Nihad Đedović
Đedović with Bayern Munich in 2022
No. 14 – Unicaja
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueLiga ACB
Personal information
Born (1990-01-12) January 12, 1990
Višegrad, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian / German
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2012: undrafted
Playing career2005–present
Career history
2005–2007Bosna
2007–2012FC Barcelona
2007–2009→Cornellà
2009–2010→Obradoiro CAB
2010–2012→Virtus Roma
2012Galatasaray
2012–2013Alba Berlin
2013–2022Bayern Munich
2022–presentUnicaja
Career highlights and awards

Nihad Đedović (born January 12, 1990) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Liga ACB. He also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team internationally.

Professional career

Đedović started his career with KK Bosna, but FC Barcelona signed him when he was just 16 years old. He never got a real chance to play in Barcelona, and spent most of the time on loans in Cornellà, Obradoiro and with Virtus Roma.[1] After leaving Barcelona, he played for Galatasaray and Alba Berlin.

In July 2013 he signed for Bayern Munich.[2] In July 2014, it was announced that he signed a two-year extension with the team.[3] On July 11, 2016, Đedović agreed on a contract extension with Bayern until 2018, including a team option for the 2018–19 season.[4]

On June 22, 2022, he signed with Unicaja of the Liga ACB.[5]

Bosnian national team

He was one of the key players of Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. On EuroBasket 2011 he averaged 10.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game,[6] while on EuroBasket 2013 he averaged 17.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.[7]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Barcelona 105.8.000.000.5002.0.0.0.01.03.0
2008–09 303.3.000.000.000.3.0.0.0.0-1.0
2010–11 Lottomatica 151527.3.426.194.7423.12.11.7.39.38.9
2012–13 Alba Berlin 231323.5.411.265.6953.32.51.0.08.67.6
2013–14 Bayern 181625.5.458.400.9213.62.3.8.111.710.4
2014–15 10725.5.439.375.8182.82.4.5.211.610.5
2015–16 10826.6.469.333.8573.02.61.2.012.412.0
2018–19 302823.0.463.333.8362.52.71.0.09.910.0
Career 1108724.0.443.319.7992.92.41.0.19.99.2

Personal life

He is the older brother of Nedim Đedović. He has also held German citizenship since April 2015.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Španski mediji predstavili Đedovića kao Srbina koji nije uspio u Barceloni".
  2. ↑ "Đedović prešao u Bayern: Radujem se saradnji s Pešićem".
  3. ↑ "Djedovic signs new two year contract - FC Bayern München AG". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  4. ↑ "Bayern Munich signs Nihad Djedovic to a 2 + 1 contract extension". sportando.com. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Nihad Djedovic, polivalencia para el juego exterior / Web Oficial del Unicaja Baloncesto". www.unicajabaloncesto.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  6. ↑ "Nihad Dedovic | EuroBasket 2011". www.eurobasket2011.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-26.
  7. ↑ "Nihad Djedovic | EuroBasket 2013". www.eurobasket2013.org. Archived from the original on 2013-09-06.
  8. ↑ ""Ein logischer Schritt": Djedovic ist Deutscher". kicker.de (in German). 27 April 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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