Saša Zagorac

Saša Zagorac
Zagorac in 2016
Personal information
Born (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 40)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2002–2020
PositionForward
Number17
Career history
2002–2004Union Olimpija
2002–2003→ Birokrat SQL
2004–2005Superfund Kapfenberg
2005KK Rogla Atras
2006Postojnska Jama Postojna
2006–2008Caja Rural Melilla
2008–2009Gandía
2009–2010Alaior Menorcarentals.com Coinga
2011Shiraz
2011Banca Tercas Teramo
2011–2012Knet & Éniac
2012Aget Service Imola
2013–2014Grosuplje
2014–2015Zlatorog Laško
2015–2016Union Olimpija
2016Lukoil Academic
2017Parma Basket
2017–2018Soproni KC
2018Krka
2018Al-Riffa
2018-2019Trefl Sopot
2019–2020Cedevita Olimpija
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Slovenia
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place 2017 Turkey
Europe U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Czech Republic Team
Europe U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2002 Germany

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.[1] He announced his retirement on 18 July 2020.[2]

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.[3] He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth-finals.[4][5] 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

  1. ^ "Željko in Saša Zagorac: Od pokvarjenega avta do lepila za protezo". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Saša Zagorac retired from basketball". Sportando. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Slovenia make last cut before Zagrep trip". 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Strelnieks steers Latvia into last eight". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.