Slaven Rimac
Encyclopedia
Slaven Rimac is a Croatia
n professional basketball
player born on December 19, 1974, in Zagreb
(SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
). He was a member of the Croatian National Team in 1996 Olympic Games
and 1997 Eurobasket. He led the 1996-97 Euroleague in free throws shooting % (93.1%).
Currently he is a member of French team EB Pau-Orthez.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n professional basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player born on December 19, 1974, in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
(SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
). He was a member of the Croatian National Team in 1996 Olympic Games
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and 1997 Eurobasket. He led the 1996-97 Euroleague in free throws shooting % (93.1%).
Currently he is a member of French team EB Pau-Orthez.
Honours
- 1993-1994, 1994–1995,
1995-1996, 1996–1997,
1997-1998, 1998–1999,
2003-2004: Croatian Championship Winner (with Cibona ZagrebKK CibonaKošarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...
) - 1994-1995, 1995-1996: Croatian cup winner (with Cibona ZagrebKK CibonaKošarkaški klub Cibona is a professional basketball club based in Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian League and the Adriatic League.-History:The club was founded in 1946 under the name Sloboda...
) - 1998-1999, 1999-2000: Turkish Cup (with TofaşTofas S.K.Tofaş Spor Kulübü known simply as Tofaş is a professional basketball team based in the city of Bursa in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,500 seats.The club sponsored by Tofaş Company...
) - 1998-1999, 1999-2000: Turkish Championship Winner (with TofaşTofas S.K.Tofaş Spor Kulübü known simply as Tofaş is a professional basketball team based in the city of Bursa in Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. Their home arena is the Bursa Atatürk Sport Hall with a capacity of 3,500 seats.The club sponsored by Tofaş Company...
)