Matjaž Smodiš

Matjaž Smodiš
	Smodiš during an interview.
Personal information
Born	December 13, 1979 (age 44); Trbovlje, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Slovenian
Listed height	6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2001 / Undrafted
Playing career	1994–2013
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	8, 33
Career history
1994–2000	Krka Novo mesto
2000–2003	Virtus Bologna
2003–2005	Climamio Bologna
2005–2011	CSKA Moscow
2011–2012	Cedevita Zagreb
2012–2013	Krka Novo mesto
Career highlights and awards
	3x Euroleague champion (2001, 2006, 2008); All-Euroleague Second Team (2007);

Matjaž Smodiš (born December 13, 1979) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player.

Professional career

Smodiš' previous teams were Krka Novo Mesto of the Slovenian League and the Italian League clubs Virtus Bologna and Climamio Bologna. Smodiš has been playing with the Russian League club CSKA Moscow since the year 2005, being one of the team's major stars. In 2011 he left CSKA Moscow and signed with the Croatian club KK CEDEVITA ZAGREB (A1 Croatia league).^[1]

On November 30, 2012 he signed with his home town team KK Krka.^[2] Smodiš announced retirement in May, after leading KK Krka to their 4th consecutive championship.

Slovenian national team

Smodiš has also played for the senior Slovenian national basketball team. With Slovenia's national team he played at the 1999 FIBA European Championship, the 2001 FIBA European Championship, and the 2007 FIBA European Championship.

Awards and accomplishments

2x Slovenian League All Star (1999, 2000)
Won 2 Slovenian Championship: 2000, 2013
Won 2 Italian Cups: 2001, 2002
Won 2 Italian Championships: 2001, 2005
Won 3 Euroleague Championships: 2001, 2006, 2008
Italian League All Star (2004)
Won 2 Russian Cups: 2006, 2007
Won 5 Russian Championships: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Won the Triple Crown Championship: 2001, 2006
Euroleague runner-up: 2004, 2007, 2009
All-Euroleague Second Team (2007)
Won Croatian Cup: 2012
Croatian Cup MVP: 2012^[3]
Slovenian League Finals MVP: 2013

References

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External links

Official website
Matjaž Smodiš at draftexpress.com
Matjaž Smodiš at eurobasket.com
Matjaž Smodiš at eurobasket2011.com
Matjaž Smodiš at euroleague.net

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Smodiš during an interview.
Born	(1979-12-13) December 13, 1979 (age 44) Trbovlje, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Slovenian
Listed height	6 ft 8.75 in (2.05 m)
Listed weight	265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2001 / Undrafted
Playing career	1994–2013
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	8, 33
Career history
1994–2000	Krka Novo mesto
2000–2003	Virtus Bologna
2003–2005	Climamio Bologna
2005–2011	CSKA Moscow
2011–2012	Cedevita Zagreb
2012–2013	Krka Novo mesto

Career highlights and awards
3x Euroleague champion (2001, 2006, 2008) All-Euroleague Second Team (2007)