Luka Bogavac, (born 20 September 2003) is a Montenegrin professional

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player for SC Derby of the

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and the

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. Standing at and weighing , he plays both shooting guard and point guard positions.

Early life and career

Bogavac grew up with the

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where his father

Nebojša Bogavac Nebojša Bogavac ( sr-cyrl, Небојша Богавац; born December 14, 1973) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Podgorica of the Prva A Liga and the ABA League Second Division.. ...

was an assistant coach. He joined the Mega Basket youth system in May 2021. At the 2020–21 Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament, he averaged 14.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.

Professional career

On 23 September 2021, Bogavac officially signed his first professional contract with Mega Basket. Also, he joined

OKK Beograd Omladinski košarkaški klub Beograd ( sr-cyr, Омладински кошаркашки клуб Београд), commonly referred to as OKK Beograd, is a men's professional basketball club based in Belgrade, Serbia. They are currently competi ...

on a

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for the 2021–22 KLS season. Bogavac made his senior debut in the

for Mega Basket on 26 September 2021 in a 101–68 win over SC Derby, making 6 points and a rebound in under 5 minutes of playing time.

National team career

Bogavac was a member of the Montenegro U16 national team that participated at the

2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B The 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship Division B was the 16th edition of the Division B of the FIBA U16 European Championship. It was played in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 8 to 17 August 2019. 24 teams participated in the competition. Poland me ...

Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...

, Montenegro. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 9.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, and one assist per game. In July 2022, Bogavac was a member of the Montenegro under-20 team that won a bronze medal at the

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in Podgorica, Montenegro. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game.

References

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