Saša Zagorac
Saša Zagorac (born 1 January 1984) is Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He stands 2.06 m and plays as forward. He is younger brother of Željko Zagorac.[1] He announced his retirement on 18 July 2020.[2]
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| Born | 1 January 1984 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Slovenian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2006 / Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Union Olimpija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | → Birokrat SQL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Superfund Kapfenberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | KK Rogla Atras | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Postojnska Jama Postojna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Caja Rural Melilla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Gandía | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Alaior Menorcarentals.com Coinga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Shiraz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Banca Tercas Teramo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Knet & Éniac | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Aget Service Imola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Grosuplje | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Zlatorog Laško | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Union Olimpija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Lukoil Academic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Parma Basket | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Soproni KC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Krka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Al-Riffa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2019 | Trefl Sopot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Cedevita Olimpija | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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References
- "Željko in Saša Zagorac: Od pokvarjenega avta do lepila za protezo". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- "Saša Zagorac retired from basketball". Sportando. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/lid_38135_cp/1/pid/39593/q/zagorac/rpp//_//players.html
- "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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