Jure Balažič (born September 12, 1980) is a Slovenian retired professional
basketball
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player. He is a 204 cm tall
power forward
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position.
Slovenia national team
Balažić was first time called to Slovenia national basketball team in 2012 on prep camp. He made his official debut on
Eurobasket 2013
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France defeated Lithuania in th ...
, making him the oldest debutant for Slovenia at 31 years, 11 months, and 23 days. He was also member of Slovenia at
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
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. He represented Slovenia at the
2015 EuroBasket
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where they were eliminated by
Latvia
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in eighth finals.
References
External links
TBLStat.net ProfileEurocup ProfileKrka profile
1980 births
Living people
ABA League players
APOEL B.C. players
Atomerőmű SE players
Erdemirspor players
Gaziantep Basketbol players
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor basketball players
KK Krka players
KK Zagreb players
Sportspeople from Novo Mesto
Power forwards
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Slovenian men's basketball players
Basketball players from Ljubljana
Tofaş S.K. players
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
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