Elvir Ovčina
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1976 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Bosnian |
| Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Listed weight | 118 kg (260 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Sycamore (Sycamore, Illinois) |
| College | Syracuse (1995–1999) |
| NBA draft | 1999: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1999–2013 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 5, 10 |
| Career history | |
| 1999–2000 | Hopsi Polzela |
| 2000–2001 | Pivovarlna Laško |
| 2001–2004 | EWE Baskets Oldenburg |
| 2004 | Olympiacos |
| 2004–2005 | RheinEnergie Köln |
| 2005 | Khimik |
| 2005–2008 | Oostende |
| 2009 | Bosna |
| 2009 | Hopsi Polzela |
| 2010–2013 | Gießen 46ers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Elvir Ovčina (born July 16, 1976) is a Bosnian former professional basketball player. He played the center position.
College career
[edit]Ovčina played high school basketball at Sycamore High School in Sycamore, Illinois. After high school, he played college basketball at the Syracuse University, with the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team from 1995 to 1999.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Ovčina played professionally in Slovenia (Hopsi Polzela, Pivovarlna Laško), Germany (EWE Baskets Oldenburg, RheinEnergie Köln, Gießen 46ers),[2] Greece (Olympiacos), Ukraine (Khimik), Belgium (Oostende) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna).
National team career
[edit]Ovčina played for the national basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has played at the EuroBasket 1997, EuroBasket 1999, EuroBasket 2001, EuroBasket 2003 and EuroBasket 2005.[3]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- 1976 births
- Living people
- Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players
- BC Khimik players
- BC Oostende players
- Centers (basketball)
- EWE Baskets Oldenburg players
- Giessen 46ers players
- KK Zlatorog Laško players
- Köln 99ers players
- Olympiacos B.C. players
- Basketball players from Sarajevo
- Syracuse Orange men's basketball players