Žiga Samar

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Žiga Samar
Samar with Alba Berlin in 2023
No. 5 – San Pablo Burgos
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (2001-01-26) 26 January 2001
Jesenice, Slovenia
Listed height
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight
83 kg (183 lb)
Career information
2022: undrafted
Playing career
2019–present
Career history
2017–2019Real Madrid B
2019–2022Fuenlabrada
2019–2020→ Zamora
2022–2025Alba Berlin
2022–2023→ Hamburg Towers
2025→ Gran Canaria
2025–2026Gran Canaria
2026–presentSan Pablo Burgos
Career highlights
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Slovenia
FIBA U18 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2019 GreeceTeam

Žiga Samar (born 26 January 2001) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroCup. He is a 1.97 m tall point guard.

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]

Spain (2024–present)

After signing and playing for CB Gran Canaria during the 2025–26 season, Samar signed for San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish Liga ACB on June 12, 2026.[5]

On June 12, 2026, he signed with San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish Liga ACB.[6]

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 14312.4.360.400.8571.42.2.8—3.42.5
2024–25 14113.6.422.400.8131.32.9.7—4.14.6
Career 28413.0.389.400.8261.42.5.8—3.83.6

EuroCup

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2022–23 Hamburg Towers 191025.7.410.309.8062.86.11.1.19.811.1
Career 191025.7.410.309.8062.86.11.1.19.811.1

Domestic leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20Spain ZamoraLEB Plata2526.6.415.290.7083.73.81.1.210.6
2020–21Spain FuenlabradaACB3410.5.441.216.7501.31.8.4.03.1
2021–22Spain FuenlabradaACB3020.7.485.471.7692.74.71.0.17.6
2022–23Germany Hamburg TowersBBL3424.0.383.250.7983.05.91.3.18.2
2023–24Germany Alba BerlinBBL1716.2.367.292.6321.74.9.6.13.7

References

  1. "Fuenlabrada signs Slovenian prospect Ziga Samar to multi-year deal". Sportando. August 19, 2019.
  2. "Žiga Samar signs with Alba Berlin". Sportando. July 22, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  3. "Ziga Samar joins Hamburg Towers on loan". Sportando. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  4. "Lorenzo Brown extends his contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv". BasketNews. February 9, 2023.
  5. "Ziga Samar abre el baile en Burgos". acb.com (in Spanish). June 12, 2026. Retrieved June 12, 2026.
  6. "Ziga Samar, primera incorporación del San Pablo Burgos". sanpabloburgos.com (in Spanish). June 12, 2026. Retrieved July 13, 2026.