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| Nickname(s) | Sany boy |
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| Position | Point Guard Shooting Guard |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| League | Italian League |
| Team | Benetton Treviso |
| Born | May 19, 1981 Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovenian |
| Draft | 2nd round, 46th overall, 2003 Denver Nuggets |
| Pro career | 1998–present |
| Career history | Bistrica (1995–96) Maribor Ovni (1996–97) Pivovarna Laško (1997–99) Union Olimpija (1999–01) Virtus Bologna (2001–02) Krka Novo Mesto (2003–04) Casti Group Varese (2004–05) Climamio Bologna (2005–06) Panathinaikos (2006–08) Lottomatica Roma (2008–09) Union Olimpija (2009) AJ Milano (2010) Türk Telekom B.K. (2010–11) CSKA Moscow (2011) Benetton Treviso (2011–...) |
| Awards | FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship MVP 1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP 2000 Greek All Star Game 3 Point Shootout Champion 2007 |
Sani Bečirović (born May 19, 1981 in Maribor, SR Slovenia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian 1.96 m (6'5") professional basketball player currently plays for the Benetton Treviso, that plays at both point guard and shooting guard positions. His father is Memi Bečirović, former coach of the Slovenian national team.
He was selected in the second round (46th overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets.
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Bečirović played for the Slovenian youth teams of KK Bistrica and he made his debut with them during the 1995-96 season. He then moved to the Slovenian club Maribor Ovni for the 1996-97 season. He then moved to the Slovenian Premiere A League team Pivovarna Laško, where he played from 1997–99 and next to the Slovenian team Olimpija Ljubljana, where he played from 1999-01. With Olimpija Ljubljana he won the 2001 Slovenian League Championship and the 2000 and 2001 Slovenian Cups. He also played in Slovenia with Krka Novo Mesto in the 2003-04 season.
He played in the Italian A1 league with Virtus Bologna during the 2001-02 season, where he won the 2002 Italian Cup. He also played with the Italian clubs Casti Group Varese in the 2004-05 season and Climamio Bologna in the 2005-2006 season, where he won the 2005 Italian Super Cup.
Bečirović then moved to the Greek club Panathinaikos, where he won the Euroleague 2006-07 championship, two Greek Cups (2007, 2008) and two Greek Championships (2007, 2008).[1] He signed for AJ Milano on January 16, 2010.[2] In October 2010 he signed a two-year contract with Türk Telekom B.K..[3] In March 2011 he left Türk Telekom B.K. by mutual agreement and then signed with CSKA Moscow until the end of the 2010-11 season.[4] Imn August 2011 he moved to Italian club Benetton Treviso for one season.[5]
Bečirović was a member of the Slovenian national basketball teams that competed at the 1999 FIBA European Championship, the 2001 FIBA European Championship, the 2005 FIBA European Championship, and the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
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| Preceded by Igor Rakočević |
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP 2000 |
Succeeded by Nikos Zisis |
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