
      Marque Perry
      Marque Perry is an American professional basketball player. He is 6'1" in height and he weighs 180 pounds. He plays at the point guard position. He is currently a free agent.-Amateur career:...

       Kevinn Pinkney
      Kevinn Pinkney
      Kevinn Pinkney is an American professional basketball player.-Pro career:Despite a highly successful career as a power forward at the University of Nevada, Reno where he also played with 2007 draft prospect Nick Fazekas and led the overachieving Wolf Pack to the Sweet 16 of the 2005 NCAA...

       John Taylor
      Johnny Taylor (basketball)
      Johnny Antonio Taylor is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. A 6'9" small forward from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Taylor was selected 17th overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic...

       Matt Walsh
      Matt Walsh (basketball)
      Matt Walsh is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for UCAM Murcia in Spain. He is listed at 1.99m , and he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions.- Early years :...


    Notable coaches

    Zmago Sagadin
    Zmago Sagadin
    Zmagoslav "Zmago" Sagadin , whose first name in Slovene means "winner", is a legendary Slovenian basketball coach. He is also a founder of Slovenia's first national basketball team and co-founder of the Adriatic Basketball League...

     (1985-1995, 1996-2002, 2005-2006) Tomo Mahorič (2002-2003, 2006) Sašo Filipovski
    Sašo Filipovski
    Sašo Filipovski is a Slovenia-born Macedonian professional basketball coach. He is the current coach of KK Union Olimpija.-Coaching career:...

     (2003-2005, 2011-) Memi Bečirović
    Memi Bečirovič
    Mehmed "Memi" Bečirovič was the head coach of the Slovenia national basketball team from December 2009 till December 2010, when he was replaced by Božidar Maljković. He coached the national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. He coached for ten teams in Slovenia, Italy, Ukraine,...

     (2007-2008) Aleksandar Džikić
    Aleksandar Džikić
    Aleksandar Džikić is Serbian basketball coach who is currently head coach of BC Lietuvos rytas.-Early career:He began his coaching career in 1991 leading the KK Partizan's youth squad, before being promoted to second assistant for the Partizan full squad...

     (2008) Jure Zdovc
    Jure Zdovc
    Jurij "Jure" Zdovc is a retired Slovenian basketball player and the coach of BC Spartak Saint Petersburg.As junior he start to play for Comet Slovenske Konjice...

     (2008-2011)

    Olimpija players who have played in the NBA

    Radisav Čurčić
    Radisav Curcic
    Radisav Ćurčić is a Serbian basketball player, who also holds an Israeli citizenship. He is 206 cm tall , and played center.His clubs included:...

     Marko Milič
    Marko Milic
    Marko Milič is a Slovenian professional basketball player. Milič's father, Vladimir, was a shot putting champion in the former Yugoslavia. His mother, Metka Papler, is a former successful sportswoman of the same origin...

     Radoslav Nesterovič
    Radoslav Nesterovic
    Radoslav "Rašo" Nesterović , usually referred to in English as Rasho Nesterovic , is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. He holds citizenship in both Slovenia and Greece. In the NBA he played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and Toronto Raptors...

    -  Vladimir Stepania
    Vladimir Stepania
    Vladimir Stepania is a retired Georgian professional basketball player, in the center position.-Basketball career:...

     Boštjan Nachbar Primož Brezec
    Primož Brezec
    Primož Brezec is a Slovenian professional basketball player with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian Super League. He is a 7 ft 1 in tall center. Brezec has played seven seasons in the NBA.-Europe:...

     Soumaila Samake
    Soumaila Samake
    Soumaila Samake is a Malian professional basketball player. A 7'0" 245 lb center, he was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft, and played for the Nets and the Los Angeles Lakers...

    Šarūnas Jasikevičius
    Šarunas Jasikevicius
    Šarūnas Jasikevičius is a Lithuanian professional basketball player who plays for Panathinaikos BC. He is a member of the Lithuanian national team, and plays the point guard position.-Early years:...

     Walter Berry Beno Udrih
    Beno Udrih
    Beno Udrih is a Slovenian 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. -Early career:...

     Jiří Welsch
    Jirí Welsch
    Jiří Welsch is a Czech professional basketball player with Spirou Basket of the Basketball League Belgium. Welsch has played in the National Basketball Association league in the United States, having been drafted in 2002 by the Philadelphia 76ers.-Early years:Welsch began his professional career...

