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Petar Božić
Serbian basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Petar Božić (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Вожић; born December 6, 1978) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL) and the EuroCup.
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![]() Božić in November 2009. | |
London Lions | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | BBL EuroCup |
Personal information | |
Born | (1978-12-06) December 6, 1978 (age 45) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality | Serbian |
Listed height | 6 ft 5.75 in (1.97 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
NBA draft | 2000: undrafted |
Playing career | 1997–2013 |
Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
Number | 20 |
Coaching career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1997–2000 | Beobanka |
2000–2001 | Radnički Jugopetrol |
2001–2004 | Hemofarm |
2004–2012 | Partizan |
2012–2013 | Metalac Valjevo |
As coach: | |
2013–2015 | Partizan (assistant) |
2015–2016 | Partizan |
2017– | Austin Spurs (assistant) |
2021–2023 | Austin Spurs |
2023–present | London Lions |
Career highlights and awards | |
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During his playing career, he used to play at the point guard and shooting guard positions. He was well known for his defense and three-point shooting. He is a Partizan player with the second-most played games (471) in the history of the club, a record that was broken in January 2020 when Novica Veličković surpassed him. He is also a part of the Partizan Belgrade supporters All-decade Team.