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Dejan Tomašević (Serbian: Дејан Томашевић; born 6 May 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player.

Dejan Tomašević

Tomašević in 2014
Personal information
Born	(1973-05-06) 6 May 1973 (age 49) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)
Listed weight	114 kg (251 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	1995 / Undrafted
Playing career	1990–2009
Position	Center
Number	14, 15, 18
Career history
1990–1995	Crvena zvezda
1995–1999	Partizan
1999–2001	Budućnost Podgorica
2001–2002	TAU Cerámica
2002–2005	Pamesa Valencia
2005–2008	Panathinaikos
2008–2009	PAOK
Career highlights and awards
EuroLeague champion (2007) 2× All-EuroLeague First Team (2001, 2002) EuroLeague Regular Season MVP (2001) ULEB Cup champion (2003) ULEB Cup Finals MVP (2003) 6× Yugoslavian League champion (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001) Yugoslavian League MVP (1998) 2× Yugoslavian Cup winner (1999, 2001) Yugoslavian Cup MVP (2001) Spanish League champion (2002) Spanish Cup winner (2002) Spanish Cup MVP (2002) 3× Greek League champion (2006–2008) 3× Greek Cup winner (2006–2008)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  FR Yugoslavia Summer Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team FIBA World Cup 1998 Greece Team 2002 United States Team FIBA Eurobasket 1995 Greece Team 1997 Spain Team 2001 Turkey Team 1999 France Team

An All-EuroLeague Team selection on two occasions, he played with Borac Čačak, Crvena zvezda, Partizan, Budućnost Podgorica, TAU Cerámica, Pamesa Valencia, Panathinaikos, and PAOK, which he joined in September 2008.[1]

Professional career

Tomašević started his career in 1990 with Crvena zvezda,[2] where he stayed for 5 years, winning 2 Yugoslavian League championship titles. His next teams were Partizan (1995–99), where he won 2 Yugoslavian League championships and one Yugoslavian Cup title, and Budućnost Podgorica (1999–01), where he won 2 more Yugoslavian League championships and one Yugoslavian Cup trophy. The big transfer abroad for his career was realized when he signed with TAU Cerámica, where he played the 2001–02 season, where he won the Spanish ACB League and the Spanish King's Cup in 2002. He then transferred to Pamesa Valencia, where he won the ULEB Cup (now called EuroCup) in 2003, and finally on to Panathinaikos, where he won 3 Greek League championships and 3 Greek Cups, in the years 2006, 2007, 2008, and the Triple Crown in 2007. In September 2008, he signed a one-year contract with PAOK.

He was voted the EuroLeague Regular Season MVP of the EuroLeague 2000–01 season, and he made the All-EuroLeague First Team that same year, as well as the All-EuroLeague First Team of the EuroLeague 2001–02 season. He was also the MVP of the Yugoslavian League in 1998. He was also named the ULEB Cup Finals MVP of the 2002–03 season.

National team career

Tomašević was a member of the FR Yugoslavia national team (representing FR Yugoslavia) that won the gold medal at EuroBasket 1995 in Athens, Greece. Over three tournament games, he averaged 3.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.[3] He was also a member of the FR Yugoslav Olympic team that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Over six tournament games, he averaged 6.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.[4] Tomašević won the back-to-back gold medal at EuroBasket 1997 in Spain. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 4.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.[5] He was also a member of the FR Yugoslavia team that won the gold medal at the 1998 FIBA World Championship in Greece. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 6.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game.[6]

Tomašević won the bronze medal at EuroBasket 1999 in France. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 7.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and one assist per game.[7] Tomašević played at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he averaged 10.3 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game over seven tournament games.[8] He was a member of the FR Yugoslavia team that won the gold medal at EuroBasket 2001 in Turkey. It was his third EuroBasket gold medal. Over six tournament games, he averaged 6.7 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[9] Tomašević won the back-to-back gold medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 6.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game.[10]

As a member of the re-named Serbia and Montenegro national team, Tomašević played at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he averaged 7.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game over five tournament games.[11] He was ranked second overall in rebounds per game, behind Yao Ming.

Post-playing career

Basketball Federation of Serbia (2011–2019)

In April 2011, Tomašević became the vice-president of the Basketball Federation of Serbia in charge for competitions.[12] In October 2015, Tomašević was appointed as an acting Secretary General for the Basketball Federation of Serbia.[13] In February 2016, he became Secretary General of the Federation. On November 20, 2019, Tomašević resigned as the Secretary General.[14][15]

In March 2019, the Federation put forward a nomination of Tomašević for the president of the FIBA Europe.[16] On May 25, Tomašević lost the 2019 FIBA Europe Presidential elections from Turgay Demirel, who was re-elected.[17]

References

External links

• Dejan Tomasevic at sports-reference.com
• Dejan Tomasevic at euroleague.net
• Eurobasket.com Dejan Tomasevic at eurobasket.com
• FIBAEurope.com Profile
• Dejan Tomašević Profile On Baloncestistas

На других языках

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[de] Dejan Tomašević

Dejan Tomašević (serbisch-kyrillisch Дејан Томашевић; * 5. Mai 1973 in Belgrad, SR Serbien) ist ein ehemaliger serbischer Basketballspieler.

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- [en] Dejan Tomašević

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[fr] Dejan Tomašević

Dejan Tomašević (en alphabet cyrillique serbe : Дејан Томашевић), né le 5 mai 1973 à Belgrade, est un joueur serbe de basket-ball, évoluant au poste de pivot.

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[it] Dejan Tomašević

Dejan Tomašević, in serbo: Дејан Томашевић? (Belgrado, 6 maggio 1973), è un ex cestista serbo.

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[ru] Томашевич, Деян

Деян Томашевич (серб. Dejan Tomašević, Дејан Томашевић; родился 6 мая 1973) ― сербский профессиональный баскетболист и функционер, игравший на позиции центрового.

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