Gašper Vidmar

Gašper Vidmar

Vidmar in 2016
No. 14 – Banvit B.K.
Position Center
League Turkish Basketball Super League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1987-09-14) September 14, 1987
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenian
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2003–present
Career history
2003–2005 Jance STZ
2005–2007 Geoplin Slovan
2007–2014 Fenerbahçe
2009–2010 → Union Olimpija
2012–2013 → Beşiktaş
2014–2015 Darüşşafaka
2015–present Banvit
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Slovenia
U20 European Championship
2006 Turkey U20 National Team

Gašper Vidmar (born September 14, 1987) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who plays for Banvit of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).

Professional career

Vidmar played in youth categories of Geoplin Slovan in Slovenia. He made his professional debut with Jance STZ in the Slovenian minors during the 2003–04 season. In 2005, he returned to Slovan.

In 2007, he signed a multi-year deal with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. On September 8, 2009, he was loaned to Union Olimpija, of his native Slovenia, for the 2009–10 season.[1] On April 2, 2010, he left Olimpija and returned to Fenerbahçe.[2]

On July 11, 2012, he was loaned to Beşiktaş for the 2012–13 season.[3]

For the 2013–14 season he returned to Fenerbahçe.[4] In early February 2014, he suffered a season-ending injury.[5][6]

In October 2014, he signed with Darüşşafaka for the 2014–15 season.[7]

In July 2015, he joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[8] He didn't make the roster and on July 15, 2015, he signed with Banvit.[9] On June 28, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension with Banvit.[10]

International career

He was a Slovenia national team player and played over 100 times. He has been with national team in EuroBasket 2007 and 2010 FIBA World Championship.

References

  1. ↑ Union Olimpija gets big man Gasper Vidmar
  2. ↑ Vidmar left Lubiana. The Slovenian team to close?
  3. ↑ Besiktas officially signs Gasper Vidmar
  4. ↑ Gasper Vidmar will stay with Fenerbahce
  5. ↑ Fenerbahce's big man Vidmar out with knee injury
  6. ↑ Fenerbahce lost Vidmar for the season, Zoric at least two weeks
  7. ↑ Gašper Vidmar ponovno v tekmovalnem pogonu (in Slovene)
  8. ↑ New Orleans Pelicans summer roster includes four players with official NBA experience
  9. ↑ Gasper Vidmar Banvit'te (in Turkish)
  10. ↑ Banvit signs Gasper Vidmar to a two-year contract extension


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