Dušan Bulut Explained

Dušan Bulut
Position:Point guard
Weight Kg:95
Birth Date:23 October 1985
Birth Place:Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Draft Year:2007
Career Start:2003
Years1:2011–2012
Team1:Kožuv
Years2:2012–2013
Team2:Akademik
Years3:2014–2015
Team3:Meridiana
Years5:2015–2016
Team5:Vojvodina
Years6:2018–2019
Team6:OKK Konstantin
Years7:2013–2021
Team7:Novi Sad (3x3)
Years8:2021–2022
Team8:Power (3x3)
Years9:2022
Team9:Partizan Beograd (3x3)
Team10:Badalona (3x3)
Years10:2022
Team11:Aliens (3x3)
Years11:2022–
Highlights:

Dušan Domović Bulut (Serbian: Душан Домовић Булyт; born 23 October 1985), is a Serbian professional basketball player who is former world No. 1 ranked in men's individual 3x3 rankings by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).[1] He plays for Aliens and Serbia men's national 3x3 team. He is widely considered to be the greatest 3x3 basketball player of all time.[2] [3]

Early life

Domović Bulut was born and raised in Novi Sad, Serbia.[4] His interest in basketball began at the age of nine. He soon began playing on courts around his neighborhood; back then, 3-on-3 basketball was essentially the only way the sport was played in the streets of the city.

3x3 career

Domović Bolut started to play at the FIBA 3X3 World Tour in August 2012.[5] He plays for Serbian team Novi Sad.

BIG3 career

On May 3, 2019, Domović Bulut was selected with the 24th overall pick by the Ball Hogs in the 2019 BIG3 draft.[6] On June 21, 2019, it was announced that Bulut had to withdraw from playing in BIG3 after being allegedly threatened by FIBA with not being able to play in the Olympics if he didn't leave the league.[7]

On June 15, 2021, Bulut was selected with the 3rd overall pick by Power in the 2021 BIG3 draft.[8]

He plays for team Aliens in the BIG3, 3-on-3 basketball league.[9]

National team career

Domović Bulut represents Serbia in 3x3 basketball. He won two gold medals at the FIBA 3x3 World Championships, 2012 in Greece and 2016 in China[10] and silver medal at the 2014 tournament in Russia. At the 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup he won his 3rd gold medal for Serbia and was selected to the FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2017 Team of the Tournament.[11]

Basketball career

Domović Bulut played basketball for his hometown teams Meridiana and Vojvodina of the Basketball League of Serbia B (2nd tier). He also played for Kožuv in the Macedonian First League.

Awards and accomplishments

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Individual World Rankings. fiba3x3.com.
  2. News: Beaton . Andrew . Americans Own 5-on-5 Basketball. Serbia’s ‘Mr. Bullutproof’ Owns 3-on-3. . The Wall Street Journal . 24 July 2021.
  3. News: Keh . Andrew . 3x3 Basketball Is a New Sport, but It Already Has a GOAT . The New York Times . 24 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Dušan Domović Bolut: Crafted on the streets of Novi Sad . Olympics.com . 24 July 2021 . 25 July 2021 . 29 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210729172129/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/crafted-on-the-streets-of-novi-sad . dead .
  5. Web site: Dušan Domović Bulut. Red Bull.
  6. Web site: 2019 BIG3 draft results: Former NBA No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden, Rockets draftee Royce White among top selections . cbssports.com . 2 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Ice Cube Furious After 'Serbian Michael Jordan' Forced Out of BIG3. TMZ.
  8. Web site: BIG3 SuperDraft 2021 Results: Full Team Rosters for Basketball League. Joseph. Zucker. Bleacher Report.
  9. Web site: Dušan Bolut BIG3. big3.com. 1 August 2021.
  10. Web site: Serbia - 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20210629015509/http://www.fiba.basketball/world/3x3/2016/Men/Serbia. live. 29 June 2021. www.fiba.basketball.
  11. Web site: MVP Majstorovic headlines men's Team of the Tournament at FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2017 . www.fiba.basketball . FIBA . 21 June 2017.
  12. Web site: MVP Bolut headlines men's team of the Tournament at 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships. FIBA.basketball.
  13. News: PR N°63 - Reigning champs Novi Sad Al Wahda win 2015 FIBA 3x3 World Tour. https://web.archive.org/web/20181029030946/http://www.fiba.basketball/news/pr-n63--reigning-champs-novi-sad-al-wahda-win-2015-fiba-3x3-world-tour. live. 29 October 2018. 19 October 2015. FIBA. 16 October 2015. Abu Dhabi.
  14. News: Bulut crowned FIBA 3x3 World Tour Bloomage Beijing Final 2018 MVP. 28 October 2018. FIBA. 28 October 2018. Beijing.
  15. News: Serbia's men and France's women win FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2018. 20 September 2018. FIBA. 16 September 2018. Bucharest.
  16. Web site: Ten winners at first-ever FIBA 3x3 Awards. 23 June 2017. 13 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113101307/http://www.3x3planet.com/News/2015-12/TenwinnersatfirsteverFIBA3x3Awards. dead.