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Petar Popović (basketball, born 1996)

Montenegrin basketball player

Petar Popović

Popović with Budućnost in 2023.

No. 30 – Budućnost VOLI

Position

Point guard / Shooting guard

League

ABA League
Montenegrin League

Personal information

Born

(1996-09-13) 13 September 1996 (age 27)
Cetinje, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia

Nationality

Montenegrin

Listed height

1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)

Listed weight

87 kg (192 lb)

Career information

NBA draft

2018: undrafted

Playing career

2011–present

Career history

2011–2014

2014–2016

2016

→Mega Leks

2016–present

Career highlights and awards

Medals

Men's basketball

Representing Montenegro
FIBA Under-18 Championship Division B
	2013 Macedonia	Team

Petar Popović (born 13 September 1996) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Budućnost VOLI of the ABA League and the Montenegrin League.

Professional career

Popović began his professional career with the 1st-tier Montenegrin Basketball League club KK Lovćen, during the 2011–12 season. After three years with the club, he joined Nea Kifissia of the 1st-tier Greek League signing a three-year deal.^[1] In 2016, he was loaned to Mega Leks.^[2]

Popović was a member of the junior national teams of Montenegro. He won the gold medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Division B with Montenegro. He has also played at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship Division B and at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.

^ "Kifisia signs Petar Popovic". Sportando.com. September 4, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
^ "Popovic leaves Kifisia BC for Mega Leks". SDNA.gr. April 2, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.