Boban Petrović
Personal information
Born(1957-07-19)19 July 1957
Kruševac, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Died27 September 2021(2021-09-27) (aged 64)
South Africa
NationalitySerbian
Listed height2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
NBA draft1979: undrafted
Playing career1976–1994
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Number8
Career history
1976–1985Partizan
1985–1987Reims Champagne
1987–1989Smelt Olimpija
1989–1990Manresa
1990–1993Napredak Kruševac
1993–1994Hasselt BT
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Yugoslavia
FIBA World Championship
Bronze medal – third place1982 ColombiaTeam
EuroBasket
Silver medal – second place 1981 Czechoslovakia Team
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place1979 MexicoUniv. Team
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place1979 YugoslaviaTeam

Boban Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бобан Петровић; 19 July 1957 – 27 September 2021), was a Serbian professional basketball player.

Playing career

A forward, Petrović played 18 seasons in Yugoslavia, France, Spain, and Belgium from 1979 to 1996. He played for Partizan between 1979 and 1985, scoring 3,618 points in 273 games which ranks him the 10th all-time scoring leader in the club's history. Also, he won two FIBA Korać Cups, two Yugoslav League titles, and a Yugoslav Cup with Partizan. Following his departure from Partizan, he played also for Reims Champagne, Olimpija, Napredak Kruševac, and Hasselt BT. He retired as a player with Hasselt BT after the end of the 1993–94 season.[1][2][3]

National team career

Petrović was a member of the Yugoslavia national team, alongside Krešimir Ćosić, Dragan Kićanović, Dražen Dalipagić, and Mirza Delibašić, that won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 1981 held in Czechoslovakia. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 7.1 points per game.[4] Also, he was a member of the Yugoslav roster that won the bronze medal at the 1982 FIBA World Championship in Colombia. Over nine tournament games, he averaged 11.6 points per game.[5]

Personal life

Slovenian basketball player Peter Vilfan was his best man.[3]

After having a traffic accident in September 2021, Petrović spent the last few days of his life in a hospital in South Africa where he died on 27 September.[3][1] Partizan host an event in his honour on 6 October.[6]

Source

References

  1. 1 2 "Preminuo Boban Petrović legendarni košarkaš Partizana". rts.rs. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tužna vest za crno-bele: Preminuo deseti najbolji strelac u istoriji Partizana". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Preminuo legendarni krilni centar Partizana – Boban Petrović". b92.net. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "1981 Yugoslavia #8 - Boban Petrovic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "1982 Yugoslavia #13 - Boban Petrovic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "FOTO Komemoracija za tragično nastradalu legendu Partizana". nova.rs. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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