     Aleksandar Radojević
    Aleksandar Radojevic
    Aleksandar Radojević is a professional basketball player who plays for APOEL in Cyprus.-Early life:Radojević was born in either Herceg Novi, or Bijela,Montenegro, or Trebinje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, all in the now former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

    -  Ratko Varda
    Ratko Varda
    Ratko Varda is a professional basketball player. He is a 2.13 m center who plays for Union Olimpija.-Career:...

     Olumide Oyedeji
    Olumide Oyedeji
    Olumide Oyedeji is a Nigerian professional basketball player, most notably in the American National Basketball Association....

    Jimmy Oliver
    Jimmy Oliver
    Jimmy Allen Oliver is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round of the 1991 NBA Draft.-1987-1989:...

     DeMarco Johnson
    DeMarco Johnson
    DeMarco Antonio Johnson is an American professional basketball player.At 6'9", 245 lb forward, Johnson attended and played collegiately for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was selected by the New York Knicks with the 9th pick of the 2nd round of the 1998 NBA Draft...

     Goran Dragič Lorinza Harrington
    Lorinza Harrington
    Lorinza "Junior" Harrington Jr is an American professional basketball player. He recently joined the Polish club Trefl Sopot for the 2010-11 season.-Pro career:...

     Uroš Slokar
    Uroš Slokar
    Uroš Slokar is a Slovenian professional basketball player, formerly of the NBA's Toronto Raptors.-Pro career:After playing two seasons in the Slovenian basketball league, Slokar moved to Italy's Serie A in 2003, where he represented Benneton Treviso and Pallalcesto Amatori Udine...

     Matt Walsh
    Matt Walsh (basketball)
    Matt Walsh is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for UCAM Murcia in Spain. He is listed at 1.99m , and he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions.- Early years :...

     Damir Markota
    Damir Markota
    Damir Markota is a Croatian-Swedish professional basketball player at the forward position. He is 2.09 m tall and 118 kg in weight. His style of play has been compared to that of Vladimir Radmanović...

    Kevinn Pinkney
    Kevinn Pinkney
    Kevinn Pinkney is an American professional basketball player.-Pro career:Despite a highly successful career as a power forward at the University of Nevada, Reno where he also played with 2007 draft prospect Nick Fazekas and led the overachieving Wolf Pack to the Sweet 16 of the 2005 NCAA...

     Danny Green
    Danny Green (basketball)
    Daniel Richard "Danny" Green, Jr. is an American professional basketball player for KK Union Olimpija in Slovenia. He is a 6'6" guard-forward from North Carolina. Danny has the most wins in North Carolina history: he played in more games and had more wins than any Tar Heel before him...


    Euroleague Awards

    Season Name Award
    2001-02   Beno Udrih
    Beno Udrih
    Beno Udrih is a Slovenian 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. -Early career:...

     
    Euroleague Weekly MVP
    2003-04   Dženan Rahimić  Euroleague Weekly MVP
    2006-07   Teemu Rannikko
    Teemu Rannikko
    Teemu Rannikko is a Finnish professional basketball player. He is 1.89 m tall and he weighs 88 kg . He plays at the point guard position. He is currently playing for Pallacanestro Varese.-External links:**...

     
    Euroleague Weekly MVP
    2007-08   Marko Milič
    Marko Milic
    Marko Milič is a Slovenian professional basketball player. Milič's father, Vladimir, was a shot putting champion in the former Yugoslavia. His mother, Metka Papler, is a former successful sportswoman of the same origin...

     
    Euroleague Weekly MVP
    2009-10   Matt Walsh
    Matt Walsh (basketball)
    Matt Walsh is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for UCAM Murcia in Spain. He is listed at 1.99m , and he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions.- Early years :...

     
    Euroleague Weekly MVP
    2010-11   Goran Jagodnik
    Goran Jagodnik
    Goran Jagodnik is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He currently plays with the pro club KK Union Olimpija.-Professional career: Koper Hopsi Polzela...


      Kenny Gregory
    Kenny Gregory
    William Kendrick Gregory is an American professional basketball player. He plays the shooting guard and small forward positions. He is 6 ft 5 ¾ in in height. He currently plays for KK Union Olimpija in Slovenia.-Amateur career:Gregory played high-school basketball at Independence High...

