Jaka Lakovič
Slovenian basketball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jaka Lakovič (born 9 July 1978) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB, as well as an assistant coach of the senior Slovenia national team.
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Position | Head coach | ||||||||||||||
League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1978-07-09) 9 July 1978 (age 46) Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Slovenian | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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NBA draft | 2000: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1996–2016 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
Number | 10, 7, 5 | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||
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1996–2001 | Geoplin Slovan | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Krka | ||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Panathinaikos | ||||||||||||||
2006–2011 | Barcelona | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Galatasaray | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Sidigas Avellino | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Royal Halı Gaziantep | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Barcelona B | ||||||||||||||
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2016–2017 | Barcelona B (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2020 | Slovenia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Bilbao (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | Bilbao | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Joventut (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | ratiopharm Ulm | ||||||||||||||
2022–present | Gran Canaria | ||||||||||||||
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Standing at 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in), and weighing 95 kg (210 lbs.),[1] he played at the point guard position. He was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2005, and he helped lead the senior Slovenia national team to the fourth place finish at 2009 EuroBasket.