Matija Radović ( sr-cyr, Матија Радовић, born April 25, 1998) is a Serbian professional

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player for Slodes SoccerBet of the

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. He played

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for the

Hofstra Pride The Hofstra Pride (formerly the Hofstra Flying Dutchmen) are composed of 17 teams representing Hofstra University in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women’s basketball, cross-country running, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and tra ...

and the

American International Yellow Jackets The American International Yellow Jackets is composed of 22 teams representing American International College in intercollegiate athletics, including men's and women's basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, track and field, and volle ...

Early career

Radović started to play basketball for the Crvena zvezda youth system. Radović played in the 2015–16 season Finals of Euroleague NGT where he recorded 18 points. In July 2016, he had moved to the

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, to

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where he played as a senior.

College career

In June 2017, the

added Radović to their roster. As a freshman, Radović appeared in 25 games at the Hofstra Pride in their 2017–18 season. In the freshman season, he averaged 2.2 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. In 2019, Radović moved to the

for his junior season.

Professional career

In August 2020, Radović signed for Mladost Zemun.

International career

Radović was a member of the Serbia national U16 team that played at the

2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship The 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 28th edition of the European Under-16 Basketball Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, held in the four Latvian cities of Ogre, Grobiņa, Liepāja and Riga, from 20 to 30 Augus ...

. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 7.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

References

External links

Profile
at eurobasket.com
Profile
at realgm.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Radovic, Matija 1998 births Living people American International Yellow Jackets men's basketball players Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Belgrade Hofstra Pride men's basketball players KK Crvena zvezda (youth) players KK Mladost Zemun players KK Slodes players Serbian expatriate basketball people in the United States Serbian men's basketball players Small forwards Sportspeople from Pančevo Basketball players from South Banat District Montverde Academy alumni 21st-century Serbian sportsmen