Jurica Golemac (born 29 May 1977) is a Slovenian professional

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coach and former player currently serving as head coach for Dubai Basketball in the

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. He played at both the forward and center positions.

Professional career

In his professional career, Golemac played for Zrinjevac, Union Olimpija, Geoplin Slovan, Efes Pilsen, Cibona, Ural Great, Hapoel Jerusalem, Paris-Levallois, Panellinios, Virtus Roma, Panathinaikos,

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, Colossus Rhodes,

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, Sidigas Avellino and Krka. He retired from professional basketball in January 2013 after knee injury. Internationally, Golemac played for the Slovenia national team and represented the country at the

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and

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editions of

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Coaching career

Golemac started his coaching career as an assistant coach to Slaven Rimac at Cibona, in November 2013. The surprising victory at the 2013–14 ABA League final four in

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was followed by a string of bad results which resulted in Rimac and Golemac being sacked in December 2015. In 2016, Golemac was appointed the assistant coach of the Georgia national team and the head coach of Tajfun Šentjur of the Slovenian League. In May 2017, Golemac was named the head coach of Koper Primorska. In his inaugural season with the club, Primorska won first trophies in its history, including the Slovenian Cup and Supercup. In 2019, Primorska managed to win the ABA League Second Division, being consequently promoted to the First Division. Besides this success, the club also won the first domestic league title, and the second domestic cup in the history. On 20 December 2019, Golemac resigned from Koper Primorska. On 27 January 2020, Golemac was appointed the head coach of the Slovenian club

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, following the departure of his former colleague Slaven Rimac. After a series of poor results Golemac was dismissed in March 2023. In February 2024, Golemac was appointed as the head coach of Hapoel Eilat of the

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. In June 2024, Golemac was appointed as the head coach of the newly-formed Dubai Basketball of the

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