Elvir Ovčina

Elvir Ovčina

Personal information
Born	(1976-07-16) July 16, 1976 Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Bosnian
Listed height	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight	118 kg (260 lb)
Career information
High school	Sycamore (Sycamore, Illinois)
College	Syracuse (1995–1999)
NBA draft	1999: undrafted
Playing career	1999–2013
Position	Center
Number	5, 10
Career history
1999–2000	Hopsi Polzela
2000–2001	Pivovarlna Laško
2001–2004	EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2004	Olympiacos
2004–2005	RheinEnergie Köln
2005	Khimik
2005–2008	Oostende
2009	Bosna
2009	Hopsi Polzela
2010–2013	Gießen 46ers
Career highlights and awards
2× Belgian League champion (2006, 2007) Belgian Cup winner (2008) German Cup winner (2005) Bosnian Cup winner (2009)

Elvir Ovčina (born July 16, 1976) is a Bosnian former professional basketball player. He played the center position.

College career

Ovčina played high school basketball at Sycamore High School in Sycamore, Illinois. After high school, he played college basketball at the Syracuse University, with the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team from 1995 to 1999.

Professional career

Ovčina played professionally in Slovenia (Hopsi Polzela, Pivovarlna Laško), Germany (EWE Baskets Oldenburg, RheinEnergie Köln, Gießen 46ers), Greece (Olympiacos), Ukraine (Khimik), Belgium (Oostende) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosna).

National team career

Ovčina played for the national basketball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has played at the EuroBasket 1997, EuroBasket 1999, EuroBasket 2001, EuroBasket 2003 and EuroBasket 2005.

External links

• EuroLeague profile
• Interview for ULEB
• Syracuse Bio