Dejan Mišković (basketball)

Dejan Mišković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Мишковић; born February 13, 1974) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.

Dejan Mišković
Personal information
Born (1974-02-13) February 13, 1974
Ingolstadt, West Germany
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft1996: undrafted
Playing career1991–2010
PositionCenter
Number14
Career history
1991–1996Spartak Subotica
1996–1998Crvena zvezda
1998–1999AZS UMK Toruń
1999–2000Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2000–2001Crvena zvezda
2002–2003Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
2003–2004Apollon Limassol
2004–2005Amsterdam Astronauts
2005–2006Atlas
2006–2007Doukas
2009–2010Trust Pasargad Shiraz
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  FR Yugoslavia
European Championship for 22 and Under
Bronze medal – third place1996 TurkeyU22 Team

Playing career

Mišković played five seasons in total in the Yugoslav League, for Spartak Subotica, Crvena zvezda[1] and Atlas. From 1998–2000, he played for AZS UMK Toruń and Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish League.[2] Also, he played for Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody (Russian Super League 1), Apollon Limassol (Cyprus Division A), Amsterdam Astronauts (Dutch League) and Doukas (Greek A2 League).[3] He finished his professional career in Iranian Super League where he played for the Trust Pasargad from Shiraz during the 2009–10 season.

International career

Mišković was a member of the FR Yugoslavia national under-22 team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 European Championship for 22 and Under in Turkey. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 9.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.[4] Also, he represented SFR Yugoslavia national under-16 team at the 1991 European Championship for Cadets together with Predrag Drobnjak, Saša Dončić, Haris Brkić and Zlatko Bolić among others. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 9.3 points per game.[5]

Career achievements and awards

Club

National team

Individual

Personal life

His sons Nikola[7] (born 1999) and Novak (born 2001) are professional basketball players. Nikola is currently playing for the Mega Bemax and he was the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship MVP. Novak is playing for the Mega Bemax junior team.[8]

References
  1. Profile at FIBA Europe
  2. History of PLK - Miskovic
  3. Miskovic Profile at the Proballers
  4. Dejan Miskovic at 1996 European Championship for Men '22 and Under'
  5. Dejan Miskovic at 1996 1991 European Championship for Cadets
  6. Z historii Meczu Gwiazd: Gdańsk 1999
  7. "IMAJU KOŠARKAŠKI DNK: Ovo su srpska deca koja su pokorila Evropu". kurir.rs. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  8. "ŠESTORKA Megini klinci: Biće još medalja". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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