Aleksa Avramović

Aleksa Avramović (Serbian Cyrillic: Алекса Аврамовић; born October 25, 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB, on loan from Unicaja.

Aleksa Avramović
Avramović playing with Borac Čačak in 2016.
CB Estudiantes
PositionShooting guard / Point guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1994-10-25) October 25, 1994
Čačak, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight87 kg (192 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2014Borac Čačak
2014–2015OKK Beograd
2015–2016Borac Čačak
2016–2019Varese
2019–presentUnicaja
2019–present→ Estudiantes
Career highlights and awards

Youth career

He played in the youth categories of Mladost Čačak, before joining city rivals Borac Čačak in 2013.

Professional career

Early years

Avramović had his first senior basketball experience with Borac Čačak where he played the entire 2013–14 season,[1] after which he spent one season playing for OKK Beograd.

In the summer of 2015, he returned to his former team, Borac Čačak. He was league's leading scorer and the MVP in the first half of the season 2015–16.[2] In February game against Mladost Zemun, he scored 47 points on 15 from 21 shooting from the field, while also having 6 assists and 12 rebounds; for such performance, he was named the MVP of the round with the index rating of 63.[3] He finished the season with the averages of 20.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.

Varese (2016–2019)

On June 16, 2016, he signed a contract with the Italian team Pallacanestro Varese.[4] On October 3, 2016, he made debut for the team against Dinamo Sassari, scoring 4 points in 15 minutes. In the first round of the 2016–17 Basketball Champions League, he scored 29 points in 25 minutes against ASVEL.[5] In his debut season with the club, Avramović averaged 6.5 points over 25 Italian League games, while shooting 36.4% from the field.

In 2017–18 season, Avramović improved his season statistics, averaging 11.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists over 30 Italian League games. In 2018–19, he emerged as team leader, appearing in 30 Italian League games and averaging 17.7 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3 assists per game, while shooting 43.8% from the field and 39.5% on 5.2 three-point attempts per game.[6]

Unicaja (2019–present)

On June 28, 2019, he signed a two-year deal with Unicaja of the Liga ACB, reportedly worth 530,000 euros.[7][6] He was on loan to Estudiantes and averaged 14.7 points per game before the season was suspended. On June 10, 2020, he re-signed with Estudiantes,[8]

References
  1. Borac doveo pojačanja
  2. "Najbolji strelac i MVP prvog dela takmičenja – Aleksa Avramović". Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  3. "Košarkaška bomba iz Čačka - Aleksa Avramović!". sport.blic.rs (in Serbian). 2 February 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  4. "Ništa od Partizana, Avramović u Varezeu". b92.net (in Serbian). 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  5. Stojanović, Vladimir (20 October 2016). ""Oprao ruku" u Moravi, dobio ovacije u Italiji!". sportske.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  6. "Aleksa Avramović u Unikahi za 530.000 evra". mozzartsport.com. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  7. "Avramovic arrives, youth and energy for Unicaja / Web Oficial del Unicaja Baloncesto". www.unicajabaloncesto.com. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  8. "Aleka Avramovic re-signs with Movistar Estudiantes". Sportando. June 10, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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