Miloš Vujanić ( sr-cyr, Милош Вујанић; born November 13, 1980) is a Serbian professional

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coach and former player. A two-time All-EuroLeague selection, he won the

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championship with Panathinaikos, in

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Professional career

Vujanić started his professional career with Crvena zvezda (Red Star Belgrade), in 1999. After two seasons at the club, he signed with Partizan Belgrade, in the summer of 2001. In the

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, Vujanić was selected with the 36th overall pick, by the

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, but later, his draft rights were traded to the

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. However, he decided to stay with Partizan for one more season,Krstic i Vujanic za B92: Ostajemo u Partizanu
(in Serbian), b92.net, June 27, 2002. and he was the top scorer of the

's 2002–03 season, averaging 25.8 points per game. In the summer of 2003, he moved to the Italian League, and signed a three-year deal with Skipper Bologna. Vujanić ended up never playing in an NBA game and he is 1 of 9 players from the 2002 NBA Draft to never play a game in the league.

National team career

With the senior FR Yugoslav national team, Vujanić won the gold medal at the

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, in

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. He was also a member of the senior Serbia and Montenegro national team (renamed from FR Yugoslavia national team) at the 2003 EuroBasket, and at the

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Career statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2001–02 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 12 , , 7 , , 27.9 , , .455 , , .386 , , .750 , , 3.0 , , 2.8 , , .8 , , .1 , , 13.5 , , 10.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 14 , , 12 , , 34.3 , , .418 , , .408 , , .844 , , 1.9 , , 3.2 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , style="background:#cfecec;", 25.8 , , 24.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;", Fortitudo , 20 , , 16 , , 29.2 , , .456 , , .385 , , .835 , , 1.7 , , 1.8 , , 1.3 , , .0 , , 16.3 , , 13.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;", Fortitudo , 20 , , 20 , , 29.3 , , .449 , , .338 , , .781 , , 2.9 , , 2.5 , , 1.4 , , .1 , , 16.6 , , 16.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;",

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Professional career

National team career

Career statistics

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