Dončić was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia to Mirjam Poterbin, an owner of beauty salons,[4] and Saša Dončić, a basketball coach and former player.[2][6] His mother is Slovenian, and his father is a Slovenian of Serbian descent from Kosovo.[7][8][9] His parents filed for divorce in 2008, with custody and legal guardianship granted to his mother.[6][10]