Samo Udrih (born August 2, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player and basketball coach.[1]

Samo Udrih
Udrih with Cibona in 2010
Personal information
Born (1979-08-02) August 2, 1979 (age 44)
Celje, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height6 ft 4.75 in (1.95 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2001: undrafted
Playing career1998–2017
PositionShooting guard
Career history
As player:
1998–2000Hopsi Polzela
2000–2001Zlatorog Laško
2001–2002Slovan
2002–2003Union Olimpija
2003–2004Maurienne Savoie Basket
2004Hopsi Polzela
2004–2005Hapoel Tel Aviv
2005–2006Akasvayu Girona
2006–2008Granada
2008–2009Estudiantes
2009–2010Hopsi Polzela
2010Cibona
2010–2011Panellinios
2011Union Olimpija
2011–2012Valladolid
2012–2013Zlatorog Laško
2013–2014Hopsi Polzela
2014Inter Bratislava
2014Hopsi Polzela
2014–2015Givova Scafati
2015–2016Inter Bratislava
2016–2017Celje
As coach:
2018–2019KOŠ Primorska U19A & U17A
2018–2019KOŠ Primorska
Career highlights and awards

Professional career edit

Udrih played with the Dallas Mavericks NBA Summer League team in 2005. In November 2010, he signed with Panellinios of the Greek League.[2] On December 16, 2014, he signed with Italian team Givova Scafati.[3] On February 1, 2015, he parted ways with Givova Scafati.[4] On February 24, 2015, he signed with Inter Bratislava of the Slovak Extraliga.[5]

National team career edit

As a member of the senior men's Slovenian national basketball team, Udrih competed at the EuroBasket 2009, EuroBasket 2011 and at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

Personal edit

His father Silvo played for Zlatorog Laško, and his brother Beno Udrih, is a former professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the NBA.

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