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Aleksandar Cvetković (basketball)

For the Serbian footballer, see Aleksandar Cvetković (footballer).

Aleksandar Cvetković (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Цветковић; born September 12, 1993) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Coosur Real Betis of the Liga ACB.

Aleksandar Cvetković
No. 4 – Coosur Real Betis
PositionPoint guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1993-09-12) September 12, 1993 (age 31)
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2015Crvena zvezda
2013–2015→MZT Skopje
2015–2016Partizan
2016-2017Manresa
2017–2018Estudiantes
2018–2019Breogán
2019Igokea
2019–2020Manresa
2020–2021Movistar Estudiantes
2021Plateros de Fresnillo
2021–2023Coosur Real Betis
2023–presentSpartak Subotica
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
U19 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2011 Latvia U19 National Team
U16 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Lithuania U16 National Team

Club career

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Crvena zvezda

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Cvetković grew up with Crvena zvezda youth team. In 2010 he stepped into the first team under the guidance of head coach Mihailo Uvalin. In 2012, he competed at Nike Hoop Summit representing Serbia. Cvetković was named the 7th 2011 FIBA Europe Young Player of the Year in February 2011.[1][2] On 21 November 2012, Cvetković has played his most efficient game in the 2012–13 EuroCup against Dinamo Sassari, where he scored 9 points.[3] On 24 October 2013, he made his debut for Crvena zvezda in EuroLeague against Maccabi Tel Aviv.[4] Anoteher noteworthy performance took place on 20 December 2013, against Lietuvos rytas in the last round of regular season in EuroLeague, where Cvetković has scored 4 points in nearly seven minutes on the court.[5] Cvetković scored 8 points for the Crvena zvezda, against Radnički Kragujevac in the third round of ABA League and that is his most efficient game in the half-season league for Crvena zvezda in ABA League.[6]

Cvetković did not secure a spot in the starting line-up for Crvena zvezda. Consequently, in the winter of 2014, he went on a loan to MZT Skopje by the end of the season. In the summer of 2015, Cvetković moved to the test in Valencia.[7] Cvetković has played several friendly matches where he was solid but did not pass the test, so in September he left the preparation in Valencia.[8]

MZT Skopje

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On 27 December 2013, due to his dissatisfaction over playing time, the 20-year-old was sent on loan to MZT Skopje until the end of the 2014–15 season.[9] On 3 January 2014, Cvetković made his debut in ABA League for MZT scoring 10, in 73–63 home win against Szolnoki Olaj.[10] On 1 March 2014, he was top scorer with 13 points in his team in away victory 65–79, against Igokea.[11] Cvetković was the best in his team against Cibona in Zagreb and was close to reach triple-double, achieving 17 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.[12] After the match, Cvetković was voted for MVP of 23rd round of ABA League.[13] Counting only games in MZT, Cvetković averaged 8 points, 2.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game for the 12 games he played in the ABA league.[14]

Partizan

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On 29 September 2015, he signed with Partizan Belgrade.[15] He was given the number 4 shirt that previously carried Milenko Tepić. He made his debut for Partizan on 2 October 2015, against Metalac in the first round of the ABA League and was most efficient in his team with 13 points.[16] On 16 January 2016, against Krka, Cvetković was the most efficient player in that match with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assist in the victory of his team's 70–75.[17] After the game he was declared for the MVP of 20th round of the ABA League with 42 efficiency.[18] On 25 January 2016, in the eternal derby against Crvena zvezda and his former club, he scored 16 points and had 3 rebounds and 3 assists in the big victory of his team's 86–81 win.[19][20] During the 2015–16 season, in 23 games, he averaged 10.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in ABA League.[21]

Spain

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On July 26, 2016, Cvetković signed a one-year contract with Spanish club ICL Manresa.[22] On August 23, 2017, he signed with Estudiantes.[23] On August 15, 2018, he signed with Cafés Candelas Breogán of the Liga ACB.[24]

On November 25, 2019, he had a temporary contract with Baxi Manresa of the Spanish Liga ACB to replace the injured Frankie Ferrari.[25]

On June 14, 2020, he had signed with Mega Bemax of the ABA League.[26] One month later, he parted ways with Mega and signed for Movistar Estudiantes.[27]

He joined Plateros de Fresnillo of the Mexican Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional in 2021 and averaged 7.6 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game.

Cvetković signed with Real Betis on November 26.[28]

National team career

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2009 Under-16 European Championship

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In the first match of the tournament, Cvetković scored 12 points and had 3 rebounds and 5 assists in his team's defeat of the France.[29] Cvetković played his best game of the tournament against Spain in the semifinals where he scored 24 points and had 7 rebounds in the defeat of his team's 75–88.[30] Cvetković scored double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds against Poland in a match for third place.[31] Cvetković, as one of the best players of Serbia and as captain won a bronze medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Lithuania.[32] In 9 games played on the tournament, Cvetković has averaged was 14.6 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists.[33]

2011 Under-19 World Cup

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On 30 June 2011, in the first match of the group stage against China, Cvetković was the most efficient player of his team having scored 20 points along with 3 rebounds and 6 assists in the victory of his team's 73–78.[34] Consequently a day later against United States, he was the most effective player in the match with 20 scored points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.[35] On 2 July 2011, against Egypt, Cvetković has played his best game of the tournament, where he scored 24 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the victory of his team's 85–67.[36] In the final, Serbia lost to Latvia with a 67–85 score however Cvetkovic performed well, scoring 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 1 assist.[37] Aleksandar Cvetković has played 9 games in the tournament and had single digit points in only 2 matches. In 9 games played on the tournament, he has averaged 14.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists.[38] After the tournament he was named to the All–Star Five.[39]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2013–14 Crvena zvezda 3 0 3.54 100% 0.3 1 1 0 1.3 2

Domestic leagues

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Season Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Crvena zvezda ABA League 16 15.5 .653 .205 .370 1.5 1.1 0.8 .0 3.4
2011–12 13 8.3 .516 .478 .750 1 1.2 0.2 .0 3.2
2012–13 24 8.8 .481 .384 .667 1.1 1 0.5 .0 3
2013–14 10 7.8 .540 .381 .938 1.0 1.5 0.2 .0 2.3
2013–14 MZT Skopje 12 22.2 .520 .373 .765 3.1 2.5 1.3 .0 8.1
2014–15 26 24.7 .520 .373 .765 3.5 4.1 1.4 .0 8.7
2015–16 KK Partizan 23 22.8 .461 .403 .831 2.4 3.3 1.3 .0 10.3

References

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