Jaka Lakovič

Jaka Lakovič

Lakovič with Galatasaray.
FC Barcelona Lassa B
Position Point guard
League LEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1978-07-09) July 9, 1978
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenian
Listed height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2000 / Undrafted
Playing career 1996–present
Career history
1996–2001 Geoplin Slovan
2001–2002 Krka Novo Mesto
2002–2006 Panathinaikos Athens
2006–2011 FC Barcelona
2011–2013 Galatasaray
2013–2014 Sidigas Avellino
2014–2015 Royal Halı Gaziantep
2015–present FC Barcelona Lassa B
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's Basketball
Competitor for  Slovenia
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
1998 Italy National Team

Jaka Lakovič (born July 9, 1978) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for FC Barcelona Lassa B of the LEB Oro. He is a 186 cm tall point guard.

Professional career

In his pro career Lakovič played with the following clubs: Geoplin Slovan and Krka Novo Mesto of the Slovenian League, Panathinaikos Athens of the Greek League, FC Barcelona of the Spanish League, Galatasaray of the Turkish League, and Avellino of the Italian League.

His brilliant performances during the 2004–05 Euroleague season, wearing the Panathinaikos jersey, earned him an All-Euroleague Second Team selection, as he reached the Euroleague Final Four. In 2005, he was also named the MVP of the Greek Cup and the Greek League MVP. He won the Euroleague championship in 2010, while a member of FC Barcelona.

In July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Galatasaray.[1][2] In January 2013, he signed with Sidigas Avellino until the end of the season.[3] In September 2013, he extended his contract with Avellino for one more season.[4]

In December 2014, he signed with Royal Halı Gaziantep.[5]

In September 2015, he signed with the FC Barcelona Lassa's reserve team.[6] He also announced this would be his last year as professional player, before starting to coach in the youth teams of FC Barcelona.[7]

Slovenian national team

Lakovič competed for the senior men's Slovenian national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and also at 7 straight FIBA EuroBaskets, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013.

Euroleague career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Note: The Euroleague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season, he also played in domestic competition.

† Denotes seasons in which Lakovič's team won the Euroleague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2001–02 Krka 14 13 32.5 .491 .436 .890 2.1 3.8 2.0 .0 20.9 22.4
2002–03 Panathinaikos 19 6 23.7 .504 .500 .891 1.8 2.6 .5 .0 9.4 9.3
2003–04 Panathinaikos 20 15 29.2 .448 .358 .846 2.1 2.4 1.3 .1 13.3 14.3
2004–05 Panathinaikos 25 19 31.5 .445 .353 .839 2.1 2.8 1.4 .0 15.1 15.7
2005–06 Panathinaikos 22 21 31.0 .400 .370 .838 1.4 2.5 1.1 .1 14.4 13.7
2006–07 Barcelona 23 19 24.7 .429 .398 .768 1.7 3.5 .9 .0 10.3 11.0
2007–08 Barcelona 23 20 25.4 .388 .358 .807 2.2 3.0 1.0 .0 12.2 12.5
2008–09 Barcelona 18 11 22.6 .435 .413 .881 1.3 2.9 .8 .0 9.9 10.3
2009–10† Barcelona 19 0 13.5 .416 .439 .879 .8 1.3 .5 .0 6.2 5.9
2010–11 Barcelona 19 3 24.7 .426 .365 .643 .5 1.9 .2 .1 6.4 5.6
2011–12 Galatasaray 16 8 26.2 .396 .361 .818 1.9 2.7 .3 .1 9.7 10.0
Career 218 135 25.2 .433 .386 .836 1.6 2.7 .9 .0 11.6 11.8

Honors

Panathinaikos

FC Barcelona

Slovenian national team

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Galatasaray announces Jaka Lakovic.
  2. ↑ Jaka Lakovič signs with Galatasaray.
  3. ↑ Sidigas Avellino announced Jaka Lakovic.
  4. ↑ Scandone Avellino officially re-signed Jaka Lakovic
  5. ↑ Royal Hali lands Jaka Lakovic
  6. ↑ Jaka Lakovic signs with Barcelona B team
  7. ↑ "Lakovic, experiencia contrastada para el Barça Lassa B". acb.com (in Spanish). 15 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

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