Klemen Prepelič (born 20 October 1992) is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Dubai BC of the ABA League.
[1][2] On 23 August 2012, Prepelič signed a three-year contract with Slovenian club Union Olimpija.
During his first season at Olimpija he played 15 games and averaged 7.6 points, 2.35 assists and 2.6 rebounds in the 2012–13 Slovenian Basketball League.
[4] After one season at Olimpija, Prepelič moved to Turkey, signing a three-year contract with Banvit from Bandirma on 29 July 2013.
[6] In his only season at Banvit he played 27 games in the 2013–14 Turkish Basketball League and averaged 5.4 points, 1.1 assists and 1.2 rebounds.
[1][2] On 14 September 2015, Prepelič signed a short-term deal with German club EWE Baskets Oldenburg.
[9] In his season at Oldenburg he played 15 games in the 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball, averaging 8.4 points, 2.7 assists and 2.2 rebounds.
He posted a double-double in a 93–75 home win over Hyères-Toulon in the 2017–18 Pro A season,[14] in which he played 31 games, averaging 15.4 points, 3 assists and 2.8 rebounds.
[1][2] On 9 July 2018, Prepelič signed a two-year deal with Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, and went on to help the team to reach the Final Four and win the Spanish league.
Upon entering the game, he scored a two-pointer and two three-pointers in rapid succession, and was fundamental in Real Madrid's comeback.
[17][18] He played 22 games for Real Madrid in the 2018–19 ACB season, and averaged 4.2 points and 1 assist, with .730 free-throw percentage.
[19] In May he had been informed by Real Madrid that Jaycee Carroll would play another season at the club, after he changed his mind about retiring, and therefore advised to "look for other options."
Prepelič stated that if someone had asked him, in May, whether he would return to Real Madrid, he would've said yes, since he wanted another shot at the club.
[24][25] He recorded 30 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds for a 35 PIR in the second leg against Darüşşafaka, eventually lost 92–86 by Joventut.
He led his squad to a 88–84 comeback win against Tofas Bursa, recording 37 points, 7 assists, 12/12 free throws, and 10 fouls drawn in that game, for a 45 PIR.
He helped Valencia to achieve 4th place in the Spanish league and to reach the playoffs semifinals.
He entered the 2nd quarter and put his team ahead twice, first with an assist (35–34), and then making 2/2 free throws before shooting a three-pointer on the buzzer, bringing the score from 40–41 to 45–41.
[30] In the 3rd quarter Valencia was down by two points (47–49) and Prepelič scored his fourth three-pointer out of four attempts, to pull ahead 50–49.
[29] He was Valencia's top performer against Maccabi Tel Aviv, with 22 pts, 3 astst and 2 rbs for a 24 PIR.
He stepped up and scored the clutch two-pointer at the buzzer that gave Valencia a 76–74 victory over eventual EuroLeague champion Anadolu Efes S.K.
: a game-winning jumper with dribbling, in front of Doğuş Balbay (one of the best on-the-ball defenders in the EuroLeague).
[32] He was Valencia's top performer against CSKA Moscow, approaching triple-double with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
With 24 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds, and a 29 PIR, he was the top performer against Alba Berlin, which Valencia had to chase throughout the game up to the last minute for an eventual 86–90 win.
[38][39] He was among the protagonists of Slovenia's conquer of the gold at EuroBasket 2017, in which he had a key role, averaging 13.8 points and 2.3 assists, the best after Luka Dončić (14.3 and 3.6) and Goran Dragić (22.6 and 5.1).
[42] He and Dončić led Slovenia to a 112–72 victory over Poland in the Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Kaunas, scoring 18 and 17 points respectively.
[43][44] He was the co-protagonist of Slovenia's win over Argentina[45] with 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 23 efficiency (the best after Dončić) and a field goal percentage of 75%.
Then, a minute and a half before the end he intercepted a ball before sending Tobey an alley-hoop which he dunked to close the game.
[90] He scored 18 points and 2 assists against Australia, in the bronze medal game, and approached double-double with 7 rebounds.
[96] With 15 points per game he was the 12th scoring leader of the men's basketball tournament heading into the finals, eventually raising it to 15.5 pts after playing Australia.