(1966-12-13) 13 December 1966 (age 57) Slovenske Konjice, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality
Slovenian
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
NBA draft
1988: undrafted
Playing career
1984–2003
Position
Point guard
Coaching career
1997–present
Career history
As player:
1984–1991
Smelt Olimpija
1991–1992
Knorr Bologna
1992–1993
Limoges
1993–1996
Iraklis Thessaloniki
1997
PSG Racing
1997
Tofaş
1998–2000
Union Olimpija
2000–2001
Panionios
2001–2002
Union Olimpija
2002–2003
Slovan
2003
Split CO
As coach:
1997–1998
Comet Slovenske Konjice (assistant)
2003
Krka (assistant)
2003–2004
Split
2004
Geoplin Slovan
2005–2006
Iraklis Thessaloniki
2007–2008
Bosna
2008–2011
Union Olimpija
2008–2009
Slovenia
2011–2013
Spartak Saint Petersburg
2014–2015
Slovenia
2013–2015
Royal Halı Gaziantep
2014–2016
Slovenia
2015–2017
AEK
2017–2018
Cedevita
2019–2020
Petrol Olimpija
2020–2021
Metropolitans 92
2021–2022
Žalgiris Kaunas
2023–2024
Bursaspor
Career highlights and awards
As a player:
EuroLeague champion (1993)
3× FIBA European Selection (1990, 1991 2×)
FIBA EuroStar (1996)
2× Greek League All-Star (1994 II, 1996 II)
2× French League champion (1993, 1997)
Adriatic League champion (2002)
Adriatic League Final Four MVP (2002)
Croatian League champion (2003)
2× Slovenian League champion (1999, 2002)
3× Slovenian Cup winner (1999, 2000, 2002)
2× Slovenian League All-Star (1999, 2000)
Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame (2015)
FIBA Hall of Fame (2020)
As a head coach:
EuroCup Coach of the Year (2012)
Adriatic League Super Cup winner (2017)
Lithuanian King Mindaugas Cup winner (2022)
Croatian League champion (2018)
2× Croatian Cup winner (2004, 2018)
Slovenian League champion (2009)
3× Slovenian Cup winner (2009–2011)
Slovenian Supercup winner (2010)
Bosnian League champion (2008)
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Yugoslavia
Summer Olympic Games
1988 Seoul
FIBA World Cup
1990 Argentina
EuroBasket
1989 Yugoslavia
1991 Italy
European Championship for Juniors
1984 Sweden
Under-18
European Championship for Cadets
1983 West Germany
Under-16
Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (born 13 December 1966) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player and coach. He was most recently the head coach of Bursaspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[1] As a player, he was a 1.98 m (6'6") tall point guard, who began his professional playing career with the Yugoslav Second Division club Smelt Olimpija.
During his playing career, he was a three-time member of the FIBA European Selection, in the years 1990 and 1991 (twice), and a FIBA EuroStar selection, in 1996. He also represented both the senior Yugoslav national team, and the senior Slovenian national team. He was inducted into the Slovenian Athletes Hall of Fame in 2015. He was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2020.
As a basketball coach, Zdovc received the EuroCup Coach of the Year award in 2012, while he was the head coach of the Russian club Spartak Saint Petersburg.
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