Fedor Žugić (born 18 September 2003) is a Montenegrin basketball player who last played for BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93061.jpg) Žugić in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 September 2003 Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Montenegrin | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2018–2021 | Budućnost | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | →Studentski centar | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Ratiopharm Ulm | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | BG Göttingen | ||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editOn February 22, 2019, Žugić made his debut for Budućnost in the EuroLeague against Žalgiris Kaunas. At 15 years and 157 days of age, he became the youngest player to ever play in the EuroLeague.[1]
On July 2, 2021, he has signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[2] Previously declared, Žugić subsequently withdrawn his name from consideration for the 2022 NBA draft.[3] In 2022-23, he captured the German championship title with the Ulm team.[4]
On July 20, 2023, he signed with BG Göttingen of the Basketball Bundesliga.[5]
National team career
editIn July 2022, Žugić was a member of the Montenegro under-20 team that won a bronze medal at the FIBA U20 European Championship in Podgorica, Montenegro. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 18 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 3 assists per game.[6] He won a spot on the all-tournament team.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Buducnost's Zugic became youngest EuroLeague player ever!". euroleague.net. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Europäisches Top-Talent wird ein Uuulmer". ratiopharmulm.com (in German). July 5, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "24 early-entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". nba.com. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Kompletirana senzacija: Ulm osvojio titulu". vijesti.me. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ "Deutscher Meister Zugic wechselt zur BG". bggoettingen.de (in German). July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ "#44 MNE U20 team 2022 - Fedor Zugic". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Double joy for Nunez as Spain's guard awarded tournament MVP". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
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