Gëzim Morina (born 12 December 1992) is a Kosovan-Albanian professional

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player for

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of the

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. Gezim Morina and his friend

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made history by helping

to win

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and

for the first time in history of the club. He grew up with

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(Slovenia) juniors. Morina signed for the 2011–12 season with Mercator Skofja Loka. Also on December 11 he signed with

club. Morina played in the 2011 Slovenian All Star Game. Also he has been member of the Slovenian U-20 National Team.

Professional career

In 2009 he joined with

Union Olipija youth system. In 2010–11 season Morina was loaned KK Skofja Loka in Slovenian First Division, where he averaged with 8.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.4 blocks per game in 20 games played. In summer 2014 he signed with

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, but financial trouble Morina joined Helios Suns, where he averaged with 9.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in 19 games played. In August 2015, Morina signed with KB Sigal Prishtina. With Sigal he played in regional (Balkan League) and

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. In February 2016 he helped win Kosovar Cup. On February 24, 2016, he signed with KK Škofja Loka. Morina spent the 2019–20 season with Slovenian side Hopsi Polzela, where he averaged 11.7 points and 6.1 rebounds per game. On July 14, 2020, he has signed with

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of the Slovenian League.

International career

Slovenia

Morina played with Slovenia U20 in

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and where he averaged with 7.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game in 9 games played. On 31 August 2016. Morina made his debut for

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at the

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match against

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Kosovo

On 21 June 2017. Erolld Belegu, the president of

Basketball Federation of Kosovo The Basketball Federation of Kosovo ( Albanian: ''Federata e Basketbollit e Kosovës'', /''Košarkaški savez Kosova'') is the governing body of basketball in Kosovo. It organizes the Kosovo Basketball Superleague and the Kosovo Basketball Cup. ...

confirmed that Morina together with

will be part of Kosovo.

References

External links

Gezim Morina
at fiba.com
Gezim Morina
at Euroleague.com

at Fibaeurope.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Morina, Gezim 1992 births Living people Centers (basketball) KB Prishtina players KK Olimpija players Kosovan men's basketball players Kosovo Albanians Sportspeople from Suva Reka Power forwards Kosovan expatriate basketball people in Slovenia Slovenian men's basketball players Slovenian people of Albanian descent Slovenian people of Kosovan descent Yugoslav people of Albanian descent KB Ylli players KK Kansai Helios Domžale players