Bojan Dubljević (born 24 October 1991) is a Montenegrin professional
basketball
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player and the
team captain
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for
Valencia
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of the Spanish
Liga ACB
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and the
EuroLeague. He also represents the senior
Montenegrin national basketball team
The Montenegro men's national basketball team ( cnr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Црне Горе, Košarkaška reprezentacija Crne Gore) represents Montenegro in international basketball tournaments. The supervising body ...
in national team competitions. Standing at 2.05 m (6 ft 8 in) tall barefoot, he plays at the
power forward
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and
center
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positions.
Professional career
Dubljević started his career in 2009, with
Lovćen Cetinje, and he played from 2010 to 2012, with
Budućnost Podgorica, before signing with the
Liga ACB
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team
Valencia Basket
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, on a three-year contract. In his first season at Valencia, Dubljević was named the
EuroCup 2012–13 season Rising Star of the Year.
In June 2013, he extended his contract with Valencia Basket through the 2015–16 season. The contract included an
NBA
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buyout clause, in the original amount of 1 million
euros
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. The buyout amount, however, decreased to 200,000 euros in the summer of 2015. In 2017, he won his first Liga ACB championship with Valencia, after beating
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
1–3 in the finals.
NBA draft rights
The
Minnesota Timberwolves
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selected Dubljević in the
2013 NBA draft, at 59th overall. In 2019, his draft rights were traded to the
Portland Trail Blazers
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.
National team career
Dubljević played with the junior national teams of Montenegro, being a part of the All-Tournament team at the
2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
MVP Mirotic Leads All Tournament Team.
FIBA Europe. 24 July 2011 With the senior Montenegrin national basketball team
The Montenegro men's national basketball team ( cnr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Црне Горе, Košarkaška reprezentacija Crne Gore) represents Montenegro in international basketball tournaments. The supervising body ...
, Dubljević played at the 2013 EuroBasket and the 2017 EuroBasket
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.
Career statistics
EuroLeague
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Awards and accomplishments
Valencia
* EuroCup: 2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
, 2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
*Liga ACB
The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...
: 2017
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* Supercopa: 2017
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Individual
* All-EuroCup First Team: 2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
, 2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
* All-EuroCup Second Team: 2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
, 2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
, 2022
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* EuroCup Rising Star: 2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
, 2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
* All-ACB First Team: 2016–17, 2018–19
* All-ACB Second Team: 2017–18
* Spanish League Finals MVP: 2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
Montenegrin junior national team
* 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship: All-Tournament Team
References
External links
Bojan Dubljević
at acb.com
Bojan Dubljević
at draftexpress.com
Bojan Dubljević
at eurobasket.com
Bojan Dubljević
at euroleague.net
at fiba.com
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1991 births
Living people
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
ABA League players
Centers (basketball)
KK Budućnost players
KK Lovćen players
Liga ACB players
Minnesota Timberwolves draft picks
Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Spain
Montenegrin men's basketball players
Power forwards (basketball)
Sportspeople from Nikšić
Valencia Basket players