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Jurica Golemac
Golemac with Slovenia
Sixt Primorska
PositionHead coach
LeagueABA League
Slovenian League
Personal information
Born (1977-05-29) May 29, 1977 (age 47)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityCroatian / Slovenian
Listed height6.10 ft 10.25 in (2.12 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
Playing career1996–2013
Coaching career2013–present
Career history
As player:
1995–1997Zrinjevac
1997–1998Union Olimpija (2nd team)
1998–1999Geoplin Slovan
1999–2002Union Olimpija
2002–2003Efes Pilsen
2003–2004Cibona
2004–2006Ural Great
2006–2007Hapoel Jerusalem
2007–2008Paris-Levallois
2008–2009Panellinios
2009Virtus Roma
2009Panathinaikos
2009–2010Alba Berlin
2010Zadar
2010–2011Colossus Rhodes
2011–2012Sidigas Avellino
2012–2013Krka
As coach:
2013–2015Cibona (assistant)
2016–2017Tajfun Šentjur
2016–2017Georgia (assistant)
2017–presentSixt Primorska
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

Jurica Golemac (born 29 May 1977) is a Croatian-Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for Sixt Primorska of the ABA League and the Slovenian League.

He is 2.12 m (6 ft 10¼ in) tall and weighs 102 kg (225 lbs). He can played at both the forward and center positions.

Professional career

In his professional career, Golemac has played with the following clubs: KK Zrinjevac Zagreb, Union Olimpija, Geoplin Slovan, Union Olimpija, Efes Pilsen, Cibona Zagreb, Ural Great, Hapoel Jerusalem, Paris-Levallois, Panellinios, Virtus Roma, Panathinaikos, KK Zadar, Colossus Rhodes, Alba Berlin and Sidigas Avellino, KK Krka. He retired from basketball in January 2013 after knee injury.

Coaching career

Cibona (2013–2015)

Golemac has started as an assistant coach for Cibona in November 2013, under the coaching staff of Slaven Rimac, who was sacked two years later.

Georgia and Tajfun Šentjur (2016–2017)

In 2016, he appointed the assistant coach for the Georgian national basketball team and the head coach for Tajfun Šentjur of the Slovenian League.

Primorska (2017–present)

In 2017, he was named the head coach for Primorska, with whom he promoted to the ABA League First Division in 2019.

Slovenian national team

Golemac played for the senior Slovenian national basketball team at the 2003 FIBA European Championship, the 2005 FIBA European Championship, and the 2009 FIBA European Championship.

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