| No. 33 – Arka Gdynia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||||
| League | PLK | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 27, 1997 Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Cleveland State (2017–2019) Chattanooga (2019–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2021: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → FMP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Smederevo 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Borac Banja Luka | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Arka Gdynia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Stefan Kenić (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Кенић, born April 27, 1997) is a Serbian professional basketball player for Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for the Cleveland State Vikings and the Chattanooga Mocs.
Early career
Kenić grew up with Crvena zvezda youth teams. He won the 2014 Euroleague NIJT.[1]
College career
On Jun 02, 2017, Kenić, committed to play basketball for the Cleveland State Vikings.[2]
As a freshman, Kenić appeared in 35 games (including 31 starts) at the Cleveland State Vikings in their 2017–18 season. He made the first career start against the Akron on November 11, 2017 with nine points, three rebounds, two blocks and two steals. In the freshman season he averaged 9.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[3]
Professional career
On May 13, 2015, Kenić signed the first professional contract with Crvena zvezda.[4] He was loaned to FMP for the 2015–16 season. During the 2016–17 season, he played for the Smederevo 1953.
In August 2021, Kenić signed for the Bosnian team Borac Banja Luka.[5]
On July 31, 2022, he has signed with Twarde Pierniki Toruń of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[6]
On July 17, 2023, he signed with Arka Gdynia of the Polish Basketball League (PLK).[7]
National team career
Kenić was a member of the Serbian U-16 national basketball team that won the silver medal at the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Ukraine. He was a member of the Serbian U-17 national basketball team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in the United Arab Emirates.[8]
References
- ↑ "IJT CRVENA ZVEZDA TELEKOM BELGRADE 55 IJT REAL MADRID 42". adidasngt.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ "Stefan Kenic Signs to Join Cleveland State Basketball Program". csuvikings.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ "13 - Stefan Kenic Player Bio 2017-18". csuvikings.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ "Zvezda ukazala poverenje mladom krilnom igraču: Keniću profesionalni ugovor". sport.blic.rs.
- ↑ "Američki student stiže kod Nikolića na ispite". bhbasket.ba. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ "Stefan Kenić nowym skrzydłowym Twardych Pierników!". twardepierniki.pl (in Polish). July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
- ↑ "Kenić w Suzuki Arce". plk.pl (in Polish). July 17, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ "Serbia Serbia 13 - Stefan Kenic". fiba.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
External links
- Player Profile at realgm.com
- Player Profile at ESPN
- Player Profile at eurobasket.com
- Player Profile at sports-reference.com