Elmedin Kikanović

Elmedin Kikanović

Kikanović with Crvena zvezda in October 2008
No. 9 – Al-Arabi
Position	Center
League	Qatari Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1988-09-02) September 2, 1988 (age 36) Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Bosnian
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2010: undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2007	Sloboda Tuzla
2007–2010	Crvena zvezda
2011–2015	Enisey
2015	SLUC Nancy
2015–2017	Alba Berlin
2017–2019	Monaco
2019–2020	Ormanspor
2020	Monaco
2020–2021	Ormanspor
2021	Kuwait SC
2022–2024	Al Riyadi
2024–present	Al-Arabi
Career highlights and awards
BCL Asia champion (2024) FIBA BCL Star Lineup Best Team (2018) French League Cup winner (2018) German Cup winner (2016) Dubai International Basketball Championship winner (2024)

Elmedin Kikanović (born September 2, 1988) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Al-Arabi of the Qatari Basketball League. He has also played for his country's national basketball team.

Professional career

Kikanović began his career playing for Sloboda Tuzla. From 2007 until 2010, he played for Crvena zvezda, but he was suspended from play in 2010 due to doping.[1] In June 2011, he signed with the Russian club Yenisey Krasnoyarsk.[2] On May 2, 2015, he joined French club SLUC Nancy midseason.[3] On July 21, 2015, he signed a two-year deal with the German club Alba Berlin.[4]

On July 17, 2017, Kikanović signed with AS Monaco of the LNB Pro A for the 2017–18 season.[5] He won the Leaders Cup with Monaco in 2018. On July 19, 2019, Kikanović joined OGM Ormanspor of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[6] On February 25, 2020, he returned to AS Monaco.[7] On May 21, 2020, he once again returned to OGM Ormanspor.[8]

In July 2021, Kikanovic joined Kuwait SC.[9] On October 9, he scored a game-high 22 points in the final of the 2021 Arab Club Basketball Championship, which Kuwait lost to Al Ahly.[10]

In April 2022, he joined Al Riyadi Club Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He won the 2024 Basketball Champions League Asia with Al Riyadi.^[citation needed]

In October 2024, Kikanovic joined Al-Arabi of the Qatari Basketball League.[11]

National team career

Kikanović has also played for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team. With Bosnia's senior national team, he played at the EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2013 and the EuroBasket 2015.^[citation needed]

References

1. Preradović, V. (December 1, 2009). "Zvezda u modi!". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). Retrieved January 23, 2011.
2. Elmedin Kikanovic moves to Enisey
3. "Elmedin Kikanovic moves to SLUC Nancy". Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
4. "ALBA Berlin adds size with Kikanovic". Eurocupbasketball.com. July 21, 2015. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
5. "Elmedin Kikanovic joins AS Monaco". Sportando.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
6. "Ormanspor". ormanspor.org.tr. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
7. Carchia, Emiliano (February 25, 2020). "Elmedin Kikanovic returns to Monaco". Sportando. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
8. Carchia, Emiliano (May 21, 2020). "Elmedin Kikanovic returns to Ormanspor". Sportando. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
9. "Elmedin Kikanović odabrao zanimljivu destinaciju za nastavak karijere". Avaz.ba (in Bosnian). May 27, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
10. Hamid Addasi, Abdul (October 9, 2021). "Al Ahly defeats Kuwait to grab 33th Arab Clubs Mens championship title". Asia-basket.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
11. "Elmedin Kikanovic (ex Al Riyadi) is a newcomer at Al Arabi". Eurobasket.com. October 29, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

External links

• French League profile
• Elmedin Kikanović – profile and statistics at Basketball Bundesliga (archived) (in German)
• FIBA.com profile