Ognjen Dobrić (Serbian Cyrillic: Огњен Добрић; born 27 October 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Virtus Bologna of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague.

Ognjen Dobrić
Dobrić holding the National Cup trophy in 2022
No. 13 – Virtus Bologna
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
LeagueLBA
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 29)
Knin, Croatia[a]
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight93 kg (205 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2023Crvena zvezda
2013–2016FMP
2023–presentVirtus Bologna
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia
U19 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Czech Republic Team
U20 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Greece Team

Career edit

KK Crvena zvezda (2013–2023) edit

Ognjen grew up with Crvena zvezda youth teams and signed his first professional contract in December 2012.[1]

Dobrić signed a four-year deal with KK Crvena zvezda on 21 September 2016,[2] after previously playing on loan for FMP for three seasons.[3] He scored his ABA League high score of 17 points against KK Olimpija Ljubljana,[4] and his Euroleague high of 17 points in loss to Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz.[5] On 6 July 2019, Dobrić signed a two-year contract extension for the Zvezda.[6] He averaged 5.1 points per game. On 8 September 2020, Dobrić signed a two-year contract extension with the Zvezda.[7][8] On 12 December 2020, Dobrić recorded his 250 apperiences for the Zvezda.[9] He re-signed with the team on 6 July 2021.[10]

During the 2022–2023 campaign, in 31 EuroLeague games (19 starts), he averaged 9.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists, playing around 24 minutes per contest.

Virtus Bologna (2023–present) edit

In July 2023, Dobrić signed a two-year deal with Virtus Bologna, of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. On 24 September 2023, after having ousted Olimpia Milano in the semifinals, Virtus won its fourth Supercup, and the third in a row, defeating 97–60 Germani Brescia.[11]

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
2016–17 Crvena zvezda 13 0 5.3 .409 .167 .333 .5 .2 .3 .0 1.6 .6
2017–18 Crvena zvezda 26 1 15.2 .452 .351 .826 2.3 .4 .6 .2 6.5 6.1
2019–20 Crvena zvezda 22 3 14.4 .467 .357 .684 1.7 .9 .8 .2 5.1 5.3
2020–21 Crvena zvezda 32 7 18.4 .431 .456 .857 2.0 .8 .9 .2 8.3 7.0
Career 93 11 15.7 .441 .392 .798 1.8 .6 .7 .1 6.1 6.1

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^
    At the time of his birth, Knin was part of the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina.

References edit

  1. ^ "Dobrić potpisao profesionalni ugovor" (in Serbian). kkcrvenazvezda.rs. 13 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Dobrić potpisao četvorogodišnji ugovor sa Zvezdom" (in Serbian). 21 September 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Ognjen Dobrić". 13 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Aba Liga Statistics". 5 December 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Fenerbahce Istanbul overpowers Crvena Zvezda". 8 December 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Ognjen Dobrić remains with Crvena zvezda mts until 2021". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Crvena zvezda mts extended with Dobrić and Davidovac". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Zvezda extends Dobric, Davidovac". euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Čudo u Železniku: Branko Lazić ubacio četiri trojke za poluvreme, takav je bio samo protiv Partizana pre pet godina". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  10. ^ Maggi, Alessandro (6 July 2021). "Ognjen Dobric re-signs with Crvena zvezda". Sportando. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  11. ^ Una Virtus esagerata stravince la Supercoppa. la Repubblica

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