Štimac with Unicaja Málaga in 2013
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No. 15 – Beşiktaş | |
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Position | Center |
League |
Turkish Basketball Super League Champions League |
Personal information | |
Born |
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
August 25, 1987
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 | |
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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.