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2017 Serbia EuroBasket Team
The 2017 Serbia EuroBasket team represented Serbia and won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2017 in Helsinki (Finland), Tel Aviv (Israel), Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and Istanbul (Turkey). They were automatically qualified for the EuroBasket by taking the 4th place in EuroBasket 2015. The team was coached by Aleksandar Đorđević, with assistant coaches Miroslav Nikolić, Milan Minić and Jovica Antonić. The EuroBasket 2017 was the 40th edition of the EuroBasket championship that is organized by FIBA Europe. Timeline * June 19: 25-man roster announced * July 3: 17-man roster announcement * July 20: Gathering of the players in Belgrade * July 23: Start of a training camp on Kopaonik mountain * August 6: The end of the training camp * August 11–25: Exhibition games * August 31 – September 17: EuroBasket 2017 Roster 25 players called up Other than guard Stefan Marković—who had announced his retirement from international basketball after the 2016 Olympics at the age of 28 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbia National Basketball Team
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest, and claims a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia without Kosovo has about 6.7 million inhabitants, about 8.4 million if Kosvo is included. Its capital Belgrade is also the largest city. Continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced Slavic migrations in the 6th century, establishing several regional states in the early Middle Ages at times recognised as tributaries to the Byzantine, Frankish and Hungarian kingdoms. The Serbian Kingdom obtained recognition by the Holy See and Consta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blic
''Blic'' (Cyrillic: Блиц, ) is a daily middle-market tabloid newspaper in Serbia. Founded in 1996, ''Blic'' is owned by Ringier Axel Springer Media AG, a joint venture between Ringier media corporation from Switzerland and Axel Springer AG from Germany. Ownership The initial owners of ''Blic'', Austria-based businessmen Aleksandar Lupšić and Peter Kelbel, sold the paper along with its parent company Blic Press d.o.o. in November 2000 to Gruner + Jahr, a German publishing firm majority-owned by the Bertelsmann conglomerate, right after the October 5th overthrow in Serbia. Initially, G+J bought 49% stake in Blic Press d.o.o., but eventually bought the remaining stake as well. In March 2003, Gruner + Jahr sold its 25.1% stake in Blic Press d.o.o. to Vienna Capital Partners (VCP)S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksa Radanov
Aleksa Radanov ( sr-cyr, Алекса Раданов; born February 1, 1998) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Runa Basket of the VTB United League. Early career Radanov grew up with Crvena zvezda youth teams. He won the 2014 Euroleague NIJT. He lost finals of the 2014–15 and 2015–16 Euroleague NGT season. Professional career Prior to the 2014–15 season, Radanov signed his first professional contract with Crvena zvezda. Since the 2015–16 season, he played on loan for another Serbian team FMP. In April 2018, he was recalled from loan to Crvena zvezda. In August 2019, he was loaned to FMP for the 2019–20 season. Radanov returned to Crvena zvezda on July 29, 2020, signing a two-year deal. On 13 July 2021, Radanov signed for Bosnian club Igokea. On 12 July 2022, Radanov signed with Peristeri of the Greek Basket League. In 31 domestic league games, he averaged 5.4 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists, playing around 19 minutes per contest. On 20 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ognjen Dobrić
Ognjen Dobrić ( sr-cyr, Огњен Добрић; born 27 October 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. Career KK Crvena zvezda (2013–2023) Ognjen grew up with Crvena zvezda youth teams and signed his first professional contract in December 2012. Dobrić signed a four-year deal with KK Crvena zvezda on 21 September 2016, after previously playing on loan for FMP for three seasons. He scored his ABA League high score of 17 points against KK Olimpija Ljubljana, and his Euroleague high of 17 points in loss to Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz. On 6 July 2019, Dobrić signed a two-year contract extension for the Zvezda. He averaged 5.1 points per game. On 8 September 2020, Dobrić signed a two-year contract extension with the Zvezda. On 12 December 2020, Dobrić recorded his 250 apperiences for the Zvezda. He re-signed with the team on 6 July 2021. During the 2022–2023 campaign, in 31 EuroLeag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ognjen Jaramaz
Ognjen Jaramaz ( sr, Огњен Јарамаз; born September 1, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at , he plays at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Professional career He began playing basketball in a hometown based club Napredak Kruševac where he stayed until 2006. He then moved to Partizan, playing for the youth categories. In the summer of 2013, Jaramaz signed a contract with Mega Vizura. He was loaned to Smederevo 1953 for the 2013–14 season, where he made his professional debut. He returned to Mega Vizura in the summer of 2014. He left the club after the end of the 2016–17 season. However, on January 3, 2018, Jaramaz returned to Mega. In June 2018, Jaramaz signed a two-year contract with Spanish club San Pablo Burgos. Jaramaz was loaned to Partizan Belgrade for the second half of the 2018–2019 campaign and then spent the subsequent two seasons wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemanja Dangubić
