Jaka Lakovič
Slovenian basketball player
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| Intro | Slovenian basketball player | ||||
| Places | Slovenia | ||||
| is | Athlete Basketball player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 9 July 1978, Ljubljana, Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia | ||||
| Age | 46 years | ||||
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Biography
Jaka Lakovič (born July 9, 1978) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player, and current professional basketball coach. Standing at 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in), and weighing 95 kg (210 lbs.), he played the point guard position. He was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2005.
Professional career
In his pro career, Lakovič played with the following clubs: Geoplin Slovan and Krka Novo Mesto of the Slovenian League, Panathinaikos Athens of the Greek League, FC Barcelona of the Spanish League, Galatasaray of the Turkish League, and Avellino of the Italian League.
His brilliant performances during the 2004–05 Euroleague season, wearing the Panathinaikos jersey, earned him an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection, as he reached the EuroLeague Final Four. In 2005, he was also named the MVP of the Greek Cup, and the MVP of the Greek League. He won the EuroLeague championship in 2010, while a member of FC Barcelona.
In July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with Galatasaray. In January 2013, he signed with Sidigas Avellino, until the end of the season. In September 2013, he extended his contract with Avellino, for one more season.
In December 2014, he signed with Royal Halı Gaziantep for the 2014–15 season.
In September 2015, he signed with the FC Barcelona Lassa's reserve team. He also announced that would be his last year as professional basketball player, before he would begin to start coaching in the youth teams of FC Barcelona.
On July 27, 2016, Lakovič announced his retirement from playing professional basketball.
Slovenian national team
Lakovič competed for the senior men's Slovenian national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and also at 7 straight FIBA EuroBaskets, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2013.
Coaching career
Lakovič began his coaching career in 2016. He became an assistant coach with the Slovenian national basketball team, working under the team's head coach, Igor Kokoškov, and started coaching at the EuroBasket 2017 qualification.
EuroLeague career statistics
| Legend | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
| † | Denotes seasons in which Lakovič's team won the EuroLeague |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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| 2001–02 | Krka | 14 | 13 | 32.5 | .491 | .436 | .890 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 2.0 | .0 | 20.9 | 22.4 |
| 2002–03 | Panathinaikos | 19 | 6 | 23.7 | .504 | .500 | .891 | 1.8 | 2.6 | .5 | .0 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| 2003–04 | Panathinaikos | 20 | 15 | 29.2 | .448 | .358 | .846 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | .1 | 13.3 | 14.3 |
| 2004–05 | Panathinaikos | 25 | 19 | 31.5 | .445 | .353 | .839 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.4 | .0 | 15.1 | 15.7 |
| 2005–06 | Panathinaikos | 22 | 21 | 31.0 | .400 | .370 | .838 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | .1 | 14.4 | 13.7 |
| 2006–07 | Barcelona | 23 | 19 | 24.7 | .429 | .398 | .768 | 1.7 | 3.5 | .9 | .0 | 10.3 | 11.0 |
| 2007–08 | Barcelona | 23 | 20 | 25.4 | .388 | .358 | .807 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
| 2008–09 | Barcelona | 18 | 11 | 22.6 | .435 | .413 | .881 | 1.3 | 2.9 | .8 | .0 | 9.9 | 10.3 |
| 2009–10† | Barcelona | 19 | 0 | 13.5 | .416 | .439 | .879 | .8 | 1.3 | .5 | .0 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| 2010–11 | Barcelona | 19 | 3 | 24.7 | .426 | .365 | .643 | .5 | 1.9 | .2 | .1 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| 2011–12 | Galatasaray | 16 | 8 | 26.2 | .396 | .361 | .818 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .3 | .1 | 9.7 | 10.0 |
| Career | 218 | 135 | 25.2 | .433 | .386 | .836 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .9 | .0 | 11.6 | 11.8 |
Honors
Panathinaikos
- 4x Greek League Champion: (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
- 3x Greek Cup Champion: (2003, 2005, 2006)
FC Barcelona
- 2x Spanish League Champion: (2009, 2011)
- 3x Spanish Cup Champion: (2007, 2010, 2011)
- 2x Spanish Super Cup Champion: (2009, 2010)
- EuroLeague Champion: (2010)
Slovenian national team
- 1998 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: 02 ! Silver
Individual
- Slovenian League All-Star: (2001)
- Led the Euroleague 2001–02 season in free throw shooting percentage: (89.0%)
- Led the Slovenian League in assists: (2002)
- 3x Greek League All-Star: (2003, 2005, 2006)
- 2x Greek League Finals MVP (2003, 2005)
- Led the 2003–04 Greek League season in free throw shooting percentage: (91.0%)
- Greek League Best Five Team: (2005)
- Greek League MVP: (2005)
- Greek Cup MVP: (2005)
- All-EuroLeague 2nd Team: (2005)