Jure Zdovc

Jure Zdovc

Zdovc with Slovenia in 2015
Personal information
Born	(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.