Elmedin Kikanović (born September 2, 1988) is a Bosnian professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player for

Al Riyadi Al Riyadi Club Beirut (), commonly known simply as Al Riyadi, is a multi-sports club team based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the multi-sports club, which is mainly known for their basketball program, also plays pin ...

of the

Lebanese Basketball League The Lebanese Basketball League is recognized as the top-tier professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketb ...

. He has also played for his country's national basketball team.

Professional career

Kikanović began his career playing for Sloboda Tuzla. From 2007 until 2010, he played for

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 ...

, but he was suspended from play in 2010 due to doping. In June 2011, he signed with the Russian club Yenisey Krasnoyarsk. On May 2, 2015, he joined French club

SLUC Nancy Stade Lorrain Université Club Nancy Basket, commonly referred to as SLUC Nancy Basket, is a French professional basketball club based in Nancy. The club currently competes in the LNB Pro A, the top league in France, and holds two league titles. S ...

midseason. On July 21, 2015, he signed a two-year deal with the German club

Alba Berlin Alba Berlin is a professional basketball club that is based in Berlin, Germany. The club was founded in 1991, and is today the largest German national basketball club by membership figures. Alba Berlin hosts its home games at the Uber Arena and c ...

. On July 17, 2017, Kikanović signed with

AS Monaco Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club, commonly referred to as AS Monaco (), is a professional football club based in Fontvieille, Monaco. Although not in France, they are a member of the French Football Federation (FFF) and currently ...

of the

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for the 2017–18 season. He won the

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with Monaco in 2018. On July 19, 2019, Kikanović joined

OGM Ormanspor OGM Ormanspor is a Turkish professional basketball club based in Ankara. Currently, the team plays in the Turkish Basketball First League. Established in 1971, the team played in the lower divisions of Turkish basketball for decades. In 2019, Orma ...

of the Turkish

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(BSL). On February 25, 2020, he returned to

. On May 21, 2020, he once again returned to

. In July 2021, Kikanovic joined

Kuwait SC Kuwait Sports Club () is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Kuwait City. Their football team has won Kuwait Premier League 19 times and has won over 50 trophies overall. The club plays in the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium located i ...

. On October 9, he scored a game-high 22 points in the final of the

2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship The 2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship () was the 33rd season of the Arab Club Basketball Championship. The tournament started on 29 September 2021 and ended on 9 October 2021. The entire tournament was held in Alexandria, Egypt, as all games ...

, which Kuwait lost to

Al Ahly Al-Ahly Sporting Club (), commonly known as Al-Ahly, is an Egyptian professional sports club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team which currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League, the highest ...

. In April 2022, he joined

Al Riyadi Club Beirut Al Riyadi Club Beirut (), commonly known simply as Al Riyadi, is a Sports club, multi-sports club team based in Ras Beirut, Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the multi-sports club, which is mainly known for their basketball ...

of the

. He won the

2024 Basketball Champions League Asia The 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia was the first edition of the Basketball Champions League Asia, and the 29th season of the continent's top club competition. The tournament was previously known as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, and was las ...

with Al Riyadi. In October 2024, Kikanovic joined Al-Arabi of the

Qatari Basketball League The Qatari Basketball League () is the top-tier men's basketball league operating in Qatar. The winning team obtains the participation right to the FIBA West Asia Super League. The first official season took place in 1981/82. There is a second ...

National team career

Kikanović has also played for the

Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team The Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national basketball team (Bosnian language, Bosnian: ''Košarkaška reprezentacija Bosne i Hercegovine'' / Кошаркашка репрезентација Босне и Херцеговине) represents Bosnia ...

. With Bosnia's senior national team, he played at the

EuroBasket 2011 EuroBasket 2011 was the 37th men's European Basketball Championship, held by FIBA Europe. The competition was hosted by Lithuania. This was the second time EuroBasket had been held in Lithuania, the country having also hosted the 1939 champions ...

EuroBasket 2013 EuroBasket 2013 was the 38th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It took place from 4 September until 22 September 2013 in Slovenia. The number of participating teams was 24. France men's national basketball ...

and the

EuroBasket 2015 EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was co-hosted by Croatia, France, Germany, and Latvia, making it the first EuroBasket held in more than one country. It started on 5 Sept ...

References

External links

French League profile
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1988 births Living people ABA League players Alba Berlin players Al Riyadi Club Beirut basketball players AS Monaco Basket players BC Enisey players Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate basketball people in Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Monaco Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriate sportspeople in Germany Bosnia and Herzegovina men's basketball players 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Centers (basketball) Doping cases in basketball Kuwait SC basketball players KK Crvena zvezda players KK Sloboda Tuzla players OGM Ormanspor players SLUC Nancy Basket players Sportspeople from Tuzla {{BosniaHerzegovina-basketball-bio-stub