Uroš Tripković ( sr-cyr, Урош Трипковић; born September 11, 1986) is a Serbian former professional

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player. He represented the

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internationally. Standing at , he played as a

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and was known as a good 3-point shooter.

Player profile

Tripković was a skilled guard and a prolific 3-point shooter. He was considered by many to be one of the best young guards in Europe. He was a natural scorer with a great release on his jump shots and very good shooting mechanics. He was also an excellent free throw shooter. He played the

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position when he was younger, but later

was his main position.

Professional career

Tripković grew up with the

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. He started his professional career in 2002 with

KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Partizan Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Partizan or simply Partizan, is a professional basketball team based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is ...

. In 2009, he moved to the

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side

DKV Joventut Club Joventut Badalona, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional basketball club based in Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. Known to their fans as ''La Penya'' (in English, ''The Club''), it is one of only two teams ...

. In August 2010, he moved to

Unicaja Málaga Unicaja is a Spanish savings bank based in Málaga and chartered as a caja de ahorros providing retail banking services. The banks full name is ''Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga y Antequera'' after the n ...

. On January 5, 2012, he parted ways with the club and became free agent. In September 2012, after more than half year of not playing for anyone, Tripković started talks with the

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club

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

, but few days after negotiations have been broken down. Finally, he signed a contract with the Spanish club

CB Valladolid Club Baloncesto Valladolid, S.A.D. was a professional basketball team based in Valladolid, Castile-León, Spain. CB Valladolid was member of the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB). Famous players that have played for the team include Arvydas ...

. In December 2012, he moved to Turkey and signed a 1.5 year contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker. However he left Fenerbahçe at the end of the season. On October 30, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with the Italian team

Vanoli Cremona Guerino Vanoli Basket, also known as Vanoli Cremona, is a professional basketball team of the city of Cremona. The team played in the LBA, the top Italian basketball league, for 12 years until 2021. From 1999 to 2011 the society had the name of ...

. After he suffered a season-ending injury, Cremona decided to part ways with him in January 2014. On October 8, 2014, Tripković announced his retirement from the professional basketball, due to the injuries he suffered over the previous few seasons.

National team career

Tripković was a member of the senior men's

Serbia and Montenegro national basketball team The Serbia and Montenegro men's national basketball team ( sr, Кошаркашка репрезентација Србије и Црне Горе, Košarkaška reprezentacija Srbije i Crne Gore ) also widely known as the FR Yugoslavia men's nati ...

at the

2006 FIBA World Championship The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...

. After missing the

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due to injuries, he won the silver medal at the

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with the

. He skipped the

2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the Inte ...

, due to a foot injury.

Post-playing career

Tripković owns and operates

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orchards, the first orchard is in

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, near his hometown

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, and the second-one is near

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EuroLeague career statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 3 , , 0 , , 1.7 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , - .7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 1 , , 0 , , 2.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 14 , , 7 , , 26.2 , , .362 , , .355 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", .969 , , 1.3 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 10.7 , , 4.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 12 , , 11 , , 28.3 , , .336 , , .286 , , .650 , , 1.3 , , 1.9 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 10.3 , , 3.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 19 , , 14 , , 25.1 , , .385 , , .347 , , .794 , , 2.1 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 10.0 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 23 , , 9 , , 18.8 , , .363 , , .314 , , .783 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , .0 , , 7.1 , , 1.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 19 , , 2 , , 23.3 , , .359 , , .387 , , .811 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , .4 , , .0 , , 10.1 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, style="text-align:left;",

Unicaja Unicaja is a Spanish savings bank based in Málaga and chartered as a caja de ahorros providing retail banking services. The banks full name is ''Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros de Ronda, Cádiz, Almería, Málaga y Antequera'' after the n ...

, 15 , , 4 , , 17.9 , , .413 , , .397 , , .917 , , 1.5 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .0 , , 8.1 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

, style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , 7 , , 1 , , 10.8 , , .346 , , .429 , , 1.000 , , .7 , , .7 , , .4 , , .0 , , 4.3 , , 1.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 113 , , 48 , , 21.3 , , .367 , , .349 , , .829 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .0 , , 8.6 , , 3.5

References

External links

Euroleague.net profile

Draftexpress.com profile

TBLStat.net profile
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