Jaka Lakovič

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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.

Standing at Script error: No such module "convert".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 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.

Professional career

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Lakovič, as a Galatasaray player, in 2012.

In his pro club career, Lakovič played with the following clubs: Geoplin Slovan and Krka of the Slovenian Premier A League, Panathinaikos Athens of the Greek Basket League, Barcelona of the Spanish ACB League, Galatasaray Istanbul of the Turkish Super League, and Avellino of the Italian A League.

His brilliant performances during the 2004–05 EuroLeague season, while wearing the Panathinaikos Athens jersey, earned him an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection, as he helped his team reach the 2005 EuroLeague Final Four. In 2005, he was also named the MVP of the Greek Cup, and the MVP of the Greek League Finals. He won the EuroLeague championship in 2010, while a member of Barcelona.

In July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the Turkish Super League club Galatasaray Istanbul.[2][3] In January 2013, he signed with the Italian A League club Sidigas Avellino, until the end of the season.[4] In September 2013, he extended his contract with Avellino, for one more season.[5]

In December 2014, he signed with the Turkish Super League club Royal Halı Gaziantep, for the 2014–15 season.[6] In September 2015, he signed with Barcelona Lassa's reserve team.[7] At that time, he also announced that would be his last year as a professional basketball player, before he would begin to start coaching in the youth teams of Barcelona.[8] On 27 July 2016, Lakovič announced his retirement from playing professional club basketball.[9]

National team career

Lakovič competed for the senior Slovenian men's national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and also at 7 straight FIBA EuroBaskets; 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

Coaching career

Lakovič began his basketball coaching career in 2016, when he became an assistant coach for the senior Slovenian men's national team, working under the team's head coach, at that time, Igor Kokoškov. He started coaching at the EuroBasket 2017 qualification tournament.[10]

On 7 August 2017, Lakovič signed with the Spanish ACB League club Bilbao, as an assistant coach. On 30 April 2018, following the departure of Veljko Mršić, he took over the club's head coach position.[11][12]

In June 2019, he was announced as the new head coach of the German Bundesliga club ratiopharm Ulm.[13] On 17 June 2022, Lakovič signed to be the head coach of Gran Canaria, of Spain's Liga ACB.[14] With Gran Canaria, he won the European-wide secondary level EuroCup championship, in the 2022–23 season.

Career statistics

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EuroLeague

† Denotes seasons in which Lakovič won the EuroLeague

Template:Euroleague player statistics start |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02 | style="text-align:left;"| Krka | 14 || 13 || 32.5 || .491 || .436 || .890 || 2.1 || 3.8 || 2.0 || Script error: No such module "sort". || 20.9 || 22.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Panathinaikos | 19 || 6 || 23.7 || .504 || .500 || .891 || 1.8 || 2.6 || .5 || Script error: No such module "sort". || 9.4 || 9.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04 | 20 || 15 || 29.2 || .448 || .358 || .846 || 2.1 || 2.4 || 1.3 || .1 || 13.3 || 14.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | 25 || 19 || 31.5 || .445 || .353 || .839 || 2.1 || 2.8 || 1.4 || Script error: No such module "sort". || 15.1 || 15.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06 | 22 || 21 || 31.0 || .400 || .370 || .838 || 1.4 || 2.5 || 1.1 || .1 || 14.4 || 13.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Barcelona | 23 || 19 || 24.7 || .429 || .398 || .768 || 1.7 || 3.5 || .9 || .0 || 10.3 || 11.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08 | 23 || 20 || 25.4 || .388 || .358 || .807 || 2.2 || 3.0 || 1.0 || Script error: No such module "sort". || 12.2 || 12.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09 | 18 || 11 || 22.6 || .435 || .413 || .881 || 1.3 || 2.9 || .8 || Script error: No such module "sort". || 9.9 || 10.3 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2009–10† | 19 || 0 || 13.5 || .416 || .439 || .879 || .8 || 1.3 || .5 || Script error: No such module "sort". || 6.2 || 5.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 | 19 || 3 || 24.7 || .426 || .365 || .643 || .5 || 1.9 || .2 || .1 || 6.4 || 5.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 | style="text-align:left;"| Galatasaray | 16 || 8 || 26.2 || .396 || .361 || .818 || 1.9 || 2.7 || .3 || .1 || 9.7 || 10.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | Career | 218 || 135 || 25.2 || .433 || .386 || .836 || 1.6 || 2.7 || .9 || .0 || 11.6 || 11.8

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Career awards and achievements

Playing career

Panathinaikos Athens

Barcelona

Galatasaray Istanbul

Slovenia junior national team

Individual

Coaching career

References

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  1. ↑ Jaka Lakovic – Height: 6’2″ / 1.88 m Weight: 210 lbs / 95 kg.
  2. ↑ Galatasaray announces Jaka Lakovic.
  3. ↑ Jaka Lakovič signs with Galatasaray.
  4. ↑ Sidigas Avellino announced Jaka Lakovic.
  5. ↑ Scandone Avellino officially re-signed Jaka Lakovic.
  6. ↑ Royal Hali lands Jaka Lakovic.
  7. ↑ Jaka Lakovic signs with Barcelona B team.
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Jaka Lakovic retires at 38.
  10. ↑ KOKOSKOV EMBRACES SLOVENIAN HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
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