Stefan Peno

Stefan Peno (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Пено, born August 3, 1997) is a Serbian professional basketball player, who currently plays for Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga. Standing at a height of 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays primarily at the point guard position.

Stefan Peno
No. 44 – Alba Berlin
PositionPoint guard
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
EuroCup
Personal information
Born (1997-08-03) August 3, 1997
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian / Guyanese
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2019 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2017Barcelona
2013–2016→Barcelona B
2017–presentAlba Berlin
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
2012 Lithuania & LatviaTeam
2013 UkraineTeam
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2014 TurkeyTeam
FIBA Under-17 World Championship
2014 UAETeam

Professional career

The son of a Guyanese mother and a Serbian father,[1] Peno began playing basketball with the junior youth teams of OKK Belgrade. He joined the youth teams of FC Barcelona in the 2011–12 season. He made his professional debut with the reserve team of FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona B, in the Spanish 2nd-tier level LEB Oro, during the 2013–14 season.

During the 2014–15 season, he continued to play with the reserve team of FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona B, but spent that season competing in the Spanish 3rd-tier level LEB Plata. That same season, he also played in just one game in the Spanish top-tier level Liga ACB, with the main senior men's club team of FC Barcelona.[2] He spent the 2015–16 season with FC Barcelona B, playing once again in the Spanish 2nd-tier level LEB Oro.

Peno made his EuroLeague debut with Barcelona, on 14 October 2016, in a win against UNICS Kazan.[3]

On August 22, 2017, Peno signed a three year deal with ALBA Berlin, with an option to return to FC Barcelona after the first season.[4]

Serbian national team

Peno has been a member of the junior national teams of Serbia. With the junior national teams of Serbia, he has played at the following tournaments: the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he won a bronze medal, the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he won a silver medal and was voted to the All-Tournament Team and named MVP, the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a silver medal, the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship, where he won a bronze medal, the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, and the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.[5]

References
  1. "Stefan Peno: sueño cumplido". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  2. Basic Statistics 2014/15 ACB.
  3. UNICS KAZAN 63 FC BARCELONA LASSA 69 OCTOBER 14, 2016.
  4. "Stefan Peno, signs for three seasons with ALBA". eurocupbasketball.com. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. Stefan PENO (SRB) participated in 6 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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