Personal information | |
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Born | Rustavi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | July 4, 1981
Nationality | Georgian / Slovenian |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2003: undrafted |
Playing career | 1996–2012 |
Position | Power forward |
Career history | |
1996–1998 | Azoti Rustavi |
1998–1999 | Postojna |
1999–2001 | Slovan |
2001–2005 | Olimpija |
2005–2007 | Montepaschi Siena |
2007–2008 | Spartak Primorje |
2008 | Aris Thessaloniki |
2008–2009 | Menorca Bàsquet |
2009–2010 | Zadar |
2010–2011 | Olimpija |
2012 | Panionios |
2012 | Armia |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Vladimir Boisa or Vladimer Boisa (born July 4, 1981) is a Georgian former professional basketball player. Since 2013 he is the vice-president of Georgian Basketball Federation.
Boisa has spent the most successful years of his career in Slovenia, where he played for Olimpija for the four seasons. [1] During the last season with the club, Boisa participated in EuroLeague, where his average stats were 15.8 points and 6.3 rebounds. [2] He managed to score 28 points against Maccabi Tel Aviv during the season, which is the highest points he has ever scored in the competition. [3]
Later he moved to Italy and joined Montepaschi Siena in 2005. [4]
During his season-long spell in Greece with Aris Thessaloniki, Boisa averaged 4.1 points and 2.5 rebounds in the Greek Basket League. [5]
The Georgian player has Liga ACB experience as well, as he played for Menorca Bàsquet during 2008-09 season, averaging 4 points and 2 rebound in 18 minutes of playing time. [6] He was released by the club in February, 2009. [7]
Boisa returned to Olimpija in 2010, having spent the only season for the club. [8] [9]
In 2012, during his final year of career Boisa moved again to Greece and joined Panionios. [10] His last club was BC Armia in Georgian Superliga. [11] He left the club at the start of year 2013 and decided to retire.
Vladimir Boisa played for the Georgia national team. He was one of the members of the team, which won FIBA EuroBasket 2009 Division B. [12]
Boisa participated with his national team at the 2011 Eurobasket as well, averaging 2.6 points per game. [13]
Boisa is married to a Slovenian woman and has two children: a boy named Lian and a daughter named Naia. [14]
Vladimer's brother Anatoli is also a basketball player. The brothers participated together for Georgia in EuroBasket in 2011. [15]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | PIR | Performance Index Rating |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
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2001–02 | KK Olimpija | 8 | 3 | 8.1 | .357 | .143 | .900 | 1.1 | .0 | .4 | .1 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
2002–03 | KK Olimpija | 20 | 20 | 21.2 | .465 | .319 | .726 | 3.7 | .9 | .8 | .3 | 8.5 | 7.0 |
2003–04 | KK Olimpija | 19 | 18 | 27.5 | .453 | .349 | .623 | 3.0 | .9 | .6 | .3 | 9.3 | 5.7 |
2004–05 | KK Olimpija | 14 | 14 | 33.2 | .532 | .286 | .603 | 6.3 | .4 | .8 | .5 | 15.8 | 14.5 |
2005–06 | Montepaschi Siena | 14 | 9 | 20.3 | .500 | .229 | .500 | 3.2 | .8 | .8 | .3 | 5.6 | 4.1 |
2007–08 | Aris Thessaloniki | 10 | 3 | 16.0 | .278 | .500 | .429 | 2.2 | .7 | .1 | .2 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
2010–11 | KK Olimpija | 4 | 0 | 6.5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Career | 89 | 67 | 20.9 | .476 | .312 | .636 | 3.3 | .7 | .6 | .1 | 7.9 | 6.1 |
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