Aleksandar Zečević (basketball, born 1996)
Aleksandar Zečević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Зечевић, born October 3, 1996), is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Zastal Zielona Góra of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Standing at 2.08 metres (6 ft 10 in), he plays at the power forward and center positions.
| Free Agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 3, 1996 Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Serbian |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Scotland Performance Institute (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Florida Atlantic (2018–2020) |
| NBA draft | 2020: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2020–present |
| Career history | |
| 2020–2021 | MBK Baník Handlová |
| 2021–2022 | Kharkivski Sokoly |
| 2022–2023 | Zastal Zielona Góra |
College career
Native of Futog, a suburban town of the city of Novi Sad, Zečević began playing in local clubs at the age of six. At the last year of the high school, he played for basketball club Tamiš in Pančevo.[1]
He attended Scotland Performance Institute in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and committed to play with the Florida Atlantic University Owls, where in the next two seasons he averaged 5.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.[2] also winning Mostlow State College Region 7 Tennessee Championship.
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | %TC | %3P | %FT | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | Florida Atlantic | 32 | 11 | 12.3 | .552 | .273 | .632 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 2019–20 | Florida Atlantic | 32 | 11 | 16.8 | .531 | .222 | .625 | 4.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| Total | 64 | 22 | 14.5 | .540 | .237 | .627 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 5.5 | |
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA draft, on August 9, 2020 Zečević joined the roster of the MBK Baník Handlová of the Slovak Basketball League (SBL), the first tier of basketball in Slovakia.
On July 29, 2021, he signed with Kharkivski Sokoly of the Ukrainian Basketball Superleague.[3]
On August 5, 2022, he has signed with Zastal Zielona Góra of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[4]
References
- Galić, Jovo (2021-08-09). "Кошаркаш из Футога Александар Зечевић досањао амерички сан". Dnevnik.
- sports-reference.com Aleksandar Zecevic Stats
- sports-connect.com Aleksandar Zecevic signs in the Ukrainian League
- "Aleksandar Zecevic W Enea Zastalu BC". basketzg.pl (in Polish). August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.