Jaka Klobučar
Slovenian basketball player
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Jaka Klobučar (born August 19, 1987) is a Slovenian professional basketball player who was a member of the Slovenian national basketball team from 2007 to 2017. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions. During his career, he has won the Slovenian League championship four times and was named the Finals MVP in 2024.
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Klobučar in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Krka | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Geoplin Slovan | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Union Olimpija | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Partizan Belgrade | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Union Olimpija | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Krka | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Ostuni Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Krka | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | ratiopharm ulm | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | İstanbul BB | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Élan Chalon | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Büyükçekmece | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Kecskemét | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Cedevita Olimpija | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Geoplin Slovan | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Stjarnan | ||||||||||||||
| 2025- | Šenčur | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Professional career
Klobučar has played with Krka Novo Mesto, Geoplin Slovan, Partizan Belgrade, Union Olimpija, Ostuni Basket and ratiopharm ulm.
On 4 September 2015 he signed for İstanbul BB, where he spent three seasons. On 7 August 2018 he signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[1]
On 3 November 2019 he signed with Élan Chalon of the French LNB Pro A.[2]
On 20 January 2021 he moved back to Turkey for Büyükçekmece Basketbol.[3]
On 9 November 2021 Klobučar signed with Aris of the Greek Basket League, temporarily replacing the injured Olivier Hanlan on the team's roster. On December 10 of the same year, he officially parted ways with the Greek club, having appeared in two league matches and averaging 7.5 points and 3 assists per contest.
During the 2023–2024 season, Klobučar played for Cedevita Olimpija in the Slovenian League and helped the team win the national championship, the Slovenian Cup and the Super Cup.[4]
In January 2025, Klobučar with Geoplin Slovan.[4] Later that month, he left the team and signed with Stjarnan of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[5]
National team career
Klobučar competed for the senior Slovenian national basketball team at the 2007 FIBA European Championship, Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008, 2009 FIBA European Championship, and 2010 FIBA World Championship.
He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth finals.[6][7]
Career statistics
| 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 |
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| 2008–09 | Union Olimpija | 9 | 4 | 16.1 | .237 | .125 | .667 | 2.2 | .9 | .4 | — | 3.8 | 1.8 |
| 2009–10 | 9 | 4 | 11.1 | .350 | .417 | .333 | .9 | .6 | .8 | — | 2.3 | .6 | |
| 2010–11 | Partizan | 16 | 2 | 10.6 | .313 | .194 | .625 | .8 | .7 | .4 | — | 2.9 | .6 |
| Career | 34 | 10 | 12.2 | .292 | .220 | .605 | 1.2 | .7 | .5 | — | 3.0 | .9 | |
