Uroš Slokar

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Uroš Slokar
乌家
No. 55 – Estudiantes
Position Power forward / Center
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1983-05-14) May 14, 1983
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenian
Listed height 6 ft 10.75 in (210 cm)
Listed weight 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58th overall
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Pro playing career 2001–present
Career history
2001–2003 Slovan Ljubljana
2003–2005 Benetton Treviso
2005 Snaidero Udine
2005–2006 Benetton Treviso
2006-2007 Toronto Raptors
2007–2008 Triumph Lyubertsy
2008–2009 Fortitudo Bologna
2009–2010 Union Olimpija
2010 Montepaschi Siena
2010–2011 Assignia Manresa
2011–2012 Virtus Roma
2012–2013 Gran Canaria
2013 Alba Berlin
2013–present Estudiantes
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x Italian Champion (2006, 2010)
  • 3x Italian Cup Winner (2004, 2005, 2010)

Uroš Slokar (Chinese: 乌家) (Slovenian pronunciation: [ˈurɔʃ ˈslokar]; born May 14, 1983) 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. Upon his 2005 NBA Draft selection by the Toronto Raptors (58th overall), he remained a further season in Europe. His NBA season input consisted of 20 games, whose outcomes were often decided, as the Raptors won a first ever Atlantic Division title.

On August 16, 2007, Slokar signed a one-year deal with Triumph Lyubertsy, formerly known as Dynamo Moscow Region, which plays in the Russian Super League and the European Eurocup. After one season in Russia, he returned to Italy and signed with Fortitudo Bologna for the next two years.

For the 2009-10 season he returned to Slovenia, where he played for Union Olimpija. He later left the club for Montepaschi Siena.

In October 2010 he signed with the Spanish League club Assignia Manresa.[1]

In August 2011 he signed with Lottomatica Roma.[2] One year later, in July 2012, he came back to Spain to play with CB Gran Canaria.[3] On October 31, 2013, he signed a six-week contract with Alba Berlin.[4]

In December 2013, he signed a two-month deal with CB Estudiantes.[5][6]

Slovenian national team

Slokar (#4) at Eurobasket 2009

Internationally, Slokar has played with Slovenia at the 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the 2005 FIBA European Championship, the 2007 FIBA European Championship, the 2009 FIBA European Championship, the 2011 FIBA European Championship, the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008, the 2006 FIBA World Championship and the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Awards and achievements

References

  1. ↑ Assignia Manresa lands Uros Slokar
  2. ↑ Virtus Roma officially announces Clay Tucker and Uros Slokar
  3. ↑ Uros Slokar, versatilidad y anotación para el Gran Canaria 2014 ACB.com
  4. ↑ "ALBA BERLIN adds Slokar on short-term deal". Eurocupbasketball.com. Retrieved 7 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ "El internacional esloveno Uros Slokar refuerza la pintura de Tuenti Móvil Estudiantes". Clubestudiantes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Estudiantes announced Uros Slokar". Sportando.net. Retrieved 16 December 2013. 

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