Dejan Todorović ( sr-cyr, Дејан Тодоровић; born 29 May 1994) is a Serbian professional

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player for

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of the LNBP.

Professional career

Todorović began his career in the KK Sport Key from

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in 2009 where he was trained by former basketball player Dragan Lukovski until 2011 when he moved to Unicaja's junior team, during the 2011–12 season. In 2012, he was loaned to the Unicaja's reserve team. In 2014, he was loaned to

Bilbao Basket Club Basket Bilbao Berri Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D., commonly known as Bilbao Basket (), also known as Surne Bilbao Basket for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Bilbao, Spain. The team plays in the Liga ACB. T ...

. On March 1, 2015, the

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with

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ended in a brawl that started with a confrontation between Todorović and

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. Both players were disqualified and 12 players were ejected due to the court invasion that took place during the fight. With mere seconds on the clock and Bilbao leading the game, Shengelia fouled Todorović as the latter attempted a dunk. The Serbian player pushed Shengelia from behind and the Georgian forward threw a punch in response. The exchange prompted the bench players of both teams to enter the court and subsequently started the brawl. The ACB announced the brawl would have severe consequences and sanctions and initiated talks with the

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to strengthen disciplinary regulations. On March 5, the league provisionally suspended Todorović and Shengelia until the final resolution of the case. After the cautionary suspension of both players was announced, Bilbao and Baskonia released a joint statement expressing their disapproval. On March 11, Shengelia would finally receive a 5 game suspension while Todorović was suspended for four games. Additionally,

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of Bilbao Basket and the brothers

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and

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of Baskonia received a €3,000 fine. DejanTodorovic

In 2015, he signed a new two-year contract extension with

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and he was loaned to

. On July 23, 2016, he left Unicaja and signed a three-year contract with Bilbao Basket. Todorović played for

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during the

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. On August 9, 2018, he signed a one-year deal with

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of the

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. On July 9, 2019, Todorović signed a one-year deal with MoraBanc Andorra of the

. On July 8, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

. He tore his ACL on his left knee on September 6, during a friendly game. On August 11, 2022, he has signed with Covirán Granada of the

. In September 2024, Todorović signed with

of the LNBP.

International career

In November 2017, Todorović made his debut for the Serbian national team in the

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for the

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. In July 2019, national team head coach

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included him on the preliminary list of 18 players being considered for the final roster for the FIBA World Cup, but following the camp, he was cut from the 14-man squad as the team began its pre-tournament friendlies.

Career statistics

Euroleague

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Domestic leagues

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References

External links

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at acb.com
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at euroleague.net
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