Jaka Klobučar (born August 19, 1987) is a Slovenian professional
basketball
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player who was a member of the
Slovenian national basketball team
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from 2007 to 2017. Standing at , he plays the
point guard
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,
shooting guard
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and
small forward
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positions. During his career, he has won the
Slovenian League championship four times and was named the Finals MVP in 2024.
Professional career
Klobučar has played with
Krka Novo Mesto,
Geoplin Slovan,
Partizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...
,
Union Olimpija,
Ostuni Basket and
ratiopharm ulm
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.
On 4 September 2015 he signed for
İstanbul BB, where he spent three seasons. On 7 August 2018 he signed with
Galatasaray
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of the Turkish
Basketbol Süper Ligi
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(BSL).
On 3 November 2019 he signed with
Élan Chalon
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of the French
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.
On 20 January 2021 he moved back to Turkey for
Büyükçekmece Basketbol
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.
On 9 November 2021 Klobučar signed with
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of the
Greek Basket League
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, temporarily replacing the injured
Olivier Hanlan
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on the team's roster. On December 10 of the same year, he officially parted ways with the Greek club, having appeared in two league matches and averaging 7.5 points and 3 assists per contest.
During the 2023–2024 season, Klobučar played for
Cedevita Olimpija
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in the
Slovenian League and helped the team win the national championship, the
Slovenian Cup and the
Super Cup
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.
In January 2025, Klobučar with
Geoplin Slovan.
Later that month, he left the team and signed with
Stjarnan
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Basketball Men's basketball
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of the Icelandic
Úrvalsdeild karla.
National team career
Klobučar competed for the senior
Slovenian national basketball team
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at the
2007 FIBA European Championship,
Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008,
2009 FIBA European Championship, and
2010 FIBA World Championship
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.
He represented Slovenia at the
2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by
Latvia
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in eighth finals.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
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2008–09
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Union Olimpija
, 9 , , 4 , , 16.1 , , .237 , , .125 , , .667 , , 2.2 , , .9 , , .4 , , .0 , , 3.8 , , 1.8
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2009–10
, 9 , , 4 , , 11.1 , , .350 , , .417 , , .333 , , .9 , , .6 , , .8 , , .0 , , 2.3 , , .6
, -
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2010–11
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Partizan
, 16 , , 2 , , 10.4 , , .313 , , .194 , , .625 , , .8 , , .7 , , .4 , , .0 , , 2.8 , , .6
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, 34 , , 10 , , 12.5 , , .292 , , .220 , , .605 , , 1.2 , , .7 , , .5 , , .0 , , 3.0 , , 1.0
References
External links
Jaka Klobučarat aba-liga.com
Jaka Klobučarat euroleague.net
Jaka Klobučarat tblstat.net
*
1987 births
Living people
2010 FIBA World Championship players
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
ABA League players
Aris B.C. players
Élan Chalon players
Galatasaray S.K. (men's basketball) players
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor basketball players
KD Slovan players
KK Krka players
KK Olimpija players
KK Partizan players
Point guards
Ratiopharm Ulm players
Shooting guards
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Serbia
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Germany
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Greece
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Iceland
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Italy
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Slovenian men's basketball players
Stjarnan men's basketball players
Sportspeople from Novo Mesto
Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players
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