Saša Zagorac
Slovenian basketball player
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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]
Born1 January 1984
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Zagorac in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1984 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 243 lb (110 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2006: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2002–2020 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 17 |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2004 | Union Olimpija |
| 2002–2003 | → Birokrat SQL |
| 2004–2005 | Superfund Kapfenberg |
| 2005 | KK Rogla Atras |
| 2006 | Postojnska Jama Postojna |
| 2006–2008 | Caja Rural Melilla |
| 2008–2009 | Gandía |
| 2009–2010 | Alaior Menorcarentals.com Coinga |
| 2011 | Shiraz |
| 2011 | Banca Tercas Teramo |
| 2011–2012 | Knet & Éniac |
| 2012 | Aget Service Imola |
| 2013–2014 | Grosuplje |
| 2014–2015 | Zlatorog Laško |
| 2015–2016 | Union Olimpija |
| 2016 | Lukoil Academic |
| 2017 | Parma Basket |
| 2017–2018 | Soproni KC |
| 2018 | Krka |
| 2018 | Al-Riffa |
| 2018-2019 | Trefl Sopot |
| 2019–2020 | Cedevita Olimpija |
| Career highlights | |
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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.