Žiga Samar (born 26 January 2001) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He is a 1.97 m tall point guard.
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93031.jpg) Samar with Alba Berlin in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| No. 18 – Alba Berlin | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | BBL EuroLeague | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 2001 Jesenice, Slovenia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Slovenian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Real Madrid B | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Fuenlabrada | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Zamora | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Alba Berlin | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Hamburg Towers | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Professional career edit
Samar made his professional debut for Real Madrid B in the Liga EBA during the 2017–18 season.
On 19 August 2019 Samar signed a four-year contract with Spanish team Fuenlabrada. For the 2019–20 season he was loaned to Zamora of the LEB Plata.[1]
On 22 July 2022 he signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[2] On 5 August 2022 Samar joined fellow Bundesliga side Hamburg Towers on loan.[3]
2023–24 season edit
On 5 October 2023, Samar made his EuroLeague debut, finishing the game against FC Bayern Munich (basketball) with 5 points (2/5 FG), 1 rebound, 3 assists, and 1 turnover in 16 minutes of play.[4]
Career statistics edit
| 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 edit
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2023–24 | Berlin | 14 | 3 | 12.4 | .360 | .400 | .857 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .8 | — | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| Career | 14 | 3 | 12.4 | .360 | .400 | .857 | 1.4 | 2.2 | .8 | — | 3.4 | 2.5 | |
References edit
- ^ "Fuenlabrada signs Slovenian prospect Ziga Samar to multi-year deal". Sportando. August 19, 2019.
- ^ "Žiga Samar signs with Alba Berlin". Sportando. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ "Ziga Samar joins Hamburg Towers on loan". Sportando. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
- ^ "Lorenzo Brown extends his contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv". BasketNews. February 9, 2023.
External links edit
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