Vladimir Štimac

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Vladimir Štimac
Vladimir Štimac 91 Fenerbahçe Men's Basketball EuroLeague 20191010 (3).jpg
Štimac with Fenerbahçe in 2019
No. 91 – Ningbo Rockets
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987 (age 34)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight116 kg (256 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2009 / Undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2005Beovuk 72
2005–2008Žalgiris
2005–2007→Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2007–2008→Valmiera
2008–2010Crvena zvezda
2010–2011Ventspils
2011Nymburk
2011–2012Olin Edirne
2012–2013Banvit
2013–2014Málaga
2014–2015Bayern Munich
2015Estudiantes
2015–2016Crvena zvezda
2016–2017Beşiktaş
2017–2018Anadolu Efes
2018–2019Türk Telekom
2019Fenerbahçe
2019–2020Crvena zvezda
2020Qingdao Eagles
2021Bahçeşehir Koleji
2021–Ningbo Rockets
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 Spain
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 2017 Turkey
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Team
Gold medal – first place 2009 Belgrade Team
U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Slovenia Team
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
U18 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Serbia and Montenegro Team
Štimac in 2018

Vladimir Štimac (Serbian: Владимир Штимац, born August 25, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player who plays for Ningbo Rockets of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He also represented the Serbian national team internationally. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays at the center position.

Professional career[]

Vladimir grew up with KK Beovuk 72 youth team, and later spent two years in Lithuania and one in Latvia before returning to Serbia. During his first season abroad, he played for Lithuanian BC Žalgiris reserves team and managed to make it into the first team for the next season. In order to get a chance to play as a first team regular, he was allowed to spend his third SEB BBL year with Latvian side SK Valmiera, where he was with no doubt the best player in the 2007–08 season.

He played for the Orlando Magic in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010.[1] In September 2010, he signed with the Latvian team BK Ventspils, but was released two months later.[2] In November 2010, he signed a contract for the remainder of the season with ČEZ Nymburk.[3]

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Olin Edirne Basket.[4] In 30 games of Turkish League, he averaged 14.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. For the 2012–13 season he moved to Banvit.[5]

In September 2013, he signed a 1+1 contract with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga.[6] In June 2014, he left Unicaja.[7][8]

In August 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Bayern Munich.[9]

On October 2, 2015, he signed a preliminary agreement with the Spanish team Estudiantes.[10] On October 27, 2015, he returned to Crvena zvezda signing a contract for the rest of the season.[11]

On August 31, 2016, Štimac signed with Turkish club Beşiktaş for the 2016–17 season.[12]

On August 22, 2017, Štimac signed a one-year deal, with an option for another, with Turkish club Anadolu Efes.[13]

On July 12, 2018, Štimac signed with Türk Telekom for the 2018–19 season.[14]

2019–present[]

On September 25, 2019, he signed a three-month contract with Turkish EuroLeague team Fenerbahçe.[15] He appeared in 8 EuroLeague games, averaging 4.6 points per game. In the midseason, on December 25, he returned to Crvena zvezda.[16] In 13 EuroLeague games with Crvena zvezda until the end of the season, which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he averaged 11.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game.

On August 22, 2020, Štimac signed with the French team AS Monaco.[17] However on September 12, his contract was bought out by the Qingdao Eagles in China.[18] On February 2, 2021, he has signed with Bahçeşehir Koleji of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[19]

In December 2021, Štimac returned to China and signed with Ningbo Rockets.[20][21] On December 26, 2021, he recorded career-high 40 points, 17 rebounds and 7 assists in a game against the Sichuan Blue Whales.[22]

Serbian national team[]

See also: 2016 Serbia men's Olympic basketball team and 2017 Serbia men's EuroBasket team

He managed to win a 2007 U20 European Championship gold medal as a member of the Serbian U20 National Team 2007.

Štimac represented the Serbian national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2013. He was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Štimac also represented Serbia at the 2016 Summer Olympics where they won the silver medal, after losing to the United States in the final game with 96–66.[23]

Štimac also represented Serbia at the EuroBasket 2017 where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to Slovenia.[24]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2006–07 Žalgiris 2 1 18.0 .600 .000 .333 4.0 .5 .0 .0 4.0 6.5
2013–14 Unicaja 23 4 17.2 .603 .000 .524 5.1 .6 .3 .4 7.6 9.9
2014–15 Bayern 10 2 15.3 .542 .333 .667 4.1 .6 .2 .2 6.9 7.8
2015–16 Crvena zvezda 25 0 14.6 .550 .000 .594 5.0 .5 .3 .2 6.9 9.2
2017–18 Anadolu Efes 30 11 18.3 .583 .000 .694 5.8 1.0 .6 .3 9.4 13.9
2019–20 Fenerbahçe 8 0 10.1 .700 .000 .692 .4 .0 .0 .0 4.6 5.6
Crvena zvezda 13 4 22.9 .596 .375 .659 6.2 1.1 .5 .5 11.1 14.0
Career 111 22 16.6 .590 .250 .629 5.1 .7 .4 .3 8.0 10.7

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ NBA Summer League Rosters – Orlando
  2. ^ Ventspils releases Vladimir Stimac
  3. ^ CEZ NYMBURK nabs Stimac at center
  4. ^ Olin Edirne lands big man Vladimir Stimac
  5. ^ Vladimir Štimac moves to Banvit
  6. ^ "UNICAJA completes frontcourt with Stimac". Euroleague.net. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Vladimir Stimac left Unicaja". Eurobasket.com. Jun 22, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  8. ^ "B92: Vladimir Štimac slobodan igrač" (in Serbian). B92.net. June 21, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  9. ^ "FC Bayern Munich adds big men Stimac and Jagla". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Principio de acuerdo con el pívot serbio Vladimir Stimac". clubestudiantes.com (in Spanish). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Vladimir Štimac ponovo u Crvenoj zvezdi!". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Vladimir Stimac Beşiktaş Sompo Japan'da". bjk.com.tr (in Turkish). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Anadolu Efes adds size, power with Stimac". Euroleague.net. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Rebounding ace Vladimir Stimac joins Turk Telekom". eurocupbasketball.com. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "Fenerbahce signs Vladimir Stimac to a three-month contract". Sportando.basketball. September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  16. ^ "Zvezda reunites with fan-favorite Stimac". Euroleague.net. 25 December 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  17. ^ "AS Monaco tabs Vladimir Stimac". Sportando. August 22, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  18. ^ "Vladimir Stimac leaves Monaco to join Qingdao Eagles". Sportando. September 13, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  19. ^ "Bahçeşehir adds Vladimir Stimac". Sportando. February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  20. ^ "Vladimir Stimac to sign with new CBA Team Ningbo". sportando.basketball. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  21. ^ "宁波官宣外援斯蒂马克完成注册 将穿91号球衣" [Ningbo announced signing with Štimac, to wear No.91]. sina.com.cn (in Chinese). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  22. ^ Đ., D. (27 December 2021). "Meč karijere Vladimira Štimca – 40/17/7". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  23. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: USA beat Serbia in men's basketball to win last gold of Games". BBC Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  24. ^ "Slovenia overcome injuries to claim historic title in Dragic's swansong". FIBA.basketball. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2017.

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