Vladimir Lučić (, born 17 June 1989) is a Serbian professional

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player and the

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for

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of the German

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(BBL) and the

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. He also represents the Serbian national basketball team. Standing at , he primarily plays at the

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position, but he can also play at the

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position.

Professional career

Superfund

Lučić started playing basketball at senior level with the Serbian team

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in 2006, where he stayed until 2008.

Partizan

After two years at Superfund, Lučić was signed by Partizan before the start of the 2008–09 season. In his initial two years at Partizan, Lučić played very little under head coach

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. In 2010–11, under new head coach

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, Lučić received more playing time, alternating between

and

throughout the season. He improved his statistics, nearly doubling them in the Euroleague, averaging 5.8 points and 2.4 rebounds. Before the start of 2012–13 season, he became the next team captain, shortly after longtime captain Petar Božić left the team over the summer. He led his team over

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season with 13.7 points and 4.8 rebounds over 10 games, but eventually Partizan didn't proceed to the next round of the competition. With Partizan, he won five consecutive

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championships, four straight

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s and

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Valencia

On 24 June 2013, Lučić signed a two-year contract with an option for a third year with Spanish club

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. In his first season abroad, he had trouble with his back and left foot all over the season. He eventually had a foot surgery in January which sidelined him off the court until March. In his first EuroCup season, he averaged just 3.8 points and 2.3 rebounds over 8 games. Valencia eventually won the Eurocup, beating

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in the final. On 17 June 2015, Valencia Basket extended the contract with him for one more season.

Bayern Munich

On 26 July 2016, Lučić signed a two-year contract with German club

. On 9 June 2017, Lučić signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern. He extended his contract until 2025 on 8 February 2022.

Serbian national team

Lučić won a gold medal with the Serbian university team at the

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. He made his debut with the senior Serbian national basketball team in the FIBA EuroBasket 2013 qualification. However, in a first game (against

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) he got injured and latter missed the rest of the qualification. Lučić also represented Serbia at the

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where they won the silver medal, after losing in the final game to

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. Over 9 tournament games, he averaged 8.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. At the

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, the national team of Serbia was dubbed as favorite to win the trophy, but was eventually upset in the

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. With wins over the

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and

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, it finished in fifth place. Lučić averaged 7.1 points and 3 rebounds over 8 games.

Personal life

His older brother Uroš Lučić is former a professional basketball player.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 15 , , 0 , , 10.6 , , .522 , , .333 , , .667 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , .2 , , .3 , , 2.4 , , 3.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , 10 , , 9 , , 21.7 , , .365 , , .269 , , .867 , , 2.4 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , .1 , , 5.8 , , 3.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 10 , , 9 , , 33.2 , , .412 , , .323 , , .796 , , 4.8 , , .8 , , 1.6 , , .2 , , 13.7 , , 14.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 8 , , 6 , , 25.7 , , .476 , , .421 , , .762 , , 3.3 , , .9 , , .9 , , .4 , , 8.0 , , 8.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="6",

, 29 , , 29 , , 26.2 , , .523 , , .351 , , .826 , , 3.8 , , 1.2 , , 1.1 , , .2 , , 10.0 , , 12.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , 26 , , 25 , , 27.8 , , .547 , , .426 , , .847 , , 3.8 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 11.3 , , 14.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 31 , , 31 , , 31.0 , , .504 , , .441 , , .864 , , 4.8 , , 1.4 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 13.6 , , 17.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , 32 , , 32 , , 30.1 , , .427 , , .333 , , .881 , , 4.2 , , 1.5 , , .7 , , .2 , , 12.1 , , 14.2 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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, 17 , , 14 , , 24.4 , , .429 , , .429 , , .951 , , 2.6 , , .8 , , .8 , , .1 , , 8.8 , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , 20 , , 13 , , 25.2 , , .495 , , .460 , , .925 , , 2.8 , , 1.8 , , .5 , , .3 , , 7.6 , , 10.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 199 , , 168 , , 26.3 , , .478 , , .388 , , .857 , , 3.6 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .2 , , 10.0 , , 12.0

