Danilo Petrović (basketball)

Danilo Petrović
No. 1 – Victoria Libertas Pesaro
PositionPower forward
LeagueLega Basket Serie A
Personal information
Born (1999-05-10) May 10, 1999 (age 25)
Vršac, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2021: undrafted
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2017Segafredo Virtus Bologna
2017–2018We're Basket Ortona
2018–2019Poderosa Montegranaro
2019–2020Forlì 2.015
2020–2021Benedetto XIV Cento
2021–2022Basket Club Ferrara
2022–2023Basket Ravenna
2023–2024Real Sebastiani Rieti
2024–presentVictoria Libertas Pesaro
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 Slovakia U18 Team

Danilo Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Петровић; born May 10, 1999) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

Early career

His first basketball steps was in KK Vili and the Hemofarm-Stada, later he played for young team of the Crvena zvezda.[1] He played the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournaments for the Segafredo Virtus Bologna U18 team (2014–2016)[2]

Professional career

In 2015, Petrović made his senior basketball appearance for Virtus Bologna of the Serie A2 Basket.

In 2017, Petrović joined We're Basket Ortona of the Italian 3rd-tier Serie B. In 2018, he signed for Poderosa Basket Montegranaro of the Italian Serie A2.

On August 5, 2019, he has signed with Forlì 2.015 of the Italian 2nd-tier level Serie A2 Basket.[3]

On July 2, 2024, he signed with Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).[4]

National team career

Petrović was a member of the Serbian U-18 national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 4 points, 1 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Virtus in emergenza Preso il baby Petrovic". corrieredibologna.corriere.it. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Petrovic Profile". euroleague.net. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Pallacanestro Forlì 2015 sign Danilo Petrovic". Sportando. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Danilo Petrovic, il 2024/2025 è in maglia Carpegna Prosciutto Basket Pesaro". Sportando. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Player Profile at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved August 12, 2017.