Saša Zagorac (born 1 January 1984) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He plays as forward and is the younger brother of Željko Zagorac.[1] He announced his retirement on 18 July 2020.[2]
National team career
Zagorac was a member of Slovenia U18, U19, U20, and U21 national team. He played at 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship.[3] He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth-finals.[4][5] In 2017 he became a champion in European Basketball Championship; with his experiences he played an important role in Slovenian team's mental preparation and scored some crucial points in semi-final's win over Spain.
References
- ^ "Željko in Saša Zagorac: Od pokvarjenega avta do lepila za protezo". Ekipa24 (in Slovenian). Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- ^ "Saša Zagorac retired from basketball". Sportando. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Players". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Slovenia make last cut before Zagrep trip". 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Strelnieks steers Latvia into last eight". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
External links
- "Career stats". Euroleague Basketball. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- Lucas, por Chema De (21 November 2011). "Sasa Zagorac vuelve a España con Knet & Eniac". Solobasket (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- "FIBA EuroBasket 2017". FIBA.basketball. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