EuroCup

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3",

, 8 , , 0 , , 18.3 , , .324 , , .143 , , 1.000 , , 2.3 , , .8 , , .5 , , .1 , , 3.8 , , 2.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , 8 , , 0 , , 21.5 , , .432 , , .438 , , .833 , , 3.8 , , 1.1 , , .8 , , .1 , , 8.8 , , 11.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , 15 , , 9 , , 16.0 , , .474 , , .429 , , .880 , , 2.7 , , .7 , , .4 , , .1 , , 5.7 , , 6.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2",

, 17 , , 17 , , 21.6 , , .448 , , .341 , , .857 , , 2.8 , , .8 , , .4 , , .1 , , 8.5 , , 7.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 8 , , 3 , , 24.8 , , .569 , , .375 , , .920 , , 4.0 , , 1.1 , , .9 , , , , 12.3 , , 15.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 56 , , 29 , , 20.1 , , .460 , , .353 , , .875 , , 3.0 , , .9 , , .5 , , .1 , , 7.6 , , 8.3

Domestic leagues

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, , 6 , , 2.7 , , .333 , , .000 , , , , .8 , , , , .2 , , , , 0.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 2 , , 12.5 , , .444 , , .200 , , , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , , , 4.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2009–10 , , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 8 , , 3.5 , , .250 , , .000 , , .750 , , .5 , , , , .1 , , , , 0.9 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 14 , , 17.7 , , .586 , , .444 , , .882 , , 3.2 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , , , 7.5 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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

, , 26 , , 14.8 , , .523 , , .313 , , .600 , , 2.4 , , .6 , , .3 , , .2 , , 4.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 19 , , 21.9 , , .512 , , .319 , , .816 , , 4.6 , , 1.2 , , .8 , , .4 , , 10.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2011–12 , , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;",

, , 27 , , 25.1 , , .471 , , .339 , , .805 , , 3.6 , , 1.5 , , 1.3 , , .1 , , 10.0 , - , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:left;", Partizan , , style="text-align:center;", KLS , , 17 , , 22.3 , , .504 , , .370 , , .848 , , 2.9 , , 1.3 , , 1.0 , , , , 11.8 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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

, , 25 , , 26.7 , , .445 , , .370 , , .770 , , 3.9 , , 1.0 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 12.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013–14 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 23 , , 19.5 , , .454 , , .333 , , .825 , , 3.6 , , .9 , , .5 , , .0 , , 7.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2014–15 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 38 , , 22.7 , , .523 , , .317 , , .795 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , .3 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", ACB , , 34 , , 14.0 , , .457 , , .271 , , .780 , , 2.0 , , .6 , , .4 , , .1 , , 4.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 40 , , 21.8 , , .561 , , .397 , , .791 , , 3.6 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , .2 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 26 , , 20.9 , , .625 , , .491 , , .938 , , 3.4 , , 1.0 , , .8 , , .1 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 39 , , 23.3 , , .584 , , .477 , , .875 , , 4.0 , , 1.5 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 10.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 23 , , 23.4 , , .472 , , .353 , , .875 , , 3.8 , , 1.5 , , .6 , , .2 , , 10.3 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 24 , , 27.8 , , .467 , , .369 , , .946 , , 4.0 , , 1.4 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 12.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 32 , , 23.1 , , .457 , , .327 , , .844 , , 3.8 , , 1.9 , , .6 , , .2 , , 9.1 , - , style="text-align:left;",

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

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 10 , , 21.7 , , .556 , , .280 , , .741 , , 3.0 , , 1.9 , , .8 , , .2 , , 8.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left;",

, , style="text-align:center;", BBL , , 34 , , 23.2 , , .466 , , .423 , , .870 , , 3.9 , , 2.1 , , .6 , , .1 , , 8.0

References

External links

* *
Vladimir Lučić
at euroleague.net
Vladimir Lučić
at acb.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucic, Vladimir 1989 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players Basketball players from Belgrade FC Bayern Munich basketball players FISU World University Games gold medalists for Serbia KK Partizan players KK Superfund players Liga ACB players Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Power forwards Serbian expatriate basketball people in Germany Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain Serbian men's basketball players Serbia men's national basketball team players Small forwards Summer World University Games medalists in basketball Valencia Basket players