Dejan Mišković (basketball)

Dejan Mišković

Personal information
Born	(1974-02-13) February 13, 1974 (age 50) Ingolstadt, West Germany
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1996: undrafted
Playing career	1991–2010
Position	Center
Number	14
Career history
1991–1996	Spartak Subotica
1996–1998	Crvena zvezda
1998–1999	AZS UMK Toruń
1999–2000	Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2000–2001	Crvena zvezda
2002–2003	Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody
2003–2004	Apollon Limassol
2004–2005	Amsterdam Astronauts
2005–2006	Atlas
2006–2007	Doukas
2009–2010	Trust Pasargad Shiraz
Career highlights and awards
Yugoslav League champion (1998) Dutch League champion (2005)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Yugoslavia European Championship for 22 and Under 1996 Turkey U22 Team

Dejan Mišković (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Мишковић; born February 13, 1974) is a Serbian former professional basketball player.

Playing career

Mišković played five seasons in total in the Yugoslav League, for Spartak Subotica, Crvena zvezda[1] and Atlas. From 1998–2000, he played for AZS UMK Toruń and Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish League.[2] Also, he played for Lokomotiv Mineralnye Vody (Russian Super League 1), Apollon Limassol (Cyprus Division A), Amsterdam Astronauts (Dutch League) and Doukas (Greek A2 League).[3] He finished his professional career in Iranian Super League where he played for the Trust Pasargad from Shiraz during the 2009–10 season.

International career

Mišković was a member of the FR Yugoslavia national under-22 team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 European Championship for 22 and Under in Turkey. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 9.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.[4] Also, he represented SFR Yugoslavia national under-16 team at the 1991 European Championship for Cadets together with Predrag Drobnjak, Saša Dončić, Haris Brkić and Zlatko Bolić among others. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 9.3 points per game.[5]

Career achievements and awards

Club

• Yugoslav League champion: 1 (with Crvena zvezda: 1997–98)
• Dutch League champion: 1 (with Amsterdam Astronauts: 2004–05)
• FIBA Korać Cup runner-up: (with Crvena zvezda: 1997–98)

National team

• 1996 European Championship for 22 and Under:  Bronze

Individual

• Polish League All-Star Game: 1999[6]

Personal life

His sons Nikola[7] (born 1999) and Novak (born 2001) are professional basketball players. Nikola is currently playing for the Mega Bemax and he was the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship MVP. Novak is playing for the Mega Bemax junior team.[8]

References

1. Profile at FIBA Europe
2. History of PLK - Miskovic
3. "Miskovic Profile at the Proballers". Archived from the original on 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
4. Dejan Miskovic at 1996 European Championship for Men '22 and Under'
5. Dejan Miskovic at 1996 1991 European Championship for Cadets
6. Z historii Meczu Gwiazd: Gdańsk 1999
7. "IMAJU KOŠARKAŠKI DNK: Ovo su srpska deca koja su pokorila Evropu". kurir.rs. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
8. "ŠESTORKA Megini klinci: Biće još medalja". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 8 September 2017.