Petar Popović (basketball, born 1996)
{{short description|Montenegrin basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Petar Popović
| image = Petar Popović mart 2023. (croped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Popović with Budućnost in 2023.
| position = Point guard / Shooting guard
| height_m = 1.92
| weight_kg = 90
| league = ABA League
Montenegrin League
| team = Budućnost VOLI
| number = 30
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|9|13}}
| birth_place = Cetinje, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia
| nationality = Montenegrin
| draft_year = 2018
| career_start = 2011
| years1 = 2011–2014
| team1 = Lovćen Cetinje
| years2 = 2014–2016
| team2 = Nea Kifissia
| years3 = 2016
| team3 = →Mega Leks
| years4 = 2016–present
| team4 = Budućnost
| highlights =
- ABA League champion (2018)
- 6× Montenegrin League champion (2017, 2019, 2021–2024)
- 7× Montenegrin Cup winner (2017–2023)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{flagicon|MNE}} Montenegro}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Under-18 Championship Division B}}
{{MedalGold|2013 Macedonia|Team}}
}}
Petar Popović (born 13 September 1996) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Budućnost VOLI of the ABA League and the Montenegrin League.
Professional career
Popović began his professional career with the 1st-tier Montenegrin Basketball League club KK Lovćen, during the 2011–12 season. After three years with the club, he joined Nea Kifissia of the 1st-tier Greek League signing a three-year deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/greece/133701/kifisia-signs-petar-popovic.html|title=Kifisia signs Petar Popovic|date=September 4, 2014|work=Sportando.com|accessdate=April 3, 2016}} In 2016, he was loaned to Mega Leks.{{cite web|url=http://www.sdna.gr/news-english/article/186273/popovic-leaves-kifisia-bc-mega-leks-pic|title=Popovic leaves Kifisia BC for Mega Leks|date=April 2, 2016|work=SDNA.gr|accessdate=April 3, 2016}}
Montenegrin national team
Popović was a member of the junior national teams of Montenegro. He won the gold medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B with Montenegro. He has also played at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B and at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.
References
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External links
- [https://www.aba-liga.com/player.php?id=2594 Petar Popović] at abaliga.com
- [http://www.esake.gr/el/action/EsakeplayerView?idplayer=15C8BCA3&mode=4&idteam=7E7C484C&idchampionship= Petar Popović] at esake.gr
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Petar_Popovic/AE_Nea_Kifisia_Dimoulas_Athens/216462 Petar Popović] at eurobasket.com
- [http://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=007398 Petar Popović] at euroleague.net
- [http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_8aYeHlfuGF-mF5IqO8aFH1.season_2014.roundID_10067.teamID_96781.playerID_100176.html Petar Popović] at fibaeurope.com
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Category:2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
Category:Basketball League of Serbia players
Category:Greek Basket League players
Category:KK Mega Basket players
Category:Montenegrin expatriate basketball people in Serbia
Category:Montenegrin men's basketball players
Category:21st-century Montenegrin sportsmen
Category:Nea Kifissia B.C. players
Category:2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players
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