Jure Balažič

Jure Balažič
	Balažič at the EuroBasket 2013
Personal information
Born	September 12, 1980 (age 44); Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Slovenian
Listed height	6 ft 8+1⁄4 in (2.04 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2002: undrafted
Playing career	1999–2020
Position	Power forward
Number	15
Career history
1999–2001	Krka Novo Mesto
2001–2002	Krško
2002–2005	Krka Novo Mesto
2005	KK Zagreb
2005–2006	APOEL Nicosia
2006–2007	Atomerőmű SE Paks
2007–2012	Krka
2012–2013	Erdemirspor
2013–2014	Tofaş
2014–2015	İstanbul BB
2015–2018	Gaziantep
2018–2020	Krka
Career highlights and awards
	5× Slovenian champion (2000, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012); EuroChallenge champion (2011); Slovenian All-Star Game MVP (2008);

Jure Balažič (born September 12, 1980) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He is a 204 cm tall power forward position.

Slovenia national team

Balažić was first time called to Slovenia national basketball team in 2012 on prep camp. He made his official debut on Eurobasket 2013, making him the oldest debutant for Slovenia at 31 years, 11 months, and 23 days. He was also member of Slovenia at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth finals.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB 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.