Jaka Klobučar

Jaka Klobučar (born August 19, 1987) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and the Adriatic League. He also represented the Slovenian national basketball team. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions.

Jaka Klobučar
Klobučar in 2015
No. 24 – Cedevita Olimpija
PositionGuard / small forward
LeagueSlovenian League
ABA League
Eurocup
Personal information
Born (1987-08-19) August 19, 1987
Novo Mesto, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2005Krka
2005–2008Geoplin Slovan
2008–2010Union Olimpija
2010–2011Partizan Belgrade
2011Union Olimpija
2011Krka
2011–2012Ostuni Basket
2012–2014Krka
2014–2015ratiopharm ulm
2015–2018İstanbul BB
2018–2019Galatasaray
2019–2021Élan Chalon
2021Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2021Aris Thessaloniki
2022–2023Kecskemét
2023–presentCedevita Olimpija
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men’s basketball
Representing  Slovenia
European U-20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turkey Team competition

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 August 7, 2018, he signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[1]

On November 3, 2019, he signed with Élan Chalon of the French LNB Pro A. [2]

On January 20, 2021, he moved back to Turkey for Büyükçekmece Basketbol.[3]

On November 9, 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.

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.[4][5]

Career statistics
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  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2008–09 Union Olimpija 9416.1.237.125.6672.2.9.4.03.81.8
2009–10 9411.1.350.417.333.9.6.8.02.3.6
2010–11 Partizan 16210.4.313.194.625.8.7.4.02.8.6
Career 341012.5.292.220.6051.2.7.5.03.01.0

References
  1. "Jaka Klobučar Galatasaray'da" (in Turkish). Galatasaray.org. August 7, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. "Elan Chalon signs Jaka Klobucar for the season". Sportando. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  3. "Jaka Klobucar Büyükçekmece'de" (in Turkish). basketfaul. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  4. "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". September 3, 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  5. "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. September 12, 2015. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
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