Nebojša Bogavac ( sr-cyrl, Небојша Богавац; born December 14, 1973) is a Montenegrin professional

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coach and former player who is the current head coach for

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of the

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and the

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Professional career

Bogavac played four seasons for

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in the

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from 1997 to 2001. He then spent next four years with

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between 2001 and 2005. He helped the team to win the

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title in 2005. Bogavac signed with

CB Breogán Club Baloncesto Breogán, S.A.D., also known as Río Breogán for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Lugo, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. The club was founded in 1966 by the Varela-Portas brothers. The team pla ...

in Spain for the 2005–05 season. After that, he played two years with

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. He started the 2008–09 season with

, but left in December for

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, for which he played only at the tournament in Dubai later that month. In February 2009, he signed with ASVEL Basket for the rest of the season. In the 2009–10 season, Bogavac represented KK Gorštak and

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. In October 2010, he returned to ASVEL, and played there until December.

National team career

Bogavac was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro national team at the

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in Sweden. Over four tournament games, he averaged 1.8 points, one rebound, and 0.5 assists per game. Bogavac was a member of the Montenegro national team at the

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Coaching career

On 18 June 2021,

hired Bogavac as their new head coach.

Personal life

His son,

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(born 2003), is a professional basketball player, playing for Mega Basket.

References

External links

Nebojša Bogavac
at ACB.com
Nebojša Bogavac
at Euroleague.net {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogavac, Nebojsa 1973 births Living people ABA League players ASVEL Basket players CB Breogán players JDA Dijon Basket players KK Hemofarm players KK Hemofarm coaches KK Lovćen players KK Podgorica coaches Le Mans Sarthe Basket players Liga ACB players Mahram Tehran BC players Montenegrin basketball coaches Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in France Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Iran Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Serbia Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Spain Montenegrin men's basketball players People from Mojkovac Shooting guards Small forwards