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Luka Cerovina

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Luka Cerovina
Spartak Subotica
PositionSmall forward / guard
LeagueBasketball League of Serbia
ABA League
Personal information
Born (2000-04-08) April 8, 2000 (age 24)
Kragujevac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight99 kg (218 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2023Mega Basket
2018–2019OKK Beograd
2023SLUC Nancy Basket
2023–presentSpartak Office Shoes
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Latvia U18 Team

Luka Cerovina (Serbian Cyrillic: Лука Церовина; born April 8, 2000) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Spartak Office Shoes of the Basketball League of Serbia.[1]

Early career

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Cerovina started to play basketball for a youth system of his hometown team KK Polet. In 2016, he joined the youth system of Mega Basket from Belgrade. He won the 2017–18 Junior ABA League season for the Mega Bemax U19 team. Over six season games, he averaged 8.8 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.[2]

Professional career

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Prior to the 2017–18 Serbian SuperLeague season, Cerovina was promoted to the Mega Bemax first team. On April 18, 2018, he made a debut and the first career start in a home win against Tamiš with ten points, five rebounds, and four assists.[3]

On June 23, 2023, he signed with SLUC Nancy Basket of the LNB Pro A.[4]

National team career

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Cerovina was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that won the gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Latvia. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 1.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.[5]

Cerovina was a member of the Serbian under-19 team that finished 7th at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Heraklion, Greece. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 4.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Luka Cerovina 34". bcmegabasket.net. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Luka Cerovina, Mega Bemax U19". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Utakmica: KK Mega Bemax 86 - 77 KK Tamiš". kls.rs. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Luka Cerovina arrive au SLUC". sluc-basket.fr (in French). June 23, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Luka Cerovina 2018 FIBA Profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
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