Granit Rugova (born November 13, 1985) is a Kosovan former professional
basketball
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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
Trinity Valley Community College
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History
TVCC was founded in 1946 as Henderson County Jun ...
in
Athens, Texas
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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
KB Bashkimi
Klubi i Basketbollit Bashkimi, also known as K.B. Bashkimi or simply Bashkimi , is a professional basketball team based in Prizren, Kosovo. Bashkimi is the oldest basketball team in Kosovo and competes in the top professional men's basketball lea ...
. In August 2016, Rugova signed a two-year contract for
Sigal Prishtina
Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina ( English: ''Basketball Club Prishtina''), officially known as Sigal Prishtina due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina.
The team currently competes in the Kosovo Sup ...
. On March 30, 2011, he scored a career-high 110 points against
KB Mitrovica
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which is a record in
Kosovo Basketball Superleague
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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
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