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Vladimir Štimac

Vladimir Štimac
Vladimir Štimac.JPG
Štimac with Unicaja Málaga in 2013
No. 15 – Beşiktaş
Position Center
League Turkish Basketball Super League
Champions League
Personal information
Born (1987-08-25) August 25, 1987 (age 29)
Belgrade, SR Serbia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight 116 kg (256 lb)
Career information
NBA draft 2009 / Undrafted
Playing career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2005 Beovuk 72
2005–2006 Žalgiris-Arvydas Sabonis school
2006–2007 Žalgiris Kaunas
2007–2008 Valmiera
2008–2010 Crvena zvezda
2010–2011 Ventspils
2011 ČEZ Nymburk
2011–2012 Olin Edirne Basket
2012–2013 Banvit
2013–2014 Unicaja Málaga
2014–2015 Bayern Munich
2015 Estudiantes
2015–2016 Crvena zvezda
2016–present Beşiktaş
Career highlights and awards

Vladimir Štimac (Serbian: Владимир Штимац, born August 25, 1987) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). He also represented the Serbian national team internationally. Standing at 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in), he plays the center position.

Vladimir grew up with KK Beovuk 72 youth team, and later spent two years in Lithuania and one in Latvia before returning to Serbia. During his first season abroad, he played for Lithuanian BC Žalgiris reserves team and managed to make it into the first team for the next season. In order to get a chance to play as a first team regular, he was allowed to spend his third SEB BBL year with Latvian side SK Valmiera, where he was with no doubt the best player in the 2007–08 season.

He played for the Orlando Magic in the Orlando Pro Summer League in 2010. In September 2010, he signed with the Latvian team BK Ventspils, but was released two months later. In November 2010, he signed a contract for the remainder of the season with ČEZ Nymburk.

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Olin Edirne Basket. In 30 games of Turkish League, he averaged 14.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. For the 2012–13 season he moved to Banvit.

In September 2013, he signed a 1+1 contract with the Spanish club Unicaja Málaga. In June 2014, he left Unicaja.


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