Gašper Vidmar

Gašper Vidmar (born 14 September 1987) is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. He is 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) tall and plays the center position.

Gašper Vidmar

Vidmar in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1987-09-14) 14 September 1987 (age 38) Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Slovenian
Listed height	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2009: undrafted
Playing career	2003–2022
Position	Center
Career history
2003–2005	Jance STZ
2005–2007	Geoplin Slovan
2007–2014	Fenerbahçe
2009–2010	→Union Olimpija
2012–2013	→Beşiktaş
2014–2015	Darüşşafaka
2015–2018	Banvit
2018–2021	Reyer Venezia
Career highlights
BCL Star Lineup Second Best Team (2018) 4× Turkish League champion (2008, 2010, 2011, 2014) 2× Turkish Cup winner (2011, 2017) Italian League winner (2019) Italian Cup winner (2020) Turkish President's Cup winner (2013) Slovenian Supercup winner (2009) Slovenian Cup winner (2010) Slovenian Cup MVP (2010) Slovenian All-Star Game MVP (2009)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Slovenia EuroBasket 2017 Finland–Israel–Romania–Turkey U20 European Championship 2006 Turkey Team

Professional career

Vidmar played in youth categories of Geoplin Slovan in Slovenia. He made his professional debut with Jance STZ in the Slovenian minors during the 2003–04 season; in 2005, he returned to Slovan.

In 2007, Vidmar signed a multi-year deal with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. On 8 September 2009, he was loaned to Union Olimpija of his native Slovenia for the 2009–10 season.^[1] On 2 April 2010 he returned to Fenerbahçe.^[2]

On 11 August 2012, he was loaned to Beşiktaş for the 2012–13 season.^[3]

For the 2013–14 season he returned to Fenerbahçe, but suffered a season-ending injury in early February 2014.^[4][5] In October 2014, he signed with Darüşşafaka for the 2014–15 season.^[6]

In July 2015, Vidmar joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2015 NBA Summer League.^[7] However, he didn't make the roster and signed with Banvit on 15 July 2015.^[8] He extended his contract by another two years on 28 June 2017.^[9]

On 3 October 2018 Vidmar signed a deal with Italian club Reyer Venezia.^[10]

On 15 January 2022 he announced his retirement from professional basketball.^[11]

Slovenian national team

He was a Slovenia national team player and played over 100 times. He has been with national team in EuroBasket 2007, 2010 FIBA World Championship, and in EuroBasket 2017, when Slovenia came in 1st place.

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
2007–08	Fenerbahçe	20	18	12.9	.538	—	.586	3.0	.8	.9	.3	5.2	5.4
2008–09		16	12	14.8	.469	—	.364	3.8	.3	.8	.6	3.6	3.8
2009–10	Union Olimpija	10	9	16.5	.585	—	.409	3.1	.3	.4	.1	5.7	5.0
2010–11	Fenerbahçe	4	4	20.1	.579	—	.571	4.8	—	1.5	1.0	8.5	10.3
2011–12		15	14	13.2	.574	.000	.389	2.6	.1	.4	.1	4.1	3.0
2012–13	Beşiktaş	22	21	22.0	.597	.000	.369	5.1	.8	.8	1.1	9.1	10.7
2013–14	Fenerbahçe	15	13	15.7	.596	.000	.417	4.3	.6	.3	.3	5.2	6.7
Career		102	91	16.3	.567	.000	.419	3.8	.5	.7	.5	5.8	6.3

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2015–16	Banvit	18	17	22.2	.675	—	.312	6.0	.9	.7	.6	9.9	13.1
2019–20	Reyer Venezia	15	3	12.8	.612	—	.349	3.3	.9	.4	.4	5.0	6.3
2020–21		8	2	11.0	.600	—	.769	2.3	.3	.5	.4	4.3	4.8
Career		41	22	16.6	.650	—	.368	4.3	.8	.5	.5	7.0	9.0