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Žiga Samar

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Žiga Samar
Samar with Alba Berlin in 2023
No. 18 – Alba Berlin
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBBL
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23)
Jesenice, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2017–2019Real Madrid B
2019–2022Fuenlabrada
2019–2020→ Zamora
2022–presentAlba Berlin
2022–2023→ Hamburg Towers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Slovenia
FIBA U18 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Greece Team

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.

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]

Legend
  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
2023-24 Alba 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

EuroCup[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022-23 Hamburg Towers 19 10 25.7 .410 .309 .806 2.8 6.1 1.1 .1 9.8 11.1
Career 19 10 25.7 .410 .309 .806 2.8 6.1 1.1 .1 9.8 11.1

Domestic leagues[edit]

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019-20 Spain Zamora LEB Plata 25 26.6 .415 .290 .708 3.7 3.8 1.1 .2 10.6
2020-21 Spain Fuenlabrada ACB 34 10.5 .441 .216 .750 1.3 1.8 .4 .0 3.1
2021-22 Spain Fuenlabrada ACB 30 20.7 .485 .471 .769 2.7 4.7 1.0 .1 7.6
2022-23 Germany Hamburg Towers BBL 34 24.0 .383 .250 .798 3.0 5.9 1.3 .1 8.2
2023-24 Germany Alba Berlin BBL 17 16.2 .367 .292 .632 1.7 4.9 .6 .1 3.7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fuenlabrada signs Slovenian prospect Ziga Samar to multi-year deal". Sportando. August 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Žiga Samar signs with Alba Berlin". Sportando. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ziga Samar joins Hamburg Towers on loan". Sportando. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Lorenzo Brown extends his contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv". BasketNews. February 9, 2023.

External links[edit]

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