Dejan Davidovac

Dejan Davidovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Давидовац; born 17 January 1995) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Crvena zvezda of the Serbian KLS, the ABA League and the EuroLeague. Standing at 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in), he mostly plays at the small forward position.

Dejan Davidovac

Davidovac with Crvena zvezda in December 2017
No. 7 – Crvena zvezda
Position	Power forward / Small forward
League	KLS ABA League EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	(1995-01-17) 17 January 1995 (age 29) Zrenjanin, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Listed height	203 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight	95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
NBA draft	2017: undrafted
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–2012	Proleter Naftagas
2012–2015	Vršac Swisslion
2015–2022	Crvena zvezda
2015–2017	→FMP
2022–2023	CSKA Moscow
2023–present	Crvena zvezda
Career highlights and awards
Serbian League Finals MVP (2024) 4× Adriatic League champion (2019, 2021, 2022, 2024) 5× Serbian League champion (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024) Adriatic Supercup winner (2018) 3× Serbian Cup winner (2021, 2022, 2024)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Serbia Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team FIBA World Cup 2023 Philippines–Japan–Indonesia U20 European Championship 2015 Italy Team

Playing career

Davidovac started to play basketball in the youth ranks of his hometown's Proleter Naftagas. In the 2011–12 season, he played his first Serbian League season. In 2012, Davidovac signed for Vršac Swisslion.

Davidovac signed for Crvena zvezda and was immediately loaned to FMP in March 2015, just before the start of the Serbian Super League season.^[1] On 30 September 2016, Davidovac made his Adriatic League debut for FMP in a 78–76 loss to KK Zadar, making 7 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.^[2] On 11 February 2017, Davidovac scored an Adriatic career-high 28 points to help defeat Union Olimpija.^[3] Through 26 Adriatic League games in the 2016–17 season, Davidovac averaged 10.0 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.^[4]

On 13 September 2017, Davidovac signed a four-year contract with the Crvena zvezda.^[5] On 22 October 2017, Davidovac made his debut for Crvena zvezda in the Adriatic League against Cedevita, making his 3 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 9 minutes of playing time.^[6] Two days later, on 24 October, Davidovac made his EuroLeague debut against Russian team Khimki, making two 2-point attempts and a rebound in under 6 minutes of playing time.^[7] Through 23 games in the 2017–18 Adriatic season, he averaged 5.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.^[8] In 24 EuroLeague games, he recorded 6.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.^[9] Through 17 games in the 2018 Serbian SuperLeague season, Davidovac averaged 7.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.4 steals per game.^[10] He won Serbian SuperLeague in the 2017–18 season. Davidovac averaged 6.2 points and 2.9 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 ABA season. On 8 September 2020, Davidovac signed a two-year contract extension with the Zvezda.^[11][12]

On 26 June 2022, Davidovac signed for CSKA Moscow.^[13][14]

National team career

Davidovac was a member of the Serbian under-18 team that competed at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Latvia. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 7.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.^[15] Davidovac was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that won the gold medal at the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Lignano Sabbiadoro and Latisana, Italy. Over ten tournament games, he averaged 8.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.^[16] He won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics with Serbia.^[17]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	PIR	Performance Index Rating
Bold	Career high

Euroleague

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2017–18	Crvena zvezda	24	6	15.6	.543	.468	.773	2.0	1.2	.7	.3	6.5	7.4
2019–20		24	4	18.8	.450	.326	.795	2.9	.6	.8	.3	6.2	7.3
2020–21		33	8	22.6	.489	.378	.780	2.8	1.6	1.0	.2	7.2	8.3
2021–22		28	13	18.6	.443	.352	.700	3.3	.9	.8	.3	5.0	7.3
2023–24		31	12	19.3	.463	.382	.739	3.0	.6	.7	.3	5.1	6.5
Career		140	43	19.2	.477	.381	.760	2.8	1.0	.8	.3	6.0	7.4

EuroCup

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2018–19	Crvena zvezda	8	0	10.9	.500	.222	.538	.9	1.5	—	—	3.9	3.6
Career		8	0	10.9	.500	.222	.538	.9	1.5	—	—	3.9	3.6

