Bojan Bogdanović

For the Serbian basketball player, see Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball).
Bojan Bogdanović

Bogdanović with Fenerbahçe
No. 44 – Brooklyn Nets
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1989-04-18) April 18, 1989
Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall
Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career 2004–present
Career history
2004–2005 Zrinjski Mostar
2005–2009 Real Madrid
2006–2009 → Real Madrid B
2005–2006 → Zrinjski Mostar
2008–2009 → Murcia
2009–2011 Cibona Zagreb
2011–2014 Fenerbahçe Ülker
2014–present Brooklyn Nets
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Bojan Bogdanović (Croatian pronunciation: [ˌbǒjan boɡˈdǎːnoʋit͜ɕ]) (born 18 April 1989) is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Croatian national basketball team. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was selected by the Miami Heat with the 31st overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft.

Professional career

Early years

Born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bogdanović started his basketball career in 2004 with his hometown club Zrinjski Mostar where he played for one season. In 2005, he signed a five-year deal with Real Madrid, but was loaned back to Zrinjski Mostar for the 2005–06 season. In 2006–07 and 2007–08, he played for Real Madrid's junior team, Real Madrid B, in Spain's 4th-tier league, the Liga EBA. In 2008, he was loaned to CB Murcia for the 2008–09 season. In January 2009, he re-joined Real Madrid's junior team, Real Madrid B. Following the 2008–09 season, he parted ways with Real Madrid.[1]

Cibona Zagreb

Bogdanović with Cibona

In August 2009, Bogdanović signed a four-year deal with Cibona Zagreb.[1] In July 2010, he signed a three-year contract extension with Cibona.[2] Following the 2010–11 season, he parted ways with Cibona.[3]

Fenerbahçe Ülker

On June 19, 2011, Bogdanović signed a multi-year deal with Fenerbahçe Ülker.[4] On 23 June 2011, he was selected with the 31st overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the Miami Heat. He was later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, and then again to the New Jersey Nets on draft night.[5][6]

In September 2012, Fenerbahçe confirmed Bogdanović would return for the 2012–13 season.[7] In July 2013, following a breakdown in negotiations with the Brooklyn Nets on a possible contract buy-out, Bogdanović announced his decision to return to Fenerbahçe for the 2013–14 season.[8]

Brooklyn Nets

On 22 July 2014, Bogdanović signed a three-year, $10 million contract with the Brooklyn Nets[9][10] After starting the first 19 games of the 2014–15 season alongside Joe Johnson on the wing, Bogdanović lost his starting spot on 10 December against the Chicago Bulls in favor of Sergey Karasev.[11] He later regained his starting spot on 10 January against the Detroit Pistons.[12] In the Nets' regular season finale on 15 April against the Orlando Magic, Bogdanović had a season-best game with 28 points on 12-of-17 shooting to help the Nets clinch the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference with a 101–88 win.[13] The Nets lost to the Atlanta Hawks 4–2 in the first round of the playoffs.

On 11 November 2015, Bogdanović helped the Nets record their first win of the season, scoring a season-high 22 points in a 106–98 victory over the Houston Rockets.[14] He topped that season high mark with 24 points on 25 February 2016 in a 116–106 win over the Phoenix Suns.[15] On 15 March 2016, he scored a career-high 44 points in a 131–114 over the Philadelphia 76ers. His total was the most for a Nets player since Deron Williams scored 57 on 4 March 2012, and the most by any Nets player since the team moved to Brooklyn prior to the 2012–13 season.[16] In the Nets' regular season finale on 13 April, he tied his career high with seven three-pointers and scored 29 points in a 103–96 loss to the Toronto Raptors.[17] The Nets lost their final 10 games of the season and finished with a 21–61 win/loss record.

