Sanja Orozović

Sanja Orozović (Serbian: Сања Орозовић; born 11 May 1990) is Serbian-Hungarian[1] professional basketball player who plays for Spartak Subotica. In 2018, she won the Women Adriatic Basketball Association championship with Budućnost Bemax. In 2020, she won the Icelandic Super Cup with Skallagrímur.

Sanja Orozović
ŽKK Spartak Subotica
PositionForward
LeagueSerbian First League
Personal information
Born (1990-05-11) 11 May 1990
Subotica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Hungarian
Listed height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight79 kg (174 lb)
Career information
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2010Spartak Subotica
2010Partizan
2010–2011Spartak Subotica
2011–2013Athlete Celje
2013–2015PEAC-Pécs
2015–2016Okzhetpes Kokshetay
2016Spartak Subotica
2016–2017TS Ostrovia
2017Partizan 1953
2017–2018Budućnost Bemax
2018Geas Basket
2018Spartak Subotica
2018–2019Breiðablik
2019–2020KR
2020–2021Skallagrímur
2021–2022Fjölnir
2022–2023Breiðablik
2023–presentSpartak Subotica
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

Early career

After playing the previous seasons for Spartak Subotica, Partizan, Athlete Celje, PEAC-Pécs, Okzhetpes Kokshetay and Okzhetpes Kokshetay,[2] Orozović spent the majority of the 2017-2018 season with Budućnost Bemax where she won the Women Adriatic Basketball Association championship on 25 March 2018.[3][4] In April 2018, she signed with Geas Basket[5][6] and went on to average 13.7 points in 6 games.[7]

Move to Iceland

Orozović started the 2018-2019 season with Spartak Subotica, averaging 22.3 points and 10.8 rebounds in 6 games in the First Women's Basketball League of Serbia,[8] before leaving the club in November 2018 and signing with Breiðablik of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[9] In her first game for Breiðablik, she scored 28 points in a narrow 78-74 loss against Stjarnan, including 20 points in the fourth quarter alone.[10] On 24 November 2018, she scored a season high 32 points in Breiðablik's first victory of the season.[11][12] For the season she averaged 20.6 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.7 assists.

Prior to the 2019–20 season, Orozović signed with Úrvalsdeild powerhouse KR.[13] In her debut, she scored 25 points, including the go-ahead basket with 15 seconds remaining, in KR's 80-79 victory against Keflavík.[14] On 13 February 2020 she scored 24 points, including the last 6 points of the game, in an 99-104 overtime victory against defending cup and national champions Valur in the Icelandic Cup final four.[15][16] In the Úrvalsdeild, she averaged 16.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. However, the last three games of the season and the whole playoffs were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland with KR finishing in second place.

In June 2020, Orozović signed with reigning Icelandic Cup champions Skallagrímur.[17] On 20 September 2020, she scored 16 points in Skallagrímur's 74-68 victory against Valur in the Icelandic Super Cup.[18] In the Úrvalsdeild, she averaged 14.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 20 games but Skallagrímur missed out on the playoffs.

In July 2021, Sanja Orozović signed with Úrvalsdeild club Fjölnir. In her debut, she had 11 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists in an 83-55 victory against Breiðablik in the Icelandic Cup.[19] In the Cup Final, she posted 15 points and 4 rebounds in Fjölnir's 89-94 loss to Haukar.[20] On 15 December, she had 44 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists in a victory against Grindavík.[21] For the regular season she averaged 19.3 points and 8.3 rebounds and helped Fjölnir finish with the best record in the league. In the playoffs, Fjölnir lost to eventual champions Njarðvík in the semi-finals.[22]

In July 2022, Orozović signed with Breiðablik.[22] On 5 October 2022, she had 32 points and 10 rebounds in Breiðablik's first win of the season.[23] In 19 games, she averaged 19.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists but missed 9 of the last 10 games of the season.

After five seasons in Iceland, Orozović signed with Spartak Subotica of the Serbian First League.

References
  1. "Geas Basket, convince Sanja Orozovic al suo battesimo in Italia". specchiosesto.it (in Italian). 5 April 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. "Za Sanju Orozović u Spartaku vrata uvek otvorena". 4 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. "Sanja Orozović, košarkašica Budućnosti – preko Zvezde na vrh!". montenegroclick.me (in Serbian). 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. "Sanja Orozović pojačala Budućnost". 2 August 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. "Il Geas Basket si rinforza per vincere: arriva Sanja Orozovic". nordmilano24.it (in Italian). 27 March 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  6. "Geas Basket, mercoledì a Pordenone esordio di Sanja Orozovic". specchiosesto.it (in Italian). 3 April 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  7. "Sanja Orozovic". playbasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  8. "Sanja Orozovic signs with Breidablik". Eurobasket.com. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  9. Davíð Eldur (2 November 2018). "Sanja Orozović til Breiðabliks". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  10. Helgi Hrafn Ólafsson (7 November 2018). "Stjarnan hafði betur í grannaslagnum – Sanja flott fyrir Blika". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  11. "Fyrsti sigur Breiðabliks í höfn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 November 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  12. Víkingur Goði Sigurðsson (24 November 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Breiðablik - Skallagrímur 85-79 - Breiðablik komið á blað". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  13. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (23 August 2019). "Komnar og farnar í Dominos deild kvenna". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  14. Helgi Hrafn Ólafsson (7 October 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Keflavík 80-79 - KR vann háspennuleik í Vesturbænum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  15. Valur Páll Eiríksson (13 February 2020). "KR í bikarúrslit eftir ótrúlegan leik". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  16. Kristján Jónsson (13 February 2020). "Unnum þegar mestu máli skipti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  17. Davíð Eldur (17 June 2020). "Sanja Orozovic í Skallagrím". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  18. "Bikarmeistararnir gegn Íslandsmeisturunum" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  19. "Leikur: Fjölnir 83 - 55 Breiðablik". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  20. Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (18 September 2021). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Fjölnir - Haukar 89-94 - Haukar bikarmeistari í sjöunda sinn eftir hörkuleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  21. "Tröllaþrenna í Grindavík". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  22. "Sanja aftur til Breiðabliks". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  23. Atli Arason (5 October 2022). "Blikar kláruðu Grindavík á útivelli". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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