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Slovenian Second Basketball League
The Slovenian Second Basketball League (), abbreviated as the 2. SKL, is the second-highest basketball league in Slovenia. Format Each team plays 22 matches (11 home and 11 away). Teams play two matches against each other, once at home and once at their opponent's arena. * The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs * The bottom four teams qualify for the relegation round * The winner of the playoffs is promoted to the 1. SKL * The two worst teams of the relegation round are relegated to the 3. SKL. Current teams ''As of the 2024–25 season'' *Celje *Gorica *Hidria * Hopsi Polzela *Ipros Vrhnika *Janče ECP Tactical *Ježica *Litija * Plama Pur *Portorož Portorož (; ) is a Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa settlement located in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia. Its modern development began in the late 19th century with the vogue for the first health resorts. In the earl ... * Slovan * Voga Grosuplje List of winners Statistical leaders R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier A Slovenian Basketball League
The Slovenian Basketball League (), abbreviated as 1. SKL and known as the Liga OTP banka due to sponsorship reasons, is the top-level professional men's basketball league in Slovenia. The league is operated by the Basketball Federation of Slovenia and consists of eleven clubs. The most successful team is KK Cedevita Olimpija, Cedevita Olimpija with 22 titles. History The league was founded in 1991, shortly after Slovenia's independence from SFR Yugoslavia. Before the independence, the Slovenian Republic League was played as a second or third level of Yugoslav basketball. KK Olimpija, Olimpija, ŽKK Ljubljana, Ljubljana, KD Slovan, Slovan, ŽKK Maribor, KK Lesonit, Lesonit, and AKK Branik Maribor, Branik Maribor were the only Slovenian teams that played in the Yugoslav First Federal Basketball League, Yugoslav First Federal League. Names Since 1991, the league has been named after sponsors on several occasions, giving it the following names: *Liga Kolinska (1998–2001) *HYPO Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK Rogaška
Košarkarski klub Rogaška (), commonly referred to as KK Rogaška or simply Rogaška, is basketball team from Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia, playing in the Slovenian top division. History The first basketball club in Rogaška Slatina was founded in the early 1960s. After Slovenia's independence, the team played in the top division and FIBA Korać Cup The FIBA Korać Cup was an annual basketball club competition held by FIBA Europe between the 1971–72 and 2001–02 seasons. It was the European professional club basketball system, third-tier level club competition in European basketball, a .... In 1997, the club abolished senior team due to financial problems and competed only in youth competitions, before in February 1998 the club was re-founded as ''KK Rogaška 98''. Rogaška earned promotion to the top division in 2011. In the 2014–15 and 2016–17 seasons, Rogaška reached the championship finals, where they lost 3–1 on both occasions, to Tajfun and Union Olimpi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žan Mark Šiško
Žan Mark Šiško (born June 29, 1997) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. Standing at , he played at the point guard position. Club career Šiško began his professional career with Slovenian powerhouse KK Union Olimpija, Union Olimpija, making his official debut in March 2014 at the age of 16. During the 2015–16 season, he was part of Croatian team KK Cibona, Cibona. On November 1, 2015, Šiško made his ABA League debut in a game against KK Igokea, Igokea, finishing the game with 11 points and 3 assists. He saw court during 12 games and averaged 2.9 points and 2 assists. On December 28, 2019, Šiško signed a contract with German club FC Bayern Munich (basketball), Bayern Munich. In July 2022, Šiško extended his contract with Bayern for another two years. In November 2022, he was sidelined from the team for personal reasons for the rest of the season. On June 21, 2023, Šiško moved to Spanish club CB Breogán. International career On November 24, 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Zagorac
Želimir Zagorac (born March 9, 1981, in Gospić, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a professional basketball player. He is 204 cm tall and currently plays for KK Ježica. Zagorac competed for Slovenia at the 2006 FIBA World Championship; he has a younger brother, Saša Zagorac, Saša, who is also a basketball player. References 1981 births Living people ABA League players Aliağa Petkim basketball players Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players Centers (basketball) KD Slovan players KK Olimpija players KK Włocławek players PBC Lokomotiv-Kuban players PBC Ural Great players Power forwards Slovenian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Gospić 2006 FIBA World Championship players KK Kansai Helios Domžale players {{Slovenia-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Jagodnik
Goran Jagodnik (born 23 May 1974) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Professional career During his journeyman career, Jagodnik played for numerous clubs in several countries, most notably with Polish team Prokom Trefl Sopot (four seasons) and Serbian team Hemofarm (two seasons). In his homeland, Jagodnik played with Hopsi Polzela and Union Olimpija. On 3 March 2015, Union Olimpija announced that he had joined the club for training sessions, with an option of signing a deal until the rest of the season. Two days after that, he was added to the team's Adriatic League roster. Slovenian national team Jagodnik was a long-time member of the Slovenian national team, making his debut at EuroBasket 1997. He played at five more European Championships (1999, 2001, 2007, 2009 and 2011), as well as at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Career statistics Euroleague statistics , - , align="left" , 2004–05 , align="left" , Prokom , 18 , , 18 , , 28.0 , , . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaž Mesiček
