Granit Rugova
{{short description|Kosovan basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Granit Rugova
| image =
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| caption =
| career_number = 9
| career_position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 198
| league =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|11|13}}
| birth_place = Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
| nationality = Kosovan
| high_school =
| college = Trinity Valley CC (2006–2008)
| draft_year = 2008
| career_start = 2008
| career_end = 2018
| highlights =
| years1 = 2008–2015
| team1 = Sigal Prishtina
| years2 = 2015–2016
| team2 = Bashkimi
| years3 = 2016–2018
| team3 = Sigal Prishtina
}}
Granit Rugova (born November 13, 1985) is a Kosovan former professional basketball player and was a member of the Kosovo national team.
Career
Rugova started his career in Sigal Prishtina and played there until 2005, at which time he left to play for Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas, United States.
In 2008, he came back to Sigal Prishtina to play there until 2013{{Cite news|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/Kosovo/news/458153/Granit-Rugova-is-back-to-his-former-club|title=EUROBASKET NEWS|newspaper=www.eurobasket.com|access-date=2016-10-22}} when he had an injury that left him out of the court for almost 2 years. On August 10, 2015, he signed a one-year contract for KB Bashkimi.{{Cite news|url=http://zeri.info/sport/47518/granit-rugova-ne-bashkim/|title=Granit Rugova në Bashkim - Sport - Zeri|newspaper=Zeri|access-date=2016-10-22}} In August 2016, Rugova signed a two-year contract for Sigal Prishtina.{{Cite news|url=http://koha.net/?id=&l=127702|title=Granit Rugova rikthehet në Prishtinë|newspaper=KOHA.net|access-date=2016-10-22}} On March 30, 2011, he scored a career-high 110 points against KB Mitrovica which is a record in Kosovo Basketball Superleague history.{{cite news|url= https://www.botasot.info/basketboll-sporti/603996/ky-eshte-rekordi-i-granit-rugoves/|title=Ky është rekordi i Granit Rugoves|work=botasot.info|date=8 November 2016}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Granit-Rugova/Kosovo/KB-Bashkimi-Prizren/64435 Eurobasket.com profile]
- [http://balkanleague.net/en/player.php?id=789 Balkan League profile]
- [http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/gamecent/p/pid/6085393/playerview.html FIBA.com profile]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rugova, Granit}}
Category:Bashkimi Prizren players
Category:Kosovan men's basketball players
Category:Trinity Valley Cardinals men's basketball players
Category:Basketball players from Pristina
Category:Kosovan expatriate basketball people in the United States
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