Gašper Vidmar

Gašper Vidmar (born 14 September 1987) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall and plays the center position.

Gašper Vidmar
Vidmar in 2016
Personal information
Born (1987-09-14) 14 September 1987
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia,
SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2003–2022
PositionCenter
Career history
2003–2005Jance STZ
2005–2007Geoplin Slovan
2007–2014Fenerbahçe
2009–2010→Union Olimpija
2012–2013→Beşiktaş
2014–2015Darüşşafaka
2015–2018Banvit
2018–2021Reyer Venezia
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Slovenia
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place2017 Turkey
U20 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2006 TurkeyTeam

Professional career

Vidmar played in youth categories of Geoplin Slovan in Slovenia. He made his professional debut with Jance STZ in the Slovenian minors during the 2003–04 season; in 2005, he returned to Slovan.

In 2007, Vidmar signed a multi-year deal with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. On 8 September 2009 he was loaned to Union Olimpija of his native Slovenia for the 2009–10 season;[1] on 2 April 2010 he returned to Fenerbahçe.[2]

On 11 July 2012 he was loaned to Beşiktaş for the 2012–13 season.[3]

For the 2013–14 season he returned to Fenerbahçe, but suffered a season-ending injury in early February 2014.[4][5][6] In October 2014, he signed with Darüşşafaka for the 2014–15 season.[7]

In July 2015, Vidmar joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[8] However, he didn't make the roster and signed with Banvit on 15 July 2015, [9] and extended his contract by another two years on 28 June 2017.[10]

On 3 October 2018 Vidmar signed a deal with Italian club Reyer Venezia.[11]

On 15 January 2022 he announced his retirement from professional basketball.[12]

Slovenian national team

He was a Slovenia national team player and played over 100 times. He has been with national team in EuroBasket 2007, 2010 FIBA World Championship, and in EuroBasket 2017, when Slovenia came in 1st place.

References
  1. Union Olimpija gets big man Gasper Vidmar
  2. Vidmar left Lubiana. The Slovenian team to close?
  3. Besiktas officially signs Gasper Vidmar
  4. Gasper Vidmar will stay with Fenerbahce
  5. Fenerbahce's big man Vidmar out with knee injury
  6. Fenerbahce lost Vidmar for the season, Zoric at least two weeks
  7. Gašper Vidmar ponovno v tekmovalnem pogonu (in Slovene)
  8. New Orleans Pelicans summer roster includes four players with official NBA experience
  9. Gasper Vidmar Banvit'te (in Turkish)
  10. Banvit signs Gasper Vidmar to a two-year contract extension
  11. Reyer Venezia signs Gasper Vidmar
  12. "Former EuroBasket champ Gasper Vidmar announces career finale". basketnews. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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