Blaž Mesiček (born June 12, 1997) is a Slovenian professional basketball player. Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, he is a tall shooting guard. Playing career He played for his hometown team LOGO Grosuplje and in the summer of 2013 moved to Slovenian powerhouse Union Olimpija where he played for the U-17 and U-19 teams. For the 2014–15 season, he was on loan with Slovenian second-tier club Škofja Loka. He was the best player on the team and one of the best scorer of the league, tallying 21.1 points per contest. In the summer of 2015, he signed a pro contract with Union Olimpija and received quality minutes in the Adriatic League and the FIBA Eurocup. He was recognized by FIBA and attended the FIBA European U18 All-Star Game during the European Championship 2015 in Lille, France as one of the best 24 young players. In December 2016, Mesiček signed with Enel Basket Brindisi of the Italian top tier Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). On August 9, 2018, He signed a two-year contract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rok Perko
Rok Perko (born June 10, 1985) is a former Slovenian alpine ski racer. He was born in Kranj, and specialized in downhill, super-G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event ... and combined. Career Perko was a member of the Slovenian ski national team and is a specialist in fast disciplines, downhill and super giant slalom. In the 2004/2005 season, Perko won the title of junior world champion in downhill skiing, and at the same world championship in Bardonecchia, Italy, he also won the title of runner-up in the super giant slalom. In the 2007/2008 season, he became the first Slovene to win 1st place in the overall standings of the European Downhill Cup. In the 2012/2013 season, on December 15, with the 2nd place in the World Cup in Val Gardeni, he achieved one of the suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boban Tomić
Boban Tomić (born May 30, 1988) is a Slovenian basketball executive, who is currently president of BC Komárno, Eurovia SBL, and former professional basketball player who last played for Rieker Komárno. He is a 1.90 m tall point guard The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the Basketball positions, five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position and is usually the shortest player .... References External links Eurobasket.com profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomic, Boban 1988 births Living people Basketball players from Ljubljana Slovenian men's basketball players KK Krka players KK Olimpija players ABA League players Point guards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KK Zlatorog Laško
Košarkarski klub Zlatorog Laško (), commonly referred to as KK Zlatorog or simply Zlatorog, is a Slovenian basketball club based in Laško that competes in the Slovenian First League, the top flight of Slovenian basketball. The team play their home games at the Tri Lilije Hall. History The club was established in 1969. During the initial years the club was competing under the name ''KK Laško''. In 1972 they renamed as ''KK Zlatorog Laško'', and in 1994 as ''KK Pivovarna Laško''. A year before that, the town of Laško started the construction of a new modern sports hall which prompted rapid expansion of basketball in the town. The management also renewed the playing potential of the club, and in the 1995–96 season, after two years of competing in the second division, the club qualified for the Slovenian top division. Aleš Pipan replaced the former coach Andrej Žagar, and on the other hand, the players headed by Matjaž Tovornik were joined by new reinforcements, among t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball Federation Of Slovenia
The Basketball Federation of Slovenia () also known as KZS is the governing body of basketball in Slovenia. It was founded in 1950 as a member of the larger Yugoslav Basketball Federation (see also: Basketball in Yugoslavia). In 1992, KZS joined the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on its own. The Basketball Federation of Slovenia operates the Slovenia men's national team and Slovenia women's national team. They organize national competitions in Slovenia, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams. The top professional league in Slovenia is the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League. See also * Slovenia men's national basketball team * Slovenia women's national basketball team * Slovenia men's national under-20 basketball team * Slovenia men's national under-19 basketball team * Slovenia men's national under-17 basketball team References External links Official website Sloveniaat FIBA site Fed National m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In Slovenia
The COVID-19 pandemic in Slovenia was a part of the COVID-19 pandemic, pandemic of COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The first slovenian citizen to be infected was resulted positive on 3 March 2020, the infection was contracted during an internal flight in COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, Italy. The first case in Slovenia was confirmed a day later; it was an imported case transmitted by a tourist traveling from COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco, Morocco via Italy. COVID-19 pandemic in Italy, Italy was the center of the SARS-CoV-2 in Europe at the time. The first few days of the pandemic were challenging for Slovenia due to the resignation of Prime Minister of Slovenia, Prime Minister Marjan Šarec in late January and the formation of a new government. The first case in Slovenia was confirmed one day after Janez Janša was elected prime minister. During the transition period, the outbreak escalated. A joint meeting betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
