Saša Dončić (

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: Sasha Doncic; born June 14, 1974) is a Slovenian professional

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and former player. He last served as head coach of Ilirija in the Slovenian League. He is the father of

Luka Dončić Luka Dončić ( ; ; born February 28, 1999) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Slovenian national team. Born in Ljubljana, Dončić shone ...

. As a player, Dončić played in several clubs in Slovenia, and also in Serbia and France. He mainly played at the shooting guard and

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positions, but could also play at

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if needed.

Professional career

During his pro

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career, Dončić won 2 Slovenian Premier A League championships (2007, 2008), and 3

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s, (2004, 2007, 2008). He also won the Slovenian Supercup, in 2007. He played in the European-wide top-tier level league, the EuroLeague, during the 2007–08 season.

National team career

Dončić was a member of the Yugoslavia national cadet team at the

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. Over four tournament games, he averaged 2.0 points per game. In 2004, he played in two

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for the senior

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at the

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, in 2010.

Personal life

Dončić was born in

Šempeter pri Gorici Šempeter pri Gorici ( or ; it, San Pietro di Gorizia) is a town and the administrative centre of the Municipality of Šempeter-Vrtojba in the Slovene Littoral region of Slovenia. There is a border crossing into the Italian town of Gorizia. The ...

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label= Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavij ...

, now present-day Slovenia. His family is of Serbian descent. He was married to Slovenian model and beauty salon owner Mirjam Poterbin, until their divorce in 2008. His son

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, who is also a professional basketball player, currently plays with the

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in the NBA.

References

External links

Euroleague.net Profile

Eurobasket.com Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doncic, Sasa 1974 births Living people People from Šempeter pri Gorici Slovenian people of Serbian descent Slovenian men's basketball players Small forwards Power forwards (basketball) Shooting guards ABA League players KD Ilirija players KD Slovan players KK Krka players KK Olimpija players KK Sloga players Slovenian basketball coaches Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Serbia