Dejan Borovnjak

Dejan Borovnjak

Personal information
Born	(1986-04-01) April 1, 1986 (age 38) Knin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	6 ft 10.25 in (2.09 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2022
Position	Power forward / center
Career history
2004–2008	Partizan
2008–2009	Vojvodina Srbijagas
2009–2010	Lietuvos rytas
2010	→Panionios
2010–2011	Aris
2011	Gran Canaria
2011–2012	New Basket Brindisi
2012	K.A.O.D.
2012–2013	Stelmet Zielona Góra
2013–2014	Royal Halı Gaziantep
2014–2015	Zenit Saint Petersburg
2015–2016	Stelmet Zielona Góra
2016–2019	Bursaspor
2019–2021	CSO Voluntari
2021	Zlatibor
2021–2022	Antalya
Career highlights and awards
Turkish Basketball First League champion (2019) 2× Adriatic League champion (2007, 2008) 2× Serbian League champion (2007, 2008) 2× Serbia and Montenegro League champion (2005, 2006) Serbian Cup winner (2008) Polish League champion (2013) All-Polish League Team (2016)
Medals Representing  Serbia Universiade 2007 Bangkok 2009 Belgrade

Dejan Borovnjak (born April 1, 1986) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.

Professional career

Borovnjak began his professional career in 2004 with Partizan Belgrade. In the summer of 2008, he moved to Vojvodina Srbijagas.[1] In May 2009, he parted ways with Vojvodina.[2]

On May 28, 2009, he signed with Lietuvos rytas of Lithuania.[3] In January 2010, he was loaned to the Greek team Panionios for the rest of the season.[4] On July 20, 2010, he signed a one-year deal with another Greek team Aris.[5] In March 2011, he moved to Spain and signed with CB Gran Canaria for the remainder of the season.[6]

On July 28, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with New Basket Brindisi of the Italian Legadue Basket.[7] He was one of the key players for Brindisi to reach the promotion in Serie A. In July 2012, he extended his contract with Brindisi for one more season.[8] In August 2012, club decided to release him, because he underwent surgery and won't be able to play for several weeks.[9]

On November 21, 2012, he signed a one-month deal with K.A.O.D. of Greece.[10] On December 26, 2012, he signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra of Poland for the rest of the season.[11] With them he won the Polish Basketball League in the 2012–13 season. That was the first championship in the history of Zielona Góra.

On June 13, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Royal Halı Gaziantep of the Turkish Basketball League.[12]

On July 16, 2014, he signed with Triumph Lyubertsy of Russia.[13] After the deal the team moved to Saint Petersburg, so Borovnjak became a Zenit player. On July 22, 2015, he parted ways with Zenit.[14]

On August 13, 2015, he returned to Stelmet Zielona Góra for the 2015–16 season.[15]

On July 2, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with Turkish club Bursaspor.[16] On June 16, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension with Bursaspor.[17]

On September 5, 2019, he has signed with CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională.[18]

References

1. Borovnjak u Vojvodini, tim sve jači (in Serbian)
2. Borovnjak and Vojdovina part ways
3. L. Rytas tabs big man Borovnjak
4. Borovnjak loaned to Panionios
5. Busy Aris BSA 2003 tabs Borovnjak
6. Gran Canaria tabs Dejan Borovnjak
7. Enel Brindisi lands Dejan Borovnjak
8. Enel Brindisi keeps Dejan Borovnjak
9. Enel Brindisi and Dejan Borovnjak part ways
10. KAOD signs Dejan Borovnjak to a one-month deal
11. STELMET ZIELONA GORA adds Borovnjak
12. Royal Hali Gaziantep signs Dejan Borovnjak
13. Dejan Borovnjak signs a deal with BC Triumph Lyubersty
14. Hodge, Stephens, Jones and five other leave Zenit St. Petersburg
15. Dejan Borovnjak returns to Stelmet Zielona Gora
16. Bursaspor lands Dejan Borovnjak and Karlo Vragovic
17. Dejan Borovnjak signs two-year extension with Bursaspor
18. Skerletic, Dario (September 5, 2019). "Dejan Borovnjak signs with CSO Voluntari Bucarest". Sportando. Retrieved September 5, 2019.

External links

• Euroleague.net profile
• Eurobasket.com profile
• FIBA.com profile
• TBLstat.net profile