Boris Savović (

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: Борис Савовић; born June 18, 1987) is a Serbian-Montenegrin professional

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player. Standing at 2.10 meters, he mainly features as a

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or a

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Professional career

Savović began his professional career in 2004 with Hemofarm. In September 2009, he signed a one-year deal with the Montenegrin team

Budućnost Podgorica Budućnost means "the future" in many Slavic languages, and it may also refer to: * SD Budućnost Podgorica, a sports society from Podgorica, Montenegro ** KK Budućnost Podgorica, a professional basketball club FK Budućnost may refer to: * FK B ...

. In September 2010, he returned to Hemofarm, signing a one-year deal with an option to extend his contract for one more year. During the 2011–12 season of the

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he averaged 12.8 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. In January 2012, he moved to Turkey and signed with Galatasaray Medical Park for the rest of the season. On 26 July 2012 he signed a two-year deal with

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. With them he won the

Radivoj Korać Cup The Radivoj Korać Cup ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Куп Радивоја Кораћа, Kup Radivoja Koraća) is the men's national basketball cup of Serbia. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Serbia and is named after Serbian basketball legend and ...

in 2013. He left Zvezda after one season. On 26 September 2013, he signed a one-year deal with the German Euroleague club

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. In June 2014, he left Bayern after club decided to not re-signed him. On 18 July 2014, he signed a one-year deal with

ratiopharm Ulm Ratiopharm Ulm, officially stylized as ratiopharm ulm, is a professional basketball club based in Ulm, Germany. The club has two teams, one professional team, which plays in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the major German professional league an ...

. On 20 February 2015, he left Ulm and signed with Budućnost VOLI for the remainder of the season. On 11 June 2015, he signed with the Turkish club

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. On December 13, 2015, he parted ways with Türk Telekom after appearing in six

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games and three

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games. On December 25, 2015, he signed with Mega Leks. On January 15, 2016, he left Mega and signed with Italian club

Reyer Venezia Mestre S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball i ...

for the rest of the season. On 5 July 2016, Savović returned to Budućnost for the 2016–17 season. On 14 July 2017, Savović signed with Polish club Stelmet Zielona Góra for the 2017–18 season. On March 3, 2020, Savović has signed with

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of the

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. On September 4, 2021, Savović signed with

BC Enisey BC Yenisey () is a Russian professional basketball team from the city of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Since the 2011–12 season, Enisey plays in the VTB United League. The team colors are blue and white. Its full name is Basketball Club Enisey Krasnoy ...

. On January 5, 2022, he signed a short-term contract for Mega Mozzart. Later, he sign for Al-Muharraq of the

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, and KK Breg Vršac.

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