Vladimir Boisa
{{short description|Georgian basketball player (born 1981)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| image = Vladimer Boisa 2010.jpg
| caption = Boisa playing for Zadar
| name = Vladimir Boisa
| position = Power forward
| height_ft = 6 | height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 225
| league =
| team =
| jersey =| number =
| career_position = Power forward
| career_number =
| nationality = Georgian / Slovenian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|4}}
| birth_place = Rustavi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
| college =
| draft_year = 2003
| career_start = 1996
| career_end = 2012
| years1 = 1996–1998
| team1 = Azoti Rustavi
| years2 = 1998–1999
| team2 = Postojna
| years3 = 1999–2001
| team3 = Slovan
| years4 = 2001–2005
| team4 = Olimpija
| years5 = 2005–2007
| team5 = Montepaschi Siena
| years6 = 2007–2008
| team6 = Spartak Primorje
| years7 = 2008
| team7 = Aris Thessaloniki
| years8 = 2008–2009
| team8 = Menorca Bàsquet
| years9 = 2009–2010
| team9 = Zadar
| years10 = 2010–2011
| team10 = Olimpija
| years11 = 2012
| team11 = Panionios
| years12 = 2012
| team12 = Armia
| highlights =
- FIBA EuroStar (2007)
- Italian League champion (2007)
- Adriatic League champion (2002)
- 3× Slovenian League champion (2002, 2004, 2005)
- 4× Slovenian Cup winner (2002, 2003, 2005, 2011)
- 3× Slovenian Supercup winner (2003, 2004, 2005)
}}
Vladimir Boisa or Vladimer Boisa (born July 4, 1981) is a Georgian former professional basketball player. Since 2013 he is the vice-president of Georgian Basketball Federation.
Professional career
Boisa has spent the most successful years of his career in Slovenia, where he played for Olimpija for the four seasons.[http://www.sloveniatimes.com/union-olimpija-doing-it-tough Union Olimpija Doing It Tough] During the last season with the club, Boisa participated in EuroLeague, where his average stats were 15.8 points and 6.3 rebounds.[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=APT&seasoncode=E2004 V. Boisa EuroLeague Profile (season 2004-05)] He managed to score 28 points against Maccabi Tel Aviv during the season, which is the highest points he has ever scored in the competition.[http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=66&seasoncode=E2004#!boxscore Union Olimpija - Maccabi Elite 93-81]
Later he moved to Italy and joined Montepaschi Siena in 2005.[http://www.24ur.com/sport/boisa-podpisal-za-montepaschi-sieno.html Boisa podpisal za Montepaschi sieno]
During his season-long spell in Greece with Aris Thessaloniki, Boisa averaged 4.1 points and 2.5 rebounds in the Greek Basket League.[https://www.talkbasket.net/3385-vladimir-boisa-head-to-acb.html Vladimir Boisa head to ACB]
The Georgian player has Liga ACB experience as well, as he played for Menorca Bàsquet during 2008-09 season, averaging 4 points and 2 rebound in 18 minutes of playing time.[https://www.endesabasketlover.com/historia-del-baloncesto/interior/790/vladimir-boisa VLADIMIR BOISA: Dulce y amarga Menorca] He was released by the club in February, 2009.[https://www.talkbasket.net/3505-vivemenorca-waives-boisa-and-inks-weis.html ViveMenorca waives Boisa and inks Weis]
Boisa returned to Olimpija in 2010, having spent the only season for the club.[http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/kosarka/boisa-zapolnil-slovensko-kvoto/239875 Boisa zapolnil "slovensko kvoto"][https://www.talkbasket.net/european-signings-and-rumours-archive-2011-2012 European Basketball Signings and Rumours (ARCHIVE 2011/2012)]
In 2012, during his final year of career Boisa moved again to Greece and joined Panionios.[https://www.talkbasket.net/6269-panionios-agrees-with-boisa.html Panionios agrees with Boisa] His last club was BC Armia in Georgian Superliga.[http://www.worldsport.ge/en/page/kote-tugushi-vladimir-boisa-will-play-in-armia Kote Tugushi:" Vladimir Boisa will Play in "Armia"] He left the club at the start of year 2013 and decided to retire.
National team career
Vladimir Boisa played for the Georgia national team. He was one of the members of the team, which won FIBA EuroBasket 2009 Division B.[https://www.talkbasket.net/4814-montenegro-georgia-promoted-to-division-a.html Montenegro, Georgia promoted to Division A]
Boisa participated with his national team at the 2011 Eurobasket as well, averaging 2.6 points per game.[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/24508/sid/7526/tid/2187/tid2//_/2011_EuroBasket/index.html Vladimer Boisa Eurobasket 2011 Profile]
Personal life
Boisa is married to a Slovenian woman and has two children: a boy named Lian and a daughter named Naia.[https://www.rtvslo.si/zabava/druzabna-kronika/vladimir-boisa-od-kosarke-do-lastnega-brandyja/394386 Vladimir Boisa od košarke do lastnega brandyja]
Vladimer's brother Anatoli is also a basketball player. The brothers participated together for Georgia in EuroBasket in 2011.[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/49715/sid/7526/tid/2187/tid2//_/2011_EuroBasket/index.html Anatoli Boisa Profile EuroBasket]
Career statistics
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
=EuroLeague=
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02
| style="text-align:left;"| KK Olimpija
| 8 || 3 || 8.1 || .357 || .143 || .900 || 1.1 || .0 || .4 || .1 || 2.8 || 0.8
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03
| style="text-align:left;"| KK Olimpija
| 20 || 20 || 21.2 || .465 || .319 || .726 || 3.7 || .9 || .8 || .3 || 8.5 || 7.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04
| style="text-align:left;"| KK Olimpija
| 19 || 18 || 27.5 || .453 || .349 || .623 || 3.0 || .9 || .6 || .3 || 9.3 || 5.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05
| style="text-align:left;"| KK Olimpija
| 14 || 14 || 33.2 || .532 || .286 || .603 || 6.3 || .4 || .8 || .5 || 15.8 || 14.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06
| style="text-align:left;"| Montepaschi Siena
| 14 || 9 || 20.3 || .500 || .229 || .500 || 3.2 || .8 || .8 || .3 || 5.6 || 4.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08
| style="text-align:left;"| Aris Thessaloniki
| 10 || 3 || 16.0 || .278 || .500 || .429 || 2.2 || .7 || .1 || .2 || 3.4 || 2.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11
| style="text-align:left;"| KK Olimpija
| 4 || 0 || 6.5 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .5 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;"| Career
| style="text-align:left;"|
| 89 || 67 || 20.9 || .476 || .312 || .636 || 3.3 || .7 || .6 || .1 || 7.9 || 6.1
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References
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External links
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/euro/players/vladimir-boisa-1.html Profile at basketball-reference.com]
- [http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BGG ACB Profile]
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=APT EuroLeague official site player profile]
- [http://www.arisbc.gr/index.php?SCREEN=player&PlayerID=19 Aris BC official site player profile in Greek or English]
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