Slovenian basketball player
Jan Vide (born 15 January 2005) is a Slovenian college basketball player for the Loyola Marymount Lions of the West Coast Conference . He previously played for the UCLA Bruins .
Early life and career
Vide grew up in Domžale , Slovenia and played for the youth team of Helios Suns .[ 1] He began playing for the Under-18 team of Real Madrid in 2020 at the age of 14.[ 2] He was named the MVP of the 2022–23 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament .[ 3] [ 4] Vide attended SEK-El Castillo International School while playing for Real Madrid.[ 5]
College career
Vide committed to playing college basketball in the United States for UCLA .[ 6] He averaged 1.9 points, 0.8 rebounds, and 0.5 assists over 24 games during his freshman season.[ 7] After the end of the season, Vide entered the NCAA transfer portal.[ 8]
Vide transferred to Loyola Marymount .[ 9]
National team career
Vide was named to the Slovenia under-17 national team and played in the 2022 FIBA U18 European Championship where he averaged a tournament-high 20.1 points per game.[ 10] Vide was also selected to play for Slovenia in the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup .[ 11] He averaged 17.9 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game as Slovenia finished in ninth place.[ 12]
References
^ "Slovenski košarkar Jan Vide bo zaigral za univerzo UCLA" . Žurnal24 (in Slovenian). 23 May 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023 .
^ Jamnik, Tilen (25 January 2023). "Real razvija nov slovenski talent: "Dončić je v Madridu še vedno košarkarski bog" " . Rtvslo.si (in Slovenian).
^ "ANGT Finals MVP Vide was extra motivated for final game" . EuroLeagueBasketball.net . 25 May 2023.
^ Corbella, Enrique (23 May 2023). "Jan Vide, el anotador de próxima generación, vuela del Real Madrid y jugará en UCLA con Aday Mara" . Marca (in Spanish).
^ Kirschbaum, Alex (24 August 2023). "UCLA Basketball: Freshman Bruin Discusses Return To Madrid For Exhibition Tour" . SI.com . Retrieved 20 September 2023 .
^ "UCLA basketball continues to go global with commitment of Slovenian guard Jan Vide" . Los Angeles Times . 23 May 2023.
^ Kirschbaum, Alex (April 5, 2024). "UCLA Basketball: Elite 2023 Recruit Ditches Bruins For Transfer Portal" . SI.com . Retrieved May 30, 2024 .
^ Woods, David (April 5, 2024). "UCLA freshman Jan Vide enters the Transfer Portal" . 247Sports.com . Retrieved May 30, 2024 .
^ "2023 Adidas Next Generation Tournament MVP Vide Transfers to LMU from UCLA" . LMULions.com . April 18, 2024. Retrieved May 30, 2024 .
^ Karaca, Doruk (18 July 2022). "Real Madrid prospect Jan Vide is next big thing coming out of Slovenia" . Eurohoops.net .
^ Hughes, Grant (27 June 2023). "UCLA basketball commit Jan Vide performing well at FIBA, 'primed to play a major role' in 2023-24" . 247Sports .
^ Sanchez, Noel (7 July 2023). "Incoming UCLA Point Guard Showed Off Scoring Ability in FIBA U19 World Cup" . SI.com .
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