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Elvir Ovčina

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Elvir Ovčina
Personal information
Born (1976-07-16) July 16, 1976 (age 48)
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
High schoolSycamore (Sycamore, Illinois)
CollegeSyracuse (1995–1999)
NBA draft1999: undrafted
Playing career1999–2013
PositionCenter
Number5, 10
Career history
1999–2000Hopsi Polzela
2000–2001Pivovarlna Laško
2001–2004EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2004Olympiacos
2004–2005RheinEnergie Köln
2005Khimik
2005–2008Oostende
2009Bosna
2009Hopsi Polzela
2010–2013Gießen 46ers
Career highlights and awards

Elvir Ovčina (born July 16, 1976) is a Bosnian former professional basketball player. He played the center position.

College career

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Ovčina played high school basketball at Sycamore High School in Sycamore, Illinois. After high school, he played college basketball at the Syracuse University, with the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team from 1995 to 1999.[1]

Professional career

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Ovčina played professionally in Slovenia (Hopsi Polzela, Pivovarlna Laško), Germany (EWE Baskets Oldenburg, RheinEnergie Köln, Gießen 46ers),[2] Greece (Olympiacos), Ukraine (Khimik), Belgium (Oostende) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna).

National team career

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Ovčina played for the national basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has played at the EuroBasket 1997, EuroBasket 1999, EuroBasket 2001, EuroBasket 2003 and EuroBasket 2005.[3]

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