Dejan Mišković (basketball)

Dejan Mišković
Personal information
Born (1974-02-13) February 13, 1974
Ingolstadt, West Germany
Nationality Serbian
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 1996 / Undrafted
Playing career 1992–2010
Position Center
Number 14
Career history
1995–1996 Spartak Subotica
1996–1998 Crvena zvezda
1998–1999 AZS UMK Toruń
1999–2000 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2000–2001 Crvena zvezda
2002–2003 Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
2003–2004 Apollon Limassol
2004–2005 Amsterdam Astronauts
2005–2006 Atlas
2006–2007 Doukas
2009–2010 Trust Pasargad Shiraz
Career highlights and awards

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

Playing career

Mišković played five seasons in total in the Yugoslav League, for the Spartak Subotica, the Crvena zvezda[1] and the Atlas. From 1998–2000, he played for the AZS UMK Toruń and the Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish League[2]. Also, he played for the 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 the Iranian Super League where he played for the Trust Pasargad from Shiraz during 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 the 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 the 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. Retrieved 8 September 2017. (in Serbian)
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