Branislav Đekić

Branislav Đekić
EuroNickel 2005
Position	Power forward
League	Macedonian First League ; BIBL
Personal information
Born	August 12, 1991 (age 30); Ćuprija, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2013 / Undrafted
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2013	Partizan
2011	→ Mega Vizura
2013–2014	Strumica
2014–2015	Kumanovo
2015–2016	Zlatorog Laško
2016	OKK Beograd
2016–2017	Feni Industries
2018	Rogaška
2018–2019	Kumanovo
2019–2020	Spars Realway
2021	Kumanovo
2021–present	EuroNickel 2005
Career highlights and awards
	3× Serbian League champion (2010, 2012, 2013); 2× Adriatic League champion (2010, 2013); 2× Serbian Cup winner (2010, 2012); Bosnian Cup winner (2020);
Men's Basketball
Representing Serbia
U18 European Championship
U16 European Championship
Representing Serbia and Montenegro
U16 European Championship

Branislav Đekić (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранислав Ђекић; born August 12, 1991) is a Serbian professional basketball player who last played for EuroNickel 2005 of the Macedonian First League and BIBL. At 2.07 m (6 ft 9+1⁄2 in), he plays at the power forward position.

Professional career[]

Đekić started his basketball professional career in 2009, with KK Partizan. He played for Partizan for three years while one year he spent at Mega Vizura on loan.

On November 1, 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Strumica.^[1] In his debut on November 3, he scored 14 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in a 72–66 win against Karpos Sokoli. He recorded his first double-double in his second competitive match for Strumica, against Liria with 23 points and 10 rebounds.

In November 2014, Đekić signed a contract with Kumanovo for the 2014–15 season.^[2] In July 2015, he signed a one-year contract with the Slovenian club Zlatorog Laško.^[3]

On November 22, 2016, he signed with Macedonian club Feni Industries for the 2016–17 season.^[4]

On January 3, 2018, Đekić signed with Slovenian club Rogaška.^[5]

On February 14, 2018, he returned to Kumanovo.^[6]

National team career[]

With the junior national teams of Serbia, Đekić won the gold medal at the 2007 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, the gold medal at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and the bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.

References[]

^ "Branislav Đekić u Strumici". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). 1 November 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
^ "Kumanovo 2009 signed Branislav Djekic". balkanleague.net. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
^ "Đekić prešao u Zlatorog". mvp.rs (in Serbian). 25 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
^ "Ѓекиќ на местото на Павиќ". sportmedia.mk. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
^ "Rogaško okrepil Branislav Đekić". kkrogaska.si (in Slovenian). 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ "Српско засилување за Куманово, пред Купот". basketball.mk. Retrieved 14 February 2018.