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.

Leon Šantelj
No. 55 – Belfius Mons-Hainaut
PositionPower forward
LeagueBelgian League
Personal information
Born (1995-04-25) April 25, 1995 (age 29)
Postojna, Slovenia
NationalitySlovenian
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012–2014UKK Koper
2014–2016Helios Suns
2016Plama Pur
2016–2019Rogaška
2019–2020Helios Suns
2020Olomoucko
2020–2021Rogaška
2021–2022Helios Suns
2022–2023Zadar
2023–presentBelfius Mons-Hainaut
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Zule, Zeljko (November 1, 2020). "Leon Santelj is back at Rogaska". Eurobasket. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Leon Šantelj is the new Zadar player". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ Turkey-Slovenia boxscore.
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