Jaka Klobučar

Jaka Klobučar
	Klobučar in 2015
No. 24 – Cedevita Olimpija
Position	Guard / small forward
League	Slovenian League; ABA League
Personal information
Born	19 August 1987 (age 37); Novo Mesto, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Slovenian
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2003–present
Career history
2003–2005	Krka
2005–2008	Geoplin Slovan
2008–2010	Union Olimpija
2010–2011	Partizan Belgrade
2011	Union Olimpija
2011	Krka
2011–2012	Ostuni Basket
2012–2014	Krka
2014–2015	ratiopharm ulm
2015–2018	İstanbul BB
2018–2019	Galatasaray
2019–2021	Élan Chalon
2021	Büyükçekmece Basketbol
2021	Aris Thessaloniki
2022–2023	Kecskemét
2023–present	Cedevita Olimpija
Career highlights and awards
	3× Slovenian League champion (2009, 2013, 2014); 4× Slovenian Cup winner (2009, 2010, 2014, 2024); Serbian Cup winner (2011); Slovenian League Finals MVP (2014); Turkish League All-Star (2017);
Men's basketball
Representing Slovenia
European U-20 Championship

Jaka Klobučar (born August 19, 1987) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League and the Adriatic League. He also represented the Slovenian national basketball team. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays the point guard, shooting guard and small forward positions.

Professional career

Klobučar has played with Krka Novo Mesto, Geoplin Slovan, Partizan Belgrade, Union Olimpija, Ostuni Basket and ratiopharm ulm.

On 4 September 2015 he signed for İstanbul BB, where he spent three seasons. On 7 August 2018 he signed with Galatasaray of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).^[1]

On 3 November 2019 he signed with Élan Chalon of the French LNB Pro A. ^[2]

On 20 January 2021 he moved back to Turkey for Büyükçekmece Basketbol.^[3]

On 9 November 2021 Klobučar signed with Aris of the Greek Basket League, temporarily replacing the injured Olivier Hanlan on the team's roster. On December 10 of the same year, he officially parted ways with the Greek club, having appeared in two league matches and averaging 7.5 points and 3 assists per contest.

National team career

Klobučar competed for the senior Slovenian national basketball team at the 2007 FIBA European Championship, Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008, 2009 FIBA European Championship, and 2010 FIBA World Championship.

He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth finals.^[4]^[5]

Career statistics

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


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2008–09	Union Olimpija	9	4	16.1	.237	.125	.667	2.2	.9	.4	.0	3.8	1.8
2009–10	Union Olimpija	9	4	11.1	.350	.417	.333	.9	.6	.8	.0	2.3	.6
2010–11	Partizan	16	2	10.4	.313	.194	.625	.8	.7	.4	.0	2.8	.6
Career		34	10	12.5	.292	.220	.605	1.2	.7	.5	.0	3.0	1.0

References

^ "Jaka Klobučar Galatasaray'da" (in Turkish). Galatasaray.org. August 7, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "Elan Chalon signs Jaka Klobucar for the season". Sportando. November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
^ "Jaka Klobucar Büyükçekmece'de" (in Turkish). basketfaul. January 20, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
^ "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
^ "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.