- Uroš Slokar
Infobox Euroleague Player
name = Uroš Slokar
nickname =
caption =
position = Power forward-center
league = Serie A
team =Fortitudo Bologna
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 10.5
weight_lb = 254
nationality =Slovenia n
birth_date = birth date and age|1983|5|14|
birth_place =Ljubljana , SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
college =
draft = 2nd round, 58th overall
draft_year = 2005
draft_team =Toronto Raptors
career_start = 2001
former_teams = Slovan Ljubljana (2001–2003) Benetton Treviso (2003–2005; 2005–2006) Snaidero Udine (2005)Toronto Raptors (2006–2007)Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2008)
awards = 2002 Slovenian League Rookie of the Year 2002-03 Slovenian LeagueMVP Slovenian League All-Star 2002Uroš Slokar (pronounced OO-rosh SLOH-car) (born
May 14th ,1983 inLjubljana ) is aSlovenia nbasketball player formerly of the NBA'sToronto Raptors who currently plays forFortitudo Bologna of the Italian Serie A.After playing two seasons in the Slovenian basketball league, Slokar moved to
Italy 's Serie A in 2003, where he represented Benneton Treviso andPallalcesto Amatori Udine . Upon his2005 NBA Draft selection by theToronto Raptors (58th overall), he remained a further season in Europe. His NBA season input consisted of 20 games, whose outcomes were often decided, as the Raptors won a first ever Atlantic Division title.On
August 16 ,2007 Slokar signed a one-year deal forTriumph Lyubertsy , formerly known as Dynamo Moscow Region, which plays in Russian Superleague and European UlebCup.After one season in Russia, he returned to Italy and signed withFortitudo Bologna for the next two years.Internationally, Slokar has played with Slovenia at the 2000 European Under-18 Championship, the 2002 European Under-20 Championship, the 2005 and 2007 European Championships, and the 2006 World Championship.
Achievements
*2002 Slovenian league Rookie of the Year
*2004 Italian cup
*2006 Italian national championshipExternal links
* [http://www.uros-slokar.com Official website]
*NBA-profile|uros_slokar
*basketball-reference|name=Uros Slokar
* [http://217.13.116.51/plantillas/jugador.jsp?id=BWY Euroleague.net profile]
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