Branislav Đekić Explained

Branislav Đekić
Position:Power forward
Height M:2.07
Weight Kg:94
League:KLS
Team:Sloboda Užice
Birth Date:12 August 1991
Birth Place:Ćuprija, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2009
Years1:2009–2013
Team1:Partizan
Years2:2011
Team2:Mega Vizura
Years3:2013–2014
Team3:Strumica
Years4:2014–2015
Team4:Kumanovo
Years5:2015–2016
Team5:Zlatorog Laško
Years6:2016
Team6:OKK Beograd
Years7:2016–2017
Team7:Feni Industries
Years8:2018
Team8:Rogaška
Years9:2018–2019
Team9:Kumanovo
Years10:2019–2020
Team10:Spars Realway
Years11:2021
Team11:Kumanovo
Years12:2021–2023
Team12:EuroNickel 2005
Years13:2023
Team13:Budućnost Bijeljina
Years14:2023–present
Team14:Sloboda Užice
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Branislav Đekić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Ђекић; born August 12, 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player who currently plays for Sloboda Užice of the KLS]. At, he plays at the power forward position.

Professional career

Đekić started his professional basketball career in 2009 with KK Partizan. He played for Partizan for three years while one year he spent at Mega Vizura on loan.

On November 1, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Strumica.[1] In his debut on November 3, he scored 14 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a 72–66 win against Karpos Sokoli. He recorded his first double-double in his second competitive match for Strumica against Liria with 23 points and 10 rebounds.

In November 2014, Đekić signed a contract with Kumanovo for the 2014–15 season.[2] In July 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the Slovenian club Zlatorog Laško.[3]

On November 22, 2016, he signed with Macedonian club Feni Industries for the 2016–17 season.[4]

On January 3, 2018, Đekić signed with Slovenian club Rogaška.[5]

On February 14, 2018, he returned to Kumanovo.[6]

National team career

With the junior national teams of Serbia, Đekić won the gold medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

Led the league

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Partizan| style="background:#CFECEC;"|22* || 0 || 9.5 || .405 || .385 || .700 || 1.0 || .6 || .2 || .1 || 2.6 || 1.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11| 9 || 7 || 9.3 || .412 || .375 || .750 || 1.6 || .1 || .2 || || 2.2 || 1.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12| 2 || 0 || 2.5 || .000 || || || .5 || || || || 0.0 || 0.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career| 33 || 7 || 9.1 || .400 || .382 || .708 || 1.1 || .4 || .2 || .1 || 2.4 || 1.2

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Branislav Đekić u Strumici. 31 December 2013. Novosti.rs. 1 November 2013. sr.
  2. News: Kumanovo 2009 signed Branislav Djekic. 30 November 2014. balkanleague.net. 25 November 2014.
  3. News: Đekić prešao u Zlatorog. 26 July 2015. mvp.rs. 25 July 2015. sr.
  4. Web site: Ѓекиќ на местото на Павиќ. sportmedia.mk. 22 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161124024706/http://sportmedia.mk/kosharka/domashno-prvenstvo/gjekikj-na-mestoto-na-pavikj. 24 November 2016. dead.
  5. News: Rogaško okrepil Branislav Đekić. 3 January 2018. kkrogaska.si. 3 January 2018. Slovenian.
  6. Web site: Српско засилување за Куманово, пред Купот. basketball.mk. 14 February 2018.