Dejan Jakara
Helios Suns | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Slovenian League ABA League 2 |
Personal information | |
Born | Kranj, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia | 11 February 1986
Nationality | Slovenian |
Listed height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2008 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 2003–2010 |
Position | Shooting guard |
Coaching career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
As coach: | |
2013–2015 | Janče |
2015–2017 | Helios Suns (assistant) |
2017–2018 | Brno |
2018–present | Helios Suns |
Dejan Jakara (born 11 February 1986) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Helios Suns of the Slovenian League and the ABA League 2.
Early life[]
A shooting guard, Jakara played in Slovenia from 2003 to 2010. During his playing days, he played for Triglav Kranj, Šenčur, and KK Janče Ljubljana among others.[1] He retired as a player with Janče in 2010.[2]
Jakara was a member of the Slovenia U18 team that played qualifications for the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[3]
Coaching career[]
In July 2017, mmcité Brno of the Czech NBL hired Jakara as their new head coach.[4] In November 2018, Brno parted ways with him.[5]
On 12 November 2018, the Helios Suns hired Jakara as their new head coach, following departure of Jovan Beader.[6] In May 2020, he signed a contract extension for the 2020–21 season.[7] Also, he extended his contract with the Suns for the 2021–22 season.[8][9]
National team coaching career[]
In 2014, Jakara was an assistant coach of the Slovenia U18 team at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B in Bulgaria.
In 2019, he was the coach of the Slovenia U20 team at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel, finishing 12th with a 3–4 record.[10] Also, he led the U20 team at the 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers.[11] His team went undefeated with a 5–0 record and won the Group C.[12]
Career achievements[]
- As assistant coach
- Slovenian First League champion: 1 (with Helios Suns: 2015–16)
- Alpe Adria Cup winner: 1 (with Helios Suns: 2015–16)
References[]
- ^ "Dejan Jakara at proballers.com". proballers.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Dejan Jakara Player Profile". basketball.eurobasket. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Dejan Jakara U18 Slovenia 2004". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Brněnské basketbalisty už nevede Chorvat, převzal je mladý Slovinec". idnes.cz. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Brno Sports Weekly Report — Jakara Out, Chougaz In at egoé Basket Brno". brnodaily.com. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Jovana Beaderja bo na mestu glavnega trenerja zamenjal Dejan Jakara". helios-suns.si. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Dejan Jakara ostaja na čelu Helios Suns". ekipa.svet24.si. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Dejan Jakara še naprej trener Helios Sunsov". domzalec.si. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Konec letošnje malo drugačne sezone, Jakara še naprej trener Domžalčanov". helios-suns.si. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 U20 Sloveania". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "2021 U20 Slovenia". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Slovenia complete perfect week in Heraklion; France confirm top spot in Tbilisi". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links[]
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Shooting guards
- Sportspeople from Kranj
- Slovenian basketball coaches
- Slovenian expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic
- Slovenian men's basketball players
- University of Ljubljana alumni