Erazem Lorbek

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Erazem Lorbek
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Lorbek with FC Barcelona in 2013.
Personal information
Born (1984-02-21) February 21, 1984 (age 39)
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height6 ft 10.75 in (2.10 m)
Listed weight250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College Michigan State (2002–2003)
NBA draft 2005: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Pacers
Playing career2003–2018
Position Power forward / center
Number12, 25
Career history
2003–2006 Fortitudo Bologna
2006–2007 Unicaja Málaga
2007→Benetton Treviso
2007–2008 Lottomatica Roma
2008–2009 CSKA Moscow
2009–2014 FC Barcelona
2018 Petrol Olimpija
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
FIBA Europe U-18 Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Germany Under-18 Team
FIBA Europe U-20 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Czech Republic Under-20 Team

Erazem Lorbek (born February 21, 1984) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 10+3⁄4 in (2.10 m) tall, he primarily played at the power forward position, but he was also capable of playing at the center position. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team member, he won the EuroLeague title with FC Barcelona in 2010.

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Lorbek was also a regular member of the senior Slovenian national basketball team. He earned an All-EuroBasket Team selection, as he helped lead the Slovenian national team to a fourth-place finish at the 2009 EuroBasket.

Early career

Lorbek began playing basketball with the youth clubs of Union Olimpija, the top basketball club in his hometown, and in the Slovenian league. Lorbek then played with Olimpija's B squad, in the minor leagues of Slovenia, from 1999 to 2002. [1]

College career

Lorbek attended Michigan State University in the U.S., where he played college basketball for Tom Izzo and the Spartans. In the 2002–03 season, as a freshman, he averaged 6.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.

Professional career

Fortitudo Bologna (2003–06)

After one season of college basketball, Lorbek chose to return to Europe, and signed a deal with Fortitudo Bologna of the Italian league, where he began his professional career, and played from 2003 to 2006 (for sponsorship reasons, the team was known as Skipper Bologna in the 2003–04 season, and Climamio Bologna from 2004 to 2006).

Lorbek won the EuroLeague 2004–05 season's Rising Star award, and originally declared for the 2004 NBA draft, but he ultimately withdrew his name from consideration. [2]

2006–07

Lorbek began the 2006–07 season on loan from the Spanish league club Unicaja Málaga to the Italian league club Benetton Treviso; however, in February 2007, the deal was voided by the Italian Basketball Federation, due to unspecified violations of federation regulations.

Lottomatica Roma (2007–08)

Lorbek then signed with Lottomatica Roma of the Italian league in 2007, where he became one of the best power forwards of the EuroLeague. [3] With Roma, he averaged career-high 13.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1 block over 20 Euroleague games.

CSKA Moscow (2008–09)

Lorbek joined the Russian club CSKA Moscow in 2008, with whom he reached the EuroLeague 2008–09 season's final, in his first season, and he was voted to the All-EuroLeague Second Team. Over 21 Euroleague games, he averaged 12 points and 5 rebounds per game.

FC Barcelona (2009–14)

On August 18, 2009, he was transferred to the Spanish club FC Barcelona, for an undisclosed fee. [4] He signed a three-year contract, with the possibility to leave and join the NBA, after the second year of the contract. [5]

On June 22, 2013, he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his knee, which caused him problems during the 2012–13 season. [6] In 2013–14 season, which would be his final with FC Barcelona, he appeared in 19 Euroleague games, averaging 8 points and 2.7 rebounds per game. In the Spanish League, he averaged similar numbers, with 8.7 points on average over 24 games. In August 2014, he parted ways with Barcelona. [7]

Return attempts and retirement

Lorbek did not play in 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons. He was recovering from a knee injury that he suffered during his service with Barcelona Bàsquet. [8] He signed with the French LNB Pro A club Limoges, in December 2016. [9] However, he failed his physical, and thus was cut from the team. [10] On August 14, 2017, Lorbek joined the Italian club Dinamo Sassari, for one month. [11] On September 11, 2017, he left Sassari, without having played with the team in any games. [12]

On January 19, 2018, Lorbek signed with the Slovenian club Petrol Olimpija. [13] [14] He played a single game for Olimpija in the Sloveninan League and recorded 12 points and 6 rebounds, only to retire from playing professional basketball shortly after.

NBA draft rights

Lorbek was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2005 NBA draft, by the Indiana Pacers. But the Pacers did not sign him, and Lorbek continued to play in Europe. During the 2011 NBA draft, the Pacers traded the draft rights to Lorbek, to the San Antonio Spurs, as part of their trade for George Hill. [15]

In 2016, Lorbek joined the San Antonio Spurs' 2016 NBA Summer League roster. [16] [17]

National team career

Lorbek was also a member of the senior men's Slovenian national basketball team. With Slovenia's senior national team, he played at the 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 editions of the FIBA EuroBasket. He was one of the top players of the 2009 tournament, and earned the power forward position in the All-Tournament Team. [18] In 2011, Lorbek said that he didn't want to play for the Slovenian national team at EuroBasket 2011, just 15 minutes before Slovenia's training camp started. Two days later, he changed his mind, and decided instead to represent Slovenia at the tournament, which was held in Lithuania. [19]

Personal life

Lorbek is the older brother of Domen Lorbek and Klemen Lorbek, who were also professionals basketball players.

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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
†Denotes seasons in which Lorbek's team won the EuroLeague

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2003–04 Bologna 22110.7.574.400.5422.3.4.5.43.54.4
2004–05 201322.1.566.368.7064.9.91.1.99.311.8
2005–06 191223.0.529.474.5284.41.1.8.49.610.6
2006–07 Unicaja 9114.0.323.200.5003.8.7.7.72.75.2
2007–08 Lottomatica 201926.8.530.390.6855.6.81.61.013.315.4
2008–09 CSKA 211523.1.584.444.6525.0.8.8.712.014.6
2009–10† Barcelona 221724.6.536.423.6744.41.2.8.88.611.5
2010–11 201621.1.512.371.7223.6.9.9.38.411.0
2011–12 212125.2.527.383.7614.61.3.6.313.015.1
2012–13 302621.2.489.419.7503.41.0.2.28.98.5
2013–14 191619.4.484.325.5562.7.6.1.28.06.8
Career22315621.3.526.388.6684.0.9.7.59.110.6

Awards and accomplishments

Club honours

Fortitudo Bologna
Pallacanestro Treviso
CSKA Moscow
FC Barcelona Bàsquet
Olimpija Ljubljana

Individual awards

Pro clubs

Slovenian junior national team

Slovenian senior national team

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