In the Celtics' season opener on October 26, 2016, Bogdanović scored a team-high 21 points in a 122–117 loss to the Boston Celtics.[18]

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

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 Brooklyn 78 28 23.8 .453 .355 .821 2.7 .9 .4 .1 9.0
2015–16 Brooklyn 79 39 26.8 .433 .382 .833 3.2 1.3 .4 .1 11.2
Career 157 67 25.3 .442 .370 .828 3.0 1.1 .4 .1 10.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015 Brooklyn 6 5 34.3 .390 .333 .714 3.8 1.7 .7 .3 10.3
Career 6 5 34.3 .390 .333 .714 3.8 1.7 .7 .3 10.3

Euroleague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Real Madrid 1 0 1.8 .000 .000 .000 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0
2009–10 Cibona 15 3 23.3 .436 .387 .435 2.9 .5 .7 .1 8.1 6.4
2010–11 10 10 35.5 .411 .309 .765 3.5 1.8 1.7 .2 18.0 15.3
2011–12 Fenerbahçe 16 7 24.3 .463 .411 .813 2.2 .7 .4 .2 13.0 11.3
2012–13 21 16 28.3 .489 .405 .839 2.1 1.2 .6 .5 15.9 15.5
2013–14 24 21 30.6 .468 .298 .817 2.4 1.9 .5 .4 14.8 12.3
Career 87 57 27.9 .459 .359 .787 2.5 1.2 .7 .3 13.8 12.1

International career

Bogdanović played for the Croatian U16 national team in 2005, the U18 team in 2006 and 2007, and the U20 team in 2009. In 2010, he joined the Croatian national team for the 2010 FIBA World Championship. In July 2012, the Croatian national team head coach, Jasmin Repeša, kicked Bogdanović off the team for disciplinary reasons.[19]

He re-joined Croatia for the 2013 EuroBasket and the 2014 FIBA World Cup. He also represented Croatia at the 2015 EuroBasket,[20] where they were eliminated in the eighth finals by Czech Republic.[21] Over six tournament games, he averaged 10.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 assists on 31.5% shooting from the field.[22]

Bogdanović also represented Croatia at 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He led all scorers with 25.3 points per game, while shooting 50.6 percent from the field and 45 percent from the 3-point line. [23]

References

  1. 1 2 Cibona bags young forward Bojan Bogdanovic, sportando.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Cibona adds two, extends two, sportando.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Bojan Bogdanovic to sign with Fenerbahce?, sportando.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Fenerbahce announces Bogdanovic and Gist, sportando.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Wolves Complete Five Draft-Night Trades". NBA.com. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "NETS Acquire Draft Rights to Bojan Bogdanovic". NBA.com. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Pianigiani, Dincer: 'Bojan Bogdanovic will stay with us', sportando.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  8. ↑ Zeljko Obradovic: 'Bojan Bogdanovic told me that he'll stay', sportando.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Brooklyn Nets Sign Bojan Bogdanovic, nba.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  10. ↑ Nets agree to sign Bojan Bogdanovic to 3-year deal, sbnation.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  11. ↑ Bojan Bogdanovic continues to ride the pine
  12. ↑ Jennings' 20 in 2nd half helps Pistons down Nets, 98-93, nba.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  13. ↑ Nets clinch playoff spot after win, Pacers loss, nba.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  14. ↑ Bogdanovic leads Nets to 1st win, 106-98 over Houston, nba.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  15. ↑ Bogdanovic, Nets top Suns in battle of lowly teams, nba.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  16. ↑ Bogdanovic scores career-high 44, Nets beat 76ers 131-114, nba.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  17. ↑ Raptors rest starters, beat Nets 103-96 in playoff tuneup, nba.com; accessed 20 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Thomas scores 25, Celtics fight off Nets 122-117". ESPN.com. October 26, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Bojan Bogdanovic kicked out of Croatian National Team". Sportando.com. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  20. ↑ "CROATIA UNVEIL AMBITIOUS EUROBASKET SQUAD". eurobasket2015.org. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "CZECHS MAKE FIRST QUARTER-FINAL TRIP". .eurobasket2015.org. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Bojan Bogdanovic". eurobasket2015.org. FIBA Europe. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Bojan Bogdanovic".
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