Sani Bečirovič
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| Position | Shooting guard |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| League | A1 Ethniki/Euroleague |
| Team | Panathinaikos BC |
| Number | 7 |
| Born | May 19, 1981 Maribor, SR Slovenia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Nationality |  Slovenian |
| Draft | 2nd round, 46th overall, 2003 Denver Nuggets |
| Pro career | 1999–present |
| Former teams | KK Bistrica (1995–1996) Maribor Ovni (1996–1997) KK Pivovarna Laško (1997–1998) Olimpija Ljubljana (1999–2001) Kinder Bologna a.k.a. Virtus Bologna (2001–2003) KK Krka (2003–2004) Casti Group Varese (2004–2005) Climamio Bologna (2005–2006) |
| Awards | 2005 EuroCup Scoring Champion 2007 Greek League All Star Game 3 Point Champion |
Sani Bečirovič (born May 19, 1981 in Maribor, SR Slovenia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is 6'4 3/4" or 195 cm tall and currently plays for Panathinaikos.
He was selected in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets with the overall 46th pick.
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[edit] Club Career
He played in the Slovenian League for KK Bistrica in 1995-96, Maribor Ovni in 1996-97, KK Pivovarna Laško in 1997-99, and Olimpija Ljubljana in 1999-01, where he won the 2001 Slovenian League Championship and the 2000 and 2001 Slovenian Cup. He played with KK Krka in 2003-04, in the Italian League with Kinder Bologna a.k.a. Virtus Bologna in 2001-2003, where he won the 2002 Italian Cup), Casti Group Varese (2004-2005. He won the 2005 Italian SuperCup) and with Climamio Bologna in 2005-2006.
With Panathinaikos BC, he won the Euroleague 2006-07, the Greek Basketball Cup twice (2007, 2008) and 2 Greek Championships (2007, 2008).[1]
Bečirovič won the three-point shootout contest at the 2007 Greek League All Star Game, by hitting the last money ball and beating his then Panathinaikos BC teammate and the contest's former champion Dušan Šakota.
[edit] International Career
He was part of the Slovenian National Basketball Team at the Eurobasket 1999, Eurobasket 2001, Eurobasket 2005 and the 2006 FIBA World Championship.
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