Vladimir Štimac

Vladimir Štimac
Position Center
Height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Weight 255 lb (116 kg)
League Turkish Basketball League
Team Olin Edirne Basket
Born August 25, 1987 (1987-08-25) (age 24)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Pro career 2004–present
Career history KK Beovuk 72 (2004–05)
Žalgiris-Sabonio (2005–06)
BC Žalgiris (2006–07)
SK Valmiera (2007–2008)
KK Crvena Zvezda (2008–10)
BK Ventspils (2010)
ČEZ Basketball (2011)
Olin Edirne Basket (2011–present)
Awards SEB BBL 4 time Player of the Month
Medal record
Competitor for  Serbia
Universiade
Gold 2009 Belgrade Team Competition
Gold 2011 Shenzhen Team Competition

Vladimir Štimac (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Штимац), (born August 25, 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia) is a Serbian professional basketball player, currently playing with Olin Edirne Basket.

Vladimir grew up with KK Beovuk 72 youth team, and later spent tow years in Lithuania and one in Latvia before returning to Serbia. During his first season abroad, he played for Lithuanian giants BC Žalgiris reserves team and managed to make it into the first team for the next season. In order to get a chance to play as a first team regular, he was allowed to spend his third SEB BBL year with Latvian side SK Valmiera, where he was with no doubt the best player in the 2007–2008 season.

He managed to win a 2007 U20 European Championship gold medal as a member of the Serbian U20 National Team 2007.

He played for the Orlando Magic in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010.[1]

In November, 2010 he signed a one-year contract with ČEZ Basketball Nymburk.[2]

In summer of 2011, he signed Olin Edirne Basket.

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