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Luka Rupnik
Luka Rupnik, Montakit Fuenlabrada player, in a league match at the Olympic Games.
No. 55 – Cedevita Olimpija
PositionPoint guard
LeagueSlovenian League
Personal information
Born (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31)
Ljubljana, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2012Slovan
2012–2016Olimpija
2016Força Lleida
2016–2019Fuenlabrada
2019–2020Antwerp Giants
2020Nymburk
2020Zaragoza
2020–presentCedevita Olimpija
Career highlights and awards

Luka Rupnik (born 20 May 1993) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in), he plays at the point guard position.

Professional career

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 September 10, 2019 Rupnik signed one-year contact 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 July 25, 2020, he has signed with Nymburk of the Czech NBL.[3]

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

On December 6, 2020, he has signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League.[5]

International career

He debuted for Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2011. He also represented Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2015 where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth finals.[6][7]

References

  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. ^ "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  7. ^ "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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