Aleksandar Aranitović

Aleksandar Aranitović
Aranitović with Crvena zvezda juniors in March 2015
Río Breogán
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1998-01-24) January 24, 1998 (age 26)
Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight97 kg (214 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017Crvena zvezda
2015–2016→ Mega Leks
2017–2019Partizan
2020ADA Blois
2020–2021Heroes Den Bosch
2021Mladost Zemun
2021–2022Alytus Dzūkija
2022–2024Cibona
2024–presentRío Breogán
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ukraine Team
FIBA Under-17 World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2014 UAE Team

Aleksandar Aranitović (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Аранитовић, born 24 January 1998) is a Serbian professional basketball for Breogán of the Liga ACB. Standing at 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in), he plays at the shooting guard position. His older brother Petar is also a professional basketball player.

Professional career

Aranitović played in youth categories with Crvena zvezda. He made his debut with Zvezda's first team during the 2015 Serbian SuperLeague season. On July 16, 2015, Crvena zvezda loaned him to Mega Leks for the 2015–16 season.[1] On January 25, 2016, he signed his first professional contract with Crvena zvezda until 2020.[2] While playing with Mega Leks, he got injured in early February 2016, and later missed the rest of the 2015–16 season.[3] In December 2016, he renewed his injury[4] and later missed the whole 2016–17 season.

On August 9, 2017, Aranitović signed a three-year contract with Partizan.[5] Partizan parted ways with him in December 2019.

In January 2020, Aranitović signed for ADA Blois of the French LNB Pro B.[6]

On September 30, 2020, Aranitović signed a try-out contract with Heroes Den Bosch.[7] In January 2021, Aranitović signed with Mladost Zemun.[8] On September 27, 2022, Aranitović signed a contract with Cibona of the Croatian League.[9]

On June 17, 2024, he was announced by Río Breogán as their new player ahead of the 2024–25 campaign.[10]

National team career

With Serbia's junior national team, Aranitović won the silver medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and the bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship. He also played at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.

References

  1. ^ "Mega Leks signs young talent Aleksandar Aranitovic". Sportando.com. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Aleksandar Aranitović u Crvenoj zvezdi do 2020!". kkcrvenazvezda.rs (in Serbian). January 25, 2016. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Teška povreda Zvezdinog klinca!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). 4 February 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Какав малер: Александар Аранитовић обновио повреду". zurnal.rs (in Serbian). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Aleksandar Aranitović je nova crno-bela sedmica". kkpartizan.rs (in Serbian). 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Aranitović na novom početku – u Francuskoj". b92.net. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. ^ "ALEKSANDAR ARANITOVIC OP TRY-OUT IN DE MAASPOORT". Heroes Den Bosch. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Aranitović potpisao za Mladost". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Posle dobre sezone u Džukiji, Aleksandar Aranitović se seli u Cibonu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  10. ^ CBBreogan (2024-06-17). "O Río Breogán incorpora a Aleksandar Aranitovic - CB Breogán". CBBreogan (in Galician). Retrieved 2024-06-17.