Luka Rupnik (born 20 May 1993) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish LEB Oro and the Slovenian national basketball team. Standing at 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in), he plays at the point guard position.
 Rupnik in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 May 1993 Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Listed height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Listed weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2015: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2009–2025 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2012 | Slovan |
| 2012–2016 | Olimpija |
| 2016 | Força Lleida |
| 2016–2019 | Fuenlabrada |
| 2019–2020 | Antwerp Giants |
| 2020 | Nymburk |
| 2020 | Zaragoza |
| 2020–2021 | Cedevita Olimpija |
| 2021–2022 | Yalovaspor BK |
| 2022–2023 | San Pablo Burgos |
| 2023–2025 | Poitiers |
| Career highlights | |
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Professional career
editAfter spending four seasons in Slovenian powerhouse Union Olimpija, in Summer 2016 he moved to Actel Força Lleida of the Spanish second division. On 1 November 2016, after averaging 15 points and 6.8 assists in the first six games of the season, he agreed a three-year contract with Liga ACB and EuroCup team Montakit Fuenlabrada.[1]
On 10 September 2019, Rupnik signed one-year contract with Belgian vice-champion Antwerp Giants.[2] Rupnik averaged 10 points, 3.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the Belgian league and BCL. On 25 July 2020, he signed with Nymburk of the Czech NBL.[3]
On 16 October 2020, he signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB.[4]
On 6 December 2020, Rupnik signed with Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League.[5] Rupnik averaged 5.3 points and 4.3 assists per game.
On 9 December 2021, Rupnik signed with Semt77 Yalovaspor of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[6] He averaged 11.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, league-high 8.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game.
On 7 November 2022, Rupnik signed with for San Pablo Burgos of the Spanish LEB Oro until the end of the 2022–23 season.[7]
At the age 31 Rupnik announced retirment from pro basketball.[8]
International career
editRupnik debuted for Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2011. He also represented Slovenia at the EuroBasket 2015 where they were eliminated by Latvia in the round of 16.[9][10]
References
edit- ↑ "Luka Rupnik, más talento para el Montakit Fuenlabrada" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ "Luka Rupnik (ex Fuenlabrada) joins Antwerp". eurobasket.com. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ↑ "Luka Rupnik signs with Basketball Nymburk". Sportando. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ↑ "Casademont Zaragoza announces Luka Rupnik". Sportando. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "Luka Rupnik signs with Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana". Sportando. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ↑ Maggi, Alessandro (9 December 2021). "Luka Rupnik signs with Sem77 Yalovaspor". Sportando. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ↑ "El base Luka Rupnik ficha por el Hereda San Pablo Burgos". burgosconecta.es (in Spanish). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ↑ "Luka Rupnik s čustvenim sporočilom končal kariero". www.delo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 1 March 2026.
- ↑ "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ↑ "Strelnieks steers Latvia into last eight". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
External links
edit- Luka Rupnik at abaliga.com
- Luka Rupnik at eurobasket.com
- Luka Rupnik at fibaeurope.com
- Luka Rupnik at realgm.com
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