Uroš Trifunović

Uroš Trifunović

Trifunović with Partizan
No. 6 – Tofaş
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	Basketbol Süper Ligi FIBA Europe Cup
Personal information
Born	(2000-12-05) 5 December 2000 (age 24) Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2022: undrafted
Playing career	2018–present
Career history
2018–2024	Partizan
2018–2019	→ Mladost Zemun
2019	→ Mega Bemax
2024–present	Tofaş
Career highlights and awards
ABA League champion (2023) 2× Serbian Cup winner (2019, 2020)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Serbia FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship 2018 Latvia U18 Team

Uroš Trifunović (Serbian Cyrillic: Урош Трифуновић; born 5 December 2000) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Tofaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the FIBA Europe Cup.

Early career

Trifunović started to play basketball in his hometown Belgrade, for the Zemun youth selections. In Summer 2015, he joined the Mega Bemax. During the 2017–18 season, he played in Turkey for the junior team of Pınar Karşıyaka, where his father Aleksandar coached the first team.[1]

Professional career

Partizan

In September 2018, Trifunović joined Partizan.[2][3] Prior to the 2018–19 season, he was loaned out to Mladost Zemun. On July 4, 2019, he was loaned out to Mega Bemax for the 2019–20 season.[4]

Trifunović played in Mega Bemax in the first two rounds of the ABA League, after which he left the club dissatisfied with the minutes and the role in the team. The loan was officially terminated on October 18, 2019, after which Trifunović returned to Partizan. On April 24, he declared for the 2020 NBA draft, but later withdrew.[5] On June 27, 2020, Trifunović signed a four-year contract extension for Partizan.[6] On July 19, 2021, he withdrawn his name once again from consideration for the 2021 NBA draft.[7] Finally, he went undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft after becoming automatically eligible.

During the 2022–23 season, Trifunović for the first time played in EuroLeague where Partizan was eliminated from the Real Madrid in tight playoffs series. Over the season, Trifunović averaged 1.7 points over 35 games. Partizan ended the 2022–23 season by lifting the ABA League championship trophy, after 3–2 score against Crvena zvezda in the Finals series.[8]

The 2023–24 season was deemed to be unsuccessful for Partizan as they finished the season without lifting any trophy.[9]

On July 26, 2024, Trifunović amicably parted ways with the Serbian powerhouse after six years together.

Tofaş

On August 31, 2024, he signed with Tofaş of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[10]

National team career

Trifunović was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that won the gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Latvia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 10.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game.[11]

Trifunović was a member of the Serbian under-19 team that finished 7th at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 14.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.[12]

In February 2020, he received the first invitation for the senior Serbia national team. Coach Igor Kokoškov included him on the list of players for the matches against Finland and Georgia in the qualifications for EuroBasket 2022. Trifunović made his debut for the senior team on February 20, 2020, in an 80–58 win over Finland.

Career statistics

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

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2022–23	Partizan	35	11	8.7	.400	.429	.667	.9	.5	.3	—	1.7	1.7
2023–24		19	5	13.9	.422	.320	1.000	1.5	.5	.3	.1	2.8	2.8
Career		54	16	10.5	.410	.377	.857	1.1	.5	.3	.0	2.1	2.1

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2019–20	Partizan	9	1	13.2	.415	.350	.889	1.7	.8	.2	—	5.4	5.6
2020–21		14	1	11.6	.292	.292	.600	1.3	.4	.4	—	2.9	1.2
2021–22		13	3	18.1	.406	.235	1.000	2.1	.8	.1	.1'	5.2	4.6
Career		36	5	14.3	.373	.282	.808	1.7	.6	.3	.0	4.4	3.5

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2018–19	Mladost Zemun	KLS	25	32.3	.437	.373	.803	3.1	3.0	.8	—	13.8
	Partizan	KLS	7	11.0	.444	.438	.833	1.1	.7	.3	—	5.1
2018–19	Partizan	ABA	2	3.9	—	—	—	—	.5	—	—	0.0
2019–20	Mega	ABA	2	17.2	.267	.000	1.000	2.5	1.0	—	—	5.5
	Partizan	ABA	8	14.6	.351	.250	.556	1.2	.2	.1	—	4.4
2020–21	Partizan	KLS	5	20.4	.500	.533	.857	1.4	.6	.4	—	9.6
2020–21	Partizan	ABA	22	15.5	.390	.385	.778	1.5	.9	.2	.0	5.6
2021–22	Partizan	ABA	28	15.6	.444	.339	.650	1.4	.7	.5	.0	4.3
2022–23	Partizan	ABA	35	16.2	.527	.448	.806	1.4	.9	.3	.0	6.3
2023–24	Partizan	KLS	4	32.2	.486	.412	.500	5.2	1.0	.2	—	11.5
2023–24	Partizan	ABA	19	18.6	.469	.365	.667	2.7	.9	.8	.0	5.9

Personal life

His father Aleksandar Trifunović is a professional basketball coach and former player.[13][14]

References

1. "Uroš Trifunović zaigrao za Karšijaku". basketballsphere.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
2. "Partizan signs Uros Trifunovic". eurohoops.net. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
3. "Sin Ace Trifunovića došao u Partizan". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
4. "Trifunović u Megi". novosti.rs. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
5. "Uros Trifunovic made himself available for the NBA Draft". 25 April 2020.
6. "Zvanično: Trifunoviću novi ugovor od Partizana". b92.net. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
7. "NBA announces 51 early entry candidates withdraw from 2021 Draft". nba.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
8. "PARTIZAN MOZZART BET ARE 2022/23 ADMIRALBET ABA LEAGUE CHAMPIONS". aba-liga.com. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
9. "Očekuje nas burno leto u Partizanu – ko ostaje, a ko odlazi?" (in Serbian). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
10. "Uros Trifunovic joins Tofas". Sportando. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
11. "Uros Trifunovic Point Guard". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
12. "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
13. "ZLATNI KOŠARKAŠI ZA "ALO! SPRINT" Trifunović i Pecarski: Očevi su nam UZORI, ali ćemo ih nadmašiti!". alo.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 September 2018.
14. "STOPAMA OČEVA Njihove tate su briljirale u dresovima Partizana i Zvezde, a oni sada donose medalju Srbiji". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 September 2018.

External links

• Profile at euroleague.net
• Profile at aba-liga.com
• Profile at Eurospects