Gregor Glas (born 29 April 2001) is a Slovenian professional
basketball
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player for
Cedevita Olimpija
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of the
Slovenian Basketball League
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and the
Adriatic League
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. He is a 1.97 m tall
shooting guard
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.
Professional career
Glas started playing professional basketball for
Primorska. In August 2018, he attended the
Basketball Without Borders
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Europe camp in
Belgrade
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, Serbia.
On October 24, 2019, he signed with Serbian club
Dynamic VIP PAY. Following the 2020–21 season Glas declared for the
2021 NBA draft
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. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.
On September 26, 2021, he signed with Serbian powerhouse
KK Partizan
Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, lit=Basketball Club Partizan), commonly known as Partizan Belgrade, or as Partizan Mozzart Bet for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball Sports cl ...
.
International career
Glas made his debut for the
Slovenian national team
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on September 14, 2018, at the
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
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game against
Latvia national team. Glas thereby became the youngest player to ever play for Slovenia on a senior level.
Glas postal najmlajši košarkar z nastopom za Slovenijo.
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References
External links
Eurobasket.com profile
REALGM profile
2001 births
Living people
2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
ABA League players
Basketball League of Serbia players
KK Dynamic players
KK Partizan players
Shooting guards
Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Serbia
Slovenian men's basketball players
21st-century Slovenian sportsmen
Sportspeople from Novo Mesto
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