Miroslav Raduljica ( sr-cyr, Мирослав Радуљица, born January 5, 1988) is a Serbian professional

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player for

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 ...

of the

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and the EuroLeague. He also represents the

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in international competition. Standing at , he plays at the

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position.

Professional career

Raduljica began his career playing with the

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junior teams in Serbia. He made his professional debut with FMP during the 2005–06 season. He spent the 2006–07 season on loan at

KK Borac Čačak Košarkaški klub Borac Čačak ( sr-cyr, Кошаркашки клуб Борац Чачак), commonly referred to as KK Borac Čačak or as Borac Mozzart due to sponsorship reasons, is a men's professional basketball club based in Čačak, S ...

and then moved back to FMP. On July 8, 2010, Raduljica signed a five-year contract with Turkish club Efes Pilsen, but was loaned to

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during the season, with which he reached the finals of the German

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. On August 25, 2011, Raduljica was loaned to

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 ...

for one season. On September 22, 2012, Raduljica was loaned to the Ukrainian team Azovmash for one season. On July 26, 2013, Raduljica signed with the

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of the

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. In his rookie season, Raduljica played sparingly for the 15-67 Bucks, averaging just 9.7 minutes per game. In 48 games, he averaged 3.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. On August 26, 2014, Raduljica was traded, along with

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and a 2015 second round draft pick, to the

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in exchange for

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and a 2017 conditional first round draft pick. On August 29, 2014, he was waived by the Clippers. On September 19, 2014, Raduljica signed a one-year, $1.5 million guaranteed contract with the

Shandong Lions Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin () is a Chinese professional basketball team based in Jinan, Shandong, which plays in the Northern Division of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Some home games are held in the nearby city of Linyi. The Hi-Speed ...

of the

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. On December 23, 2014, his contract was bought out by Shandong for $1.2 million. In 14 games, he averaged 18 points and 9 rebounds per game. On January 8, 2015, Raduljica signed a 10-day contract with the

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. On January 19, 2015, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Timberwolves. On January 28, 2015, he was waived by the Timberwolves after appearing in five games. On July 18, 2015, Raduljica signed a two-year deal with Greek club

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. On December 4, 2015, he had a personal career single-game scoring high in EuroLeague, with 25 points against

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in a 93-86 home win. After one season, he parted ways with the team. On July 15, 2016, Raduljica signed a two-year deal with Italian team EA7 Emporio Armani Milano. After one season, he left Milano. On June 9, 2017, he signed with the

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of the Chinese Basketball Association. Raduljica averaged 25.4 points and 9.8 rebounds per game in the 2019-20 season. On September 3, 2020, he signed with

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. In July 2021, Raduljica signed for the

Goyang Orions Goyang Carrot Jumpers (Korean: 고양 캐롯 점퍼스) is a professional basketball club based in Goyang, South Korea which plays in the Korean Basketball League. Before the change of ownership in 2022, they were called Orions. History Da ...

of the

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. He was waived on December 11, after averaging 8.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.

Serbian national team

Miroslav Raduljica (battle of two centres)

Raduljica played with the Serbian junior national teams and with them he won gold medals at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, and the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship (where he was named the

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). He also played with the senior team that won the silver medal at the

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. Raduljica was a member of the Serbian national basketball team that won the silver medal at the

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under head coach

Aleksandar Đorđević Aleksandar "Saša" Đorđević or Sale Đorđević (Anglicized: Sasha Djordjevic; sr-Cyrl, Александар Саша Ђорђевић, ; born 26 August 1967) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serve ...

. Over 9 tournament games, he averaged 13 points and 4.6 rebounds in 21 minutes per game. He represented Serbia again at the

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. In the first phase of the tournament, Serbia dominated in the tournament's toughest group,

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, with a 5-0 record, and then eliminated

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and

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in the round of 16 and quarterfinal games, respectively. However, they were stopped in the semifinal game by

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, by a score of 67–64, and eventually lost to the host team,

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, in the bronze-medal game, by a score of 81–68. Being a starting

, and one of the team's along with

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and

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, Raduljica averaged 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds, on 61.7% shooting from the field, in 9 tournament games; playing 18 minutes on average. Raduljica also represented Serbia at the

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where they won the silver medal, after losing to the

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in the final game with 96–66. At the

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, the national team of Serbia was dubbed as favorite to win the trophy, but was eventually upset in the

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. With wins over the

and

, it finished in fifth place. Raduljica was named the team's captain due to absence of Teodosić and in 7 tournaments games he averaged 6.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

Career statistics

CBA

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EuroLeague

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NBA

Regular season

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Professional career

Serbian national team

Career statistics

CBA

EuroLeague

NBA

Regular season

See also

References

External links