Veselin Petrović (basketball)

Veselin Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Веселин Петровић; born 1 July 1977) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently works as a head coach of the Serbian team Mega Bemax U16.

This article is about basketball player. For cyclist, see Veselin Petrović.
Veselin Petrović
Mega Bemax
PositionU16 coach
Personal information
Born (1977-07-01) 1 July 1977
Sarajevo,
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight109 kg (240 lb)
Career information
NBA draft1999 / Undrafted
Playing career1993–2014
PositionSmall forward / Shooting guard
Number4, 5, 7, 10
Coaching career2015–present
Career history
As player:
1993–1995Vojvodina
1995–1999FMP Železnik
1999–2002Partizan
2002–2003FMP Železnik
2003–2004Budućnost Podgorica
2004–2005Verviers-Pepinster
2005–2014Oostende
As coach:
2015–2019Mega Bemax (assistant)
2019–presentMega Bemax U16
Career highlights and awards
  • YUBA League champion (2002)
  • 4× Yugoslav Cup winner (1997, 2000, 2002, 2003)
  • 4× Belgian League champion (2006, 2007, 2012, 2013)
  • 3× Belgian Cup winner (2008, 2010, 2013)
  • No. 10 retired by Oostende
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  FR Yugoslavia
FIBA EuroBasket
2001 TurkeyTeam
'22 & under' European Championship
1998 ItalyTeam
'22 & under' World Championship
1997 AustraliaTeam

Playing career

Petrović grew up with the Bosna Sarajevo youth teams. In 1993, he moved to KK Vojvodina, where he played for two seasons. He then moved to FMP Železnik, where he played for 4 years. In 1999, he signed with Partizan Belgrade, where he won three trophies. Later, he played another season with FMP Železnik, and one season with Budućnost. In 2004, he went to Belgium and played one season with Verviers-Pepinster. He then moved to the Belgian club Oostende, where he played until 2014.

Trophies won

Petrović was a member of the senior men's FR Yugoslavia national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2001, where he won a gold medal. With Partizan Belgrade, he won the 2001–02 season Yugoslav National League championship. In 2000 and 2002, he won the Serbian Cup. With FMP Železnik, he also won the Serbian Cup in 1997. With Oostende, where he began playing in 2005, he won the Belgian League championship in 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2013. He also won the Belgian Cup in 2008, 2010, and 2013.

Coaching career

Petrović worked as an assistant coach of the Serbian team Mega Bemax from 2015 to 2019.[1] On July 5, 2019, he was named the U16 team coach for Mega Bemax.[2]

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References
  1. Vesa Petrović novi pomoćni trener Mega Leksa
  2. "RATKOVICA U ODELU Dejan Milojević dobio DVA pomoćna trenera". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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