Jaka Lakovič

Jaka Lakovič
Lakovič as an assistant coach of Joventut, in 2018.
Gran Canaria
PositionHead coach
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1978-07-09) 9 July 1978 (age 46)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2000: undrafted
Playing career1996–2016
PositionPoint guard
Number10, 7, 5
Coaching career2016–present
Career history
As player:
1996–2001Geoplin Slovan
2001–2002Krka
2002–2006Panathinaikos
2006–2011Barcelona
2011–2013Galatasaray
2013–2014Sidigas Avellino
2014–2015Royal Halı Gaziantep
2015–2016Barcelona B
As coach:
2016–2017Barcelona B (assistant)
2016–2020Slovenia (assistant)
2017–2018Bilbao (assistant)
2018Bilbao
2018–2019Joventut (assistant)
2019–2022ratiopharm Ulm
2022–presentGran Canaria
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As head coach:

Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Slovenia
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 1998 Italy Under-20 Team

Jaka Lakovič (born 9 July 1978) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as a head coach for Gran Canaria of the Liga ACB, as well as an assistant coach of the senior Slovenia national team.

Standing at 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in), and weighing 95 kg (210 lbs.),[1] he played at the point guard position. He was an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection in 2005, and he helped lead the senior Slovenia national team to the fourth place finish at 2009 EuroBasket.

Professional career

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Lakovič, as a Galatasaray player, in 2012.

In his pro club career, Lakovič played with the following clubs: Geoplin Slovan and Krka of the Slovenian Premier A League, Panathinaikos Athens of the Greek Basket League, Barcelona of the Spanish ACB League, Galatasaray Istanbul of the Turkish Super League, and Avellino of the Italian A League.

His brilliant performances during the 2004–05 EuroLeague season, while wearing the Panathinaikos Athens jersey, earned him an All-EuroLeague Second Team selection, as he helped his team reach the 2005 EuroLeague Final Four. In 2005, he was also named the MVP of the Greek Cup, and the MVP of the Greek League. He won the EuroLeague championship in 2010, while a member of Barcelona.

In July 2011, he signed a two-year contract with the Turkish Super League club Galatasaray Istanbul.[2][3] In January 2013, he signed with the Italian A League club Sidigas Avellino, until the end of the season.[4] In September 2013, he extended his contract with Avellino, for one more season.[5]

In December 2014, he signed with the Turkish Super League club Royal Halı Gaziantep, for the 2014–15 season.[6] In September 2015, he signed with Barcelona Lassa's reserve team.[7] At that time, he also announced that would be his last year as a professional basketball player, before he would begin to start coaching in the youth teams of Barcelona.[8] On 27 July 2016, Lakovič announced his retirement from playing professional club basketball.[9]

National team career

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Lakovič competed for the senior Slovenian men's national team at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and also at 7 straight FIBA EuroBaskets; 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

Coaching career

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Lakovič began his basketball coaching career in 2016, when he became an assistant coach for the senior Slovenian men's national team, working under the team's head coach, at that time, Igor Kokoškov. He started coaching at the EuroBasket 2017 qualification tournament.[10]

On 7 August 2017, Lakovič signed with the Spanish ACB League club Bilbao, as an assistant coach. On 30 April 2018, following the departure of Veljko Mršić, he took over the club's head coach position.[11][12]

In June 2019, he was announced as the new head coach of the German Bundesliga club ratiopharm Ulm.[13] On 17 June 2022, Lakovič signed to be the head coach of Gran Canaria, of Spain's Liga ACB.[14] With Gran Canaria, he won the European-wide secondary level EuroCup championship, in the 2022–23 season.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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† Denotes seasons in which Lakovič won the EuroLeague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2001–02 Krka 14 13 32.5 .491 .436 .890 2.1 3.8 2.0 — 20.9 22.4
2002–03 Panathinaikos 19 6 23.7 .504 .500 .891 1.8 2.6 .5 — 9.4 9.3
2003–04 20 15 29.2 .448 .358 .846 2.1 2.4 1.3 .1 13.3 14.3
2004–05 25 19 31.5 .445 .353 .839 2.1 2.8 1.4 — 15.1 15.7
2005–06 22 21 31.0 .400 .370 .838 1.4 2.5 1.1 .1 14.4 13.7
2006–07 Barcelona 23 19 24.7 .429 .398 .768 1.7 3.5 .9 .0 10.3 11.0
2007–08 23 20 25.4 .388 .358 .807 2.2 3.0 1.0 — 12.2 12.5
2008–09 18 11 22.6 .435 .413 .881 1.3 2.9 .8 — 9.9 10.3
2009–10† 19 0 13.5 .416 .439 .879 .8 1.3 .5 — 6.2 5.9
2010–11 19 3 24.7 .426 .365 .643 .5 1.9 .2 .1 6.4 5.6
2011–12 Galatasaray 16 8 26.2 .396 .361 .818 1.9 2.7 .3 .1 9.7 10.0
Career 218 135 25.2 .433 .386 .836 1.6 2.7 .9 .0 11.6 11.8

Career awards and achievements

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Playing career

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Panathinaikos Athens

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Barcelona

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Galatasaray Istanbul

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Slovenia junior national team

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Individual

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Coaching career

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References

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  1. ^ Jaka Lakovic – Height: 6’2″ / 1.88 m Weight: 210 lbs / 95 kg.
  2. ^ Galatasaray announces Jaka Lakovic.
  3. ^ Jaka Lakovič signs with Galatasaray.
  4. ^ Sidigas Avellino announced Jaka Lakovic.
  5. ^ Scandone Avellino officially re-signed Jaka Lakovic.
  6. ^ Royal Hali lands Jaka Lakovic.
  7. ^ Jaka Lakovic signs with Barcelona B team.
  8. ^ "Lakovic, experiencia contrastada para el Barça Lassa B." acb.com (in Spanish). 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  9. ^ Jaka Lakovic retires at 38.
  10. ^ KOKOSKOV EMBRACES SLOVENIAN HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
  11. ^ "Lakovic, entrenador ayudante del RETAbet Bilbao Basket" (in Spanish). ACB.com. 7 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Bilbao Basket parts ways with Veljko Mrsic, promotes Jaka Lakovic as head coach". Sportando. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "Jaka Lakovic neuer Trainer in Ulm". www.easycredit-bbl.de. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  14. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (17 June 2022). "Jaka Lakovic named Gran Canaria head coach". Sportando. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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