Saša Dončić

Saša Dončić
Dončić, in Helsinki, during the EuroBasket 2017 tournament.
Ilirija
Position Head coach
League Slovenian League
Personal information
Born (1974-06-14) June 14, 1974
Šempeter pri Gorici, SR Slovenia SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenian
Listed height 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
Listed weight 234 lb (106 kg)
Career information
Playing career 1993–2010
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
Number 4
Coaching career 2010–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1994 Ilirija
1994–1995 Postojna
1995–1996 Idrija
1996–1999 Pivovarna Laško
1999–2000 Loka Kava
2000–2001 Krka
2001 Loka Kava
2001–2002 Sloga Telekom Srbija
2002 ALM Évreux
2002–2003 Slovan
2003–2004 Pivovarna Laško
2004–2006 Slovan
2006–2007 Domžale
2007–2008 Olimpija
2008–2009 Slovan
2010 Avantgard Radovljica
As coach:
2010–2011 Avantgard Radovljica
2012–2013 Škofja Loka
2015 Slovenia B (assistant)
2015–present Ilirija
Career highlights and awards

As player:

Saša Dončić (Slovene: [ˈsàːʃa ˈdòːntʃitʃ]; born June 14, 1974) (Anglicized: Sasha Doncic) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player and coach. As a player, he played in several clubs in Slovenia, and also in Serbia and France. At a height of 2.02 m (6'7 ​1⁄2") tall,[1] and a weight of 106 kg (234 lbs.), he mainly played at the shooting guard and small forward positions, but he could also play at power forward, if needed. Currently, he works as a coach.[2]

Playing career

Pro club career

During his pro club career, Dončić won 2 Slovenian Premier A League championships (2007, 2008), and 3 Slovenian Cups, (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.[3]

National team playing career

Dončić was a member of the Yugoslavia national cadet team at the 1991 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. In 2004, he played in two games with the senior Slovenian national basketball team at the FIBA EuroBasket 2005 qualification.[4]

Coaching career

After retiring from playing professional basketball, Dončić began his career working as a basketball coach, in 2010.

Personal life

Dončić was born in Šempeter pri Gorici, present day Slovenia. He is of Serbian descent, with his family originating from the village of Biča, near Klina.[5][6] His son Luka, who is also a professional basketball player, currently plays with the Dallas Mavericks.

References

  1. ↑ SASA DONCIC Height 2.02m.
  2. ↑ "Saša Dončić odstopil, zamenjal ga bo Peter Hartman". kzs.si. March 21, 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  3. ↑ EuroLeague 2007-08 STATISTICS.
  4. ↑ Sasa DONCIC (SLO) participated in 2 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
  5. ↑ NĐ (10 March 2017). "Dončić: Luka Zvezdaš? Nasledio je to od mene" [Doncic: Luka a fan of Crvena Zvezda? He inherited that from me] (in Serbian). B92. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Srbski Blic izziva Slovence: Brez Srbov ne bi imeli medalje: Dragić, Dončić, Kokoškov..." [Serbian Blic is taunting Slovenes: Without Serbs you would not have a medal: Dragić, Dončić, Kokoškov...] (in Slovenian). Reporter. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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