Miloš Vujanić ( sr-cyr, Милош Вујанић; born November 13, 1980) 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 court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
coach and former player. A two-time
All-EuroLeague selection, he won the
EuroLeague championship with
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
, in
2007.
Professional career
Vujanić started his professional career with
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...
(Red Star Belgrade), in 1999. After two seasons at the club, he signed with
Partizan Belgrade
Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, link ...
, in the summer of 2001. In the
2002 NBA Draft, Vujanić was selected with the 36th overall pick, by the
New York Knicks, but later, his draft rights were traded to the
Phoenix Suns. However, he decided to stay with Partizan for one more season,
Krstic i Vujanic za B92: Ostajemo u Partizanu
(in Serbian), b92.net, June 27, 2002. and he was the top scorer of the EuroLeague's 2002–03 season, averaging 25.8 points per game. In the summer of 2003, he moved to the Italian League
The Italic League or Most Holy League was an international agreement concluded in Venice on 30 August 1454, between the Papal States, the Republic of Venice, the Duchy of Milan, the Republic of Florence, and the Kingdom of Naples, following the Tr ...
, and signed a three-year deal with Skipper Bologna.
Vujanić ended up never playing in an NBA game and he is 1 of 9 players from the 2002 NBA Draft to never play a game in the league.
National team career
With the senior FR Yugoslav national team, Vujanić won the gold medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship, in Indianapolis. He was also a member of the senior Serbia and Montenegro national team (renamed from FR Yugoslavia national team) at the 2003 EuroBasket, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2001–02
, style="text-align:left;", Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
, 12 , , 7 , , 27.9 , , .455 , , .386 , , .750 , , 3.0 , , 2.8 , , .8 , , .1 , , 13.5 , , 10.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2002–03
, style="text-align:left;", Partizan
, 14 , , 12 , , 34.3 , , .418 , , .408 , , .844 , , 1.9 , , 3.2 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 25.8 , , 24.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2003–04
, style="text-align:left;", Fortitudo
Fortitudo means courage or fortitude. It may also refer to:
* Fortitudo (planet), also known Xi Aquilae b
* Fortitudo-Pro Roma S.G.S., a sports society in Rome, formerly named "Fortitudo"
* Cosenza Calcio 1914, soccer team in Cosenza formerly named ...
, 20 , , 16 , , 29.2 , , .456 , , .385 , , .835 , , 1.7 , , 1.8 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 16.3 , , 13.6
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2004–05
, style="text-align:left;", Fortitudo
, 20 , , 20 , , 29.3 , , .449 , , .338 , , .781 , , 2.9 , , 2.5 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 16.6 , , 16.1
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2005–06
, style="text-align:left;", Barcelona
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, 4 , , 1 , , 11.6 , , .400 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , .3 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .0 , , 2.5 , , 1.0
, -
, style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2006–07†
, style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
, 19 , , 0 , , 14.4 , , .347 , , .345 , , .771 , , .4 , , .7 , , .5 , , .0 , , 5.6 , , 2.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2007–08
, style="text-align:left;", Panathinaikos
, 2 , , 0 , , 6.9 , , .666 , , 1.000 , , .500 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 3.0 , , 1.5
, -
, style="text-align:left;", 2008–09
, style="text-align:left;", Efes Pilsen
, 10 , , 7 , , 25.4 , , .507 , , .361 , , .800 , , 1.8 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 10.9 , , 9.5
, - class="sortbottom"
, style="text-align:left;", Career
, style="text-align:left;",
, 101 , , 63 , , 25.5 , , .441 , , .370 , , .810 , , 1.8 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 14.0 , , 11.9
See also
* List of NBA drafted players from Serbia
* New York Knicks draft history
References
External links
Miloš Vujanić
at acb.com
at archive.fiba.com
Miloš Vujanić
at draftexpress.com
Miloš Vujanić
at euroleague.net
at fibaeurope.com
Miloš Vujanić
at legabasket.it
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1980 births
Living people
2002 FIBA World Championship players
Anadolu Efes S.K. players
Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
BC Dynamo Moscow players
CB Murcia players
FC Barcelona Bàsquet players
FIBA World Championship-winning players
Fortitudo Pallacanestro Bologna players
Greek Basket League players
KK Crvena zvezda players
KK Partizan players
Liga ACB players
Lega Basket Serie A players
New York Knicks draft picks
Olympic basketball players of Serbia and Montenegro
Panathinaikos B.C. players
Panionios B.C. players
Sportspeople from Loznica
Point guards
Serbian men's basketball coaches
Serbian men's basketball players
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Greece
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Turkey
Serbian expatriate basketball people in Russia
Shooting guards
Universiade medalists in basketball
Universiade gold medalists for Yugoslavia
Universiade silver medalists for Yugoslavia
Medalists at the 2001 Summer Universiade