     
    Euroleague Monthly MVP
    Euroleague Monthly MVP Award
    The Euroleague Monthly MVP Award is the award for the Euroleague's best player for each month of the season. The award began in the 2004-05 season.-2004-05 season:-2005-06 season:-2006-07 season:-2007-08 season:-2008-09 season:-2009-10 season:...


    Euroleague Weekly MVP

    Adriatic League Awards

    2001-02   Sandro Nicević
    Sandro Nicevic
    Sandro Nicević is a Croatian professional basketball player.-Pro career:In his professional career, Nicević has played with: Gradine Pula, Franck Zagreb, Benston Zagreb, Cibona Zagreb, Olimpija Ljubljana, Le Mans, AEK Athens, Unicaja Málaga, Beşiktaş, Benetton Treviso.-Croatian national...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2001-02   Jasmin Hukić
    Jasmin Hukić
    Jasmin Hukić is a Bosnian professional basketball player who currently plays for BC Donetsk in Ukraine. He is former captain of Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team.-External links:...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2001-02   Jurica Golemac
    Jurica Golemac
    Jurica Golemac , is a Slovenian-Croatian professional basketball player. He is 2.12m tall and weighs 102 kg . He can play at both the forward and center positions...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2001-02   Jure Zdovc
    Jure Zdovc
    Jurij "Jure" Zdovc is a retired Slovenian basketball player and the coach of BC Spartak Saint Petersburg.As junior he start to play for Comet Slovenske Konjice...

     
    Adriatic League Final MVP
    2004-05   Vladimir Boisa
    Vladimir Boisa
    Vladimir Boisa or Vladimer Boisa is a Georgian professional basketball player. He plays for KK Union Olimpija in the UPC Telemach League, Euroleague and Adriatic League.- National team :...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2005-06   Teemu Rannikko
    Teemu Rannikko
    Teemu Rannikko is a Finnish professional basketball player. He is 1.89 m tall and he weighs 88 kg . He plays at the point guard position. He is currently playing for Pallacanestro Varese.-External links:**...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2005-06   Yotam Halperin
    Yotam Halperin
    Yotam Halperin is an Israeli professional basketball player. He is a 1.96 m tall combo guard.Halperin, who is Jewish, was born and raised in Tel Aviv and was the basketball star of Metrowest High School in Ra'anana...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2006-07   Teemu Rannikko
    Teemu Rannikko
    Teemu Rannikko is a Finnish professional basketball player. He is 1.89 m tall and he weighs 88 kg . He plays at the point guard position. He is currently playing for Pallacanestro Varese.-External links:**...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2006-07   Manuchar Markoishvili
    Manuchar Markoishvili
    |-| align="center" colspan="2" bgcolor="blue" | Manuchar Markoishvili|-| align="right" |Nickname:| Manu||-| align="center" colspan="2" | a|-| width="30%" align="right" | Position:| Shooting Guard|-| align="right" |Height:...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2007-08   Jasmin Hukić
    Jasmin Hukić
    Jasmin Hukić is a Bosnian professional basketball player who currently plays for BC Donetsk in Ukraine. He is former captain of Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team.-External links:...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2007-08   Goran Dragić  Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2008-09   Vladimir Golubović
    Vladimir Golubovic
    Vladimir Golubović is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays for Ukrainian club Azovmash.-External links:* *...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2008-09   Lorinza Harrington
    Lorinza Harrington
    Lorinza "Junior" Harrington Jr is an American professional basketball player. He recently joined the Polish club Trefl Sopot for the 2010-11 season.-Pro career:...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2009-10   Matt Walsh
    Matt Walsh (basketball)
    Matt Walsh is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for UCAM Murcia in Spain. He is listed at 1.99m , and he plays at the small forward and shooting guard positions.- Early years :...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2009-10   Gašper Vidmar  Adriatic League Weekly MVP
    2011-12   Damir Markota
    Damir Markota
    Damir Markota is a Croatian-Swedish professional basketball player at the forward position. He is 2.09 m tall and 118 kg in weight. His style of play has been compared to that of Vladimir Radmanović...

     
    Adriatic League Weekly MVP

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