Vladimir Štimac

Vladimir Štimac

Štimac during his stint with Unicaja Málaga in December 2013.
No. 51 – Crvena zvezda Telekom Belgrade
Position Center
League Basketball League of Serbia
ABA League
Euroleague
Personal information
Born (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2005 KK Beovuk 72
2005–2006 Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2006–2007 Žalgiris Kaunas
2007–2008 Valmiera
2008–2010 Crvena zvezda
2010–2011 Ventspils
2011 ČEZ Nymburk
2011–2012 Olin Edirne Basket
2012–2013 Banvit
2013–2014 Unicaja Málaga
2014–2015 Bayern Munich
2015 Estudiantes
2015–present Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Competitor for  Serbia
World Cup
2014 Spain Team
Universiade
2011 Shenzhen Team
2009 Belgrade Team
U20 European Championship
2007 Slovenia Team
Competitor for  Serbia and Montenegro
U18 European Championship
2005 Serbia and Montenegro Team

Vladimir Štimac (Serbian: Владимир Штимац, born August 25, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Crvena zvezda of the Basketball League of Serbia. He also represented the Serbian national team internationally. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he plays the center position.

Professional career

Vladimir grew up with KK Beovuk 72 youth team, and later spent two years in Lithuania and one in Latvia before returning to Serbia. During his first season abroad, he played for Lithuanian 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 2007–08 season.

He played for the Orlando Magic in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010.[1] In September 2010, he signed with the Latvian team BK Ventspils, but was released two months later.[2] In November 2010, he signed contract for remainder of season with ČEZ Nymburk.[3]

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Olin Edirne Basket.[4] In 30 games of Turkish League, he averaged 14.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. For the 2012–13 season he moved to Banvit.[5]

In September 2013, he signed a 1+1 contract with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga.[6] In June 2014, he left Unicaja.[7][8]

In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Bayern Munich.[9]

On October 2, 2015, he signed a preliminary agreement with the Spanish team Estudiantes.[10] On October 27, 2015, he returned to Crvena zvezda signing a contract for the rest of the season.[11]

Serbian national team

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

Štimac represented the Serbian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2013. He was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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.

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2006–07 Žalgiris 2 1 18.0 .600 .000 .333 4.0 .5 .0 .0 4.0 6.5
2013–14 Unicaja 23 4 17.2 .603 .000 .524 5.1 .6 .3 .4 7.6 9.9
2014–15 Bayern 10 2 15.3 .542 .333 .667 4.1 .6 .2 .2 6.9 7.8
Career 35 7 16.7 .592 .167 .555 4.7 .6 .3 .3 7.2 9.1

References

  1. ↑ NBA Summer League Rosters – Orlando
  2. ↑ Ventspils releases Vladimir Stimac
  3. ↑ CEZ NYMBURK nabs Stimac at center
  4. ↑ Olin Edirne lands big man Vladimir Stimac
  5. ↑ Vladimir Štimac moves to Banvit
  6. ↑ "UNICAJA completes frontcourt with Stimac". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Vladimir Stimac left Unicaja". Eurobasket.com. Jun 22, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ "B92: Vladimir Štimac slobodan igrač" (in Serbian). B92.net. June 21, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  9. ↑ "FC Bayern Munich adds big men Stimac and Jagla". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Principio de acuerdo con el pívot serbio Vladimir Stimac". clubestudiantes.com (in Spanish). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  11. ↑ "Vladimir Štimac ponovo u Crvenoj zvezdi!". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

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