Nebojša Bogavac

Nebojša Bogavac
Metropolitans 92
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueLNB Pro A
Personal information
Born (1973-12-14) December 14, 1973 (age 51)
Mojkovac, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
NationalityMontenegrin
Listed height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight96 kg (212 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1995: undrafted
Playing career1997–2010
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Coaching career2012–present
Career history
As player:
1997–2001Lovćen
2001–2005Hemofarm
2005–2006Breogán
2006–2008Le Mans
2008Lovćen
2008Mahram Tehran
2009ASVEL Basket
2009Gorštak
2009–2010JDA Dijon
2010ASVEL Basket
As coach:
2012Hemofarm
2013–2014,
2017–2020		Strasbourg IG (assistant)
2021–2023Podgorica
2023–presentMetropolitans 92 (assistant)
Career highlights and awards

Nebojša Bogavac (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Небојша Богавац; born December 14, 1973) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who is the current assistant coach for Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A.

Professional career

Bogavac played four seasons for KK Lovćen in the Yugoslav Basketball League from 1997 to 2001. He then spent next four years with KK Hemofarm between 2001 and 2005. He helped the team to win the Adriatic League title in 2005. Bogavac signed with CB Breogán in Spain for the 2005–05 season. After that, he played two years with Le Mans Sarthe Basket in France. He started the 2008–09 season with KK Lovćen, but left in December for Mahram Tehran BC, for which he played only at the tournament in Dubai later that month.[1] In February 2009, he signed with ASVEL Basket for the rest of the season. In the 2009–10 season, Bogavac represented KK Gorštak and JDA Dijon Basket. In October 2010, he returned to ASVEL,[2] and played there until December.

National team career

Bogavac was a member of the Serbia and Montenegro national team at the EuroBasket 2003 in Sweden.[3] Over four tournament games, he averaged 1.8 points, one rebound, and 0.5 assists per game.[4]

Bogavac was a member of the Montenegro national team at the FIBA EuroBasket 2009 Division B.[5]

Coaching career

On 18 June 2021, Podgorica hired Bogavac as their new head coach.[6][7]

On July 21, 2023, he signed with Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A.[8]

Personal life

His son, Luka (born 2003), is a professional basketball player, playing for Mega Basket.

References

  1. ^ Mahram defeats UAE in Dubai Basketball Tournament
  2. ^ Asvel Basket adds veteran shooter Bogavac
  3. ^ "2003 European Championship for Men - Serbia and Montenegro Roster". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Serbia & Montenegro Serbia & 2033 Serbia & Montenegro 6 - Nebojsa Bogavac". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Montenegro 2009 Montenegro 4 - Nebojsa Bogavac". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Nebojša Bogavac na klupi Podgorice". vijesti.me. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Nebojša Bogavac trener Podgorice". sportklub.rs. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Nebojša Bobavac, le nouveau coach assistant des Mets 92". metropolitans92.com (in French). July 21, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.