Luka Rupnik (born 20 May 1993) is a Slovenian professional

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player for San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish

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and the

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. Standing at , he plays at the point guard position.

Professional career

After spending four seasons in Slovenian powerhouse Union Olimpija, in Summer 2016 he moved to Actel Força Lleida of the

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. On 1 November 2016, after averaging 15 points and 6.8 assists in the first six games of the season, he agreed a three-year contract with Liga ACB and EuroCup team Montakit Fuenlabrada. On 10 September 2019, Rupnik signed one-year contract with Belgian vice-champion

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. Rupnik averaged 10 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the Belgian league and BCL. On 25 July 2020, he signed with

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of the Czech NBL. On 16 October 2020, he signed with

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of the Liga ACB. On 6 December 2020, Rupnik signed with

Cedevita Olimpija Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija ( en, Cedevita Olimpija Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Cedevita Olimpija or simply Olimpija, is a men's professional basketball club based in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club competes in the ABA Le ...

of the Slovenian League. Rupnik averaged 5.3 points and 4.3 assists per game. On 9 December 2021, Rupnik signed with Semt77 Yalovaspor of the Turkish

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(BSL). He averaged 11.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, league-high 8.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game. On 7 November 2022, Rupnik signed with for San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish

until the end of the 2022–23 season.

International career

Rupnik debuted for

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at the

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. He also represented Slovenia at the

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where they were eliminated by Latvia in the round of 16.

References

External links

Luka Rupnik
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Luka Rupnik
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Luka Rupnik
at realgm.com 1993 births Living people ABA League players Antwerp Giants players Baloncesto Fuenlabrada players Basket Zaragoza players Basketball Nymburk players Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Força Lleida CE players KK Cedevita Olimpija players KK Olimpija players Liga ACB players Olympic basketball players of Slovenia People from Idrija Point guards Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Spain Slovenian expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Slovenian men's basketball players Yalovaspor BK players {{Slovenia-basketball-bio-stub