Nebojša Joksimović (basketball)

Nebojša Joksimović (born November 17, 1981) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Sixt Primorska of the Slovenian League.

Nebojša Joksimović
Joksimović at the EuroBasket 2013
No. 7 – Free agent
PositionShooting guard
Personal information
Born (1981-11-17) November 17, 1981
Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian / Serbian
Listed height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2003 / Undrafted
Playing career2000–present
Career history
2000–2003Koper
2003–2005Pivovarna Laško
2005–2009Hemofarm
2009Lokomotiv-Kuban
2010Scavolini Pesaro
2010–2013Igokea
2013–2014Union Olimpija
2014–2015Krka
2015–2017Cibona
2017–2018Sixt Primorska
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

In August 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Union Olimpija.[1] In July 2014, he signed with another Slovenian team BC Krka.[2] After playing one season for Krka, in October 2015 he moved to the Croatian side Cibona.[3]

In July 2017, he signed with Sixt Primorska.[4]

Slovenian national team

Joksimović played for the Slovenian national team at the 2005 FIBA European Championship, Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 and 2013 FIBA European Championship. He also represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth finals.[5][6]

Personal life

Joksimović has Serb ancestry, and holds Serbian citizenship besides his native Slovenian.

References
  1. "UNION OLIMPIJA lands vet Nebojsa Joksimovic". Eurocupbasketball.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. "Joksimović from Olimpija to Krka". abaliga.com. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  3. "Cibona jača za dva igrača – Nebojša Joksimović i James Florence". kkcibona.com. 16 October 2015.
  4. "JOKSIMOVIĆ ZNOVA V DOMAČEM OKOLJU". kkprimorska.si (in Slovenian). 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  5. "SLOVENIA MAKE LAST CUT BEFORE ZAGREB TRIP". 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  6. "STRELNIEKS STEERS LATVIA INTO LAST EIGHT". eurobasket2015.org. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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