Kenan Bajramović

Kenan Bajramović (born May 24, 1981) is a Bosnian professional basketball player who last played for Spars Sarajevo of the Bosnian League.

Kenan Bajramović
No. 51 – Free agent
PositionPower forward
Personal information
Born (1981-05-24) May 24, 1981
Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
SFR Yugoslavia
NationalityBosnian
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight104 kg (229 lb)
Career information
NBA draft2003 / Undrafted
Playing career1997–present
Career history
1997–2003Čelik Zenica
2003–2005Bosna
2005–2007Azovmash Mariupol
2007–2008Lietuvos rytas
2008–2009Kyiv
2009Türk Telekom
2009ALBA Berlin
2010–2011Lietuvos rytas
2011–2013Banvit
2013–2014VEF Rīga
2014Spars Sarajevo
2014–2015Beşiktaş İntegral Forex
2015–2016Spars Sarajevo
2016Socar Petkim
2016Cholet Basket
2016–2017Spars Sarajevo
2017Socar Petkim
2017–2018Akhisar Belediyespor
2019Spars Sarajevo
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

Bajramović spent the early part of his career in his native Bosnia and Herzegovina between his original club, Čelik Zenica and Bosna Sarajevo, with whom he won the national title and cup in 2005.

From 2005 to 2007 he played with the Ukrainian team Azovmash Mariupol.[1] With them he was a two time champion of the Ukrainian SuperLeague. For the 2007–08 season he moved to Lietuvos rytas.

In June 2008, he signed a two-year deal with the Ukrainian team BC Kyiv.[2] In February 2009, Kyiv released him.[3] Later that month he signed with Türk Telekom of Turkey for the remainder of the season.[4]

In August 2009, he signed a one-year deal with the German team ALBA Berlin.[5] In December 2009, Alba released him.[6] In January 2010, he signed with his former team Lietuvos rytas for the remainder of the season.[7] With them he won the Lithuanian League in the 2009–10 season.[8] He later re-signed with Rytas for one more season.

In August 2011, he signed a one-year deal with the Turkish team Banvit.[9] In August 2012, he re-signed with Banvit for one more season.[10]

In October 2013, he signed with the Latvian team VEF Rīga.[11] In January 2014, he parted ways with Rīga.[12] On January 22, 2014, he returned to Bosnia and signed with OKK Spars Sarajevo.[13] However he played only one game with Spars, and on February 1, 2014, he signed with Beşiktaş İntegral Forex of Turkey for the rest of the season.[14] On October 25, 2014, he extended his contract with Beşiktaş until the end of season.[15]

On September 3, 2015, he signed with OKK Spars Sarajevo.[16] On February 19, 2016, he left Spars and signed for the rest of the season with Socar Petkim of the Turkish Basketball First League.[17] On August 12, 2016, Bajramović signed with French club Cholet Basket for the 2016–17 season.[18] On November 8, 2016, he left Cholet and signed with OKK Spars Sarajevo.[19] In November 2017, Bajramović signed with Turkish club Akhisar Belediyespor.[20]

In January 2019, Bajramović signed for Spars Sarajevo for the rest of the 2018–19 season. It's his fourth stint with the Spars.[21]

Euroleague 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

Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2007–08 Lietuvos rytas 19624.5.500.421.7595.7.8.6.411.111.4
2010–11 Lietuvos rytas 14626.1.465.233.7665.21.4.6.211.410.4

Bosnian national team

Bajramović is a long time member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team. He played with them at the three European Championships (2003, 2005 and 2011).[22]

Personal life

He is married to Zlata Bajramović. On March 11, 2008, they have become the parents to a baby girl named Sarah.

References
  1. "KENAN BAJRAMOVIC WILL NOT LEAVE AZOVMASH". Beobasket.net. 25 January 2006. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. "BC Kyiv lands coach Obradovic, Bajramovic". Eurocupbasketball.com. 16 June 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. "Crisis in BC Kiev: out all foreign players". Sportando.com. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "Turk Telekom signed with Bajramovic". Sportando.com. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. "Alba Berlin brings in big man Kenan Bajramovic". Euroleague.net. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  6. "Alba Berlin inks Golemac, releases Bajramovic". Eurocupbasketball.com. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. "Bajramovic and Valanciunas in, Borovnjak out for Lietuvos Rytas". Sportando.com. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. "Lietuvos Rytas Defend Title With Game Seven Win". Fibaeurope.com. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  9. "Banvit adds Bajramovic, re-signs Williams". Euroleague.net. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. "BANVIT BK re-signs big man Bajramovic". Eurocupbasketball.com. 27 August 2012. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  11. "VEF Rīga signs Kenan Bajramovič". Vefriga.com. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  12. "Kenan Bajramovic, VEF Riga part ways". Sportando.com. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  13. "Kenan Bajramovic signs with OKK Spars". Sportando.com. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  14. "Besiktas tab Kenan Bajramovic". Tblstat.net. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  15. "Kenan Bajramovic is back with Black Eagles". Bjk.com.tr. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  16. "Kenan Bajramovic signs with Spars Sarajevo". Sportando.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  17. "Kenan Bajramovic inks with Socar Spor". Sportando.com. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  18. "Kenan BAJRAMOVIC signe pour une saison avec CHOLET BASKET". cholet-basket.com (in French). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  19. "OKK Spars Sarajevo inks Kenan Bajramovic". Sportando.com. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  20. "Kenan Bajramovic joins Akhisar Belediye". Eurobasket.com. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  21. "Bajramović is coming back to Spars". druga.aba-liga.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  22. "Kenan Bajramovic". archive.fiba.com. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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