Jure Balažič (born September 12, 1980) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He is a 204 cm tall power forward position. Slovenia national team Balažić was first time called to Slovenia national basketball team in 2012 on prep camp. He made his official debut on Eurobasket 2013, making him the oldest debutant for Slovenia at 31 years, 11 months, and 23 days. He was also member of Slovenia at 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. He represented Slovenia at the 2015 EuroBasket where they were eliminated by Latvia in eighth finals. References External links TBLStat.net Profile Eurocup Profile Krka profile 1980 births Living people ABA League players APOEL B.C. players Atomerőmű SE players Erdemirspor players Gaziantep Basketbol players İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor basketball players KK Krka players KK Zagreb players Sportspeople from Novo Mesto Power forwards (basketball) Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Slovenian expatriates in Cyprus Slovenian expatriates in Hungary Slovenian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Slovenian men's basketball players Basketball players from Ljubljana Tofaş S.K. players 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup players