Mladen Jeremić ( sr, Младен Јеремић, born January 9, 1988) is a Serbian professional

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player for

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of the Liga Națională. He is a tall

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, also capable of running

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Professional career

Jeremić started his pro career with

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and later played for

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and Hemofarm. In August 2012, he signed a 2+1 deal with Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia of the

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. After one season he left the Italian club. In January 2014, he signed with the Venezuelan team

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for the 2014 LPB season. In July 2014, he signed with Igokea. In December 2014, he left Igokea after averaging 7.3 points and 2.2 assists per game in the

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. In March 2015, he signed with Metalac Farmakom for the rest of the season. In September 2015, he signed with

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. In January 2016, he left Vršac and signed with

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of the Romanian Liga Națională.

Serbian national team

Jeremić played for the Serbian U-19 team as they won the

2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Serbian: Светско првенство до 19 година ФИБА до 19 година) was the 8th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 12 to 22 July 2 ...

, as the host nation. He continued with national team success as a part of the U-20 team, winning the gold medal at the

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. Jeremić was also a member of the team that represented Serbia at the

2011 Summer Universiade The 2011 Summer Universiade ( zh, c=2011年夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Èr líng yī yī Nián xiàjì shìjiè dàxuéshēng yùndònghuì), the XXVI Summer Universiade ( zh, c=第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Dì Èrshíl ...

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, finishing as the gold medal winners.

References

External links

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at fiba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeremic, Mladen 1988 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players Bucaneros de La Guaira players CSU Pitești players KK Borac Čačak players KK FMP (1991–2011) players KK Hemofarm players KK Igokea players KK Metalac Valjevo players Pallacanestro Reggiana players Sportspeople from Loznica Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy Serbian expatriate basketball people in Romania Serbian expatriate basketball people in Venezuela Serbian men's basketball players Shooting guards FISU World University Games gold medalists for Serbia Universiade medalists in basketball Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade