Stefan Momirov (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Момиров; born 18 December 1999) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Río Breogán of the Spanish Liga ACB.
| No. 9 – Río Breogán | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Liga ACB | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 18 December 1999 Vršac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2021: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||||||||||||||
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| 2017–2020 | FMP | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Vršac | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Mega Soccerbet | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Kolossos Rodou | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Río Breogán | ||||||||||||||
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Early career edit
Momirov started to play basketball for the youth system of Crvena zvezda. He played the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournaments for the Crvena zvezda U18 (2015–2017).[1]
Professional career edit
Prior to the 2017–18 season, he was loaned to FMP from Belgrade.[2] He appeared in two ABA League First Division games with FMP. In December 2017, Momirov signed a multi-year contract with FMP and went on a loan to his hometown-based team Vršac for the rest of the 2017–18 season[3][4] In March 2020, he parted ways with FMP.[5][6] In May 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic ban, he joined a training camp of Partizan.[7]
On 28 August 2020, Momirov signed a two-year contract for Mega Bemax.[8]
In July 2021, he signed with the Greek club Kolossos Rodou.[9] In 26 games, he averaged 6.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1 steal, playing around 27 minutes per contest.
National team career edit
Momirov was a member of the Serbian U-18 national basketball team that won the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 7.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game.[10] He also participated at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship.[11] Momirov was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that finished 15th at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship in Tel Aviv, Israel. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 8.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game.[12]
Personal life edit
Momirov is a son of basketball players Snežana Pavlović and Jovan Momirov.[13] His mother is a former Serbian professional basketball player who played for Radnički Kragujevac, Hemofarm Vršac, MiZo-Pécsi VSK[14] and represented FR Yugoslavia national team internationally. She was a national team member at the EuroBasket Women 1995.[15] His father played for Vršac and Profikolor during his career.[16]
References edit
- ^ "Momirov Player Profile". euroleague.net. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Simanić zaigrao za FMP". mondo.rs. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Momirov i Đorđević na pozajmici u Vršcu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Momirov, Đorđević & Pašajlić signed with Vršac, Kočović left the team". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Momirov i FMP raskinuli saradnju". sportklub.rs. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Rastanak mladog reprezentativca Stefana Momirova i FMP". nova.rs. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Zvezdini izdanci trenirali sa Partizanom". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Stefan Momirov inks contract with Mega Bemax". aba-liga.com. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Momirov napustio Megu, karijeru nastavlja u Grčkoj". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA.com. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Player Profile at the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". FIBA. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Average Statistics of Serbia at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "IMAJU KOŠARKAŠKI DNK: Ovo su srpska deca koja su pokorila Evropu". kurir.rs. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Snezana Momirov Profile". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Snezana Momirov (Pavlovic) Profile". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Stefan Momirov: Košarku imam u krvi, to je jedino objašnjenje zaluđenosti ovim sportom". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.