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Luka Rupnik

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Luka Rupnik
Rupnik in 2018
No. 55 – San Pablo Burgos
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLEB Oro
Personal information
Born (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight80 kg (176 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2012Slovan
2012–2016Olimpija
2016Força Lleida
2016–2019Fuenlabrada
2019–2020Antwerp Giants
2020Nymburk
2020Zaragoza
2020–2021Cedevita Olimpija
2021–2022Yalovaspor BK
2022–presentSan Pablo Burgos
Career highlights

Luka Rupnik (born 20 May 1993) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish LEB Oro and the Slovenian national basketball team. Standing at 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in), he plays at the point guard position.

Professional career

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After spending four seasons in Slovenian powerhouse Union Olimpija, in Summer 2016 he moved to Actel Força Lleida of the Spanish second division. On 1 November 2016, after averaging 15 points and 6.8 assists in the first six games of the season, he agreed a three-year contract with Liga ACB and EuroCup team Montakit Fuenlabrada.[1]

On 10 September 2019, Rupnik signed one-year contract with Belgian vice-champion Antwerp Giants.[2] Rupnik averaged 10 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the Belgian league and BCL. On 25 July 2020, he signed with Nymburk of the Czech NBL.[3]

On 16 October 2020, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[4]

On 6 December 2020, Rupnik signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League.[5] Rupnik averaged 5.3 points and 4.3 assists per game.

On 9 December 2021, Rupnik signed with Semt77 Yalovaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[6] He averaged 11.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, league-high 8.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

On 7 November 2022, Rupnik signed with for San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish LEB Oro until the end of the 2022–23 season.[7]

International career

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Rupnik debuted for Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2011. He also represented Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2015 where they were eliminated by Latvia in the round of 16.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "Luka Rupnik, más talento para el Montakit Fuenlabrada" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Luka Rupnik (ex Fuenlabrada) joins Antwerp". eurobasket.com. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Luka Rupnik signs with Basketball Nymburk". Sportando. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Casademont Zaragoza announces Luka Rupnik". Sportando. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Luka Rupnik signs with Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana". Sportando. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  6. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (9 December 2021). "Luka Rupnik signs with Sem77 Yalovaspor". Sportando. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. ^ "El base Luka Rupnik ficha por el Hereda San Pablo Burgos". burgosconecta.es (in Spanish). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. ^ "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Strelnieks steers Latvia into last eight". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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