Branislav Đekić (

Serbian Cyrillic The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to write standard modern Serbian, th ...

: Бранислав Ђекић; born August 12, 1991) is a Serbian professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player who last played for EuroNickel 2005 of the

Macedonian First League The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competiti ...

and BIBL. At , he plays at the

power forward The power forward (PF), also known as the four, is one of the five traditional Basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. Traditionally, power forwards have played a role similar to center (basketball), centers. When on Of ...

position.

Professional career

Đekić started his basketball professional career in 2009, with

KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Partizan Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Partizan or simply Partizan, is a professional basketball team based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is ...

. He played for Partizan for three years while one year he spent at Mega Vizura on loan. On November 1, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with

Strumica Strumica ( mk, Струмица, ) is the largest city2002 census results
in English and Macedon ...

. In his debut on November 3, he scored 14 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a 72–66 win against Karpos Sokoli. He recorded his first double-double in his second competitive match for Strumica, against Liria with 23 points and 10 rebounds. In November 2014, Đekić signed a contract with

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for the 2014–15 season. In July 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the Slovenian club Zlatorog Laško. On November 22, 2016, he signed with Macedonian club Feni Industries for the 2016–17 season. On January 3, 2018, Đekić signed with Slovenian club Rogaška. On February 14, 2018, he returned to

National team career

With the junior national teams of Serbia, Đekić won the gold medal at the

2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 21st edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Ierapetra, Rethymno and Heraklion, in Greece, hosted the tournament. Serbia won the trophy for the first time since the dissolu ...

, the gold medal at the

2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship was the 26th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. The competition was held in Metz and nearby Hagondange, France, from July 23 to August 2 and featured 16 teams. Serbia won the title after be ...

and the bronze medal at the

2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 20th edition of the FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. The cities of Linares, Andújar and Martos, in Spain, hosted the tournament. Spain won the trophy for the first time. Germany and Iceland we ...

References

External links

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Branislav Đekić
at eurobasket.com
Branislav Đekić
at euroleague.net

at fiba.com 1991 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players KK Mega Basket players KK Partizan players OKK Beograd players OKK Spars players People from Ćuprija Power forwards (basketball) Serbian expatriate basketball people in Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian expatriate basketball people in North Macedonia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Slovenia Serbian men's basketball players {{Serbia-basketball-bio-stub