Saša Zagorac

Saša Zagorac (born 1 January 1984) is Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He stands 2.06 m and plays as forward. He is younger brother of Željko Zagorac.[1] He announced his retirement on 18 July 2020.[2]

Saša Zagorac
Personal information
Born (1984-01-01) 1 January 1984
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight243 lb (110 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career2002–2020
PositionForward
Number17
Career history
2002–2004Union Olimpija
2002–2003→ Birokrat SQL
2004–2005Superfund Kapfenberg
2005KK Rogla Atras
2006Postojnska Jama Postojna
2006–2008Caja Rural Melilla
2008–2009Gandía
2009–2010Alaior Menorcarentals.com Coinga
2011Shiraz
2011Banca Tercas Teramo
2011–2012Knet & Éniac
2012Aget Service Imola
2013–2014Grosuplje
2014–2015Zlatorog Laško
2015–2016Union Olimpija
2016Lukoil Academic
2017Parma Basket
2017–2018Soproni KC
2018Krka
2018Al-Riffa
2018-2019Trefl Sopot
2019–2020Cedevita Olimpija
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Slovenia
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place2017 Turkey
Europe U20 Championship
Gold medal – first place2004 Czech RepublicTeam
Europe U18 Championship
Silver medal – second place2002 Germany

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.

References
  1. "Željko in Saša Zagorac: Od pokvarjenega avta do lepila za protezo". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  2. "Saša Zagorac retired from basketball". Sportando. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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