Rasho Nesterovič
Nesterović with the Toronto Raptors
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
May 30, 1976 Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Slovenian / Greek |
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) |
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall |
| Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Playing career | 1992–2011 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 8, 12 |
| Career history | |
| 1992–1993 | Partizan (Yugoslavia) |
| 1993–1995 | PAOK (Greece) |
| 1995–1997 | Union Olimpija (Slovenia) |
| 1997–1999 | Kinder Bologna (Italy) |
| 1999–2003 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| 2003–2006 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2006–2008 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2008–2009 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2009–2010 | Toronto Raptors |
| 2010–2011 | Olympiacos (Greece) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 5,519 (6.8 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 4,143 (5.1 rpg) |
| Blocks | 934 (1.2 bpg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radoslav "Rašo" Nesterović (Serbian Cyrillic: Радослав "Рашо" Нестеровић, Slovene: Radoslav "Rašo" Nesterovič), usually referred to in English as Rasho Nesterovic (born May 30, 1976), is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player. He holds citizenship in both Slovenia and Greece. In the NBA he played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and Toronto Raptors. Nesterović retired in 2011.
Nesterović was born in Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia to father Čedo, a Bosnian Serb employee of the Slovenian Railways, and a mother Branka, a midwife in the Ljubljana University Medical Centre. He started playing basketball with the KD Slovan youth team. Later, he played with the junior club of KK Partizan and made his debut during the 1992–93 season.
During the Yugoslav wars, he moved to PAOK of the Greek League. While playing there, he obtained a second citizenship (Greek) to avoid EU restrictions. To obtain Greek citizenship he had to administratively change his name in the eyes of Greek law. While in Greece and other EU countries, he thus competed as a domestic player under the name Radoslav Makris.
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