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
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 place2019 GreeceTeam

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

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

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]

References

  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.
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