Luka Bogdanović

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Luka Bogdanović

| image = Bogdanović-Madrid-CB Sevilla marzo 2013.JPG

| caption = Bogdanović with Sevilla in 2013.

| position = Small forward

| height_m = 2.04

| weight_kg = 100

| league =

| team =

| number =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|02|11}}

| birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| nationality = Serbian

| draft_year = 2007

| career_start = 2002

| career_end = 2017

| years1 = 2002–2004

| team1 = Crvena zvezda

| years2 = 2004–2007

| team2 = Partizan

| years3 = 2007–2008

| team3 = Le Mans

| years4 = 2008–2010

| team4 = Joventut

| years5 = 2010

| team5 = Chorale Roanne

| years6 = 2010–2011

| team6 = EWE Oldenburg

| years7 = 2011–2013

| team7 = Cajasol

| years8 = 2013–2014

| team8 = Türk Telekom

| years9 = 2014–2015

| team9 = Partizan

| years10 = 2015–2016

| team10 = Andorra

| years11 = 2016–2017

| team11 = Joventut

| highlights =

Adriatic League champion (2007)
Basketball League of Serbia champion (2007)
2× Serbia and Montenegro League champion (2005, 2006)
Serbian Cup winner (2004)

| medal_templates =

{{MedalCountry|{{SCG}} / {{FR-YUG}}}}

}}

Luka Bogdanović ({{langx|sr|Лука Богдановић}}, born February 11, 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who last played for Joventut Badalona of the Liga ACB. Standing at {{height|m=2.04}}, he plays at the small forward position.

Professional career

Bogdanović started playing basketball in Sports Center "25th May". Later, he played for a few Belgrade-based clubs like Beovuk 72, BKK Radnički and Crvena zvezda. Under head coach Zmago Sagadin he saw playing time in the senior team of Crvena zvezda. In the season 2003–04 he won the Radivoj Korać Cup.

In July 2004, he moved to the arch-rivals Partizan.{{cite news|title=Luka Bogdanović u Partizanu!|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/kosarka/vesti.php?yyyy=2004&mm=07&dd=08&nav_id=145306|accessdate=10 October 2014|work=B92.net|date=8 July 2004|language=sr}} Over three years in Partizan, he won three Basketball League of Serbia championships and also appeared in 48 games of the Euroleague. With coming of Vladimir Micov, he lost his role in the team and saw little playing time, which eventually led to departure in 2007.

In the summer of 2007, he signed a contract with the French club Le Mans.{{cite news|last1=Šaranović|first1=Miloš|title=Luka Bogdanović u Le Manu|url=http://www.b92.net/sport/vesti.php?yyyy=2007&mm=07&dd=07&nav_id=254183|accessdate=30 September 2014|work=b92.net|language=Serbian}} In the 2007–08 Euroleague season, he had career-high 11.1 points and 1.2 assists per game. However, after just one season with Le Mans, he moved to DKV Joventut where he stayed for two seasons. In September 2010, he returned to France, signing contract with Chorale Roanne.{{cite news|title=CHORALE ROANNE inks Bogdanovic |url=http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2010-11/i/76056/4674/chorale-roanne-inks-bogdanovic |accessdate=10 October 2014 |work=Eurocupbasketball.com |date=27 September 2010 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016215228/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/home/transactions/eurocup-2010-11/i/76056/4674/chorale-roanne-inks-bogdanovic |archivedate=October 16, 2014 }}

In December 2010, he signed a contract with the German club EWE Oldenburg for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=EWE Baskets Oldenburg lands Luka Bogdanovic|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/germany/84276/ewe-baskets-oldenburg-lands-luke-bogdanovic.html|accessdate=10 October 2014|work=Sportando.com|date=12 December 2010}}

In June 2011, Bogdanović signed a two-year deal with Cajasol Sevilla.{{cite news|title=Cajasol tabs Luka Bogdanovic|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/cat/nba/86484/cajasol-tabs-luka-bogdanovic.html|accessdate=30 September 2014|work=sportando.com}} In July 2013, he signed a one-year contract with the Turkish club Türk Telekom.{{cite web|title=Turk Telekom Ankara sign Luka Bogdanovic, Ramel Bradley|url=http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/turkey/60634/turk-telekom-ankara-sign-luka-bogdanovic-ramel-bradley.html|publisher=Sportando.net|accessdate=31 July 2013}}

