Žiga Samar

Žiga Samar
Samar with Alba Berlin in 2023
No. 18 – Alba Berlin
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBBL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23)
Jesenice, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2017–2019Real Madrid B
2019–2022Fuenlabrada
2019–2020→ Zamora
2022–presentAlba Berlin
2022–2023→ Hamburg Towers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Slovenia
FIBA U18 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Greece Team

Žiga Samar (born 26 January 2001) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He is a 1.97 m tall point guard.

Professional career

Samar made his professional debut for Real Madrid B in the Liga EBA during the 2017–18 season.

On 19 August 2019 Samar signed a four-year contract with Spanish team Fuenlabrada. For the 2019–20 season he was loaned to Zamora of the LEB Plata.[1]

On 22 July 2022 he signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[2] On 5 August 2022 Samar joined fellow Bundesliga side Hamburg Towers on loan.[3]

2023–24 season

On 5 October 2023, Samar made his EuroLeague debut, finishing the game against FC Bayern Munich (basketball) with 5 points (2/5 FG), 1 rebound, 3 assists, and 1 turnover in 16 minutes of play.[4]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2023–24 Alba Berlin 14 3 12.4 .360 .400 .857 1.4 2.2 .8 — 3.4 2.5
Career 14 3 12.4 .360 .400 .857 1.4 2.2 .8 — 3.4 2.5

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Hamburg Towers 19 10 25.7 .410 .309 .806 2.8 6.1 1.1 .1 9.8 11.1
Career 19 10 25.7 .410 .309 .806 2.8 6.1 1.1 .1 9.8 11.1

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Spain Zamora LEB Plata 25 26.6 .415 .290 .708 3.7 3.8 1.1 .2 10.6
2020–21 Spain Fuenlabrada ACB 34 10.5 .441 .216 .750 1.3 1.8 .4 .0 3.1
2021–22 Spain Fuenlabrada ACB 30 20.7 .485 .471 .769 2.7 4.7 1.0 .1 7.6
2022–23 Germany Hamburg Towers BBL 34 24.0 .383 .250 .798 3.0 5.9 1.3 .1 8.2
2023–24 Germany Alba Berlin BBL 17 16.2 .367 .292 .632 1.7 4.9 .6 .1 3.7

References

  1. ^ "Fuenlabrada signs Slovenian prospect Ziga Samar to multi-year deal". Sportando. August 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Žiga Samar signs with Alba Berlin". Sportando. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ziga Samar joins Hamburg Towers on loan". Sportando. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Lorenzo Brown extends his contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv". BasketNews. February 9, 2023.
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