Žiga Samar

Žiga Samar (born 26 January 2001) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Gran Canaria of the Spanish Liga ACB and the FIBA Champions League. He is a 1.97 m tall point guard.

Žiga Samar

Samar with Alba Berlin in 2023
No. 15 – Herbalife Gran Canaria
Position	Point guard
League	Liga ACB Champions League
Personal information
Born	(2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 24) Jesenice, Slovenia
Listed height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight	83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2022: undrafted
Playing career	2019–present
Career history
2017–2019	Real Madrid B
2019–2022	Fuenlabrada
2019–2020	→ Zamora
2022–2025	Alba Berlin
2022–2023	→ Hamburg Towers
2025	→ Gran Canaria
2025–present	Gran Canaria
Career highlights
Spanish League All-Young Players Team (2022)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Slovenia FIBA U18 European Championship 2019 Greece Team

Professional career

Samar made his professional debut for Real Madrid B in the Liga EBA during the 2017–18 season.

On 19 August 2019 Samar signed a four-year contract with Spanish team Fuenlabrada. For the 2019–20 season he was loaned to Zamora of the LEB Plata.^[1]

On 22 July 2022 he signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).^[2] On 5 August 2022 Samar joined fellow Bundesliga side Hamburg Towers on loan.^[3]

2023–24 season

On 5 October 2023, Samar made his EuroLeague debut, finishing the game against FC Bayern Munich (basketball) with 5 points (2/5 FG), 1 rebound, 3 assists, and 1 turnover in 16 minutes of play.^[4]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance index rating
Bold	Career high

EuroLeague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2023–24	Alba Berlin	14	3	12.4	.360	.400	.857	1.4	2.2	.8	—	3.4	2.5
Career		14	3	12.4	.360	.400	.857	1.4	2.2	.8	—	3.4	2.5

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2022–23	Hamburg Towers	19	10	25.7	.410	.309	.806	2.8	6.1	1.1	.1	9.8	11.1
Career		19	10	25.7	.410	.309	.806	2.8	6.1	1.1	.1	9.8	11.1

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2019–20	Zamora	LEB Plata	25	26.6	.415	.290	.708	3.7	3.8	1.1	.2	10.6
2020–21	Fuenlabrada	ACB	34	10.5	.441	.216	.750	1.3	1.8	.4	.0	3.1
2021–22	Fuenlabrada	ACB	30	20.7	.485	.471	.769	2.7	4.7	1.0	.1	7.6
2022–23	Hamburg Towers	BBL	34	24.0	.383	.250	.798	3.0	5.9	1.3	.1	8.2
2023–24	Alba Berlin	BBL	17	16.2	.367	.292	.632	1.7	4.9	.6	.1	3.7