Mladen Jeremić (Serbian: Младен Јеремић, born January 9, 1988) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Rapid București of the Liga Națională. He is a 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall swingman, also capable of running point guard.

Mladen Jeremić
No. 4 – Rapid București
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueLiga Națională
Personal information
Born (1988-01-09) January 9, 1988 (age 36)
Loznica, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight88 kg (194 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2007Borac Čačak
2007–2010FMP Železnik
2010–2012Hemofarm
2012–2013Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia
2014Bucaneros de La Guaira
2014Igokea
2015Metalac Farmakom
2015–2016Vršac
2016–2018BC Timișoara
2018–2019BCM U Pitesti
2019–2020CS Dinamo București
2020–2022BCM U Pitești
2022–2023Rapid București
2023–presentCSM Târgu Mureș
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Team competition
U20 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2008 Latvia Team
U19 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Serbia Team
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
U20 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Russia Team

Professional career edit

Jeremić started his pro career with Borac Čačak and later played for FMP Železnik and Hemofarm. In August 2012, he signed a 2+1 deal with Trenkwalder Reggio Emilia of the Italian Serie A.[1] After one season he left the Italian club. In January 2014, he signed with the Venezuelan team Bucaneros de La Guaira for the 2014 LPB season.[2]

In July 2014, he signed with Igokea.[3] In December 2014, he left Igokea after averaging 7.3 points and 2.2 assists per game in the ABA League.[4] In March 2015, he signed with Metalac Farmakom for the rest of the season.[5]

In September 2015, he signed with KK Vršac.[6] In January 2016, he left Vršac and signed with BC Timișoara of the Romanian Liga Națională.[7]

Serbian national team edit

Jeremić played for the Serbian U-19 team as they won the 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, as the host nation. He continued with national team success as a part of the U-20 team, winning the gold medal at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Latvia. Jeremić was also a member of the team that represented Serbia at the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, finishing as the gold medal winners.

References edit

  1. ^ "Reggio Emilia officially signs Mladen Jeremic". sportando.com. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Mladen Jeremic signs with Bucaneros de La Guaira". sportando.com. 3 January 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Mladen Jeremić returns to ABA League". abaliga.com. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Jeremić left, Katnić reinforced Igokea". abaliga.com. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Metalac se još pojačao" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 11 March 2015.
  6. ^ "KLJAJEVIĆ I JEREMIĆ NOVA POJAČANJA KK VRŠCA SWISSLION". kkvrsac.rs (in Serbian). 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Jeremić otišao u Temišvar". sport.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

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