Žiga Samar

Žiga Samar (born 26 January 2001) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He is a 1.97 m tall point guard.

Professional career
Samar made his professional debut for Real Madrid B in the Liga EBA during the 2017–18 season.

On 19 August 2019 Samar signed a four-year contract with Spanish team Fuenlabrada. For the 2019–20 season he was loaned to Zamora of the LEB Plata.

On 22 July 2022 he signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). On 5 August 2022 Samar joined fellow Bundesliga side Hamburg Towers on loan.

2023–24 season
On 5 October 2023, Samar made his EuroLeague debut, finishing the game against FC Bayern Munich (basketball) with 5 points (2/5 FG), 1 rebound, 3 assists, and 1 turnover in 16 minutes of play.

EuroLeague

 * style="text-align:left;"| 2023-24
 * style="text-align:left;"| Alba Berlin
 * 14 || 3 || 12.4 || .360 || .400 || .857 || 1.4 || 2.2 || .8 || — || 3.4 || 2.5
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
 * 14 || 3 || 12.4 || .360 || .400 || .857 || 1.4 || 2.2 || .8 || — || 3.4 || 2.5
 * 14 || 3 || 12.4 || .360 || .400 || .857 || 1.4 || 2.2 || .8 || — || 3.4 || 2.5

EuroCup

 * style="text-align:left;"| 2022-23
 * style="text-align:left;"| Hamburg Towers
 * 19 || 10 || 25.7 || .410 || .309 || .806 || 2.8 || 6.1 || 1.1 || .1 || 9.8 || 11.1
 * - class="sortbottom"
 * style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
 * 19 || 10 || 25.7 || .410 || .309 || .806 || 2.8 || 6.1 || 1.1 || .1 || 9.8 || 11.1
 * 19 || 10 || 25.7 || .410 || .309 || .806 || 2.8 || 6.1 || 1.1 || .1 || 9.8 || 11.1

Domestic leagues
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! GP ! MPG ! FG% ! 3P% ! FT% ! RPG ! APG ! SPG ! BPG ! PPG
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2019-20 || style="text-align:left;"|🇪🇸 Zamora || style="text-align:center;"|LEB Plata || 25 || 26.6 || .415 || .290 || .708 || 3.7 || 3.8 || 1.1 || .2 || 10.6
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2020-21 || style="text-align:left;"|🇪🇸 Fuenlabrada || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 34 || 10.5 || .441 || .216 || .750 || 1.3 || 1.8 || .4 || .0 || 3.1
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2021-22 || style="text-align:left;"|🇪🇸 Fuenlabrada || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 30 || 20.7 || .485 || .471 || .769 || 2.7 || 4.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 7.6
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2022-23 || style="text-align:left;"|🇩🇪 Hamburg Towers || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 34 || 24.0 || .383 || .250 || .798 || 3.0 || 5.9 || 1.3 || .1 || 8.2
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2023-24 || style="text-align:left;"|🇩🇪 Alba Berlin || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 17 || 16.2 || .367 || .292 || .632 || 1.7 || 4.9 || .6 || .1 || 3.7
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2021-22 || style="text-align:left;"|🇪🇸 Fuenlabrada || style="text-align:center;"|ACB || 30 || 20.7 || .485 || .471 || .769 || 2.7 || 4.7 || 1.0 || .1 || 7.6
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2022-23 || style="text-align:left;"|🇩🇪 Hamburg Towers || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 34 || 24.0 || .383 || .250 || .798 || 3.0 || 5.9 || 1.3 || .1 || 8.2
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2023-24 || style="text-align:left;"|🇩🇪 Alba Berlin || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 17 || 16.2 || .367 || .292 || .632 || 1.7 || 4.9 || .6 || .1 || 3.7
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2023-24 || style="text-align:left;"|🇩🇪 Alba Berlin || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 17 || 16.2 || .367 || .292 || .632 || 1.7 || 4.9 || .6 || .1 || 3.7
 * style="text-align:left;"| 2023-24 || style="text-align:left;"|🇩🇪 Alba Berlin || style="text-align:center;"|BBL || 17 || 16.2 || .367 || .292 || .632 || 1.7 || 4.9 || .6 || .1 || 3.7