Fisnik Rugova (born 26 August 1989) is a Kosovan professional

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player for

Bashkimi Prizren Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi, also known as K.B Bashkimi or simply Bashkimi , is a professional basketball team based in Prizren, Kosovo. Bashkimi is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo and competes in the top professional men's basketball leag ...

of the

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. Rugova also plays in the Kosovo national team.

Professional career

In June 2016, Rugova signed a contract to return to

Sigal Prishtina Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina (English: ''Basketball Club Prishtina''), officially known as Sigal Prishtina due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina. The team currently competes in the IP Superl ...

for a second stint. With Prishtina, he played in the

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during the 2016–17 season. He averaged 4 points per game over six group stage games.

National team career

Rugova represents the

Kosovo national basketball team The Kosovo men's national basketball team ( sq, Kombëtarja e basketbollit të meshkujve të Kosovës, sr, Кошаркашкa репрезентација Косова, translit=Košarkaška reprezentacija Kosova) represents Kosovo in internat ...

. With Kosovo, he played during the

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qualifiers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rugova, Fisnik Living people 1989 births Kosovan men's basketball players KB Peja players KB Prishtina players Power forwards (basketball)