Uroš Slokar (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈurɔʃ ˈslokar]; born May 14, 1983) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player who last played for Pallacanestro Cantù of the Lega Basket Serie A.

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Uroš Slokar

Personal information
Born	(1983-05-14) May 14, 1983 (age 40) Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Slovenian
Listed height	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	112 kg (247 lb)
Career information
High school	Bežigrad (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
NBA draft	2005: 2nd round, 58th overall pick
Selected by the Toronto Raptors
Playing career	2001–2021
Position	Power forward / center
Number	4, 5, 10, 55
Coaching career	2021–present
Career history
As player:
2001–2003	Slovan Ljubljana
2003–2005	Benetton Treviso
2005	Snaidero Udine
2005–2006	Benetton Treviso
2006–2007	Toronto Raptors
2007–2008	Triumph Lyubertsy
2008–2009	Fortitudo Bologna
2009–2010	Union Olimpija
2010	Montepaschi Siena
2010–2011	Assignia Manresa
2011–2012	Virtus Roma
2012–2013	Gran Canaria
2013	Alba Berlin
2013–2015	Estudiantes
2015–2016	Baloncesto Sevilla
2016	Juvecaserta Basket
2017	Pallacanestro Cantù
2018–2021	SAM Basket Massagno
As coach:
2021–	SAM Basket Massagno (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Slovenian League Rookie of the Year (2002) NBA Atlantic Division Champion (2007) Slovenian SuperCup Championship (2009) 2× Italian champion (2006, 2010) 3× Italian Cup winner (2004, 2005, 2010) German Cup champion (2013) German Supercup champion (2013) As coach Swiss League Cup champion (2023) Swiss Supercup champion (2023)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

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After playing two seasons in the Slovenian basketball league, Slokar moved to Italy's Serie A in 2003, where he represented Benetton Treviso and Pallalcesto Amatori Udine. Upon his 2005 NBA draft selection by the Toronto Raptors (58th overall), he remained a further season in Europe. In his 2006-2007 NBA season the Raptors won a first ever Atlantic Division title.

On August 16, 2007, Slokar signed a one-year deal with Triumph Lyubertsy, formerly known as Dynamo Moscow Region, which plays in the Russian Super League and the European Eurocup. After one season in Russia, he returned to Italy and signed with Fortitudo Bologna for the next two years.

For the 2009–10 season he returned to Slovenia, where he played for Union Olimpija. He later left the club for Montepaschi Siena.

In October 2010 he signed with the Spanish League club Assignia Manresa.^[1]

In August 2011, he signed with Lottomatica Roma.^[2] One year later, in July 2012, he came back to Spain to play with CB Gran Canaria.^[3] On October 31, 2013, he signed a six-week contract with Alba Berlin.^[4]

On December 16, 2013, he signed a two-month deal with CB Estudiantes.^[5][6] On February 18, 2014, he was re-signed for the rest of the season.^[7] On October 29, 2014, he again re-signed with Estudiantes.^[8]

On August 28, 2015, he signed with Baloncesto Sevilla,^[9] ending his contract with the Andalusian club January 19, 2016.^[10]

On February 28, 2016, Slokar signed with Serie A team Juvecaserta Basket for the rest of the season.^[11]

On December 29, 2016, Slokar signed with Pallacanestro Cantù for the remainder of the season.^[12]

Internationally, Slokar has played with Slovenia at the 1999 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the 2000 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, the 2005 FIBA European Championship, the 2007 FIBA European Championship, the 2009 FIBA European Championship, the 2011 FIBA European Championship, the 2013 FIBA European Championship, the 2015 FIBA European Championship, the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men 2008, the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2014 FIBA World Championship.

• Slovenian League Rookie of the Year (2002)
• Slovenian SuperCup Championship (2009)
• 2× Italian champion (2006, 2010)
• 3× Italian Cup winner (2004, 2005, 2010)
• German Cup champion (2013)
• German Supercup champion (2013)