Petar Aranitović (Cyrillic: Петар Аранитовић; born September 20, 1994) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Batumi of the Georgian Superliga.

Petar Aranitović
Batumi
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueGeorgian Superliga
Personal information
Born (1994-09-21) September 21, 1994 (age 30)
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight75 kg (165 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2016: undrafted
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2016Partizan
2016–2017ICL Manresa
2017–2018Mega Bemax
2018Lovćen
2019–2020Palencia Baloncesto
2020–2021Batumi
2021–presentItzehoe
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Serbia
U20 European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Greece U20 National Team

Professional career

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Partizan

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Aranitović debuted in the Euroleague on 5 December 2013, against Budivelnyk and scored 2 points for almost a minute on court.[1] In Partizan did not immediately get a chance in the first team, but he successfully played for the junior team of Partizan. In his first season as a professional player, he won the Basketball League of Serbia with Partizan defeating Crvena zvezda with 3-1 in the final series.[2] The first serious chance in the senior team got to the final tournament of the Radivoj Korać Cup on 7 February 2014. In the defeat of his team of FMP, Petar Aranitović has provided an excellent game where he scored 20 points and was the most efficient player of Partizan in that game.[3] Yet after that, he was not given a real chance. The following season he was regular member of the first team but the coach Duško Vujošević put into play only in the first round against Szolnoki Olaj when he has scored 2 points.[4]

Yet early next 2015/16. season gets significantly more space in the game. During the preparatory period had a remarkable effect, and already in the first match against Igokea where he got more space scored 24 points with 5 affected triplets.[5] On 13 September 2015, Aranitović has scored 26 points against FMP on the preparation match in 94-86 win for Partizan.[6]

Manresa

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On July 23, 2016, Aranitović signed a three-year contract with Spanish club ICL Manresa.[7]

Personal

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Petar has a younger brother Aleksandar Aranitović who is also a basketball player.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Partizan NIS Budivelnyk Kyiv 76-61". euroleague.net. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Ništa novo, Partizan je šampion!". b92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Kup Radivoja Koraća, 1/4 finale: Partizan NIS – KK FMP 89:95". kss.rs (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Aranitović i Kuzeloglu nestali s Vujoševićevog radara? (VIDEO)". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Igokea jača od Aranitovića i Partizana!". mondo.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Prva pobeda Pere Božića! Aranitović zasijao punim sjajem protiv FMP-a, Milutinović i Marinković odlični". mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Primer fitxatge de l'ICL Manresa per a la temporada 2016-2017: Petar Aranitovic". basquetmanresa.com (in Spanish). 23 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  8. ^ "ROĐENA BRAĆA: Jedan igra u Zvezdi, drugi u Partizanu! (FOTO)". telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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