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Uroš Slokar
Personal information
Born (1983-05-14) May 14, 1983 (age 41)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
High schoolBežigrad (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
NBA draft2005: 2nd round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career2001–2021
PositionPower forward / center
Number4, 5, 10, 55
Coaching career2021–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2003Slovan Ljubljana
2003–2005Benetton Treviso
2005Snaidero Udine
2005–2006Benetton Treviso
2006–2007Toronto Raptors
2007–2008Triumph Lyubertsy
2008–2009Fortitudo Bologna
2009–2010Union Olimpija
2010Montepaschi Siena
2010–2011Assignia Manresa
2011–2012Virtus Roma
2012–2013Gran Canaria
2013Alba Berlin
2013–2015Estudiantes
2015–2016Baloncesto Sevilla
2016Juvecaserta Basket
2017Pallacanestro Cantù
2018–2021SAM Basket Massagno
As coach:
2021–SAM Basket Massagno (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

As coach

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Uroš Slokar (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈurɔʃ ˈslokar]; born May 14, 1983) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who last played for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A.

Professional career

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After playing two seasons in the Slovenian basketball league, Slokar moved to Italy's Serie A in 2003, where he represented Benetton Treviso and Pallalcesto Amatori Udine. Upon his 2005 NBA draft selection by the Toronto Raptors (58th overall), he remained a further season in Europe. In his 2006-2007 NBA season the Raptors won a first ever Atlantic Division title.

On August 16, 2007, Slokar signed a one-year deal with Triumph Lyubertsy, formerly known as Dynamo Moscow Region, which plays in the Russian Super League and the European Eurocup. After one season in Russia, he returned to Italy and signed with Fortitudo Bologna for the next two years.

For the 2009–10 season he returned to Slovenia, where he played for Union Olimpija. He later left the club for Montepaschi Siena.

In October 2010 he signed with the Spanish League club Assignia Manresa.[1]

In August 2011, he signed with Lottomatica Roma.[2] One year later, in July 2012, he came back to Spain to play with CB Gran Canaria.[3] On October 31, 2013, he signed a six-week contract with Alba Berlin.[4]

On December 16, 2013, he signed a two-month deal with CB Estudiantes.[5][6] On February 18, 2014, he was re-signed for the rest of the season.[7] On October 29, 2014, he again re-signed with Estudiantes.[8]

On August 28, 2015, he signed with Baloncesto Sevilla,[9] ending his contract with the Andalusian club January 19, 2016.[10]

On February 28, 2016, Slokar signed with Serie A team Juvecaserta Basket for the rest of the season.[11]

On December 29, 2016, Slokar signed with Pallacanestro Cantù for the remainder of the season.[12]

National team career

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Slokar (#4) at EuroBasket 2009

Internationally, Slokar has played with Slovenia at the 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the 2005 FIBA European Championship, the 2007 FIBA European Championship, the 2009 FIBA European Championship, the 2011 FIBA European Championship, the 2013 FIBA European Championship, the 2015 FIBA European Championship, the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008, the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2014 FIBA World Championship.

Career statistics

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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  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006–07 Toronto 20 0 3.6 .538 .500 .692 .7 .1 .1 .1 1.9
Career 20 0 3.6 .538 .500 .692 .7 .1 .1 .1 1.9

Awards and achievements

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References

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  1. ^ "Assignia Manresa lands Uros Slokar". Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  2. ^ Virtus Roma officially announces Clay Tucker and Uros Slokar
  3. ^ Uros Slokar, versatilidad y anotación para el Gran Canaria 2014 ACB.com
  4. ^ "ALBA BERLIN adds Slokar on short-term deal". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "El internacional esloveno Uros Slokar refuerza la pintura de Tuenti Móvil Estudiantes". Clubestudiantes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  6. ^ "Estudiantes announced Uros Slokar". Sportando.net. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  7. ^ Estudiantes keep Uros Slokar for the season
  8. ^ Estudiantes lands Uros Slokar
  9. ^ Sevilla officially signs Uros Slokar
  10. ^ "Anderson y Slokar no continuarán en el Baloncesto Sevilla" (in Spanish). ACB.com. January 19, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  11. ^ "Firmato Uros Slokar" (in Italian). juvecaserta.it. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Pallacanestro Cantù signs Uros Slokar for remainder of season". Sportando.com. December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
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