Dejan Borovnjak
No. 10 – Antalya Güneşi
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueTurkish Basketball First League
Personal information
Born (1986-04-01) April 1, 1986
Knin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
Listed height6 ft 10.25 in (2.09 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2008: undrafted
Playing career2004–present
Career history
2004–2008Partizan
2008–2009Vojvodina Srbijagas
2009–2010Lietuvos rytas
2010→Panionios
2010–2011Aris
2011Gran Canaria
2011–2012New Basket Brindisi
2012K.A.O.D.
2012–2013Stelmet Zielona Góra
2013–2014Royal Halı Gaziantep
2014–2015Zenit Saint Petersburg
2015–2016Stelmet Zielona Góra
2016–2019Bursaspor
2019–2021CSO Voluntari
2021Zlatibor
2021–presentAntalya
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Serbia
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2007 Bangkok
Gold medal – first place2009 Belgrade

Dejan Borovnjak (born April 1, 1986) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Antalya Güneşi of the Turkish Basketball First League.

Professional career

Borovnjak began his professional career in 2004 with Partizan Belgrade. In the summer of 2008, he moved to Vojvodina Srbijagas.[1] In May 2009, he parted ways with Vojvodina.[2]

On May 28, 2009, he signed with Lietuvos rytas of Lithuania.[3] In January 2010, he was loaned to the Greek team Panionios for the rest of the season.[4] On July 20, 2010, he signed a one-year deal with another Greek team Aris.[5] In March 2011, he moved to Spain and signed with CB Gran Canaria for the remainder of the season.[6]

On July 28, 2011, he signed a one-year deal with New Basket Brindisi of the Italian Legadue Basket.[7] He was one of the key players for Brindisi to reach the promotion in Serie A. In July 2012, he extended his contract with Brindisi for one more season.[8] In August 2012, club decided to release him, because he underwent surgery and won't be able to play for several weeks.[9]

On November 21, 2012, he signed a one-month deal with K.A.O.D. of Greece.[10] On December 26, 2012, he signed with Stelmet Zielona Góra of Poland for the rest of the season.[11] With them he won the Polish Basketball League in the 2012–13 season. That was the first championship in the history of Zielona Góra.

On June 13, 2013, he signed a one-year deal with Royal Halı Gaziantep of the Turkish Basketball League.[12]

On July 16, 2014, he signed with Triumph Lyubertsy of Russia.[13] After the deal the team moved to Saint Petersburg, so Borovnjak became a Zenit player. On July 22, 2015, he parted ways with Zenit.[14]

On August 13, 2015, he returned to Stelmet Zielona Góra for the 2015–16 season.[15]

On July 2, 2016, he signed a one-year contract with Turkish club Bursaspor.[16] On June 16, 2017, he signed a two-year contract extension with Bursaspor.[17]

On September 5, 2019, he has signed with CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Borovnjak u Vojvodini, tim sve jači (in Serbian)
  2. ↑ Borovnjak and Vojdovina part ways
  3. ↑ L. Rytas tabs big man Borovnjak
  4. ↑ Borovnjak loaned to Panionios
  5. ↑ Busy Aris BSA 2003 tabs Borovnjak
  6. ↑ Gran Canaria tabs Dejan Borovnjak
  7. ↑ Enel Brindisi lands Dejan Borovnjak
  8. ↑ Enel Brindisi keeps Dejan Borovnjak
  9. ↑ Enel Brindisi and Dejan Borovnjak part ways
  10. ↑ KAOD signs Dejan Borovnjak to a one-month deal
  11. ↑ STELMET ZIELONA GORA adds Borovnjak
  12. ↑ Royal Hali Gaziantep signs Dejan Borovnjak
  13. ↑ Dejan Borovnjak signs a deal with BC Triumph Lyubersty
  14. ↑ Hodge, Stephens, Jones and five other leave Zenit St. Petersburg
  15. ↑ Dejan Borovnjak returns to Stelmet Zielona Gora
  16. ↑ Bursaspor lands Dejan Borovnjak and Karlo Vragovic
  17. ↑ Dejan Borovnjak signs two-year extension with Bursaspor
  18. ↑ Skerletic, Dario (September 5, 2019). "Dejan Borovnjak signs with CSO Voluntari Bucarest". Sportando. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
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