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Saša Zagorac
Saša Zagorac (born 1 January 1984) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He plays as forward and is the younger brother of Željko Zagorac. He announced his retirement on 18 July 2020. National team career Zagorac was a member of Slovenia U18, U19, U20, and U21 national team. He played at 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship. He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to t ... in eighth-finals. In 2017 he became a champion in European Basketball Championship; with his experiences he played an important role in Slovenian team's mental preparation and scored some crucial points in semi-final's win over Spain. References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zagorac, Sasa 1984 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubljana
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Soproni KC
Soproni Kosárlabda Club, commonly known as Soproni KC or Sopron, is a professional basketball team based in Sopron, Hungary. The team competes in the Hungarian first tier Nemzeti Bajnokság I, and play their home games at the MKB Aréna Sopron, which has a capacity of 2,500. Honours Domestic competitions Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (''National Championship of Hungary'') * ''Third place (1): 2013–14'' Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ... (''National Cup of Hungary'') * ''Finalist (2): 2014, 2023'' Season by season : Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary. Current roster Depth chart Notable former players * Brynton Lemar References {{Hungarian basketball teams Basketball teams in Hungary Basketball teams es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was an international basketball competition held in Germany in 2002. Final ranking 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Awards External linksFIBA Archive {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA 2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ... 2002–03 in European basketball 2002–03 in German basketball International youth basketball competitions hosted by Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
The FIBA U18 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U18 European Championship, originally known as the FIBA European Championship for Juniors. It is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1964 edition. It was held biennially through the 2002 edition. From the 2004 edition onward, it has been held every year. It serves as the qualification tournament for the FIBA Under-19 World Cup, for the FIBA Europe region. The current champions are Germany. Division A Results Medal table *Source: *1 Since 1992, Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia are defunct. *2 FR Yugoslavia was formed in 1992 and renamed to Serbia and Montenegro in 2003. As of 2006, Serbia and Montenegro is defunct. *3 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) competed only in 1992. Participating nations : As FR Yugoslavia (1992–2002, 2 participations, 1 medal) and as Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006, 3 participations, 1 medal) MVP Awards (since 1998) Division B Resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia Men's National Under-20 Basketball Team
The Slovenia men's national under-20 basketball team () is the representative for Slovenia in international under-20 basketball competitions, and it is organized and run by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia (''Košarkarska zveza Slovenije''). The Slovenia under-20 national basketball team represents Slovenia at the FIBA U20 European Championship. Competitive record FIBA U20 EuroBasket FIBA Under-21 World Championship :Note: The FIBA Under-21 World Championship was a men's under-21 basketball competition organized by FIBA. It discontinued in 2005. Team Past rosters 1994 Europe Under-22 Championship: finished 8th among 12 teams4. Gorazd Murovec, 5. Radoslav Nesterović, 6. Marko Milič, 7. Aleš Kunc, 8. Radovan Trifunović, 9. Miha Šetina, 10. Klemen Zaletel, 11. Marko Tušek, 12. Slavko Duščak, 13. Boris Gorenc, 14. Luka Jovanovič, 15. Matjaž Cizej (Coach: Lado Gorjan) 1996 Europe Under-22 Championship: finished 7th among 12 teams4. Igor Thaler, 5. Ervin Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The 2004 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship was the seventh edition of the FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. The city of Brno, in the Czech Republic, hosted the tournament. Slovenia national basketball team, Slovenia won their second title. Teams * * * * * * * * * * * * Squads Qualification Twenty-five national teams entered the qualifying round. They were allocated in five groups. The first two teams from groups A, B, C, D and the first three teams from group E qualified for the tournament, where they joined Czech Republic men's national under-20 basketball team, Czech Republic (qualified as hosts). Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Preliminary round The twelve teams were allocated in two groups of six teams each. Group A Group B Knockout stage 9th–12th playoffs Championship 5th–8th playoffs Final standings Stats leaders Points Rebounds Assists All-Tournament Team * Yotam Halperin * Ivan Kol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
The FIBA U20 EuroBasket is the new name for the FIBA U20 European Championship, originally known as the European Championship for Men '22 and Under'. It is a men's youth basketball competition that was inaugurated with the 1992 edition. Through the 2004 edition, it was held biennially, but since the 2005 edition, it is held every year. The tournament was originally an Under-22 age tournament, but it is now an Under-20 age tournament. The current champions are France. Starting with the 2005 B edition, a Division B tournament, which is the secondary level of the European Under-20 Basketball Championship, is also organized. Since the 2013 B edition, the top three placed teams at each year's Division B tournament are promoted to the next year's Division A Championship. This way, the three bottom teams of the Division A Championship are relegated to the next year's Division B Championship. The current champions of Division B are Romania. Division A The Division A is the top leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroBasket 2017
EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe and held between 31 August and 17 September 2017. Beginning from 2017, the continental championships take place every four years with a similar system of qualification as for the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Like the previous edition, the tournament was co-hosted by four countries. Games in the group stage were held in Turkey, Finland, Israel and Romania. The knock-out phase was played in Istanbul, Turkey. Slovenia won their first-ever tournament after defeating Serbia 93–85 in the final. Spain won the bronze medal by beating Russia with the same result. Host selection Following the decision to relocate the 2015 tournament, original hosts Ukraine were offered the chance to host the 2017 edition, but they declined, citing the War in Donbas (2014–2022), ongoing unrest in the country. Countries expressed interest in hosting were Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland (possible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroBasket
EuroBasket, also commonly referred to as the European Basketball Championship, is the main international basketball competition that is contested quadrennially, by the senior men's national teams that are governed by FIBA Europe, which is the European zone within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation. The competition was first held in EuroBasket 1935, 1935. The former Soviet Union men's national basketball team, Soviet Union holds the record for most gold medals with a total of 14. The tournament is generally held in August or September, in the offseason of major club competitions. The current defending champion is Spain men's national basketball team, Spain, who won the EuroBasket 2022, 2022 title. History Beginning The first championships was held three years after the establishment of FIBA, in EuroBasket 1935, 1935. Switzerland was chosen as the host country, and ten countries joined. Only one qualifying match was played between Portugal and Spain. With a complicate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
The Slovenian Basketball League (), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga OTP banka due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia and consists of eleven clubs. The most successful team is KK Cedevita Olimpija, Cedevita Olimpija with 22 titles. History The league was founded in 1991, shortly after Slovenia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia. Before the independence, the Slovenian Republic League was played as a second or third level of Yugoslav basketball. KK Olimpija, Olimpija, ŽKK Ljubljana, Ljubljana, KD Slovan, Slovan, ŽKK Maribor, KK Lesonit, Lesonit, and AKK Branik Maribor, Branik Maribor were the only Slovenian teams that played in the Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League, Yugoslav First Federal League. Names Since 1991, the league has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names: *Liga Kolinska (1998–2001) *HYPO Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedevita Olimpija
Košarkarski klub Cedevita Olimpija (), 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 League and the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, Slovenian First League. The club was established in 2019 after the merger of the most successful Slovenian club KK Olimpija, Olimpija and the Croatian powerhouse KK Cedevita, Cedevita. Cedevita Olimpija inherited 70 trophies of both predecessors and their competition licences for its inaugural season. History Background KK Cedevita Olimpija is an outcome of a merger of two clubs from Croatia–Slovenia relations, neighboring countries, the Slovenian club KK Olimpija, Petrol Olimpija from Ljubljana and the Croatian team KK Cedevita, Cedevita from Zagreb, which is the first such instance of two clubs from different countries merging. Olimpija was the winner of 17 Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, Slovenian Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
