Dejan Davidovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Давидовац; born 17 January 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he mostly plays at the small forward position.

Dejan Davidovac
Davidovac with Crvena zvezda in December 2017
No. 7 – Crvena zvezda Meridianbet
PositionSmall forward / Power forward
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
ABA League
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29)
Zrenjanin, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2017: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2012Proleter Naftagas
2012–2015Vršac Swisslion
2015–2022Crvena zvezda
2015–2017FMP
2022–2023CSKA Moscow
2023–presentCrvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Italy Team

Playing career edit

Davidovac started to play basketball in the youth ranks of his hometown's Proleter Naftagas. In the 2011–12 season, he played his first Serbian League season. In 2012, Davidovac signed for Vršac Swisslion.

Davidovac signed for Crvena zvezda and was immediately loaned to FMP in March 2015, just before the start of the Serbian Super League season.[1] On 30 September 2016, Davidovac made his Adriatic League debut for FMP in a 78–76 loss to KK Zadar, making 7 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.[2] On 11 February 2017, Davidovac scored an Adriatic career-high 28 points to help defeat Union Olimpija.[3] Through 26 Adriatic League games in the 2016–17 season, Davidovac averaged 10.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.[4]

On 13 September 2017, Davidovac signed a four-year contract with the Crvena zvezda.[5] On 22 October 2017, Davidovac made his debut for Crvena zvezda in the Adriatic League against Cedevita, making his 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 9 minutes of playing time.[6] Two days later, on 24 October, Davidovac made his EuroLeague debut against Russian team Khimki, making two 2-point attempts and a rebound in under 6 minutes of playing time.[7] Through 23 games in the 2017–18 Adriatic season, he averaged 5.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.[8] In 24 EuroLeague games, he recorded 6.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.[9] Through 17 games in the 2018 Serbian SuperLeague season, Davidovac averaged 7.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.[10] He won Serbian SuperLeague in the 2017–18 season. Davidovac averaged 6.2 points and 2.9 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 ABA season. On 8 September 2020, Davidovac signed a two-year contract extension with the Zvezda.[11][12]

On 26 June 2022, Davidovac signed for CSKA Moscow.[13][14]

National team career edit

Davidovac was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that competed at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Latvia. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 7.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[15] Davidovac was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that won the gold medal at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Lignano Sabbiadoro and Latisana, Italy. Over ten tournament games, he averaged 8.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.[16]

Career statistics edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

Euroleague edit

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2017–18 Crvena zvezda 24 6 15.6 .543 .468 .773 2.0 1.2 .7 .3 6.5 7.4
2019–20 24 4 18.4 .540 .326 .795 2.9 0.6 .8 .2 6.2 7.3
2020–21 33 8 22.3 .566 .378 .780 2.8 1.6 1.0 .2 7.2 8.3
2021–22 28 13 18.3 .538 .352 .700 3.3 0.9 0.8 .2 5.0 7.3

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Apić i Davidovac novi igrači Crvene zvezde Telekom" (in Serbian). KK Vršac Swisslion. 27 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Round 1 – Zadar 78–76 FMP Beograd". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. ^ "FMP Beograd 89–79 Olimpija Ljubljana". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ^ "FMP – Dejan Davidovac 2016–17 season". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Zvezda complete 3 more transfers – Lazarević, Apić & Davidovac join the red & white crew". aba-liga.com. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Cedevita Zagreb 79–74 Crvena zvezda mts". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Khimki Moscow Region 85–78 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade". euroleague.net. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Dejan Davidovac 2017–18 ABA season". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. ^ "EuroLeague 2017–18 – Crvena zvezda". euroleague.net. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  10. ^ "2018 KK Crvena zvezda mts statistics". kls.rs. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Crvena zvezda mts extended with Dobrić and Davidovac". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Zvezda extends Dobric, Davidovac". euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Davidovac u CSKA". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Dejan Davidovac became CSKA player". cskabasket.ru. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  15. ^ "2013 Serbia 15 – Dejan Davidovac". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  16. ^ "2015 Serbia 11 – Dejan Davidovac". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

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