Dejan Borovnjak Explained

Dejan Borovnjak
Position:Power forward / center
Height Ft:6
Height In:10.25
Weight Lbs:230
League:Turkish Basketball First League
Team:Antalya Güneşi
Number:10
Nationality:Serbian
Birth Date:1 April 1986
Birth Place:Knin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Draft Year:2008
Career Start:2004
Years1:2004–2008
Team1:Partizan
Years2:2008–2009
Team2:Vojvodina Srbijagas
Years3:2009–2010
Team3:Lietuvos rytas
Years4:2010
Team4:Panionios
Years5:2010–2011
Team5:Aris
Years6:2011
Team6:Gran Canaria
Years7:2011–2012
Team7:New Basket Brindisi
Years8:2012
Team8:K.A.O.D.
Years9:2012–2013
Team9:Stelmet Zielona Góra
Years10:2013–2014
Team10:Royal Halı Gaziantep
Years11:2014–2015
Team11:Zenit Saint Petersburg
Years12:2015–2016
Team12:Stelmet Zielona Góra
Years13:2016–2019
Team13:Bursaspor
Years14:2019–2021
Team14:CSO Voluntari
Years15:2021
Team15:Zlatibor
Years16:2021–present
Team16:Antalya
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Dejan Borovnjak (born April 1, 1986) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Antalya Güneşi of the Turkish Basketball First League.

Professional career

Borovnjak began his professional career in 2004 with Partizan Belgrade. In the summer of 2008, he moved to Vojvodina Srbijagas.[1] In May 2009, he parted ways with Vojvodina.[2]

On May 28, 2009, he signed with Lietuvos rytas of Lithuania.[3] In January 2010, he was loaned to the Greek team Panionios for the rest of the season.[4] On July 20, 2010, he signed a one-year deal with another Greek team Aris.[5] In March 2011, he moved to Spain and signed with CB Gran Canaria for the remainder of the season.[6]

On July 28, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with New Basket Brindisi of the Italian Legadue Basket.[7] He was one of the key players for Brindisi to reach the promotion in Serie A. In July 2012, he extended his contract with Brindisi for one more season.[8] In August 2012, club decided to release him, because he underwent surgery and won't be able to play for several weeks.[9]

On November 21, 2012, he signed a one-month deal with K.A.O.D. of Greece.[10] On December 26, 2012, he signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra of Poland for the rest of the season.[11] With them he won the Polish Basketball League in the 2012–13 season. That was the first championship in the history of Zielona Góra.

On June 13, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Royal Halı Gaziantep of the Turkish Basketball League.[12]

On July 16, 2014, he signed with Triumph Lyubertsy of Russia.[13] After the deal the team moved to Saint Petersburg, so Borovnjak became a Zenit player. On July 22, 2015, he parted ways with Zenit.[14]

On August 13, 2015, he returned to Stelmet Zielona Góra for the 2015–16 season.[15]

On July 2, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with Turkish club Bursaspor.[16] On June 16, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension with Bursaspor.[17]

On September 5, 2019, he has signed with CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://mondo.rs/a106661/Sport/Kosarka/Borovnjak-u-Vojvodini-tim-sve-jaci.html Borovnjak u Vojvodini, tim sve jači
  2. http://www.sportando.com/en/cups/adriatic-league/76744/borovnjak-and-vojdovina-part-ways.html Borovnjak and Vojdovina part ways
  3. http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/50017/180/l-rytas-tabs-big-man-borovnjak L. Rytas tabs big man Borovnjak
  4. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/79678/borovnjak-loaned-to-panionios.html Borovnjak loaned to Panionios
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726013251/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/73900/3735/busy-aris-bsa-2003-tabs-borovnjak Busy Aris BSA 2003 tabs Borovnjak
  6. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/85807/gran-canaria-tabs-dejan-borovnjak.html Gran Canaria tabs Dejan Borovnjak
  7. http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/a2-gold/87713/enel-brindisi-lands-dejan-borovnjak.html Enel Brindisi lands Dejan Borovnjak
  8. http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/92459/enel-brindisi-keeps-dejan-borovnjak.html Enel Brindisi keeps Dejan Borovnjak
  9. http://www.sportando.com/en/italy/serie-a/94443/enel-brindisi-and-dejan-borovnjak-part-ways.html Enel Brindisi and Dejan Borovnjak part ways
  10. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/96737/kaod-signs-dejan-borovnjak-to-a-one-month-deal.html KAOD signs Dejan Borovnjak to a one-month deal
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20130214153018/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2012-13/i/106123/7363/stelmet-zielona-gora-adds-borovnjak STELMET ZIELONA GORA adds Borovnjak
  12. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/101931/royal-hali-gaziantep-signs-dejan-borovnjak.html Royal Hali Gaziantep signs Dejan Borovnjak
  13. http://www.sportando.com/en/cups/euroleague/127613/dejan-borovnjak-signs-a-deal-with-bc-triumph-lyubersty.html Dejan Borovnjak signs a deal with BC Triumph Lyubersty
  14. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/russia/169978/hodge-stephens-jones-and-five-other-leave-zenit-st-petersburg.html Hodge, Stephens, Jones and five other leave Zenit St. Petersburg
  15. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/poland/172629/dejan-borovnjak-returns-to-stelmet-zielona-gora.html Dejan Borovnjak returns to Stelmet Zielona Gora
  16. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/204679/bursaspor-lands-dejan-borovnjak-and-karlo-vragovic.html Bursaspor lands Dejan Borovnjak and Karlo Vragovic
  17. http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/turkey/237311/dejan-borovnjak-signs-two-year-extension-with-bursaspor.html Dejan Borovnjak signs two-year extension with Bursaspor
  18. News: Dejan Borovnjak signs with CSO Voluntari Bucarest. September 5, 2019. Sportando. En. September 5, 2019. Skerletic . Dario .