Jure Zdovc

Jure Zdovc
Royal Halı Gaziantep
Position Head coach
League Turkish Basketball League
Personal information
Born December 13, 1966
Slovenske Konjice, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenian
Career information
NBA draft 1988 / Undrafted
Pro career 1983–2003
Position Point guard
Career history
1983–91 Olimpija (Smelt)
1991–92 Virtus Bologna (Knorr)
1992–93 Limoges
1993–96 Iraklis
1997 Racing Paris
1997–98 Tofaş
1998–00 Olimpija (Union)
2000–01 Panionios
2001–02 Olimpija (Union)
2002–03 Slovan
2003 Split
Career highlights and awards
  • Euroleague champion - 1993
  • LNB Champion -1993
  • Adriatic League champion - 2002
  • 3x Slovenian Basketball League champion - 1999, 2000, 2002
  • 3x Slovenian National Cup champion - 1999, 2000, 2002
  • A1 Liga champion - 2003
Career statistics
Points 13,245

Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (born 13 December 1966) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player and is current head coach of Royal Halı Gaziantep in Turkish Basketball League.[1]

Playing career

Club career

As a junior Zdovc started to play for Comet Slovenske Konjice. He played for Olimpija, Virtus Bologna, Limoges, Iraklis, Helios Domžale, Racing Paris, Panionios, Split and Geoplin Slovan.

Playing for Olimpija, Jure Zdovc won 2 Slovenian league titles, 3 Slovenian Cups and the 2002 Adriatic League.

In 1993 he won the Euroleague and the French championship playing for Limoges. In 1997 as a Paris Racing player he won the French championship.

Yugoslav national team

Zdovc was a member of the Yugoslavia National Squad that won the gold medal at the 1989 and 1991 European Championships. He also won the gold medal in the 1990 World Championship.

Coaching career

Zdovc was the head coach of the Slovenian national basketball team. He was named the Eurocup Coach of the Year in 2012.[2]

Teams coached and managed

Honors and titles

Playing career

Coaching career

References

External links

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