Aleksa Avramović ( sr-cyr, Алекса Аврамовић; born October 25, 1994) is a Serbian professional

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player for

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of the

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and

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. He also represents the

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internationally.

Youth career

Avramović played in the

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of Mladost Čačak, before joining city rivals

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in 2013.

Professional career

Early years

Avramović had his first senior basketball experience with Borac Čačak where he played the entire 2013–14 season, after which he spent one season playing for

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. In the summer of 2015, he returned to his former team, Borac Čačak. He was the league's leading scorer and the MVP in the first half of the 2015–16 season. In February game against Mladost Zemun, he scored 47 points on 15 from 21 shooting from the field, while also having 6 assists and 12 rebounds; for such performance, he was named the MVP of the round with the index rating of 63. He finished the season with the averages of 20.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

Varese (2016–2019)

On June 16, 2016, he signed a contract with the Italian team

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. On October 3, 2016, he made his debut for the team against

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, scoring 4 points in 15 minutes. In the first round of the

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, he scored 29 points in 25 minutes against

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. In his debut season with the club, Avramović averaged 6.5 points over 25 Italian League games, while shooting 36.4% from the field. In 2017–18 season, Avramović improved his season statistics, averaging 11.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 30 Italian League games. In 2018–19, he emerged as team leader, appearing in 30 Italian League games and averaging 17.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3 assists per game, while shooting 43.8% from the field and 39.5% on 5.2 three-point attempts per game.

Unicaja (2019–2021)

On June 28, 2019, he signed a two-year deal with

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of the

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, reportedly worth 530,000 euros. He was on loan to Estudiantes in December 2019 and averaged 14.7 points per game before the season was suspended. On June 10, 2020, he re-signed with Estudiantes, In 2020–21 season, he averaged 16.4 points, 3.5 assists and 2.9 rebounds over 36 games of the Spanish League.

Partizan (2021–2024)

On July 6, 2021, Avramović signed a two-year deal with Partizan of the

and the EuroCup. On March 6, 2022, in the Eternal derby against bitter rivals

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, Avramović scored 33 points, recorded 6 assists and 1 rebound. His game of the season brought victory against Zvezda with a score of 98–84 in the 21st round of the ABA League. Over 2021–22 season, Avramović averaged 11.1 points and 3.3 assists over 32 ABA League games. During the 2022–23 season, Avramović for the first time played in

where Partizan was eliminated from the

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in tight

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series. Over the season, Avramović averaged 6.3 points, 1.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. Partizan ended the 2022–23 season by lifting the

championship trophy, after 3–2 score against Crvena zvezda in the Finals series. In ABA League, he averaged 8.4 points and 3.2 assists over 17 games. On July 6, 2023, Avramović signed a new two-year contract with Partizan, reportadely worth 450,000 euros per season. On 1 March 2024, in a 100-90 win against

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, he set a career-high of 30 points. Over the season, he averaged 10.2 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists over 24 EuroLeague games. The season was deemed to be unsuccessful for Partizan as they finished the season without lifting any trophy.

CSKA Moscow (2024–2025)

On July 25, 2024, he signed with

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of the

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. In his debut season with the team, Avramović averaged 12.1 points, 3.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds over 56 VTB League games. CSKA managed to win the VTB League championship after defeating

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in the finals series of the playoffs with 4–2.

Dubai Basketball (2025–present)

In May 2025, Avramović signed a multi-year contract starting with the next season, with the newcomer to the EuroLeague,

National team career

Avramović represented the

at the

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, under manager

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. Serbia went on to win the silver medal, losing to

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in the final game. Over 7 games played, Avramović averaged 11.3 points, 2.1 assists and 1.4 rebounds per game. He won the bronze medal at the

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with Serbia. Over six tournament games, Avramović averaged 10.5 points, 3.2 assists and 2.5 rebounds, and was named the tournament's Best Defensive Player afterwards.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, style="text-align:left" rowspan="2", Partizan , 23 , , 7 , , 14.0 , , .446 , , .333 , , .688 , , 1.9 , , 1.6 , , .6 , , .2 , , 6.3 , , 5.4 , - , style="text-align:left", 2023–24 , 24 , , 6 , , 18.6 , , .508 , , .295 , , .775 , , 1.8 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .2 , , 10.2 , , 8.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center" colspan="2", Career , 47 , , 13 , , 14.0 , , .476 , , .310 , , .750 , , 1.8 , , 1.7 , , .7 , , .2 , , 8.3 , , 7.1

