League Liga ACB Listed height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) NBA draft 2007 / Undrafted Height 2.04 m Position Small forward | Nationality Serbian Listed weight 100 kg (220 lb) Playing career Weight 100 kg Pro career 2002 | |
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Born February 11, 1985 (age 32)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia ( 1985-02-11 ) | ||
Luka Bogdanović (Serbian: Лука Богдановић, born February 11, 1985) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. Standing at 2.04 m (6 ft 8 1⁄2 in), he plays at the small forward position.
Contents
- Matazo de luka bogdanovic para ganar el partido
- Professional career
- International career
- Career statistics
- Personal life
- References
Matazo de luka bogdanovic para ganar el partido
Professional career
Bogdanović started playing basketball in Sports Center "25th May". Later, he played for a few Belgrade-based clubs like KK Beovuk 72, BKK Radnički and Crvena zvezda. Under head coach Zmago Sagadin he saw playing time in the senior team of Crvena zvezda. In the season 2003–04 he won the Radivoj Korać Cup.
In July 2004, he moved to the arch-rivals Partizan. Over three years in Partizan, he won three Basketball League of Serbia championships and also appeared in 48 games of the Euroleague. With coming of Vladimir Micov, he lost his role in the team and saw little playing time, which eventually led to departure in 2007.
In the summer of 2007, he signed a contract with the French club Le Mans. In the 2007–08 Euroleague season, he had career-high 11.1 points and 1.2 assists per game. However, after just one season with Le Mans, he moved to DKV Joventut where he stayed for two seasons. In September 2010, he returned to France, signing contract with Chorale Roanne.
In December 2010, he signed a contract with the German club EWE Oldenburg for the rest of the season.
In June 2011, Bogdanović signed a two-year deal with Cajasol Sevilla. In July 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Turkish club Türk Telekom.
In October 2014, Bogdanović returned to his former club Partizan. He signed an open contract with Serbian champion. In January 2015, he left Partizan and signed with BC Andorra of the Liga ACB for the rest of the season. On July 30, 2015, he re-signed with Andorra for one more season.
On August 3, 2016, Bogdanović returned to Joventut, signing a contract for the 2016–17 season.
International career
As a member of the FR Yugoslavia under-16 national team, he won a gold medal at the 2001 EuroBasket. He was also part of the Serbia and Montenegro under-20 national team that won the bronze medal at the 2005 EuroBasket.
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.
Personal life
In June 2015, he married the cousin of Novak Djokovic's wife, fashion blogger Ana Ristić.