Uroš Tripković ( sr-cyr, Урош Трипковић; born September 11, 1986) is a Serbian former professional

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player. He represented the Serbian national basketball team internationally. Standing at , he played as a

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and was known as a good 3-point shooter.

Player profile

Tripković was a skilled guard and a prolific 3-point shooter. He was considered by many to be one of the best young guards in Europe. He was a natural scorer with a great release on his jump shots and very good shooting mechanics. He was also an excellent free throw shooter. He played the

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position when he was younger, but later

was his main position.

Professional career

Tripković grew up with the Borac Čačak

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. He started his professional career in 2002 with

KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, lit=Basketball Club Partizan), commonly known as Partizan Belgrade, or as Partizan Mozzart Bet for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball Sports cl ...

. In 2009, he moved to the

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side DKV Joventut. In August 2010, he moved to Unicaja Málaga. On January 5, 2012, he parted ways with the club and became free agent. In September 2012, after more than half year of not playing for anyone, Tripković started talks with the

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club

Virtus Bologna Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, known for sponsorship reasons as Virtus Segafredo Bologna, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna. The club was founded in 1929, which makes it the oldest club in Italy and one ...

, but few days after negotiations have been broken down. Finally, he signed a contract with the Spanish club

CB Valladolid Club Baloncesto Valladolid, S.A.D. was a professional basketball team based in Valladolid, Castile-León, Spain. CB Valladolid was member of the Liga ACB, Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB). Famous players that have played for the team includ ...

. In December 2012, he moved to Turkey and signed a 1.5 year contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker. However he left Fenerbahçe at the end of the season. On October 30, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with the Italian team Vanoli Cremona. After he suffered a season-ending injury, Cremona decided to part ways with him in January 2014. On October 8, 2014, Tripković announced his retirement from the professional basketball, due to the injuries he suffered over the previous few seasons.

National team career

Tripković was a member of the senior men's Serbia and Montenegro national basketball team at the

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. After missing the

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due to injuries, he won the silver medal at the

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with the Serbian national basketball team. He skipped the

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, due to a foot injury.

Post-playing career

Tripković owns and operates

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orchards, the first orchard is in Preljina, near his hometown

Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population ...

, and the second-one is near Topola.

EuroLeague career statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2002–03 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 3 , , 0 , , 1.7 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , .3 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , - .7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003–04 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 1 , , 0 , , 2.0 , , .000 , , .000 , , .000 , , 2.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2004–05 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 14 , , 7 , , 26.2 , , .362 , , .355 , , style="background:#CFECEC;", .969 , , 1.3 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 10.7 , , 4.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 12 , , 11 , , 28.3 , , .336 , , .286 , , .650 , , 1.3 , , 1.9 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 10.3 , , 3.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 19 , , 14 , , 25.1 , , .385 , , .347 , , .794 , , 2.1 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 10.0 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 23 , , 9 , , 18.8 , , .363 , , .314 , , .783 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , .0 , , 7.1 , , 1.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , 19 , , 2 , , 23.3 , , .359 , , .387 , , .811 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , .4 , , .0 , , 10.1 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2010–11 , style="text-align:left;", Unicaja , 15 , , 4 , , 17.9 , , .413 , , .397 , , .917 , , 1.5 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .0 , , 8.1 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012–13 , style="text-align:left;", Fenerbahçe , 7 , , 1 , , 10.8 , , .346 , , .429 , , 1.000 , , .7 , , .7 , , .4 , , .0 , , 4.3 , , 1.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 113 , , 48 , , 21.3 , , .367 , , .349 , , .829 , , 1.6 , , 1.1 , , .7 , , .0 , , 8.6 , , 3.5

References

External links

Euroleague.net profile

Draftexpress.com profile

TBLStat.net profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tripkovic, Uros 1986 births Living people ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Čačak Baloncesto Málaga players CB Valladolid players Fenerbahçe men's basketball players Joventut Badalona players KK Partizan players Vanoli Cremona players Liga ACB players Serbia men's national basketball team players Serbian men's basketball players Serbian expatriate basketball people in Italy Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain Serbian expatriate basketball people in Turkey Shooting guards 2006 FIBA World Championship players Serbia and Montenegro men's basketball players