Dušan Kecman (

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: Душан Кецман; born November 6, 1977) is a Serbian professional

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executive and former player. During his playing career, he played both

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and

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positions.

Club career

Kecman started his basketball career with

KK Beopetrol Košarkaški klub Atlas ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Атлас), commonly referred to as KK Atlas Belgrade, was a Serbian men's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Belgrade. Founded in 1972 as KK Novi Beograd, the Sta ...

and he stayed there until the summer of 2001. He then transferred to

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where he spent the entire 2001–02 season. In the summer of 2002, he moved to

Partizan Belgrade Jugoslovensko sportsko društvo Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Југословенско спортско друштво Партизан, lit=Yugoslav Sports Society Partizan), commonly abbreviated as JSD Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, ЈСД Партизан, lin ...

and stayed there for two full seasons before leaving in the summer of 2004. During the 2004–05 season he played for Makedonikos,

Efes Pilsen Anadolu Efes Biracılık ve Malt Sanayii A.Ş.'' (lit. Anadolu Efes Brewery and Malt Industries)'' produces and markets beer and malt and non-alcoholic beverages in Turkey, the United States, Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), E ...

and Oostende. In July 2004, Kecman signed with Greek team Makedonikos that will participate in the

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next season. In December 2004, Kecman, along with teammate

Dušan Jelić Dušan Jelić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Јелић; born 13 August 1974) is a Serbian-Greek professional basketball coach and former player. At a height of tall, he played at the center position. Coaching career In February 2021, Jelić was hire ...

, decided to leave the club because of problems with payments. Only two weeks after, he signed with

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. Only a few months later, Kecman parted ways with the Turkish club and signed with Oostende, the last club he played for in that season. He played the 2005–06 season in

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for

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. In July 2006, he moved back to

. On July 1, 2008, Kecman signed a two-year contract with the Greek League club

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...

. On 16 June 2009, he was waived by the club after only one season. He signed with

again on September 1, 2009. In 2010 he was involved in a memorable moment as he shot a last-second buzzer beater against

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as Partizan won the Adriatic League. In August 2012 he signed a one-year contract with

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team

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. In August 2013, he signed with

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. He was released after only four games.

Post–playing career

In September 2015, following the departure of

Duško Vujošević Duško Vujošević ( sr-Cyrl, Душко Вујошевић; born 3 March 1959) is a Serbian former basketball Coach (basketball), coach. He is currently active as coach consultant of the Montenegrin ABA League club KK Studentski centar, Studen ...

, Kecman was named an assistant coach to the new team's head coach

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, with whom he played together in many title runs with Partizan. In 2017, Kecman was named the team manager of Partizan. In August 2021, Partizan parted ways with him.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Partizan , 14 , , 8 , , 27.9 , , .506 , , .333 , , .833 , , 3.7 , , 1.5 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , 10.1 , , 10.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , 13 , , 12 , , 28.8 , , .500 , , .409 , , .754 , , 4.5 , , 1.7 , , 1.6 , , .1 , , 12.4 , , 12.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;", Efes , 15 , , 3 , , 16.5 , , .316 , , .217 , , .778 , , 2.1 , , .3 , , .9 , , .2 , , 2.9 , , 2.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Partizan , 20 , , 19 , , 24.2 , , .455 , , .311 , , .897 , , 4.0 , , 1.6 , , 1.5 , , .3 , , 7.1 , , 7.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , 23 , , 15 , , 26.5 , , .512 , , .373 , , .758 , , 5.0 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , , , 10.9 , , 12.6 , - , style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;", 2008–09† , style="text-align:left;",

, 18 , , 2 , , 8.5 , , .464 , , .438 , , 1.000 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .4 , , .2 , , 2.1 , , 1.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3", Partizan , style="background:#CFECEC;", 22* , , 17 , , 24.0 , , .482 , , .451 , , .765 , , 3.3 , , 1.3 , , .6 , , .1 , , 9.6 , , 8.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 16 , , 12 , , 25.5 , , .389 , , .192 , , .829 , , 3.9 , , 1.8 , , .6 , , .1 , , 7.7 , , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 10 , , 0 , , 15.6 , , .489 , , .385 , , .929 , , 2.5 , , 1.3 , , .2 , , , , 6.2 , , 7.1 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;"colspan=2, Career , 151 , , 88 , , 22.2 , , .469 , , .353 , , .802 , , 3.4 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , .2 , , 7.8 , , 7.8

Awards and accomplishments

* Yugoslavian League

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(2001) * Won 7 Serbian Championships (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) * Won 4 Serbian Cups (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012) * Won 4 Adriatic Championships (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011) * Won the

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(2009) * Won the

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(2009) * Won the

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Championship (2009) * Won the Triple Crown (2009)

References

External links

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