Predrag Bogosavljev (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Богосављев; born June 27, 1959) is a Serbian basketball executive and former player.
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| Born | 27 June 1959 Kikinda,[1][2] PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1981: undrafted | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1976–1994 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10, 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1989 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Vevey Riviera Basket | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Rabotnički | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1994 | OKK Beograd | |||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editBogosavljev played for the Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First League from 1976–1989. He is ranked 3rd for most games played (423), behind Branko Lazic and Slobodan Nikolić, and 7th for the most points scored (4,350) in the history of Crvena zvezda.[3] He also played for the OKK Beograd with whom he won the Yugoslav Cup in 1993.
National team career
editBogosavljev was a member of the Yugoslavia national junior team that won the gold medal at the 1976 European Championship for Juniors in Spain. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 8 points per game.[4] Also, he won the bronze medal at the 1978 European Championship for Juniors in Italy where he averaged 13.8 points per game.
Post-playing career
editBogosavljev was long-time secretary-general of the Basketball Federation of Yugoslavia and the Basketball Federation of Serbia and Montenegro. Later, he became the Sport and Competitions Director of FIBA.[5]
Personal life
editBogosavljev earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Belgrade in 1984.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "FIBA Representatives at The International Basketball Expo". TalkBasket.net. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Dapčević, Žarko. "Priča o Predragu Bogosavljevu Bogčetu". KOŠ Magazin (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Na današnji dan: Rodjen Predrag Bogosavljev, mojacrvenazvezda.net
- ^ Bogosavljev at the 1976 European Championship for Juniors
- ^ "Management Team". FIBA Basketball.