Uroš Trifunović ( sr-cyr, Урош Трифуновић; born 5 December 2000) is a Serbian professional

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player for

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of the Turkish

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and the Champions League.

Early career

Trifunović started to play basketball in his hometown

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, for the

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youth selections. In Summer 2015, he joined the Mega Bemax. During the 2017–18 season, he played in Turkey for the junior team of

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, where his father Aleksandar coached the first team.

Professional career

Partizan (2018–2024)

In September 2018, Trifunović joined Partizan. Prior to the 2018–19 season, he was loaned out to Mladost Zemun. On July 4, 2019, he was loaned out to Mega Bemax for the 2019–20 season. Trifunović played in Mega Bemax in the first two rounds of the

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, after which he left the club dissatisfied with the minutes and the role in the team. The loan was officially terminated on October 18, 2019, after which Trifunović returned to Partizan. On April 24, he declared for the

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, but later withdrew. On June 27, 2020, Trifunović signed a four-year contract extension for Partizan. On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name once again from consideration for the

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. Finally, he went undrafted in the

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after becoming automatically eligible. During the 2022–23 season, Trifunović for the first time played in

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where Partizan was eliminated from the

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in tight

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series. Over the season, Trifunović averaged 1.7 points over 35 games. Partizan ended the 2022–23 season by lifting the

championship trophy, after 3–2 score against Crvena zvezda in the Finals series. The 2023–24 season was deemed to be unsuccessful for Partizan as they finished the season without lifting any trophy. On July 26, 2024, Trifunović amicably parted ways with the Serbian powerhouse after six years together.

Tofaş (2024–present)

On August 31, 2024, he signed with

of the Turkish

(BSL).

National team career

Trifunović was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that won the gold medal at the

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. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 10.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. Trifunović was a member of the Serbian under-19 team that finished 7th at the

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, Greece. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 14.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. In February 2020, he received the first invitation for the senior Serbia national team. Coach

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included him on the list of players for the matches against

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and

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in the qualifications for EuroBasket 2022. Trifunović made his debut for the senior team on February 20, 2020, in an 80–58 win over

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2", Partizan , 35 , , 11 , , 8.7 , , .400 , , .429 , , .667 , , .9 , , .5 , , .3 , , , , 1.7 , , 1.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 19 , , 5 , , 13.9 , , .422 , , .320 , , 1.000 , , 1.5 , , .5 , , .3 , , .1 , , 2.8 , , 2.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 54 , , 16 , , 10.5 , , .410 , , .377 , , .857 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , .3 , , .0 , , 2.1 , , 2.1

EuroCup

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3", Partizan , 9 , , 1 , , 13.2 , , .415 , , .350 , , .889 , , 1.7 , , .8 , , .2 , , , , 5.4 , , 5.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 14 , , 1 , , 11.6 , , .292 , , .292 , , .600 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , .4 , , , , 2.9 , , 1.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 13 , , 3 , , 18.1 , , .406 , , .235 , , 1.000 , , 2.1 , , .8 , , .1 , , ''.1 , , 5.2 , , 4.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 36 , , 5 , , 14.3 , , .373 , , .282 , , .808 , , 1.7 , , .6 , , .3 , , .0 , , 4.4 , , 3.5

Domestic leagues

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, , 2 , , 17.2 , , .267 , , .000 , , 1.000 , , 2.5 , , 1.0 , , , , , , 5.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 8 , , 14.6 , , .351 , , .250 , , .556 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , .1 , , , , 4.4 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 5 , , 20.4 , , .500 , , .533 , , .857 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .4 , , , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 22 , , 15.5 , , .390 , , .385 , , .778 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .2 , , .0 , , 5.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 28 , , 15.6 , , .444 , , .339 , , .650 , , 1.4 , , .7 , , .5 , , .0 , , 4.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 35 , , 16.2 , , .527 , , .448 , , .806 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , .3 , , .0 , , 6.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 4 , , 32.2 , , .486 , , .412 , , .500 , , 5.2 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , , , 11.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 19 , , 18.6 , , .469 , , .365 , , .667 , , 2.7 , , .9 , , .8 , , .0 , , 5.9

Personal life

His father Aleksandar Trifunović is a professional basketball coach and former player.

References

External links

Profile
at euroleague.net
Profile
at aba-liga.com
Profile
at Eurospects {{DEFAULTSORT:Trifunovic, Uros 2000 births Living people ABA League players Basketball players from Belgrade Basketball League of Serbia players KK Mega Basket players KK Mladost Zemun players KK Partizan players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Serbian men's basketball players Small forwards Tofaş S.K. players 21st-century Serbian sportsmen