Žiga Dimec
Žiga Dimec (born 20 February 1993) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team.
 Dimec with Slovenia in 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| No. 27 – Cedevita Olimpija | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | |||||||||||||
| League | ABA League Slovenian League | |||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
| Born | February 20, 1993 Celje, Slovenia | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Slovenian | |||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 113 kg (249 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2015 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Zlatorog Laško | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | → Konjice | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Rogaška | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Krka | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | Bayreuth | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Lietkabelis | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Sixt Primorska | |||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Cedevita Olimpija | |||||||||||||
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Professional career
Dimec played in youth categories with Zlatorog Laško. For the 2010–11 season he was loaned to Konjice of the Slovenian Second League. From 2011 to 2014 he played with Zlatorog Laško. For the 2014–15 season he moved to Rogaška. In July 2015, he signed with Krka.[1]
On September 3, 2018 Dimec signed three-months deal with Medi Bayreuth.[2]
On November 27, 2018 Dimec signed with Lithuanian team BC Lietkabelis.[3]
National team career
With Slovenia's junior national teams, Dimec played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Dimec became a member of the senior Slovenian national basketball team in 2016. He played at the EuroBasket 2017.