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Granit Rugova (born November 13, 1985) is a Kosovan former professional
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player and was a member of the Kosovo national team.


Career

Rugova started his career in Sigal Prishtina and played there until 2005, at which time he left to play for
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in
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, United States. In 2008, he came back to Sigal Prishtina to play there until 2013 when he had an injury that left him out of the court for almost 2 years. On August 10, 2015, he signed a one-year contract for
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. In August 2016, Rugova signed a two-year contract for
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. On March 30, 2011, he scored a career-high 110 points against
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which is a record in
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history.


See also

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References


External links


Eurobasket.com profileBalkan League profile


1985 births Living people Kosovo Albanians Bashkimi Prizren players Kosovan men's basketball players KB Prishtina players Shooting guards Trinity Valley Cardinals men's basketball players Basketball players from Pristina Kosovan expatriate basketball people in the United States {{Kosovo-basketball-bio-stub