In October 2014, Bogdanović returned to his former club Partizan. He signed an open contract with Serbian champion.{{cite news|title=Luka Bogdanović signed with Partizan NIS |url=http://www.abaliga.com/a7979/News/Luka_Bogdanovic_signed_with_Partizan_NIS.html |accessdate=10 October 2014 |work=abaliga.com |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20141010190413/http://www.abaliga.com/a7979/News/Luka_Bogdanovic_signed_with_Partizan_NIS.html |archivedate=10 October 2014 }}{{cite news|title=Bogdanović ponovo u crno-belom dresu! |url=http://www.kkpartizan.rs/sr/vest.php?id=1695 |accessdate=10 October 2014 |language=Serbian |work=kkpartizan.rs |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141014012345/http://www.kkpartizan.rs/sr/vest.php?id=1695 |archivedate=14 October 2014 }} In January 2015, he left Partizan and signed with BC Andorra of the Liga ACB for the rest of the season.{{cite news|title=Andorra signs Luka Bogdanovic, Ivanov leaves for Trabzonspor|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/150094/andorra-signs-luka-bogdanovic-ivanov-leaves-for-trabzonspor.html|accessdate=26 January 2015|work=Sportando.com}} On July 30, 2015, he re-signed with Andorra for one more season.{{cite news|title=MoraBanc Andorra re-signs Luka Bogdanovic|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/171001/morabanc-andorra-re-signs-luka-bogdanovic.html|accessdate=30 July 2015|work=Sportando.com|date=30 July 2015}}

On August 3, 2016, Bogdanović returned to Joventut, signing a contract for the 2016–17 season.{{cite news|title=Luka Bogdanovic returns to Badalona|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/208591/luka-bogdanovic-returns-to-badalona.html|accessdate=3 August 2016|work=Sportando.com|date=3 August 2016}}

International career

As a member of the FR Yugoslavia under-16 national team, he won a gold medal at the 2001 EuroBasket. He was also part of the Serbia and Montenegro under-20 national team that won the bronze medal at the 2005 EuroBasket.

Career statistics

=Euroleague=

| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05

| style="text-align:left;"| Partizan

| 14 || 7 || 20.8 || .422 || .357 || .810 || 3.5 || .7 || .6 || .1 || 7.7 || 6.0

| style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06

| style="text-align:left;"| Partizan

| 14 || 7 || 20.8 || .373 || .391 || .800 || 3.7 || .9 || .7 || .2 || 6.9 || 6.4

| style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07

| style="text-align:left;"| Partizan

| 20 || 1 || 14.8 || .444 || .475 || .867 || 3.1 || .9 || .5 || .0 || 5.8 || 6.7

| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08

| style="text-align:left;"| Le Mans

| 14 || 8 || 27.5 || .424 || .433 || .789 || 2.8 || 1.2 || .3 || .1 || 11.1 || 9.2

| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09

| style="text-align:left;"| Joventut

| 9 || 4 || 20.9 || .486 || .395 || 1.000 || 3.1 || .7 || .8 || .1 || 10.0 || 8.3

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:left;"| Career

| style="text-align:left;"|

| 71 || 27 || 20.4 || .428 || .412 || .828 || 3.2 || .9 || .5 || .1 || 8.0 || 7.2

Personal life

In June 2015, Bogdanović married fashion blogger Ana Ristić who's a cousin of Novak Djokovic's wife Jelena Ristić.{{cite news|last1=R.|first1=N.|title=Rekli su da: Luka Bogdanović oženio sestru Jelene Đoković|url=http://www.blic.rs/Zabava/Vesti/570831/Rekli-su-da-Luka-Bogdanovic-ozenio-sestru-Jelene-Djokovic|accessdate=26 November 2015|work=blic.rs|date=26 June 2015|language=Serbian}}

References

External links

[http://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=278 Luka Bogdanović] at aba-liga.com
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121114130757/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=BFO Luka Bogdanović] at acb.com
[http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=CHZ Luka Bogdanović] at euroleague.net
[http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Luka_Bogdanovic/38667 Luka Bogdanović] at eurobasket.com
[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/p/q/Luka%20BOGDANOVIC/pid/38616/_//players.html Luka Bogdanović] at fiba.com

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