Igor Milošević (

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: Игор Милошевић; born April 14, 1986) is a former Greek professional

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player of Serbian origin. In Greece, he is known as Igkor Milosevits (

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: Ιγκόρ Μιλόσεβιτς). At a height of 1.93 (6'4") tall, he played at both the

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and

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positions.

Professional career

Milošević began his professional career in 2003, with the Greek League club Iraklis Thessaloniki. After spending three years with Iraklis, he moved to the

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club

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, in 2005. After spending three seasons with Crvena zvezda, he moved to the

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club, Olympiacos Piraeus, in 2008. In 2009, he moved to the Greek club

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, and in 2010, he joined the Lithuanian League club

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In January 2011, he joined the

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club

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. In September 2011, he signed a one-year deal with

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. In February 2012, he signed with Phantoms Braunschweig of the German League, on a contract through the end of the 2011–12 season. In 2013, he moved to the Greek club

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. On October 9, 2014, Milošević joined the Greek club Kymis, and stayed with them for two seasons. In the 2016–17 season he played with the Greek club Holargos. In July 2017, he signed with the Greek club

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National team career

Milošević was a member of the junior Greek national basketball teams. He played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the

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, and the

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. He also won the silver medal at the

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, with Greece's under-26 national team.

Awards and accomplishments

Pro career

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Winner: (2006) * Lithuanian Cup Winner: (2010) * Lithuanian League Champion: (2010) * Kazakh Cup Winner: (2012) *2× Greek 2nd Division Champion: (2016, 2018)

Greek national team

References

External links

Euroleague.net ProfileDraftexpress ProfileEurobasket.com ProfileHellenic Federation Profile
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