Nemanja Dangubić ( sr, Немања Дангубић, born 13 April 1993) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Promitheas Patras of the Greek Basket League and the EuroCup. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 54th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. Professional career In 2010, Dangubić joined the Hemofarm junior team, before joining the senior team for the 2011–12 season. In July 2012, Dangubić signed with Mega Vizura. Crvena zvezda (2014–2018) On 31 July 2014 Dangubić signed a three-year deal with an opt-out clause after each season with Crvena zvezda. In 2014–15 season, Crvena zvezda won the Adriatic League championship, the Serbian League championship and the Radivoj Korać Cup. On 10 July 2016 he re-signed with the team until the end of 2017–18 season. In March 2018, it was announced that Dangubić will miss the remainder of the 2017–18 season due to knee injury. He left Zvezda in summer 2018. Bayern Munich (2018–2019) On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Milutinov
Nikola Milutinov ( sr-cyr, Никола Милутинов; born 30 December 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Olympiacos of the Greek Basket League (GBL) and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Serbian national team in international competition. Standing at , Milutinov plays at the center position. Professional career Hemofarm Milutinov made his professional debut with the Serbian club Hemofarm, in the 2011–12 season. Partizan (2012–2015) In June 2012, Milutinov signed a four-year contract with Partizan of the Adriatic League. In his first season with Partizan, he won the Adriatic League 2012–13 season championship, and the Serbian League 2012–13 season championship. In his second season, he won the Serbian League championship for the second time in a row, after his team defeated Crvena zvezda, with a 3–1 win in the league's finals series. In the 2014–15 season, following the departure of Partizan starters Dejan Musli and Joffrey Lauvergn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikola Jokić
Nikola Jokić ( sr-cyr, Никола Јокић, (); born February 19, 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays the center position. A four-time NBA All-Star, he has been named to the All-NBA Team on four occasions (including three first-team selections), and won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the 2020–21 and 2021–22 seasons. He represents the Serbian national team. Nicknamed "the Joker", Jokić was selected by the Nuggets in the second round of the 2014 NBA draft. He was voted to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2016. In the 2018–19 NBA season, while leading the Nuggets to the Western Conference Semifinals, he received his first All-Star and All-NBA First Team selections. In the following season, he once again received All-Star and All-NBA honors, while leading his team to the Western Conference Finals. Jokić ranks among the top 10 on the all-time list of the NBA players w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemanja Bjelica
Nemanja Bjelica ( sr-cyr, Немања Бјелица, ; born 9 May 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe of the Basketball Super League and EuroLeague. He also represents the senior Serbian national basketball team internationally. Bjelica was an All-Euroleague First Team selection as well as the Euroleague MVP in 2015. Bjelica started his NBA career as a 27-year-old rookie when he signed in 2015 and played for the Minnesota Timberwolves for three seasons before signing with the Sacramento Kings in the 2018 offseason. In 2021, he was traded to the Miami Heat before signing with the Warriors during the offseason. With the Warriors, he won an NBA championship in 2022. Professional career Arkadia Traiskirchen Bjelica began playing basketball at Aca Janjić basketball school, before joining the youth system of KK Partizan. He began his professional career in the 2007–08 season with the Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions of the Austrian League, averaging 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, began on 6 August and ended on 21 August. The gold medal game in this discipline was the final competitive event before the Closing Ceremony. The United States won their fifteenth gold medal, after defeating Serbia, 96–66, in the gold medal match, which was the largest margin of victory in a gold medal game since the 1992 Summer Olympics. Spain won the bronze medal, after an 89–88 win over Australia. The medals were presented by Patrick Baumann of Switzerland, Dr. Rene Fasel of Switzerland, Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe, and members of the International Olympic Committee, while the gifts were presented by Horacio Muratore, the President of FIBA, Hamine Niang, the first Vice-President of FIBA, and Jerry Colangelo, the chairman of USA Basketball. Competition schedule Qualification Squads Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players, one of whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Marković (basketball)
Stefan Marković ( sr-cyr, Стефан Марковић; born April 25, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. He also represented the Serbia national basketball team internationally. He is a tall combo guard. Professional career Marković began his professional career with KK Atlas. From 2006 to 2010 he was member of Hemofarm. Season 2010–11 he spent in Italy playing with Benetton Treviso. In June 2011 he signed a two-years plus an option for a third one contract with Valencia Basket in Spain. In July 2013, negotiations for a new contract fell apart and he became a free agent. In October 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Banvit. On June 27, 2014, Marković signed a two-year deal with Unicaja. On August 13, 2016, Marković signed a one-year deal with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg. On June 23, 2017, Marković signed a two-year deal with Russian club Khimki. In 2018–19 season, he averaged 6. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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