Gregor Hrovat

Gregor Hrovat (born August 18, 1994) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Cholet Basket of the LNB Pro A and the Champions League. With his 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) he plays as a swingman. He also represents the Slovenian national team.

Gregor Hrovat
No. 15 – Cholet Basket
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1994-08-18) August 18, 1994
Koper, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2009–2011Koš Koper
2011–2014Helios Domžale
2011–2012→Logatec
2014–2018Union / Petrol Olimpija
2018–2019Medi Bayreuth
2019–2020Afyon Belediye
2020–presentCholet Basket
Career highlights and awards

Early life

Hrovat was born in the coastal city of Koper, Slovenia, where he also started his basketball career at Koš Koper.

He was a member of the Slovenian U-16, U-18 and U-20 national team. He played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship where he averaged 15.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Next year he also played in 2013 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.

Professional career

Hrovat signed his first professional basketball deal in 2011 with Helios Domžale. In his first year he was loaned to BC Logatec for one season. In 2012 he returned to Helios Domžale where he played till 2014. He also played 2014 Slovenian All Star Game.

Union / Petrol Olimpija

On May 25, 2014, he signed a three-year deal with the Slovenian team Union Olimpija.[1] In the years 2014 - 2016 he played Slovenian league, ABA League and the EuroCup. In 2016 he signed a new deal extending his contract with Olimpija for additional year. In 2016-2017 he became a team captain and led Union Olimpija to victory in Slovenian Cup, averaging 12 points, 6.8 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 4 steals. The same year they also became Slovenian League champions after 7 years. In 37 games he averaged 12.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.2 steals. The same year he also played in ABA League, where he averaged 10.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4 assists, and in EuroCup, where in 8 games he averaged 9.5 points. In his last year with Petrol Olimpija he won the Slovenian Supercup and Slovenian League. This was his best season as he averaged 12 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 1.9 steals in ABA League, and 11.2 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.7 steals in his first year off playing Champions League.

Medi Bayreuth

On July 2, 2018, Hrovat signed a one year deal with German club Medi Bayreuth.[2] He showed great performances in Basketball Bundesliga, such as against SC Rasta Vechta when he scored 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and a block. He also played 14 Champions League games that year, averaging 8.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals in 22 minutes. He showed that he is really a versatile player, especially at the games against Beşiktaş and Telekom Baskets Bonn where he scored 13 points and added 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals in the first game and 16 points, 3 assists and 5 steals in the second.

Afyon Belediye

On September 5, 2019, he has signed with Afyon Belediye of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).[3] On March 8, 2020, he played his most efficient match in Turkish Basketball Super League, against Tofaş S.K. where he scored 17 points and added 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. Hrovat averaged 12.4 points, 4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. He was the 5th stealer of the Turkish league with 39 steals in 21 games.

Cholet

On September 1, 2020, he signed an open-contract with the Helios Suns.[4] However, on September 20 he instead signed with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A league.[5]

Slovenian national team

Hrovat made his debut for the Slovenian national team on November 24, 2017, at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification game against Belarus national team.[6] Since then he played 6 more games in the FIBA World Cup qualifications and averaged 7.6 points, 3 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game.

References
  1. Union Olimpija sign Gregor Hrovat.
  2. medi bayreuth vor Deal mit Forward Gregor Hrovat.
  3. "Gregor Hrovat signs with Afyon Belediyespor". Sportando. September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  4. "Gregor Hrovat joins Helios Suns". Sportando. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  5. "Gregor Hrovat signs with Cholet Basket". Sportando. September 20, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. Slovenia-Belarus boxscore.

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