Luka Bogdanović (Serbian: Лука Богдановић, born February 11, 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who last played for Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. Standing at 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in), he plays at the small forward position.
 Bogdanović with Sevilla in 2013. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 11, 1985 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Listed weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2002–2017 |
| Position | Small forward |
| Career history | |
| 2002–2004 | Crvena zvezda |
| 2004–2007 | Partizan |
| 2007–2008 | Le Mans |
| 2008–2010 | Joventut |
| 2010 | Chorale Roanne |
| 2010–2011 | EWE Oldenburg |
| 2011–2013 | Cajasol |
| 2013–2014 | Türk Telekom |
| 2014–2015 | Partizan |
| 2015–2016 | Andorra |
| 2016–2017 | Joventut |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
Professional career
editBogdanović started playing basketball in Sports Center "25th May". Later, he played for a few Belgrade-based clubs like Beovuk 72, BKK Radnički and Crvena zvezda. Under head coach Zmago Sagadin he saw playing time in the senior team of Crvena zvezda. In the season 2003–04 he won the Radivoj Korać Cup.
In July 2004, he moved to the arch-rivals Partizan.[1] Over three years in Partizan, he won three Basketball League of Serbia championships and also appeared in 48 games of the Euroleague. With coming of Vladimir Micov, he lost his role in the team and saw little playing time, which eventually led to departure in 2007.
In the summer of 2007, he signed a contract with the French club Le Mans.[2] In the 2007–08 Euroleague season, he had career-high 11.1 points and 1.2 assists per game. However, after just one season with Le Mans, he moved to DKV Joventut where he stayed for two seasons. In September 2010, he returned to France, signing contract with Chorale Roanne.[3]
In December 2010, he signed a contract with the German club EWE Oldenburg for the rest of the season.[4]
In June 2011, Bogdanović signed a two-year deal with Cajasol Sevilla.[5] In July 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Turkish club Türk Telekom.[6]
In October 2014, Bogdanović returned to his former club Partizan. He signed an open contract with Serbian champion.[7][8] In January 2015, he left Partizan and signed with BC Andorra of the Liga ACB for the rest of the season.[9] On July 30, 2015, he re-signed with Andorra for one more season.[10]
On August 3, 2016, Bogdanović returned to Joventut, signing a contract for the 2016–17 season.[11]
International career
editAs a member of the FR Yugoslavia under-16 national team, he won a gold medal at the 2001 EuroBasket. He was also part of the Serbia and Montenegro under-20 national team that won the bronze medal at the 2005 EuroBasket.
Career statistics
edit| 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
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–05 | Partizan | 14 | 7 | 20.8 | .422 | .357 | .810 | 3.5 | .7 | .6 | .1 | 7.7 | 6.0 |
| 2005–06 | Partizan | 14 | 7 | 20.8 | .373 | .391 | .800 | 3.7 | .9 | .7 | .2 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| 2006–07 | Partizan | 20 | 1 | 14.8 | .444 | .475 | .867 | 3.1 | .9 | .5 | .0 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
| 2007–08 | Le Mans | 14 | 8 | 27.5 | .424 | .433 | .789 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 11.1 | 9.2 |
| 2008–09 | Joventut | 9 | 4 | 20.9 | .486 | .395 | 1.000 | 3.1 | .7 | .8 | .1 | 10.0 | 8.3 |
| Career | 71 | 27 | 20.4 | .428 | .412 | .828 | 3.2 | .9 | .5 | .1 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
Personal life
editIn June 2015, Bogdanović married fashion blogger Ana Ristić who's a cousin of Novak Djokovic's wife Jelena Ristić.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Luka Bogdanović u Partizanu!". B92.net (in Serbian). 8 July 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Šaranović, Miloš. "Luka Bogdanović u Le Manu". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "CHORALE ROANNE inks Bogdanovic". Eurocupbasketball.com. 27 September 2010. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "EWE Baskets Oldenburg lands Luka Bogdanovic". Sportando.com. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Cajasol tabs Luka Bogdanovic". sportando.com. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Turk Telekom Ankara sign Luka Bogdanovic, Ramel Bradley". Sportando.net. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Luka Bogdanović signed with Partizan NIS". abaliga.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Bogdanović ponovo u crno-belom dresu!". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Andorra signs Luka Bogdanovic, Ivanov leaves for Trabzonspor". Sportando.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "MoraBanc Andorra re-signs Luka Bogdanovic". Sportando.com. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
- ^ "Luka Bogdanovic returns to Badalona". Sportando.com. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ R., N. (26 June 2015). "Rekli su da: Luka Bogdanović oženio sestru Jelene Đoković". blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 26 November 2015.
External links
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- Luka Bogdanović at aba-liga.com
- Luka Bogdanović at acb.com
- Luka Bogdanović at euroleague.net
- Luka Bogdanović at eurobasket.com
- Luka Bogdanović at fiba.com