Žiga Dimec

Žiga Dimec
	Dimec with Slovenia in 2016
No. 27 – Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Position	Center
League	P. League+
Personal information
Born	20 February 1993 (age 31); Celje, Slovenia
Listed height	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	113 kg (249 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2015: undrafted
Playing career	2010–present
Career history
2010–2014	Zlatorog Laško
2010–2011	→ Konjice
2014–2015	Rogaška
2015–2018	Krka
2018	Bayreuth
2018–2019	Lietkabelis
2019–2020	Sixt Primorska
2020–2021	Cedevita Olimpija
2021–2022	Anwil Włocławek
2022–2023	Nishinomiya Storks
2023–2024	Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi
2024	Anwil Włocławek
2024–present	Tainan TSG GhostHawks
Career highlights and awards
	Slovenian League champion (2021); 2× Slovenian Cup winner (2016, 2020); 2× Slovenian Supercup winner (2016, 2020);
Men's basketball
Representing Slovenia
EuroBasket

Žiga Dimec (born 20 February 1993) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the P. League+. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team.

Professional career

Dimec played in youth categories with Zlatorog Laško. For the 2010–11 season he was loaned to Konjice of the Slovenian Second League. From 2011 to 2014 he played with Zlatorog Laško. For the 2014–15 season he moved to Rogaška. In July 2015, he signed with Krka.^[1]

On 3 September 2018 Dimec signed a three-month deal with Medi Bayreuth.^[2]

On 27 November 2018 Dimec signed with Lithuanian team BC Lietkabelis.^[3]

On 1 December 2021 he signed with Anwil Włocławek of the PLK.^[4]

On 30 August 2022 he signed with Nishinomiya Storks of the B.League.^[5]

On 13 September 2023 he signed with Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi of the Türkiye Basketbol Ligi.^[6]

In the middle of the 2023/2024 season, after terminating the contract with the Turkish club,^[7] he joined KK Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League on January 4, 2024.^[8]

On August17, 2024, he signed with Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the P. League+.^[9]

National team career

With Slovenia's junior national teams, Dimec played at the 2010 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, 2011 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, 2012 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship and 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Dimec became a member of the senior Slovenian national basketball team in 2016. He played at the EuroBasket 2017.

References

^ Krka Novo Mesto signs Ziga Dimec and Igor Tratnik
^ medi bayreuth verpflichtet Dimec nach
^ Lietkabelis ink Ziga Dimec
^ "Žiga Dimec zawodnikiem Anwilu". plk.pl (in Polish). December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ "#27 ジガ・ディメッツ選手新規契約のご報告". www.storks.jp (in Japanese). August 30, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
^ "Slovenski reprezentant tik po koncu SP do nove "službe"" (in Sinhala). September 13, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
^ "Slovenski reprezentant zapustil Turčijo" (in Sinhala). January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
^ "Słoweńska panda powraca - Žiga Dimec w Anwilu!". Anwil Włocławek. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
^ "結合台南地名唐西奇國家隊友「赤崁」加盟獵鷹". ETtoday. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

External links

Žiga Dimec at aba-liga.com
Žiga Dimec at eurobasket.com
Žiga Dimec at fiba.com

[1] Krka Novo Mesto signs Ziga Dimec and Igor Tratnik

[2] yreuth verpflichtet Dimec nach

[3] Lietkabelis ink Ziga Dimec

[4] "Žiga Dimec zawodnikiem Anwilu". plk.pl (in Polish). December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

[5] "#27 ジガ・ディメッツ選手新規契約のご報告". www.storks.jp (in Japanese). August 30, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

[6] "Slovenski reprezentant tik po koncu SP do nove "službe"" (in Sinhala). September 13, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[7] "Slovenski reprezentant zapustil Turčijo" (in Sinhala). January 4, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[8] "Słoweńska panda powraca - Žiga Dimec w Anwilu!". Anwil Włocławek. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

[9] "結合台南地名唐西奇國家隊友「赤崁」加盟獵鷹". ETtoday. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

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