Gašper Vidmar


Gašper Vidmar is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A. He is 6 ft 11 in tall and plays the center position.

Professional career

Vidmar played in youth categories of Geoplin Slovan in Slovenia. He made his professional debut with Jance STZ in the Slovenian minors during the 2003–04 season; in 2005, he returned to Slovan.
In 2007, Vidmar signed a multi-year deal with the Turkish club Fenerbahçe. On September 8, 2009, he was loaned to Union Olimpija of his native Slovenia for the 2009–10 season; on April 2, 2010, he returned to Fenerbahçe.
On July 11, 2012, he was loaned to Beşiktaş for the 2012–13 season.
For the 2013–14 season he returned to Fenerbahçe, but suffered a season-ending injury in early February 2014. In October 2014, he signed with Darüşşafaka for the 2014–15 season.
In July 2015, Vidmar joined the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2015 NBA Summer League. However, he didn't make the roster and signed with Banvit on July 15, 2015, and extended his contact by another two years on June 28, 2017.
On October 3, 2018, Vidmar signed a deal with Italian club Reyer Venezia.

Slovenian national team

He was a Slovenia national team player and played over 100 times. He has been with national team in EuroBasket 2007, 2010 FIBA World Championship, and in EuroBasket 2017, when Slovenia came in 1st place.