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| Born | 14 September 1987 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Slovenian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2009: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2003–2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Jance STZ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Geoplin Slovan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | →Union Olimpija | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | →Beşiktaş | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Darüşşafaka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Banvit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Reyer Venezia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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
- ^ Union Olimpija gets big man Gasper Vidmar
- ^ Vidmar left Lubiana. The Slovenian team to close?
- ^ Besiktas officially signs Gasper Vidmar
- ^ Gasper Vidmar will stay with Fenerbahce
- ^ Fenerbahce's big man Vidmar out with knee injury
- ^ Fenerbahce lost Vidmar for the season, Zoric at least two weeks
- ^ Gašper Vidmar ponovno v tekmovalnem pogonu (in Slovene)
- ^ New Orleans Pelicans summer roster includes four players with official NBA experience
- ^ Gasper Vidmar Banvit'te (in Turkish)
- ^ Banvit signs Gasper Vidmar to a two-year contract extension
- ^ Reyer Venezia signs Gasper Vidmar
- ^ "Former EuroBasket champ Gasper Vidmar announces career finale". basketnews. January 15, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
External links
- Gašper Vidmar at euroleague.net
- Gašper Vidmar at eurobasket.com
- Gašper Vidmar at fiba.com
- Gašper Vidmar at tblstat.net
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