Danko Branković Explained

Danko Branković
Position:Center
Height M:2.17
Weight Kg:108
League:Basketball Bundesliga
EuroLeague
Team:FC Bayern Munich
Number:22
Birth Date:5 November 2000
Birth Place:Zagreb, Croatia
Nationality:Croatian
Draft Year:2022
Career Start:2019
Years1:2019–2022
Team1:Cibona
Years2:2020
Team2:Dubrava
Years3:2022–present
Team3:Bayern Munich
Years4:2022–2023
Team4:Mega Basket
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Danko Branković (born 5 November 2000) is a Croatian professional basketball player.He plays for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.17 m and weighing 238lbs, he plays center position.

Professional career

Branković grew up in the youth selections of Cibona, where he also started his professional career. In September 2020, he was loaned out to Dubrava for which he played in 11 matches in the Croatian League while still playing for Cibona in the ABA League.[1] Branković attracted attention of the media during the off-season 2021 Liburnia Cup held in Opatija. In the competition of Cedevita Olimpija, Partizan and Pesaro, Cibona won the tournament and Branković was named MVP. [2] In February 2022, Cibona won the Croatian Cup and Branković was named the MVP.[3]

On 4 July 2022, Branković signed with Bayern Munich of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[4] On 31 July, he was loan out to Serbian club Mega Basket for two seasons.[5] [6]

National team career

Branković played for the Croatian national youth system. He was a member of rosters that competed at the 2016 FIBA U16 European Championship, 2018 FIBA U18 European Championship and 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship.

In November 2021, Branković debuted for the Croatian A team at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification game against Slovenia.[7]

Career statistics

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2023-24| style="text-align:left;"| Bayern Munich| 25 || 5 || 10.0 || .625 || .444 || .857 || 2.5 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 4.2 || 4.9|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 25 || 5 || 10.0 || .625 || .444 || .857 || 2.5 || .4 || .4 || .4 || 4.2 || 4.9

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeague
1 4.8 .250 1.0 2.0
11 21.5 .680 .000 .652 5.9 1.2 .9 1.5 10.6
21 14.2 .660 .500 .676 3.9 .9 .5 .9 7.3
14 7.4 .625 .500 .833 1.1 .1 .1 .4 2.6
41 18.4 .704 .700 .831 5.1 .7 .6 1.6 9.8
25 17.6 .641 .364 .650 5.0 .6 .5 1.1 9.9
6 29.5 .745 .833 .700 10.5 1.3 .7 1.8 16.8
25 25.7 .626 .231 .760 6.0 1.0 .5 1.9 12.7
24 12.4 .634 .700 .729 2.9 .6 .3 .4 6.7

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Danko Branković novi centar Lavova…. kkdubrava.hr. 15 September 2020. 6 March 2022. Croatian. 6 July 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220706134540/https://kkdubrava.hr/danko-brankovic-novi-centar-lavova/. dead.
  2. Web site: Cibona pregazila Acin Pesaro i osvojila Liburnia kup. sportklub.hr . 3 September 2021. 6 March 2022. Croatian.
  3. Web site: [FOTO] Cibona nakon devet godina osvojila Kup Krešimir Ćosić, Danko Branković pokupio sve trofeje]. tportal.hr. 19 February 2022. 6 March 2022. Croatian.
  4. News: Bayern signs Danko Brankovic. July 4, 2022. Sportando. En. July 4, 2022. Maggi . Alessandro .
  5. Web site: Mega dovela centra Bajerna . mozzartsport.com . 31 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Bayern Munich center Danko Branković joins Mega MIS on a 2-year loan deal . aba-liga.com . 31 July 2022.
  7. Web site: HRVATSKA - SLOVENIJA 74:76 Mršićevi klinci u drami izgubili od jake Slovenije. index.hr . 25 November 2021. 5 March 2022. Croatian.