EuroCup

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, 9 , , 3 , , 13.1 , , .380 , , .208 , , .700 , , 1.2 , , .6 , , .6 , , , , 5.6 , , 3.2 , - , style="text-align:left", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left", Partizan , 17 , , 9 , , 20.9 , , .418 , , .218 , , .763 , , 2.5 , , 3.4 , , 1.6 , , .2 , , 9.0 , , 9.8 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center" colspan="2", Career , 26 , , 12 , , 18.2 , , .408 , , .215 , , .750 , , 2.0 , , 2.4 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 7.8 , , 7.5

Basketball Champions League

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Varese Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...

, 13 , , 0 , , 20.7 , , .461 , , .381 , , .750 , , 2.2 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .1 , , 12.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center" colspan="2", Career , 13 , , 0 , , 20.7 , , .461 , , .381 , , .750 , , 2.2 , , 1.8 , , .7 , , .1 , , 12.4

FIBA Europe Cup

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, 17 , , 15 , , 22.2 , , .445 , , .220 , , .881 , , 1.9 , , 3.6 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 12.3 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center" colspan="2", Career , 17 , , 15 , , 22.2 , , .445 , , .220 , , .881 , , 1.9 , , 3.6 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 12.3

Domestic leagues

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, , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 20 , , 15.4 , , .566 , , .300 , , .816 , , 2.1 , , 1.9 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left", 2015–16 , , style="text-align:left",

, , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 30 , , 31.6 , , .527 , , .390 , , .850 , , 4.4 , , 5.9 , , 2.1 , , .3 , , 20.1 , - , style="text-align:left", 2016–17 , , style="text-align:left",

, , style="text-align:center", LBA , , 25 , , 14.8 , , .364 , , .232 , , .814 , , 1.4 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .0 , , 6.5 , - , style="text-align:left", 2017–18 , , style="text-align:left",

, , style="text-align:center", LBA , , 33 , , 22.7 , , .439 , , .299 , , .798 , , 3.1 , , 2.2 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 12.6 , - , style="text-align:left", 2018–19 , , style="text-align:left",

, , style="text-align:center", LBA , , 30 , , 28.6 , , .438 , , .395 , , .761 , , 3.4 , , 3.0 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 17.7 , - , style="text-align:left" rowspan="2", 2019–20 , , style="text-align:left",

, , style="text-align:center", ACB , , 11 , , 10.8 , , .404 , , .308 , , .857 , , 1.4 , , .6 , , .3 , , .1 , , 4.4 , - , style="text-align:left", Estudiantes , , style="text-align:center", ACB , , 10 , , 26.2 , , .412 , , .345 , , .750 , , 3.3 , , 1.5 , , .9 , , .1 , , 14.7 , - , style="text-align:left",

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, , style="text-align:left", Partizan , , style="text-align:center",

, , 17 , , 16.2 , , .551 , , .442 , , .833 , , 1.8 , , 3.2 , , .9 , , .1 , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left", Partizan , , style="text-align:center", KLS , , 4 , , 29.1 , , .389 , , .263 , , .783 , , 4.0 , , 5.2 , , .7 , , .2 , , 12.7 , - , style="text-align:left", 2023–24 , , style="text-align:left", Partizan , , style="text-align:center",

, , 25 , , 18.1 , , .500 , , .395 , , .824 , , 2.2 , , 2.7 , , .9 , , .2 , , 10.8

Youth career

Professional career

Early years

Varese (2016–2019)

Unicaja (2019–2021)

Partizan (2021–2024)

CSKA Moscow (2024–2025)

Dubai Basketball (2025–present)

National team career

Career statistics

EuroLeague

EuroCup

Basketball Champions League

FIBA Europe Cup

Domestic leagues

References

External links