Žiga Dimec
Dimec with Slovenia in 2016
No. 27 – Anwil Włocławek
PositionCenter
LeaguePLK
Personal information
Born (1993-02-20) February 20, 1993
Celje, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2014Zlatorog Laško
2010–2011→ Konjice
2014–2015Rogaška
2015–2018Krka
2018Bayreuth
2018–2019Lietkabelis
2019–2020Sixt Primorska
2020–2021Cedevita Olimpija
2021–2022Anwil Włocławek
2022–2023Nishinomiya Storks
2023–2024Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
2024–presentAnwil Włocławek
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Slovenia
EuroBasket
Gold medal – first place2017 Turkey

Žiga Dimec (born 20 February 1993) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Anwil Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team.

Professional career

Dimec played in youth categories with Zlatorog Laško. For the 2010–11 season he was loaned to Konjice of the Slovenian Second League. From 2011 to 2014 he played with Zlatorog Laško. For the 2014–15 season he moved to Rogaška. In July 2015, he signed with Krka.[1]

On September 3, 2018 Dimec signed three-months deal with Medi Bayreuth.[2]

On November 27, 2018 Dimec signed with Lithuanian team BC Lietkabelis.[3]

On December 1, 2021, he signed with Anwil Włocławek of the PLK.[4]

On August 30, 2022, he signed with Nishinomiya Storks of the B.League.[5]

On September 13, 2023, he signed with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi.[6]

In the middle of the 2023/2024 season, after terminating the contract with the Turkish club, he joined KK Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.[7]

National team career

With Slovenia's junior national teams, Dimec played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Dimec became a member of the senior Slovenian national basketball team in 2016. He played at the EuroBasket 2017.

References

  1. ↑ Krka Novo Mesto signs Ziga Dimec and Igor Tratnik
  2. ↑ medi bayreuth verpflichtet Dimec nach
  3. ↑ Lietkabelis ink Ziga Dimec
  4. ↑ "Žiga Dimec zawodnikiem Anwilu". plk.pl (in Polish). December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ "#27 ジガ・ディメッツ 選手 新規契約のご報告". www.storks.jp (in Japanese). August 30, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Slovenski reprezentant tik po koncu SP do nove "službe"" (in Sinhala). September 13, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Slovenski reprezentant zapustil Turčijo" (in Sinhala). January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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