Uroš Slokar

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Uroš Slokar

| image = Uroš Slokar.jpg

| caption =

| position = Power forward / center

| league =

| team =

| number = 4, 5, 10, 55

| height_m = 2.10

| weight_kg = 112

| nationality = Slovenian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|5|14}}

| birth_place = Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia

| high_school = Bežigrad (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

| draft_year = 2005

| draft_round = 2

| draft_pick = 58

| draft_team = Toronto Raptors

| career_start = 2001

| career_end = 2021

| coach_start = 2021

| coach_end =

| years1 = 2001–2003 | team1 = Slovan Ljubljana

| years2 = 2003–2005 | team2 = Benetton Treviso

| years3 = 2005 | team3 = Snaidero Udine

| years4 = 2005–2006 | team4 = Benetton Treviso

| years5 = {{nbay|2006|full=y}} | team5 = Toronto Raptors

| years6 = 2007–2008 | team6 = Triumph Lyubertsy

| years7 = 2008–2009 | team7 = Fortitudo Bologna

| years8 = 2009–2010 | team8 = Union Olimpija

| years9 = 2010 | team9 = Montepaschi Siena

| years10 = 2010–2011| team10 = Assignia Manresa

| years11 = 2011–2012| team11 = Virtus Roma

| years12 = 2012–2013| team12 = Gran Canaria

| years13 = 2013 | team13 = Alba Berlin

| years14 = 2013–2015| team14 = Estudiantes

| years15 = 2015–2016| team15 = Baloncesto Sevilla

| years16 = 2016 | team16 = Juvecaserta Basket

| years17 = 2017 | team17 = Pallacanestro Cantù

| years18 = 2018–2021 | team18 = SAM Basket Massagno

| cyears1 = 2021– | cteam1 = SAM Basket Massagno (assistant)

| highlights =

Slovenian League Rookie of the Year (2002)
NBA Atlantic Division Champion (2007)
Slovenian SuperCup Championship (2009)
2× Italian champion (2006, 2010)
3× Italian Cup winner (2004, 2005, 2010)
German Cup champion (2013)
German Supercup champion (2013)

As coach

Swiss League Cup champion (2023)
Swiss Supercup champion (2023)

}}

Uroš Slokar ({{IPA|sl|ˈurɔʃ ˈslokar|Slovenian pronunciation:}}; born May 14, 1983) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who last played for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A.

Professional career

After playing two seasons in the Slovenian basketball league, Slokar moved to Italy's Serie A in 2003, where he represented Benetton Treviso and Pallalcesto Amatori Udine. Upon his 2005 NBA draft selection by the Toronto Raptors (58th overall), he remained a further season in Europe. In his 2006-2007 NBA season the Raptors won a first ever Atlantic Division title.

On August 16, 2007, Slokar signed a one-year deal with Triumph Lyubertsy, formerly known as Dynamo Moscow Region, which plays in the Russian Super League and the European Eurocup. After one season in Russia, he returned to Italy and signed with Fortitudo Bologna for the next two years.

For the 2009–10 season he returned to Slovenia, where he played for Union Olimpija. He later left the club for Montepaschi Siena.

In October 2010 he signed with the Spanish League club Assignia Manresa.{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehoopsmarket.com/news/assignia-manresa-lands-uros-slokar.aspx |title=Assignia Manresa lands Uros Slokar |access-date=2010-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310232010/http://www.thehoopsmarket.com/news/assignia-manresa-lands-uros-slokar.aspx |archive-date=2012-03-10 |url-status=dead }}

In August 2011, he signed with Lottomatica Roma.[http://www.sportando.net/eng/italy/serie-a/30114/virtus_roma_officially_announces_clay_tucker_and_uros_slokar.html Virtus Roma officially announces Clay Tucker and Uros Slokar] One year later, in July 2012, he came back to Spain to play with CB Gran Canaria.[http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=86149 Uros Slokar, versatilidad y anotación para el Gran Canaria 2014] ACB.com On October 31, 2013, he signed a six-week contract with Alba Berlin.{{cite web|title=ALBA BERLIN adds Slokar on short-term deal|url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2013-14/i/121846|publisher=Eurocupbasketball.com|access-date=7 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103150928/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2013-14/i/121846|archive-date=3 November 2013}}

On December 16, 2013, he signed a two-month deal with CB Estudiantes.{{cite news|title=El internacional esloveno Uros Slokar refuerza la pintura de Tuenti Móvil Estudiantes|url=http://www.clubestudiantes.com/frontend/clubestudiantes/noticia.php?id_noticia=10587&id_seccion=428|access-date=16 December 2013|language=es|newspaper=Clubestudiantes.com}}{{cite news|title=Estudiantes announced Uros Slokar|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/spain/69732/estudiantes-announced-uros-slokar.html|access-date=16 December 2013|newspaper=Sportando.net}} On February 18, 2014, he was re-signed for the rest of the season.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/111678/estudiantes-keep-uros-slokar-for-the-season.html Estudiantes keep Uros Slokar for the season] On October 29, 2014, he again re-signed with Estudiantes.[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/139363/estudiantes-lands-uros-slokar.html Estudiantes lands Uros Slokar]

On August 28, 2015, he signed with Baloncesto Sevilla,[http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/174124/sevilla-officially-signs-uros-slokar.html Sevilla officially signs Uros Slokar] ending his contract with the Andalusian club January 19, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=119474|publisher=ACB.com|date=19 January 2016|access-date=20 January 2016|language=es|title=Anderson y Slokar no continuarán en el Baloncesto Sevilla}}

On February 28, 2016, Slokar signed with Serie A team Juvecaserta Basket for the rest of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.juvecaserta.it/firmato-uros-slokar/|publisher=juvecaserta.it|date=29 February 2016|access-date=29 February 2016|language=it|title=Firmato Uros Slokar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303112003/http://www.juvecaserta.it/firmato-uros-slokar/|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}

On December 29, 2016, Slokar signed with Pallacanestro Cantù for the remainder of the season.{{cite news|title=Pallacanestro Cantù signs Uros Slokar for remainder of season|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/221670/pallacanestro-cantu-signs-uros-slokar-for-remainder-of-season.html|access-date=29 December 2016|publisher=Sportando.com|date=29 December 2016}}

National team career

File:Slovenia - Croatia at Eurobasket 2009 4.jpg]]

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2006}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Toronto

| 20 || 0 || 3.6 || .538 || .500 || .692 || .7 || .1 || .1 || .1 || 1.9

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 20 || 0 || 3.6 || .538 || .500 || .692 || .7 || .1 || .1 || .1 || 1.9

Awards and achievements

Slovenian League Rookie of the Year (2002)
Slovenian SuperCup Championship (2009)
2× Italian champion (2006, 2010)
3× Italian Cup winner (2004, 2005, 2010)
German Cup champion (2013)
German Supercup champion (2013)

References

External links

[http://www.uros-slokar.com Official Website]
[http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=124 ACB.com Profile]
{{Basketballstats|bbr=s/slokaur01}}
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=BWY Euroleague.net Profile]
[https://www.sambasketmassagno.com/staff SAM Basket Massagno Staff]

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