Boban Petrović ( sr-cyr, Бобан Петровић; 19 July 1957 – 27 September 2021), was a Serbian professional

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player.

Playing career

A forward, Petrović played 18 seasons in Yugoslavia, France, Spain, and Belgium from 1979 to 1996. He played for Partizan between 1979 and 1985, scoring 3,618 points in 273 games which ranks him the 10th all-time scoring leader in the club's history. Also, he won two

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s, two Yugoslav League titles, and a

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with Partizan. Following his departure from Partizan, he played also for Reims Champagne, Olimpija, Napredak Kruševac, and Hasselt BT. He retired as a player with Hasselt BT after the end of the 1993–94 season.

National team career

Petrović was a member of the Yugoslavia national team, alongside

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, and

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, that won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 1981 held in

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. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 7.1 points per game. Also, he was a member of the Yugoslav roster that won the bronze medal at the

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. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 11.6 points per game.

Personal life

Slovenian basketball player Peter Vilfan was his best man. After having a traffic accident in September 2021, Petrović spent the last few days of his life in a hospital in

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where he died on 27 September. Partizan host an event in his honour on 6 October.

Source

* Duško Miletković "Souly" (2016),
Kuliranje Bobana Petrovića
' (in Serbian)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Petrovic, Boban 1957 births 2021 deaths Bàsquet Manresa players Competitors at the 1979 Mediterranean Games KK Napredak Kruševac players KK Partizan players KK Olimpija players Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Power forwards Serbian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Serbian expatriate basketball people in Belgium Serbian expatriate basketball people in France Serbian expatriate basketball people in Slovenia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain Serbian men's basketball players Small forwards Sportspeople from Kruševac FISU World University Games silver medalists for Yugoslavia Yugoslav men's basketball players 1982 FIBA World Championship players