![]() Klobučar in 2015 | |||||||||||||||
No. 24 – Cedevita Olimpija | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Guard / small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | Slovenian League ABA League | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Novo Mesto, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | 19 August 1987||||||||||||||
Nationality | Slovenian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2009: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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 Basketbol | ||||||||||||||
2021 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Kecskemét | ||||||||||||||
2023–present | Cedevita Olimpija | ||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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
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 | .0 | 3.8 | 1.8 |
2009–10 | 9 | 4 | 11.1 | .350 | .417 | .333 | .9 | .6 | .8 | .0 | 2.3 | .6 | |
2010–11 | Partizan | 16 | 2 | 10.4 | .313 | .194 | .625 | .8 | .7 | .4 | .0 | 2.8 | .6 |
Career | 34 | 10 | 12.5 | .292 | .220 | .605 | 1.2 | .7 | .5 | .0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
References
- ^ "Jaka Klobučar Galatasaray'da" (in Turkish). Galatasaray.org. August 7, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Elan Chalon signs Jaka Klobucar for the season". Sportando. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
- ^ "Jaka Klobucar Büyükçekmece'de" (in Turkish). basketfaul. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
External links
- Jaka Klobučar at aba-liga.com
- Jaka Klobučar at euroleague.net
- Jaka Klobučar at tblstat.net
- Jaka Klobučar on X