Leon Šantelj
Appearance
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No. 55 – Belfius Mons-Hainaut | |
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Position | Power forward |
League | Belgian League |
Personal information | |
Born | Postojna, Slovenia | April 25, 1995
Nationality | Slovenian |
Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
Playing career | 2012–present |
Career history | |
2012–2014 | UKK Koper |
2014–2016 | Helios Suns |
2016 | → Plama Pur |
2016–2019 | Rogaška |
2019–2020 | Helios Suns |
2020 | Olomoucko |
2020–2021 | Rogaška |
2021–2022 | Helios Suns |
2022–2023 | Zadar |
2023–present | Belfius Mons-Hainaut |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Leon Šantelj (born April 25, 1995) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Belfius Mons-Hainaut of the Belgian League. He is a 2.05 m tall Power forward.
Professional career
[edit]Šantelj began the 2020-21 season with BK Olomoucko of the Czech National Basketball League, averaging 9.0 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in six games. On November 1, 2020, he signed with Rogaška.[1]
On 21 July 2022, Šantelj signed a one-year contract with Croatian club Zadar of the ABA League.[2]
National team career
[edit]Šantelj made his debut for the Slovenian national team on February 22, 2019, at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification game against Turkey national team.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Zule, Zeljko (November 1, 2020). "Leon Santelj is back at Rogaska". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
- ^ "Leon Šantelj is the new Zadar player". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ Turkey-Slovenia boxscore.
External links
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Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Slovenian men's basketball players
- Power forwards
- Sportspeople from Postojna
- KK Zadar players
- KK Kansai Helios Domžale players
- ABA League players
- Belfius Mons-Hainaut players
- Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Croatia
- Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Belgium
- Slovenian basketball biography stubs