Tadija Tadić (Serbian Cyrillic: Тадија Тадић, born April 22, 1999) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Kumanovo the Macedonian First League.

Tadija Tadić
Kumanovo
PositionPoint guard
LeagueMacedonian First League
Personal information
Born (1999-04-22) April 22, 1999 (age 25)
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight87 kg (192 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2021Partizan
2018–2019Mladost Zemun
2019–2021Sloboda Užice
2021–2023Zlatibor
2023–2024DEAC
2024–presentKumanovo
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Slovakia U18 Team

Professional career

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On September 8, 2017, Tadić signed a four-year contract with the Partizan NIS from Belgrade.[1]

In April 2022, Zlatibor won the ABA League Second Division for the 2021–22 season following a 78–73 overtime win over MZT Skopje Aerodrom.[2][3]

National team career

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Tadić was a member of the Serbian U-18 national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 3.1 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.[4] He also represented Serbia men's national under-16 team at the 2015 Championship. Over eight games he averaged 4.6 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[5] Tadić was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that finished 15th at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over three tournament games, he averaged 0.7 rebounds and 1 assist per game.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Za KK Partizan potpisali Stevanović, Gavrilović i zlatni junior Tadić". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Zlatibor posle produžetaka slavio u Skoplju u finalu ABA 2 lige". b92.net. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Zlatibor živi san iz kojeg ne želi da se probudi: Kutlešić partijom sezone utišao Skoplje, još jedan korak do ABA lige". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Tadija TADIC Player Profile at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Tadija TADIC Player Profile at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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