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2011–12	Proleter Zrenjanin	KLS	5	3.6	.000	—	—	.6	—	.2	—	0.0
2013–14	Vršac	KLS	17	8.2	.565	.333	.818	1.2	.7	.2	.2	2.2
2014–15	Vršac	KLS	22	26.8	.443	.339	.756	5.1	2.5	2.0	.9	9.9
2014–15	FMP	KLS	14	29.6	.417	.317	.760	6.2	2.0	1.5	.6	10.5
2015–16	FMP	KLS	37	25.6	.418	.358	.750	5.6	2.9	1.6	.3	10.1
2016–17	FMP	KLS	19	26.0	.420	.275	.714	6.2	3.5	1.6	.2	10.8
2016–17	FMP	ABA	26	26.7	.404	.279	.692	5.1	2.5	1.2	1.0	10.0
2017–18	Crvena zvezda	KLS	17	23.2	.462	.300	.623	3.9	1.6	1.3	.3	7.9
2017–18	Crvena zvezda	ABA	23	16.7	.440	.333	.771	3.0	1.9	.8	.3	5.6
2018–19	Crvena zvezda	KLS	16	20.9	.438	.403	.694	3.0	2.2	1.1	.4	9.5
2018–19	Crvena zvezda	ABA	22	16.8	.427	.294	.725	3.5	1.8	.9	.4	5.7
2019–20	Crvena zvezda	ABA	17	16.9	.433	.358	.767	2.6	1.0	.9	.3	7.6
2020–21	Crvena zvezda	KLS	7	22.9	.432	.370	.875	4.9	2.4	1.7	.9	8.9
2020–21	Crvena zvezda	ABA	31	23.7	.472	.386	.864	4.1	1.4	.9	.3	8.7
2021–22	Crvena zvezda	KLS	5	12.1	.385	.000	—	1.6	1.4	.4	.4	2.0
2021–22	Crvena zvezda	ABA	30	17.4	.466	.337	.854	3.2	.9	.9	.2	6.9
2022–23	CSKA Moscow	VTBUL	47	20.1	.553	.455	.875	3.6	1.0	.9	.3	7.1
2023–24	Crvena zvezda	KLS	3	23.7	.579	.500	.900	5.3	1.7	1.7	.7	11.3
2023–24	Crvena zvezda	ABA	31	18.5	.550	.407	.855	3.6	1.4	.8	.2	6.5

See also

• List of KK Crvena zvezda players with 100 games played

References

1. "Apić i Davidovac novi igrači Crvene zvezde Telekom" (in Serbian). KK Vršac Swisslion. 27 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
2. "Round 1 – Zadar 78–76 FMP Beograd". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
3. "FMP Beograd 89–79 Olimpija Ljubljana". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
4. "FMP – Dejan Davidovac 2016–17 season". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
5. "Zvezda complete 3 more transfers – Lazarević, Apić & Davidovac join the red & white crew". aba-liga.com. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
6. "Cedevita Zagreb 79–74 Crvena zvezda mts". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
7. "Khimki Moscow Region 85–78 Crvena Zvezda mts Belgrade". euroleague.net. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
8. "Dejan Davidovac 2017–18 ABA season". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
9. "EuroLeague 2017–18 – Crvena zvezda". euroleague.net. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
10. "2018 KK Crvena zvezda mts statistics". kls.rs. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
11. "Crvena zvezda mts extended with Dobrić and Davidovac". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
12. "Zvezda extends Dobric, Davidovac". euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
13. "Davidovac u CSKA". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
14. "Dejan Davidovac became CSKA player". cskabasket.ru. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
15. "2013 Serbia 15 – Dejan Davidovac". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
16. "2015 Serbia 11 – Dejan Davidovac". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
17. "Србија освојила бронзану медаљу на Олимпијским играма!". kss.rs (in Serbian). 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

External links

• Profile at euroleague.net
• Profile at aba-liga.com
• Profile at eurobasket.com
• Profile at fiba.com