Dejan Jakara (born 11 February 1986) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player, who is the head coach of BC Krka of the Prva A Liga and the Adriatic League.
A shooting guard, Jakara played in Slovenia from 2003 to 2010. During his playing days, he played for Triglav Kranj, Ã Â enÃÂur, and KK JanÃÂe Ljubljana among others. He retired as a player with JanÃÂe in 2010.
Jakara was a member of the Slovenia U18 team that played qualifications for the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
In July 2017, mmcité Brno of the Czech NBL hired Jakara as their new head coach. In November 2018, Brno parted ways with him.
On 12 November 2018, the Helios Suns hired Jakara as their new head coach, following departure of Jovan Beader. In May 2020, he signed a contract extension for the 2020âÂÂ21 season. Also, he extended his contract with the Suns for the 2021âÂÂ22 season.
On 19 November 2023, he officially signed a contract as a head coach with SC Derby.
In 2014, Jakara was an assistant coach of the Slovenia U18 team at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B in Bulgaria.
In 2019, he was the coach of the Slovenia U20 team at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel, finishing 12th with a 3âÂÂ4 record. Also, he led the U20 team at the 2021 FIBA U20 European Challengers. His team went undefeated with a 5âÂÂ0 record and won the Group C.