Milan Milovanović (basketball)

Milan Milovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Миловановић; born August 7, 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for Borac Čačak of the ABA League.

Milan Milovanović
Free agent
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1991-09-07) September 7, 1991 (age 32)
Niš, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Career information
NBA draft2013: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011FMP
2011–2012Radnički FMP
2012–2013Crvena zvezda
2013Vojvodina Srbijagas
2013–2014Mega Vizura
2014–2015Balkan Botevgrad
2016Konstantin
2016Phoenix Galați
2016–2017Prievidza
2017Borac Čačak
2017–2018Starogard Gdański
2018–2019Trefl Sopot
2019Anwil Włocławek
2020Legia Warszawa
2020–2021Krka
2021–2022Denain Voltaire Basket
2022–2023Borac Čačak
Career highlights and awards

Professional career edit

At the junior level Milovanović won the 2009 Nike International Junior Tournament with KK FMP. He later made his professional debut with FMP during the 2010–11 season. For the 2011–12 season he moved to Radnički FMP. In the 2012–13 season he played for Crvena zvezda.

On September 27, 2013, he signed with Vojvodina Srbijagas.[1] On December 15, 2013, he left Vojvodina and signed with Mega Vizura for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[2]

On July 23, 2014, he signed with Bulgarian club Balkan Botevgrad for the 2014–15 season.[3]

In May 2016, he signed with Konstantin for the 2016 Serbian Super League season.[4]

On July 25, 2016, Milovanović signed with Romanian club Phoenix Galați.[5] On December 12, 2016, he left Galați after appearing in eleven games.[6] Three days later, he signed with Slovakian club Prievidza.[7] On March 7, 2017, he was released by Prievidza.[8] Four days later he returned to Serbia and signed with Borac Čačak for the rest of the season.[9]

On June 29, 2017, Milovanović signed with Polish club Polpharma Starogard Gdański.[10]

On July 31, 2019, Milovanović has signed with Anwil Włocławek of the PLK.[11]

On November 11, 2019, Milovanović has signed with Legia Warszawa of the Polish Basketball League.[12]

On August 31, 2020, Milovanović has signed with Krka of the Slovenian League.[13] Milovanović averaged 5.0 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. On October 10, 2021, he signed with Denain Voltaire Basket in the LNB Pro B.[14] On September 27, 2022, Milovanović signed with Borac Čačak of the ABA League.[15] He parted ways with Borac in January 2023.[16]

Serbian national team edit

Milovanović has been a member of the junior national teams of Serbia. With the Serbia under-20 national team he played at the 2011 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Spain.[17] He also played at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju.

References edit

  1. ^ "KK Vojvodina signs Milan Milovanovic". Sportando.com. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Milan Milovanovic signs with Mega Vizura". Sportando.com. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Milan Milovanovic signs with BC Balkan Botevgrad". Sportando.com. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Kreće Superliga". konstantinokk.rs (in Serbian). 5 May 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Milan Milovanovic a semnat cu Phoenix Galați". 24secunde.ro (in Romanian). 25 July 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Phoenix Galați se desparte de Milan Milovanovic". 24secunde.ro (in Romanian). 12 December 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Novou posilou BC Prievidza Milan Milovanovič". pdbasket.tv (in Slovak). 15 December 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Tím BC opúšťa Milan Milovanovič!". pdbasket.tv (in Slovak). 7 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Borac adds Milovanovic to their roster". Eurobasket.com. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Milan Milovanovic inks with Polpharma Starogard". Sportando.com. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  11. ^ Carchia, Emiliano (July 31, 2019). "Milan Milovanovic joins Anwil Wloclawek". Sportando. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  12. ^ Skerletic, Dario (November 14, 2019). "Milan Milovanovic to join Legia Warsaw". Sportando. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  13. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (August 31, 2020). "Milovanović and Vučetić new Krka members". Sportando. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  14. ^ "Denain lands Milan Milovanovic". Eurobasket. October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Milan Milovanović novi centar Borac Mozzarta". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Centar napustio Čačak: Rastali se Milovanović i Borac". sportal.blic.rs. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  17. ^ "FIBA Under-20 2011 profile". fiba.com. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

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